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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

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In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long The end result of the loss of propulsion was the ship crashing into the bridge. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Logistics Predictions: How Did We Do in 2022 and What Will 2023 Look Like?

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Near the end of 2021, I had the chance to make the early call on Logistics Viewpoints on what 2022 would look like across five major logistics themes. The only bright note is that shipping costs will be a fraction of what they were over the last several years. Figure 1: U.S. Container Import Volume Year-over-Year Comparison.

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Freight Procurement is a Different Game

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Mr. Master’s experience at Simmons Foods illustrates many of the distinct characteristics and challenges related to freight procurement. Simmons Foods Simmons Foods is a farm to fork poultry manufacturer. They are a leading supplier of poultry, pet food and animal nutrition products based in Siloam Springs, Arkansas in the US.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

While this is not exactly the best news to hear, it’s time to move on to this week’s logistics news. The goal is to reduce or avoid one billion metric tons (a gigaton) of greenhouse gasses from the global value chain by 2030. The post This Week in Logistics News (October 1 – 7) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022

The Logistics of Logistics

When asked what peak season is, it’s easy to assume the holidays are the only peak shipping season. However, four shipping seasons occur throughout the year and are often regular and expected. That was the case until the ongoing disruptions of the past few years changed the shipping game. Q2: The Produce Shipping Season.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 19-23, 2017)

Talking Logistics

With little time to spare this morning, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon’s Deal for Whole Foods Seen as Ideal for Urban Pickup and Delivery Hubs (WSJ – sub. UPS Establishes New Peak Shipping Charge. How will Amazon leverage Whole Foods’ stores and distribution network?

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Why Quintiq employees are donating their time to the World Food Programme

DELMIA Quintiq

As CEO of Quintiq, it’s a great honor to partner with the World Food Programme (WFP). It’s about bringing food—the most basic of needs—to those who need it most. When the logistics people over at WFP told us about their supply chain, in all its scale and complexity, I knew our partnership was meant to be. Totally true.

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