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This Week in Logistics News (May 27 – June 2)

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manufacturers re-evaluating their reliance on China. manufacturers re-evaluating their reliance on China. According to the cargo theft prevention firm CargoNet, reports of theft, fraud, and other kinds of criminal activity in the supply chain rose 41 percent in the first 20 weeks of 2023 compared to last year, reaching 900 incidents.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 23 – 29)

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The Federal Railroad Administration announced a Climate Challenge initiative, which urges railroads and rail equipment manufacturers to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The BrightDrop Zevo 600 has a payload of up to an estimated 2,200 pounds and over 600 cubic feet of cargo area.

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The Impact of the Red Sea Ship Attacks on Global Supply Chains and Logistics

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Following the recent attacks launched by Yemen’s Houthi group on cargo ships in the Bab al Mandeb Strait at the southern end of the Red Sea, several major global shipping and oil companies – including Maersk and British Petroleum (BP) – have suspended shipments and halted operations in the area. Gas prices are on the rise.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 7 – 13)

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Failure to reach an accord by October 31 would mean that levies on $10 billion of exports between the EU and US would automatically come back into force at the start of 2024. billion of goods stuck waiting in Mexico. Daily market prices to move cargo from Asia to the U.S. Civil aviation authorities in the U.S.,