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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

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What Berglund is referring to is the advantage that shipping lines hold for negotiations with cargo shippers for 2022 and beyond. Xeneta currently puts the Asia-West Coast spot rate at just under $10,000 per FEU, with some cargoes paying additional priority shipment fees of $1,400-$7,500. By 2030, the Coca-Cola Co.

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Truckers and the Future of Work!

Supply Chain Game Changer

I recently asked an audience — a virtual one of course — to guess how many people will be employed as truck drivers in the US in 2030. I believe there will be a nearly 5% increase in truck drivers in the US in 2030….and What happens when the cargo is damaged or stolen? and probably in 2040. How is a flat tire fixed?

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The reality of green energy: “green metal” supply chains won’t be able to keep up

NC State SCRC

GM has committed to 30 new electric vehicles by 2025. The IEA predicts about a seven fold increase of such “green metals” by 2030. Copper and nickel would require $250-300bn in capex before 2030. Environmentalists and automotive companies have committed to converting all of their vehicles to electric power.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 22 – 28)

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fleet by 2030 and is building infrastructure to support that commitment. percent by 2030. tractor fleet and sourcing 100 percent renewable energy by 2030, according to the press release. Sysco wants to add 2,800 electric vehicles to its U.S. into an electric vehicle hub.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 22 – 28)

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Amazon to double Europe EV fleet by 2025. Apple calls on global supply chain to decarbonize by 2030. Earlier this week, Amazon and Hawaiian Airlines announced that the retail giant will use Hawaiian Airlines to fly its first Airbus freighters on primary cargo routes and to Hawaii beginning in the second half of 2023.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

The auto industry makes up less than 9% of chip demand by revenue, and that figure is expected to increase by 10% per year until 2025. Retailers like Amazon are chartering private cargo ships, making their own containers, and leasing planes to bypass supply chain disruptions like long wait times for dock space and workers.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 22 – 27)

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Amazon has launched Amazon Air , its dedicated air cargo fleet, in India as the e-commerce giant bulks up its logistics infrastructure in the key overseas market where it has deployed more than $6.5 On the heels of last week’s announcement of the launch of Prime Lite in India, the company is continuing to focus its attention in the region.