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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 2.11-2.15

Freight Plus

New England Motor Freight, a 40-year staple of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, stunned the shipping world Monday by filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy liquidation. went out of business in the fall of 2002, according to FreightWaves. With about $400 million in annual revenue, NEMF and its companies will represent the. largest U.S.

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Freightera Wins 2020 Ready to Rocket Placement Among Top Technology Companies in British Columbia

Freightera

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 15, 2020 (Newswire.com) – Freightera , a leading online freight marketplace offering instant freight quotes and streamlining shipping operations for manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors in Canada and the U.S.,

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This Week in Logistics News (April 17 – 23)

Logistics Viewpoints

While New Coke would linger for quite some time, it was discontinued in 2002, with a limited re-release in 2019. Supply chain disruptions such as the US – China trade war, increased demand during the pandemic, and most recently, the Suez Canal lockage, has caused an international shortage of shipping containers.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

Passages, capes, and straits are defined as geographical areas through which international shipping routes must transit. These routes are typically found connecting important marketplaces with active commercial trade systems, such as Western Europe, North America, and East Asia. Potential for closure or interruption.

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

A behemoth in the logistics industry, UPS has operations in shipping, air freight, trucking, last-mile delivery and drone delivery. Deutsche Post started acquiring shares of the company in 1998 and completed its acquisition of DHL by 2002, expanding the brand ‘DHL’ to its other services. Revenue: $14.2 Revenue: JP¥ 1,829 billion/ $16.5

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[Infographic] 21st Third Party Logistics Study Shows Increased Use of 3PLs & Shippers

GlobalTranz

In 2002, the third party logistics study first began surveying respondents on satisfaction with the level of information technology (IT) services available through 3PLs. Global Growth and Use of 3PLs Outpaces Partnerships in North America. The IT Gap Has Reached a Record-Low. The use of 3PLs by shippers in the U.S.