Logistics & Supply Chain — State-level ban on public funding for port automation signals new front in labor-technology policy battles; stolen freight exposure reveals systemic cargo security gaps.

Logistics & Supply Chain · 2026-04-13

TODAY'S SIGNAL — Two stories today deserve attention from logistics leadership, and they share a common thread: the systems the industry relies on have gaps that aren't being caught by design. A U.S. state has moved to ban public funding for port automation at two major West Coast facilities, injecting regulatory uncertainty into terminal modernization plans at a moment when throughput pressure…