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Doing Business in the United States

QAD

In 1776, 13 British colonies declared their independence and formed the United States. Over the next 150 years as the country expanded westward, the growing country added 37 additional states. The last two states added were Alaska and Hawaii in 1959. Manufacturing in the U.S. Manufacturing averaged about $1.98

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This Week in Logistics News (March 30 – April 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

This eclipse will be the first total solar eclipse to be visible in the provinces of Canada since February 26, 1979, the first in Mexico since July 11, 1991, and the first in the United States since August 21, 2017. It will also be the last total solar eclipse visible in the contiguous United States until August 23, 2044.

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5 Immediate Impacts of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

5 Immediate Impacts of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 By Nat Josef Just when it seemed like bipartisanship was going the way of the dinosaurs, Congress recently came together to pass the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022, which President Biden signed into law on June 16th. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and John Thune (R-S.D.)

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Containerized shipping joins modern financial world with CME futures

Freightos

The cost of importing a 40’ container from China to the United States West Coast grew 1,000% from $1,800 in 2019 to over $20,000 in September 2021 according to our Freightos Baltic Index (FBX). We refined our data, limiting it to actual pricing used by logistics service providers to ship containers, to ensure validity.

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How is the Logistics Economy Holding Up?

Logistics Viewpoints

Global Manufacturing PMI Global Trade as a Barometer Clearly domestic business activity is much larger than international trade. But cross-border trade is an important part of the global economy and much of this trade is in physical goods that must be stored, shipped, transported, and eventually consumed. Source: J.P.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. 49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. As of 2020, only 12% of semiconductor chips were made in the United States. (

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Overcoming Last Mile Hurdles with Luke Denny

The Logistics of Logistics

About FRAYT FRAYT is a last-mile on-demand delivery and logistics technology company that offers businesses professional, reliable on-demand shipping through an intuitive web platform, API, and mobile app. FRAYT has over 13,000 drivers in over 50 markets across the United States and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.