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This Week in Logistics News (June 10 – 16)

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small and midsize businesses (SMBs) plan to shift “most or all” of their suppliers to North America as the nearshoring trend gains steam, according to a poll of 300 supply chain managers conducted by the business software marketplace Capterra. Congratulations to the Las Vegas Golden Knights and Denver Nuggets.

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The Journey to End-to-End (E2E) Supply Chain Visibility Is Ongoing

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Data on ocean shipments, for example, is generally available across the globe, due primarily to greater standardization in ocean shipping. In North America, we’ve made huge progress tracking over-the-road shipments, in part due to driver mandates and the widespread deployment of electronic logging devices (ELDs) in trucks.

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The Importance of the International Shipping Industry!

Supply Chain Game Changer

International shipping industry article and permission to publish here provided by Daniel Choi. Even during the epidemic, the shipping industry’s significance in the value chain and the transportation of resources and goods worldwide was emphasized, probably most prominently. The Shipping Industry During Pandemic.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 9 – 15)

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Americold employs 17,000 people worldwide and operates more than 24 temperature-controlled warehouses across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said its members are protesting unfair labor practices at the hub run by DHL Express, a U.S.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

As a logistics service provider, focusing on over-the-road surface transportation management solutions via technology and managed transportation services, we find the following information on the history of shipping containers of great significance to the logistics and supply chain community at large. Readers' choice! Significance.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

The History of the Shipping Container. 26 April 2016 marks the 60th anniversary of the maiden voyage of the Ideal X and the birth of modern container shipping, a development that played a critical role in spurring the global economy. But the modern shipping container has changed much more than one industry. Category Key.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 17 – 23)

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The Teamsters represent about 340,000 UPS employees, more than half of the company’s workforce in the largest private-sector contract in North America. The fulfillment space of these sites is designed to expand access to the retailer’s next- or two-day shipping. But a yes vote does not mean a strike is imminent.