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Happening Now: Tracking Maritime Cargo Trends

West Coast and California Logistics

Supply Chain Dive has developed a new cargo tracker on its website where users can track cargo activity at US ports and read the latest port-related articles. Recent additions to the page, for example, show that March cargo volumes increased 8% in Long Beach YOY and 19% in Los Angeles YOY.

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Editor’s Choice: Air Freight Forwarders Must Increase Air Cargo Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

Today’s article is from Blume Global and highlights why air freight forwarders must help industry increase air cargo visibility. A driving factor is the lack of air cargo visibility. Airports, carriers, ground handlers, and logistics companies all have varying degrees of air cargo technology infrastructure.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

But I will get into the details in a future article. And now on to this week’s logistics news. This means that air cargo is about to play an expanded role in the supply chain ecosystem. Red Sea diversions mean container lines need more ships to carry the same amount of cargo. Global trade declined by 1.3

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This Week in Logistics News (November 4 – 10)

Logistics Viewpoints

I saw an article this week about criminals in the Mediterranean that are stealing olives due to the surging price of olive oil. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Inventory discipline is showing up in cargo numbers. The post This Week in Logistics News (November 4 – 10) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Mexico Transportation Risk with Mark Vickers

The Logistics of Logistics

Mark is the Executive Vice President and Head of International Logistics at Reliance Partners , one of the nation’s fastest-growing commercial insurance agencies. Mark spent over 7 years in leadership with the second largest freight brokerage in North America, Total Quality Logistics. In 2016, he was recruited to join MacroPoint.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

I will cover this in an article next week. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Instances of cargo theft increased markedly in 2022, driven in large measure by thieves using fictitious pickups. They estimate $223 million in cargo was stolen across all theft events in 2022. That’s all for this week.

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National Logistics Day 2023

Enterra Insights

Regardless of the location in which you are reading this article, you’re probably surrounded by items that originated from outside your local area. They write, “The logistics industry first started to take form when Marco Polo traveled to China on the Silk Road. ”[3] In 2019, Logistics Plus Inc.,