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How Cargo Theft Stole Christmas

Logistics Viewpoints

Cargo theft continues to be a problem, especially around the holidays. And I don’t just mean the winter holidays; cargo theft typically spikes during any holiday season where businesses may be closed for an extra day or two. But what exactly is cargo theft? Cargo theft comes in many shapes and sizes.

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National Logistics Day 2023

Enterra Insights

Just 14 years later, the first air cargo flight took place in 1910. By 1956, the first container ship sailed from the port of New Jersey to Texas. That includes packaging, warehousing, shipping, and more. In 1896, the invention of the ‘horseless carriage’ semi-truck improved how goods moved across our country.

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Resilinc’s 2021 Annual Report is live!

Resilinc

We’re also enthusiastic about our profession’s growing capabilities to use data analytics, AI, machine learning, and other advanced technology to map and monitor risks in supply chains and work proactively to increase resilience. As in past years, EventWatch AI data shows clearly that most supply chain disruptions were human-caused events.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 25 – 31)

Logistics Viewpoints

The company used the drone to complete autonomous inventory checks of the warehouse’s higher shelves. Amazon so far this year has leased, bought or announced plans for more than 16 million square feet of new warehouse space in the U.S., according to Canadian supply-chain consulting firm MWPVL International.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

It also provides predictive analytics that can tell the restaurant more about what kind of coffee its customers enjoy and when. Vehicle inspections causing delays for trucks in Texas. The Port of Los Angeles handles about 40 percent of US container cargo and is home to more union workers than any of the 29 Pacific Coast ports.

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Holiday shopping has started early amid fears over shipping delays

Ware2Go

Seventy-three cargo ships await unloading at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Saturday, a record. Bindiya Vakil, a supply chain expert, wrote in the Harvard Business Review that storms exacerbated the shortage by shutting down Texas and Louisiana oil producers that process the chemicals used in manufacturing plastic.

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26 logistics professionals reveal the biggest trends in logistics technology

6 River Systems

Logistics technologies such as robotic warehouse systems make automation a reality, while drones improve last-mile delivery capabilities and better tracking with tools like RFID tags improve visibility throughout the supply chain. These technologies also contribute to a rise in big data and analytics in the logistics field.