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This Week in Logistics News (January 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

In the past weeks, ocean freight rates have risen as much as $10,000 per 40-foot container, as container ships seeking to avoid the attacks embarked on long detours around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, diverting more than $200 billion of cargo away from the critical trade artery. Global trade declined by 1.3

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This Week in Logistics News (November 4 – 10)

Logistics Viewpoints

billion and announced a number of new tech innovations for its grocery delivery service at its quarterly earnings call Tuesday. Inventory discipline is showing up in cargo numbers. For the full year, NRF and Hackett are expecting import cargo volume to have declined 13 percent versus last year. supply chain reliability.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

Last year’s negotiations took place as dozens of container ships were backed up off the coast of California waiting to unload cargo. The Port of Long Beach blamed shifts in consumer demand and shipping patterns for the 28.4 network this year after its initial success at select facilities in 2022.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

Port of Long Beach goes big on trains to relieve congested docks. As e-commerce continues to grow, companies are looking at new and innovative ways to ensure they get orders delivered on time to their customers. IKEA plans to retool big box stores for online orders. Retailers ration baby formula as shortages hit 50 percent.

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Gravity: Platinum Sponsors at TPM Tech

Gravity Supply Chain

On 24 and 25 February, our team participated in #TPMTech at the Rennaissance Hotel in Long Beach, CA. Long Beach: Effectively managing your supply chain in a time of disruption. We also visited the Long Beach port complex. TPMTech: Proud to be Platinum Sponsors. Concluding Thoughts.

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Shipping Containers and Supply Chain Snarls: Is There a Way Out?

Enterra Insights

It used to take two days to get cargo off the docks. … We flew over the sprawling Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach — 40% of all U.S. Marketing expert Robby Pedraza explains, “During World War II, standard sized shipping containers were developed to ship military cargo to the front lines. Now, it takes nine.

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Real-Time Visibility: The Key to Navigating Port Congestion

BlueYonder

ports have expanded their working hours, almost 200,000 shipping containers , with cargo worth more than USD 25 billion, remain on ships off the coast of Los Angeles as retailers scramble to ensure store shelves are stocked in time for the holiday season. While some critical U.S. To learn more watch LCT in action.