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Drewry’s latest World Container Index showed a second consecutive weekly decline, but U.S.-bound shipping rates remain far above early-2026 levels amid tariff-driven frontloading, constrained capacity, elevated fuel costs and continued geopolitical uncertainty.
Tinicum’s investment ends GracoRoberts’ 11-year partnership with CM Equity Partners, which helped the aerospace and defense materials distributor expand through acquisitions, organic growth and operational improvements.
The private equity firm will partner with CMW’s longtime management team to expand the St. Louis-area distributor’s service offerings and geographic reach.
Developed with the AI Applied Consortium, NAW’s new AI Governance Architecture gives distributors a practical framework for managing AI risks, accountability, transparency and workforce impacts while keeping people at the center of implementation.
The distributor will acquire AdaptHealth’s diabetes supply business and urology-focused Strive Medical, adding more than 245,000 patients to its expanding at-Home Solutions platform.
The new facility extends the Wisconsin-based distributor’s footprint considerably farther west while supporting construction, manufacturing, renewable energy, data center and power generation projects across the Salt Lake region.
The pending deal will add nearly 800 Pep Boys locations to Mavis Tire’s portfolio, creating an automotive service network of more than 4,400 locations amid wider consolidation across the automotive aftermarket.
Genuine Parts' Motion-led industrial business accelerated again in 2Q26, outpacing its automotive operations as GPC continues work toward separating the two businesses into standalone public companies in early 2027. The company also commented on speculation of a reported major offer for its automotive segment.
The agency proposed more than $264,000 in penalties against FleetPride after investigators found confined-space, respiratory protection and electrical hazards following a worker’s death at its Corpus Christi, TX, facility.
Würth Industry North America launched the dedicated additive manufacturing unit in 2021, building a portfolio around 3D printing, digital inventory and distributed production.
