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What’s Holding Back Customer-Centric Air Cargo?

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What’s Holding Back Customer-Centric Air Cargo? . As the cream of air cargo’s innovators held turns on the floor, this question came up time and again. The industry’s mindset is holding customer-centric air cargo back. That was my big take from Elevate , presented by Air Cargo World earlier this month.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

From January 28 to February 4, a Chinese-operated high-altitude balloon was seen in North American airspace, including Alaska, western Canada, and the contiguous United States. And now on to this week’s logistics news. By acquiring GroundCloud, which was officially known as Windigo Logistics Inc., On February 4, the U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 5 – 11)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. US Air Force wants a commercial Rocket Cargo Vanguard to fly stuff anywhere on Earth. Intel turns to reverse logistics to create “circular economy”. If the project, called Rocket Cargo, goes as planned, it would take advantage of this fast-growing market. billion with exports up.

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Package Theft Season is Here

Logistics Viewpoints

A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article outlining how cargo theft is on the rise. In the United States alone, cargo theft is a $15 to $35 billion industry. While cargo theft as a whole has increased 57 percent year-over-year, strategic theft has increased 600 percent from November to March.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news: McDonald’s is testing a new drive-thru concept. and BNSF Railway have issued more embargoes—restrictions placed on the amount of cargo that can be transported—than in previous years. The post This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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What Are General Rate Increases in Shipping & What Should Enterprises Know?

Intelligent Audit

They can be based on a variety of factors such as the size of the load, how much a pallet weighs, how far a cargo container has to be carried, and where the final delivery destination location lies. including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. FedEx Freight shipping rates will increase by an average of 4.9% and Canada.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. A rise in cargo volumes and idling empty containers led the port to propose a dwell fee in August in hopes it would speed throughput. The cutoff dates apply to shipments moving within the lower 48 states and Alaska and Hawaii. You learn something new every day. Railroad strike averted.