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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

From January 28 to February 4, a Chinese-operated high-altitude balloon was seen in North American airspace, including Alaska, western Canada, and the contiguous United States. The average contract cost of shipping a container from China to the U.S. A big story earlier this month was the reported Chinese spy balloon. That’s down 28.4%

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What Are General Rate Increases in Shipping & What Should Enterprises Know?

Intelligent Audit

The GRI shipping term refers to the usual increase in fees that are applied to container shipping rates. To help your company keep total costs in check, this blog will dig into the fundamentals behind GRI shipping increases, what a GRI surcharge is and a few other things to know. What GRI Stands for in Shipping.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

MIT spin-off ISEE brings autonomous trucks to shipping yards. Late last Friday, the US Air Force launched a new rocket cargo program with the Space Force to study the use of commercial spacecraft to ship supplies around the world, and they may look to NASA’s lunar lander program for ideas. US trade deficit dips to $68.9

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Sustainable Frozen Ecommerce Fulfillment with Cathy Hayward-Hughes and Mike Bradburn

The Logistics of Logistics

Cathy was born into a fishing family in Alaska. She spent her childhood and much of her professional life managing people, originally on processing ships in the Bering Sea, then later in manufacturing. Crystal Creek is a direct-to-consumer fulfillment business that provides shipping for ecommerce retailers across the U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

At the beginning of the year, the global chip shortage had become so dire that large industrial companies were taking scarce chips out of washing machines to plug them into industrial modules. Since then, the worst of the global chip shortage has likely passed but the recovery is trudging along slowly and unevenly.

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LTL Carrier Profile: Old Dominion

The Logistics of Logistics

The company has five primary product groups: OD-Domestic, OD-Expedited, OD-People, OD-Global and OD-Technology. Old Dominion also provides household moving services, white glove services, and trade show shipping as part of their expedited division. Old Dominion has 6% of the less than truckload (LTL) market. Virgin Islands and Guam.

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How To Find CBD Payment Processing Services [+ CBD Credit Card Processors for Ecommerce Shops]

ShipBob

Globally, the CBD industry looks set to earn $22,07,162.54 Setting up a CBD merchant account is essential because if you cannot accept payments, you won’t be able to ship CBD orders. By 2022, Statista predicts that the U.S. CBD market is on-track to earn $1.8 billion in legal sales. 1990s: Medical marijuana on the rise.

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