The partnership comes as retailers face increasing supply chain headaches ahead of the holiday shopping season, with at least 375 container ships currently waiting off ports around the world. Raj Patel, senior director of 3PL industry strategy at supply chain management company Blue Yonder, told PYMNTS last month that he expects the next 12 to 18 months to continue to be a struggle for retailers who have already spent the last 18 months adapting.