Logistics Viewpoints
JANUARY 26, 2024
And now on to this week’s logistics news. Global shipping prices are continuing to rise as Houthi rebels keep up attacks on cargo vessels in and around the Red Sea. The disruptions are at a key point for ships passing through the Suez Canal and are creating ripples across supply chains in Europe and the U.S., East Coast.
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 7, 2023
The point is to stop shipping small online orders in boxes that are ridiculously oversized. 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. Electronics seller Crutchfield Corp. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis.,
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Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 18, 2022
This year, with the LA Rams being Super Bowl champs, Good360 said it will ship thousands of “unsellable” Bengals-branded hats, T-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, COVID-19 masks, and scarves to struggling people in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. And now on this week’s logistics news.
Enterra Insights
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
Readers old enough to remember the 1960s, might recall the television show “Green Acres” starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as a couple who move from New York City to a country farm. Each container — the kind commonly seen on trains, trucks or ships — costs $85,000, not including shipping.
Freight Plus
JANUARY 15, 2019
Congestion-related costs have ballooned in city centers as the demands of. parcel shipping. New York City has seen a 29% increase in residential deliveries from 2010 to 2015. strain areas not designed for the elevated traffic. Costs in 6 major Texas urban areas skyrocket from $1 billion in 2013 to $6.3
Talking Logistics
AUGUST 1, 2014
In other M&A news, Zipments acquired NYC-based Hobson , which is “a ship-from-store concierge delivery service offering retailers a one-stop solution for same-day (or next day) delivery of online orders and in-store purchases.” billion bill last night to keep the Highway Trust Fund afloat through May 2015.
Talking Logistics
JUNE 30, 2015
It is easy to understand why strategy is often set aside to meet immediate needs of getting product shipped out the door. Large and mid-size shippers typically have procurement personnel but may lack coordination across shipping locations. Meanwhile, ocean carriers continue to deal with overcapacity; rates for Asia-U.S.
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