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October 14th- 18th Supply Chain & Logistics News

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Do You Think Fedex Ships Live Pandas? Its latest biofuel trial and the order of a dozen 13,000 teu methanol dual-fuel container ships in January 2024 with ships scheduled for delivery from 2027.

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Manhattan Associates Momentum 2025: New Horizons

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Forecasts show a growth trend with a decline in 2025 and a slow uptick to stronger growth in 2027. Reubens’ research estimates that by 2032, the baseline scenario anticipates humanoid robots shipped annually, with more than 80 percent deployed in China due to less stringent regulations and national robotic policies.

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Going Global? When to Switch from Cross-Border Shipping to Local Fulfillment

Stord

With the global e-commerce market projected to surpass $8 trillion by 2027 1 , brands are presented with a massive opportunity for international growth. Cross-Border Shipping vs Local Fulfillment Cross-border shipping refers to fulfilling international orders from a domestic warehouse, typically from the brands home country or primary market.

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The Science Behind the Ocean Shipping Alliance

Shapiro

When it comes to ocean freight, it can be easy to observe the competitive nature of shipping rates, service loops and trade lanes and label it market share dog-eat-dog. Shipping alliances are an essential facet of international logistics, promoting efficiency in a complex global trade environment. Astro-logistics!

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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.” Global shipping prices are continuing to rise as Houthi rebels keep up attacks on cargo vessels in and around the Red Sea. And now on to this week’s logistics news. East Coast. 18 to $3,860. versus October.

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Pushing the Boundaries of Sustainable Shipping

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Pushing the Boundaries of Sustainable Shipping How the Rotterdam-Singapore Green and Digital Shipping Corridor Project is Helping to Reduce Shipping Emissions in Practice by Refke Gunnewijk Sustainable long-haul transport is one of the biggest challenges on the way to a carbon-neutral society.

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SAP Tells their Customers, ‘Keep the Core Clean!”

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Maintenance on ECC will end in 2027. Customers in this market want an immediate answer about whether an item is in stock and can be shipped promptly. SAP’s next-generation, feature-rich private cloud offering is known as RISE. 1,000 customers have made the transition to RISE, and 5,000 are in the process of transitioning.

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