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

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Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. Wall Street Journal ). Wall Street Journal ). Wall Street Journal ). Wall Street Journal ). Wall Street Journal ).

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Revenue Management for Rail Freight Profitability

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The current outlook for the rail freight industry is, at best, mixed. Where rail freight once was the price-competitive transport mode of choice, low fuel prices and increased availability of trucks in the spot market have resulted in low freight rates that are expected to remain low¹. The Wall Street Journal, Erica E.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 29 – May 3, 2013)

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Trucks transported 59% of U.S.-NAFTA Cass Freight Index Report – April 2013. Retailers Seek Plan to Prevent Disasters ( Wall Street Journal ). KSD provides its customers with customs declaration, security filing, transportation management and freight forwarding technology solutions.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 8-12, 2013)

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Freight Shipments Rose 1.2% Oil Soars Above $106 to 15-Month High ( Wall Street Journal ). By incorporating reference rates into their models, LLamasoft customers will be able to better understand how LTL rates will impact their overall strategy, enabling more intelligently-designed supply chain and transportation networks.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 4-8, 2013)

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NAFTA Trade in August 2013 than in August 2012. Mexico Takes Over Crime-Besieged Port City ( Wall Street Journal ). percent from last year, which includes contributions from the company’s acquisition of Phoenix International Freight Services in October 2012. percent in the quarter compared to Q3 2012.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 7-11, 2013)

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Freight Shipments Rose 0.4% Federal Government Shutdown Starts to Crimp Trade ( Wall Street Journal ). UPS Expands Expedited Ocean Freight Service To Mexico. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) reached its second highest level in history in August, rising 0.4

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Ready For the Next Port Crisis?

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Those same words were said when the ports were shut down for 10 days in 2002 , and again in December 2012 when 600 clerks went on strike , shutting down the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach for 8 days. The serious and negative impacts this dispute left on the economy demonstrates why we cannot let this happen again.”.