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This Week in Logistics News (October 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

While there is evidence of both Friday and the number 13 being considered unlucky, there is no record of the two items being referred to as especially unlucky in conjunction before the 19th century. Seattle-based Alaska Airlines said it would work with Santa Monica, Calif.-based Balder died, and the whole Earth got dark.

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BR Williams Celebrates National Logistics Day

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

Logistics and Transportation Company celebrates National Logistics Day, honoring the remarkable achievements of its Logistics division. By seamlessly integrating different modes of transportation, BR Williams Logistics, LLC maximizes efficiency and optimizes supply chain operations.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

In case you’re unfamiliar with that term, mechatronics is a multidisciplinary field that refers to the skill sets needed in the contemporary, advanced automated manufacturing industry. The cutoff dates apply to shipments moving within the lower 48 states and Alaska and Hawaii. US shippers using FedEx Corp.’s

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Boeing 737 MAX Door Plug Incident- Expanding Implications

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides an additional update on the incident involving an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft’s decompression. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg also indicated last week that regulators “ won’t be rushed ” into clearing the 737 MAX 9 model to fly again.

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The Importance of Transparency in Supply Chains

Enterra Insights

While both phrases are used to reference many of the same things, there are differences in their connotations in both the eyes of customers and logistics partners.”[3]. Add in countless labor laws and regulations, and the product’s multifaceted route to market becomes a complicated process — far beyond a simple transportation issue.”

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

Intelligent Audit

In modern freight transportation services, GRI stands for General Rate Increase. The GRI shipping term refers to the usual increase in fees that are applied to container shipping rates. On the other side of the coin is the well-known freight transport surcharge. including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S.

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Podcast: Roberto Reichard on Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Capital Projects

Requis

I joined their global projects group and went to Alaska to lead a project. There is carbon present at all stages of the building, from producing the steel, to transporting the steel (and other materials), to erecting the building, and to operate the building, and eventually to the decommission stage.