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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 end result of the loss of propulsion was the ship crashing into the bridge. mile-long span. An estimated 11.5

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This Week in Logistics News (October 2 – 8)

Logistics Viewpoints

A few week ago, I wrote an article about the transformative nature of the plant-based meat supply chain. In fact, Yum Brands’ KFC stopped advertising its chicken tenders due a supply shortage last month. Companies like Home Depot and Costco have turned to renting their own container ships to prevent delays. percent to $73.3

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The Top 5 Supply Chain Megatrends of 2024

Resilinc

Plan for the New Year by learning about the biggest trends set to impact the future of supply chain. Dive into the top supply chain trends of 2024. While 2023 brought some much-needed stability to the global supply chain, experts are well aware that the next major disruption is just around the corner.

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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

The COVID-19 pandemic made it abundantly clear that effective supply chain management is crucial to the success of a business. Moreover, it’s vital to the health of the global economy. What that looks like, however, isn’t necessarily the same across the board.

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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. Supply chain management through AI will continue to refine. Brian Jessup. brianjessup. Jeff Stollman.

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How to Figure Out Cost of Freight To …

Freight Center

We’ll break it down and give you an idea of what’s involved in calculating freight cost wherever you’re shipping. The cost of shipping is called the freight rate. There is no base rate because so many factors needed to calculate the cost to ship freight are constantly fluctuating. New York to Florida.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 15 – 21)

Logistics Viewpoints

Port of Oakland sets all-time cargo record. West coast ports race to clear ship backlog by August. EU suspends plans to raise tariffs on US whisky, other goods. The service has made package deliveries in the Bentonville and Rogers areas near Walmart’s Arkansas headquarters. Export volume fell 3.7