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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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Van Horne Institute Considers Alaska Transport Route, and Weighs Trump’s Plans for Keystone XL

NC State SCRC

In seeking to ship oil and gas offshore, Alberta has sought to build pipelines in three directions: Energy East through Quebec, south through the Keystone XL pipeline, and west through the Northern Gateway. Their economic model envisioned using 196 cars with distributed locomotive power, with six to nine trains of that nature running 24-7.

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Cyberattacks: The Ever-Present Threat to Transportation Management Software

GTG Technology Group

In the Maersk attack, ships off the coast of Anchorage, Alaska were unable to deliver necessary goods like milk and groceries. Even more unsettling is the fact most ships rely on GPS for navigation, and failure causes captains to lose critical course information, communications ability and computer links.

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

ShipBob

Setting up a CBD merchant account is essential because if you cannot accept payments, you won’t be able to ship CBD orders. The nation began to take a more progressive stance on cannabis, as marijuana became legalized in Oregon, Alaska, Washington, Maine, Hawaii, Nevada, and Colorado in the late 90s. 2004: Charlotte’s Web.

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‘Where the Flock are we Going?’

Tailwind

You can see it every day in the trucks, trailers, trains and ships moving around us. Eventually they are able to make their way from Wrangel Island north… yes, north of Alaska… down to their winter home in California. As humans we need to work in order to make a living. Back over here.’.

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Do Freight Shipping Prices Vary by State?

Freight Center

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Additionally, you may notice that the cost of your shipment changes depending on which state you are shipping to or from.

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Do Freight Shipping Prices Vary by State?

Freight Center

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Additionally, you may notice that the cost of your shipment changes depending on which state you are shipping to or from.