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This Week in Logistics News (August 6 – 12)

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According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), demand for electric vehicle (EV) batteries will increase from around 340 GWh today to over 3500 GWh by 2030. In a recent report, IEA indicated that global battery and mineral supply chains need to expand ten-fold to meet projected critical minerals needs by 2030. billion business.

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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. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. In Fortune 500 earnings calls for Q3 of 2021, “supply chain” mentions were up 412% from Q3 in 2020. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020).

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Ease the Burden of Labor Shortages and Increase Supply Chain Resiliency 

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Organizations must use every means at their disposal to keep goods moving while at the same time preventing their most important resource – their talent – from jumping ship at an alarming pace. The trucking industry was down 80,000 drivers in 2021, and that shortage is anticipated to balloon to 160,000 by 2030. million by 2030.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 13 – 19)

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Amazon has been focusing on a so-called “regionalization” effort to ship products to customers from warehouses closest to them rather than from another part of the country. Another area is when customers search from products on Amazon to help them find the right goods. The audit determined that CPW emitted 1.2 That said, U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 6 – 12)

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But I guess when Amazon is looking at a company as the future of its electric delivery fleet, having ordered 100,000 vehicles to be delivered by 2030, with 10,000 in operation by next year, it certainly helps. When FedEx, UPS, US Postal Service packages should be shipped for upcoming holiday season.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 2 – 8)

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Staten Island workers could challenge the company’s current labor model, which is the backbone of its Prime two-day shipping promise. FedEx and Elroy Air have been working together since January 2020 and will continue their collaboration to pursue certifications and begin flight testing in 2023.

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Supply Chain Matters COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict News Capsule Update- October 25 2022

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Trillion by 2030. . West Coast Container Ship Backup Has Ended. In our Supply Chain Matters news capsule of September 27, we pointed out that business, supply chain and transportation media had reported this that the cost of shipping a container of goods from China to the U.S. Trillion by 2030.

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