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This Week in Logistics News (September 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

Container Ship Leasing Trends Downward. Maybe try Boston next? population with next or two-day shipping. The facility will also fulfill Marketplace items shipped by Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS). American Shipper reported that indexes measuring container-ship rental rates are now dropping rapidly.

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Supply Visibility: More Important Than Ever. Yet Elusive.

Supply Chain Shaman

Today, more than 1% of the world’s container ships are stuck off major ports. Warehouses are full–often with the wrong stuff resulting in the slowing of the forty million shipping containers around the world. In 2004, I joined AMR Research, a Boston Analyst firm. Supply chain shortages abound. Reflection.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 16-20, 2016)

Talking Logistics

I’m at Heathrow airport waiting to board my flight back to Boston, which is delayed by over an hour so far. Back in May 2004, I wrote a post titled, “What If UPS Acquires Manhattan Associates?” Orders can be shipped as early as same day. According to the article by Erica Philips: Amazon.com Inc.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

Ortiz was a larger-than-life figure in the Boston sports scene for 14 years, with more memorable moments than anyone other baseball player I can think of. He was the hero of the curse-reversing 2004 team that came back from a 3-0 deficit to the Yankees in the ALCS with a walk-off homer and another walk-off single.

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Teamsters and UPS Freight Union Members Move to Strike, UPS Freight to Shut Down in the Interim

GlobalTranz

Nicolas Mayo, driver and member of Teamsters Local 25 for Boston cites additional problems beyond subcontracted word and still acknowledging the role of subcontracting in determining the electoral outcome. Shippers that must go to other carriers may see an increase in LTL shipping costs , but the goal is to prevent disruptions to customers.

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