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This Week in Logistics News (January 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

Global shipping prices are continuing to rise as Houthi rebels keep up attacks on cargo vessels in and around the Red Sea. Several cargo vessels were struck by missiles or drones during the past week. below transits in December 2015, before the Neopanamax locks went into service.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

What Berglund is referring to is the advantage that shipping lines hold for negotiations with cargo shippers for 2022 and beyond. Xeneta currently puts the Asia-West Coast spot rate at just under $10,000 per FEU, with some cargoes paying additional priority shipment fees of $1,400-$7,500. By October, it was up to $6,000-$6,500 per FEU.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

The made-to-fit boxes, along with other efforts to reduce the use of cardboard, have cut the average weight of packaging used per shipment by 38 percent since 2015. Unfortunately, the market for counterfeit goods, especially on online marketplaces, continues to grow. Electronics seller Crutchfield Corp. Electronics seller Crutchfield Corp.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 8-12, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Amazon to use bike messengers for one-hour delivery in New York City ( Reuters ). For related commentary, see A New Era for Global Trade Management Software? Department of Transportation Eliminates $1.7 Billion Annual Paperwork Burden for U.S. Trucking Industry. And with that, have a happy weekend!

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 1.14 - 1.18

Freight Plus

New York City has seen a 29% increase in residential deliveries from 2010 to 2015. We’re seeing a lot of smaller vehicles,” said Diniece Peters Mendes, director of the New York City Department of Transportation’s Office of Freight Mobility to. billion by 2016. Transport Topics.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2015 : solar-powered vessel, robot dispatcher, 3-D printed flight parts, and more. cities have launched Smart City Logistics innovations and protocols, following the lead of Europe and Asia. ? Content Summary: Autonomous Boats Could Ferry Cargo in Busy Cities. Several major U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 5-9, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Happy New Year! I hope 2015 is off to a great start for you. It was a relatively quiet week for industry news, but here are the items that caught my attention… JDA Reinvents the Omni-channel Experience with a Re-visioned, Persona-based and Mobile WMS User Experience. Penske Appeals to Supreme Court Over Truck Driver Rules.