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Ocean Risk Management part 2: Navigating Global Shipping Alliance

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In early 2023 three major ocean alliances were operating: The 2M Alliance is a partnership between two of the world’s largest shipping companies, Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). The alliance was formed in 2014 and covers major shipping routes between Asia, Europe, and North America.

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Retailers expand B2B offerings

Cathy Roberson

Advanced Auto Parts entered the B2B space in 2014 with the acquisition of General Parts International, a distributor and supplier of original equipment and aftermarket replacement products for commercial markets operating under the Carquest and Worldpac brands. I wear a number of hats these days.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

This will be the team’s first World Cup game since 2014, as it failed to qualify in 2018. US EPA to set tougher heavy duty emissions rules in 2023. The US Men’s National Team is in Group B with England, Iran, and Wales, and will play its first game on November 21 against Wales. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 18 – 24)

Logistics Viewpoints

This first started in 2014 when the company delivered 20 million packages. Redwood aims to begin recycling some material from Ford this year, with the goal of supplying the first anode material in 2023-2024. In fact, Amazon has even begun shipping orders for outside customers. For the calendar year 2020, Amazon delivered 4.2

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

Adidas @adidas Adidas is expected to move nearly 20% of its production to more automated factories by 2023 , many of them potentially proprietary. manufacturing facility in 2014. In August, Yusen Logistics acquired the ecommerce delivery and fulfillment company, ILG, and launched an express service for air cargo in Guangzhou, China.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon Air’s network is starting to look more like the hub-centric models of air cargo giants FedEx and UPS. Amazon has ramped up air cargo flights at its largest hubs while maintaining or shrinking flight activity elsewhere, according to an institute tracking the company’s air operations.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

It is standard procedure to unload some Mediterranean-bound ships and use the Sumed pipeline to move the excess cargo. A major enlargement project that raised the capacity to around 100 transits per day was completed in 2014. In 2023, the expansion is anticipated to be finished. billion tons of cargo (as of 2020).

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