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28 posts tagged with “Packaging”

International Paper’s CPKC Rail Plan Shows Packaging Plants Need Freight Optionality Built In
Rail FreightPackaging

International Paper’s CPKC Rail Plan Shows Packaging Plants Need Freight Optionality Built In

International Paper’s CPKC rail-served Mississippi packaging facility shows why freight optionality belongs in industrial site design, not after-the-fact logistics fixes.

CXTMS InsightsCXTMS InsightsJune 20, 2026 · 7 min read
Food Packaging Is Becoming a Safety-Control Point, Not Just a Cost Line
Food LogisticsPackaging

Food Packaging Is Becoming a Safety-Control Point, Not Just a Cost Line

Food packaging decisions now affect traceability, recall scope, warehouse handling, and supplier-change risk across food logistics networks.

CXTMS InsightsCXTMS InsightsJune 16, 2026 · 6 min read
Pallet Sourcing Is Turning Into a Cross-Border Continuity Risk
PackagingWarehouse Operations

Pallet Sourcing Is Turning Into a Cross-Border Continuity Risk

Pallet sourcing is becoming a continuity risk as cross-border shippers balance pallet availability, export compliance, dock throughput, and reusable asset visibility.

CXTMS InsightsCXTMS InsightsJune 15, 2026 · 7 min read
Containerboard’s 8% Production Reset Could Become a Hidden Parcel Packaging Constraint
PackagingParcel Logistics

Containerboard’s 8% Production Reset Could Become a Hidden Parcel Packaging Constraint

Containerboard production cuts are turning packaging availability into a transportation cost issue for ecommerce, parcel, and fulfillment teams.

CXTMS InsightsCXTMS InsightsJune 9, 2026 · 7 min read
EXPO PACK México 2026 Shows Latin America’s Logistics Automation Moment Is Getting Real
PackagingNearshoring

EXPO PACK México 2026 Shows Latin America’s Logistics Automation Moment Is Getting Real

EXPO PACK México 2026 highlights a practical shift toward packaging automation, robotics, AI, and smarter logistics execution across Latin American manufacturing and export supply chains.

CXTMS InsightsCXTMS InsightsJune 5, 2026 · 7 min read
Shelf-Ready Packaging and RFID Are Becoming Warehouse Labor Strategy
PackagingRFID

Shelf-Ready Packaging and RFID Are Becoming Warehouse Labor Strategy

Shelf-ready packaging and RFID mandates are turning carton design into a warehouse labor strategy, improving throughput, inventory accuracy, compliance, and freight efficiency.

CXTMS InsightsCXTMS InsightsJune 5, 2026 · 7 min read
Warehouse Unitizing Is Back in the Spotlight as Load Stability Becomes a Throughput Constraint
PackagingWarehousing

Warehouse Unitizing Is Back in the Spotlight as Load Stability Becomes a Throughput Constraint

Unitizing is no longer just a packaging task. Smarter stretch wrapping, right-sized cartons, and connected equipment are turning load stability into a throughput and transportation visibility issue.

CXTMS InsightsCXTMS InsightsMay 27, 2026 · 6 min read
Data Center Packaging Is Becoming a Billion-Dollar Logistics Risk Control
Packaging

Data Center Packaging Is Becoming a Billion-Dollar Logistics Risk Control

Data center equipment packaging is now a logistics risk control. Forwarders need better specs, inspections, photo records, and exception workflows for high-value freight.

CXTMS InsightsCXTMS InsightsMay 24, 2026 · 6 min read
Plastic Cup Trackers Prove Packaging Sustainability Needs Chain-of-Custody Data
SustainabilityPackaging

Plastic Cup Trackers Prove Packaging Sustainability Needs Chain-of-Custody Data

A tracker study on Starbucks cold cups shows why recyclable packaging claims need chain-of-custody data, reverse logistics visibility, and EPR-ready reporting.

CXTMS InsightsCXTMS InsightsMay 23, 2026 · 7 min read
SPG’s Packaging Innovation Center Shows Sustainable Packaging Is Becoming a Logistics Engineering Problem
PackagingSustainability

SPG’s Packaging Innovation Center Shows Sustainable Packaging Is Becoming a Logistics Engineering Problem

SPG’s Silicon Valley Innovation Center highlights a larger shift: sustainable packaging is now a logistics engineering decision tied to cube, damage, automation, claims, and freight cost.

CXTMS InsightsCXTMS InsightsMay 20, 2026 · 7 min read