Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 19, 2024

In the past weeks, ocean freight rates have risen as much as $10,000 per 40-foot container, as container ships seeking to avoid the attacks embarked on long detours around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, diverting more than $200 billion of cargo away from the critical trade artery. And now on to this week’s logistics news. billion.

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Resilinc

MARCH 5, 2024

2023 was the warmest year on record. A graph showing Resilinc’s Extreme Weather Trends data from 2012 to 2023. While all disruptions show increased growth, Extreme Weather disruptions saw a significant jump from 2020 to 2023. Drought Record-breaking temperatures in 2023 exacerbated global droughts.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 15, 2024

The latest updates on shipping delays in the Red Sea in January 2024, including which businesses and industries have been impacted. This response is driven by ongoing threats to crew and cargo safety, necessitating the rerouting of ships around the Cape of Good Hope, resulting in substantial delays and escalated shipping costs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2023

According to GEP, the April numbers show that while global demand for raw materials, commodities, and components remains subdued, it is much improved from the trough in December 2022, indicating some stability in the face of consistently high interest rates and a global manufacturing sector under intense pressure. That said, U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Americold employs 17,000 people worldwide and operates more than 24 temperature-controlled warehouses across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America. billion “Chips for America” semiconductor manufacturing and research subsidy program approved by Congress in August 2022 to ramp up U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

Cargo ships lost 661 containers at sea in 2022, down from the 15-year average of 1,566 lost per year, according to the latest figures from the World Shipping Council (WSC). Some major ocean carriers have also announced new fees for goods shipped on the route as of June 1 in response to the canal restrictions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Amazon in the news: Amazon, Hawaiian Airlines gear up for 2023 launch of Airbus freighters. UPS earnings rise as higher prices offset shipping slowdown. In North America, it delivered over half a million packages with EVs, although that number should grow as the company ramps up its use of Rivian EVs in the U.S.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. 49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. The semiconductor market has potential to reach overcapacity by 2023.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2022

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

MAY 22, 2023

freight and logistics industry continues to mitigate recessionary conditions including the April 2023 Logistics Manager Index reaching its lowest level lowest level in six years and one-half years. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as depicted by the J.P. The LMI has now declined 6.7

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights additional developments, evidence and added signs that reinforce that there will be no peak holiday focused surge in transportation and logistics in the latter half of 2023. A similar acknowledgement came from the CEO of global shipping and logistics services firm A.P. Moeller Maersk last week.

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QAD

AUGUST 18, 2022

Pharmaceutical manufacturers and their supply, contract packaging and distribution partners are under constant pressure to comply with government requirements while maintaining high standards for patient safety, product quality and innovation. What is the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA)?

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

Prime Membership: Amazon Prime – Subscription service offering benefits such as free two-day shipping, access to Prime Video, Prime Music, and exclusive deals. billion (net profit) Profit by Region/Country: North America is a major market, followed by Europe and Asia.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 8, 2024

Extreme weather like this would damage manufacturing and transportation infrastructure in the U.S. Deep Impact (1998) In Deep Impact , a comet strikes the earth, creating a mega-tsunami that devastates the Atlantic coasts of North America, South America, Europe, and Africa. the largest major manufacturing area in the U.S.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 24, 2023

No matter which way you look at it, 2023 is off to a challenging start for much of the transportation industry. Facing Falling Demand, FedEx Cuts Sunday Delivery Service In a concession to the realities of weakening demand for parcel shipping, delivery giant FedEx has announced plans to further cut Sunday delivery service. 19 and Dec.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Specific Example- A Multinational Foods Manufacturer A specific example involves a multinational consumer goods food manufacturer. This particular company’s product production and distribution network material flows involve 38 facilities across North America. All rights reserved.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

RETAILERS TRY TO KEEP UP Returns are expensive for sellers, since shipping alone often costs more than the items can be resold for. Easy returns are like free shipping: They can be a deal-maker or a deal-breaker when a consumer is deciding where to shop, even though in both cases the cost is ultimately borne by the consumer.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 21, 2023

North America segment operating income was $3.2 The company recently restarted a shipping service for hosted retail companies that was suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic. Indeed, by the end of 2023 retailers could be reflecting on quite a changed picture of retail fulfillment and of physical execution fulfillment networks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

US EPA to set tougher heavy duty emissions rules in 2023. Retailers turning to specific-day delivery over speediest shipping. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic followed by supply chain disruptions around the world has sparked a resurgence of companies bringing sourcing and manufacturing back to the United States or closer to U.S.

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The last mile delivery market size in North America is expected to grow by USD 59.81 Technavio, Last Mile Delivery Market in North America by Service and Geography – Forecast and Analysis 2021-2025, Jan 2021. They want a free and fast returns shipping service for their orders.

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Freightera

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Deglobalization will accelerate, and reshoring and localization of manufacturing will continue 2023 has seen a severe freight recession, especially in North America, with significant overcapacity and declining rates for ocean shipping as well.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Adidas @adidas Adidas is expected to move nearly 20% of its production to more automated factories by 2023 , many of them potentially proprietary. In addition to cutting the need for outsourced manufacturing, this move could give the company a leg up on the competition by making it possible to get products in the hands of consumers faster.

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