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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long The Arkansas Department of Transportation expects 1.5 mile-long span. The collapse sent vehicles and people plunging into the water.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 25-29, 2019)

Talking Logistics

Inside Google’s Rebooted Robotics Program (New York Times) Transplace Invests in New Operations Center in Northwest Arkansas Black & Decker Fined $1.8M The Volkswagen Industrial Cloud: A Manufacturing-Centric Supply Chain Operating Network. A New Market Seeks to Draw Freight Bets (WSJ – sub. For Power Tools Sold In Iran.

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26 logistics professionals reveal the biggest trends in logistics technology

6 River Systems

“Data science can bring great gains for…” Logistics efforts of retailers and manufacturers. Christoph Seitz is the Co-Owner of CFR Rinkens , a global leader in the shipping of commercial cargo, specializing in the containerized shipping of motor vehicles. @ScienceSoft. Christoph Seitz. SupplyPike.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon Air’s network is starting to look more like the hub-centric models of air cargo giants FedEx and UPS. Amazon has ramped up air cargo flights at its largest hubs while maintaining or shrinking flight activity elsewhere, according to an institute tracking the company’s air operations.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 2 – 8)

Logistics Viewpoints

Walmart will begin the deliveries at select stores in New Mexico, Texas, and Arkansas in the next few weeks, and then expand to other markets across the country before the end of the year. The company is currently using three of these ships to transport manufacturing materials. Coca-Cola has taken a different approach.

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24 supply chain experts & business leaders reveal the #1 challenge of supply chain management (and how to solve it)

6 River Systems

“I predict we will see a greater adoption of automated tools assisting, rather than replacing, humans in specific roles within our supply chains: warehouse, manufacturing and distribution.” The challenge of globalization Yes, the world is fast becoming a global village, but not everything is jolly about that.

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The Top 5 Supply Chain Megatrends of 2024

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Many sectors are affected by droughts, including agriculture, energy, water, utilities, and manufacturing. Hurricanes are another extreme weather event that can impact global supply chains, resulting in lost or delayed shipments, port disruptions, canceled cargo flights, and unbalanced supply and demand.