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How Retailers in the US Can Step Up Their Delivery Game

Locus

This number is said to increase to almost 285 million in 2025. Delayed deliveries due to manual warehouse operations: Benjamin Franklin was right when he said that time is money. Warehouse operations such as manual sorting of packages can be extremely strenuous and lead to delayed deliveries. This is cumbersome to say the least.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

A steep, across-the-board decline in imported cargo , exports and empty containers during March dropped volumes at several major ports to levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic. If the rooftops of American warehouses were all bedecked with solar panels , these buildings would generate enough solar energy to power almost 19.4

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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. Within a week of Russian troops crossing into Ukraine, the benchmark for thermal coal prices reached a record high of $446 per metric ton. IATA data shows global demand for air cargo markets jumped 3.7%

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Digitized Trucking: Turning The Logistics Value Chain Upside Down

GlobalTranz

The truck, after dropping off 2000 kilograms in New York, will be left with empty space that can be filled up if we could somehow find out if someone needs around 2000 kilograms of freight cargo to be transported from New York to Atlanta on the same day. By 2025, 63.5 Use of large distribution hubs .

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This Week in Logistics News (July 15 – 21)

Logistics Viewpoints

While still in the early stages of development, the emerging technology will instantly transport an item once it is picked at a warehouse or store to your living room. As of Wednesday afternoon, it is off, within hours of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) calling it on. The Seattle-based giant emitted 71.27