US East, Gulf coast ports expanding intermodal access, vessel capacity
While some gateways are expanding their intermodal access to vie for discretionary cargo destined for inland locations, others are moving full speed ahead with capacity expansions that will allow them to handle more and larger ships. Continue reading →
Hong Kong to launch digital cargo tracking, data exchange network
The use of real-time cargo status data is expected to make trade finance more efficient, reducing credit costs and processing and payment times, the Hong Kong government said. Continue reading →
UP-NS deal could benefit some shippers, while others face longer transits
While Union Pacific plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to make a combined railroad run smoothly, there are locations where service could degrade should the merger be approved by federal regulators. Continue reading →
How Endogenous Tagging is Reshaping Protein Analysis
Understanding how proteins behave inside living cells is essential for modern drug discovery. Yet many widely used approaches, particularly plasmid overexpression systems and primary antibody–dependent assays, can alter or obscure the biology researchers aim to understand. Overexpression may...
Oregon critical access hospital’s road back to profitability
Southern Coos Hospital & Health Center is pursuing new service lines, partnerships and long-term planning efforts as it works to strengthen financial sustainability amid ongoing pressure on rural providers. Raymond Hino, CEO of the 21-bed critical access hospital in Bandon, Ore., said the...
Protecting Residents, Staff and Ratings: 4 Actionable Steps for Stronger Infection Control
Infection prevention in senior living facilities has come a long way since the onset of COVID-19, but significant risks remain. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 1 to 3 million healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) occur annually in U.S. long-term care...
Revolutionizing the Standard of Care and Patient Experience: A Holistic Approach to Chronic Conditions
The cure for the traditional, fractured approach to treating polychronic conditions is bringing multi-specialty care to the patient—in their own home. The disease burden of chronic conditions has been rising dramatically—a Milken Institute report estimated that 30.8 million people in the U.S....
Taking a high-tech approach to reverse logistics
The holiday season may be over, but logistics professionals are still in the thick of it, dealing with a wave of returns that has grown so much in recent years that many in the industry are referring to the January returns season as a “second peak.” Coming on the heels of peak shipping season,...
DarkSpectre Browser Extension Campaigns Exposed After Impacting 8.8 Million Users Worldwide
The threat actor behind two malicious browser extension campaigns, ShadyPanda and GhostPoster, has been attributed to a third attack campaign codenamed DarkSpectre that has impacted 2.2 million users of Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Mozilla Firefox. The activity is assessed to be the work...