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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

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The responsibility for container safety is shared across the supply chain, with solutions for safer container transport including proper packing, stowage, and securing of containers, and reporting of correct weight. It has a protocol of transit fees and weight restrictions that kick in as drought conditions worsen.

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U.S. Freight Logistics Industry Recession Continues with Some Hopeful Signs

Supply Chain Matters

Transportation prices reportedly contracted for the tenth consecutive month, but authors pointed to a lessened rate in the April data. Spot rates for the Shanghai to Los Angeles shipping lane segment reportedly averaged $1823. Further indicated was: “ whether or not we have hit bottom of rates is unclear.” percent this year.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 18 – 24)

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The company reiterated that it is expecting to make more than $4 billion in cost reductions by the end of fiscal 2025. At one California warehouse that utilizes a container transport unit system, goods are offloaded onto automated conveyors where they get scanned, sorted and stored by self-operating robots.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 22 – 28)

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Shoppers started seeing shortages of tomatoes on about February 20, with retailers saying a combination of bad weather and related transport issues in north Africa and Europe were causing significant supply problems. The Port of Los Angeles processed 623,233 20-foot-equivalent containers, down 35 percent from last year’s 958,674.

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Not So Happy Earth Day

Enterra Insights

While ‘net-zero by 2050’ is a slogan with breathing room, a new factoid puts the challenge into sharper focus: Global greenhouse gas emissions must peak by 2025.”[6] ” If the transportation industry is going to be electrified, we will need more electrical energy produced using green technology.

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How Arena Helps Nascent UAM Industry Take Flight

Arena Solutions

In 1962, who would’ve thought the animators from Hanna-Barbera Cartoons in Los Angeles were already experimenting with urban air mobility (UAM)? South Korea’s Jeju Island plans air taxi UAM services in 2025. Their cartoon, “The Jetsons” was living proof digital transformation was just around the corner. billion by 2030.

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

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Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. 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. Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Department of Transportation ). IDC via IEEE Spectrum).