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This Week in Logistics News (January 20 – 26)

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The bill mandates that many new vehicles, beginning with the 2027 model year, contain a so-called “intelligent speed limiter.” Retailers are reviving an old playbook to manage their inventory levels after four years of struggling to find the sweet spot of holding enough merchandise but not too much. East Coast. 18 to $3,860.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

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Target Chief Operating Officer John Mulligan said on an earnings conference call Wednesday that the overstocking that weighed on the company last year was “in the rearview mirror” and that the retailer was turning toward getting fresh merchandise into stores for the fall. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Inventories at U.S.

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

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According to the April report commentary , the industry remains hopeful in new signs indicating that retailers and manufacturers are getting closer to working off the overall glut of inventories that resulted in 2022. Spot rates for the Shanghai to Los Angeles shipping lane segment reportedly averaged $1823. The LMI has now declined 6.7

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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. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Following a March 2022 surge of Covid-19 in Shanghai, shipping company A.P. Consultancy UK).

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New Shipping Operations Ideas Bring Fresh Air to Stale Strategies

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trillion by 2027. As businesses struggle to find efficient return strategies for the growing e-commerce sector, delivery giant UPS and online furniture retailer Overstock.com are working toward a solution. Air Cargo Capabilities. In October, Maersk Air Cargo announced two weekly flights from Greenville, S.C.,

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This Month in Logistics News (December 30 – January 5)

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Yemen-based Houthi militants have been attacking high-value cargo vessels in the Red Sea since November in a show of support for Palestinian Islamist group Hamas fighting Israel in Gaza. Two years later, it committed to importing $10 billion of goods from India each year by 2027. And now on to this week’s logistics news.