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This Week in Logistics News (January 13 – 19)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. Red Sea news: Air freight rates could spike as Red Sea attacks disrupt shipments Global trade drops 1.3% Red Sea news: Air freight rates could spike as Red Sea attacks disrupt shipments Global trade drops 1.3% importers are rediscovering the lure of Southern California ports.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 25 – December 1)

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million people in 2022 to 121.4 And now on to this week’s logistics news. homes in 2022 than UPS, after eclipsing FedEx in 2020, and it is on track to widen the gap this year, according to internal Amazon data and people familiar with the matter. million km) using battery-electric vehicles hauling customer freight.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 14 – 20)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. In September 2022, Macy’s rolled out its first-ever wood-sourcing policy for its furniture sales after more than 150 years in business. The policy follows Macy’s $5 billion commitment announced in March 2022 to become more sustainable in its policies and practices.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 21 – 27)

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A record number of people (73%) will participate in Halloween-related activities this year, up from 69% in 2022. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Amazon added a badge next to products made by small-business brands and artisans in 2022, and this week it announced a new search filter to let shoppers more easily find such items.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 7 – 13)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news. His administration did the same in April 2022, prompting protests from business interests on both sides of the border. Doddle’s self-service return kiosks and pick-up, drop-off (PUDO) networks offer retail and logistics businesses a solution to today’s returns management challenges.

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You Should Be Worried. Supply Chains Are Not OK. Let’s Lock Arms To Drive Change

Supply Chain Shaman

The current state of logistics is our malady. I find no agency or entity trying to find a holistic solution to global logistics. When the ball drops on Times Square to welcome in 2022, the employees at the Port of Long Beach will celebrate moving 9 M TEUs in imports: a 26% increase year-over-year. Freight Rates 2019-2021.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 21 – 27)

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North American Transborder Freight up 23.8% in March 2022 from March 2021. The more cautious outlook is driven by wage and inflationary pressures, as well as increased freight costs. The US Department of Transportation reported that transborder freight between the U.S. billion of freight, up 15.7% billion, up 23.8%