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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long The bridge is part of the heavily traveled Interstate 695 linking Baltimore to Washington, D.C. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse- A Reminder of Supply Chain Risk

Supply Chain Matters

A day has passed after a container ship lost power and crashed into a support pylon of Baltimore, Maryland’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early morning hours of March 26. miles to partially collapse into the Patapsco River that leads to the Port of Baltimore. The collision caused this massive bridge spanning 1.6 East Coast.

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National Supply Chain Day #AMA

BlueYonder

The day was first declared in 2020 during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic when supply chains were thrust onto the world scene. Today is National Supply Chain Day when we celebrate all things supply chain! Those two words became what everyone was talking about for the next couple of years – and continues to be even today. Ask it here.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 30 – April 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. This announcement comes on the heels of Blue Yonder’s acquisition of flexis AG, offering factory planning, sequencing and slotting capabilities, and Doddle, offering returns management and reverse logistics solutions. It was supplying jet fuel to Delaware’s Dover Air Force Base.