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The Impact of Fast Fashion Giants On Air Cargo

Freightos

More Resources Home The Impact of Fast Fashion Giants On Air Cargo Eytan Buchman April 25, 2024 Navigating New Horizons: The Impact of Fast Fashion on Air Cargo Rates & Dynamics The intersection of fast fashion, globalized retail e-commerce, and air cargo logistics is coming to a head with Temu and Shein’s entrance to the US market.

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The Green Corridor: Looking for the Green Lining

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Since 2021 as the Green Corridor contributor, I’ve focused my roundup on the same basic categories. My 2024 predictions for these modes is that ocean shipping transformation will continue. That said many countries are struggling to accommodate the new sources of power into grids designed for fossil fuel power generation.

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UPS fights for volumes

Cathy Roberson

According to UPS CEO Carol Tome, the 2024 U.S. “Winning back and winning new volume is part of a program we call Project Brown, which will continue into 2024,” Tome said. They’re a dual sourcer, and they have diverted some volume, and I suspect they’ll stay dual sourcing.”

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse- A Reminder of Supply Chain Risk

Supply Chain Matters

Coast Guard authorities are assured that the bridge debris and/or underwater obstacles are sufficiently cleared for cargo ship navigation. How in this era of advanced technology, navigation and cargo ship advancements could such a disaster such as this occur? East Coast port presence helps in this determination. All rights reserved.

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Panama Canal Drought: Lower Water Levels, Higher Supply Chain Risk

Resilinc

Weight limits have also been adjusted, forcing some ships to unload and transport cargo to the other side of the canal via train—increasing transportation costs. In Germany, the Rhine River faces a historic low this year, preventing many vessels from moving cargo. The ACP also implemented “Condition 3” until September 2, 2023.

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The $30 Billion Secret: How Amazon’s Logistics Saves You Time & Money

SCMDOJO

Source Amazon Product Range One of the key drivers of Amazon’s success in logistics is the sheer breadth of its product range. 2021: 1,608,000 Amazon Employees New hires: However, in 2022, they employed over 1.5 billion (net profit) Profit by Region/Country: North America is a major market, followed by Europe and Asia.

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Bleak Peak 2022 Leaves Shippers Feeling Less than Thankful

Intelligent Audit

Despite carrier hopes of volume normalization as the market contracts in 2023, FreightWaves warns, “ 2023 is likely to be another year of sub-replacement level builds due to parts and components shortages as well as Europe’s struggles with sourcing energy to power vendor manufacturing site. ”. YoY Volume Lapses Worry Air Cargo Companies.

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