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The Green Corridor: Catching the Sun Light! – How Logistics is Harnessing the Power of the Sun

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In a NASA comparison , if a large power plant generated 1 billion watts of power in a year, it would take 44 million of these power plants to equal the power that our Earth receives from the sun. He crafted delivery solutions for e-commerce clients and managed supply chains for several chemical and freight forwarding companies.

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Why Now is the Time to Choose LCL Shipping

CH Robinson Transportfolio

In the early weeks of March alone, we handled dozens of expedited LCL shipments out of Asia, working across 22 origin ports from 10 origin countries to get our customers everything they needed. What freight qualifies for LCL shipping. Only freight that can account for added transport time is a good fit for expedited LCL shipping.

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How rate transparency grows SMBs: Introducing the FBA Index

Freightos

Among the over 10,000 small businesses on Freightos.com , the world’s largest digital freight marketplace, many are small eCommerce businesses who use Freightos.com to ship directly to Amazon FBA warehouses and other fulfillment solutions. Adaptability of SMBs. How does this help importers?

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This Week in Logistics News (September 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Freight rates on the main ocean trade routes are sinking during what is typically the industry’s peak season after cargo owners shipped holiday goods early and inflation dented consumer demand. A container shipped from Asia to Europe costs $9,000, 42% less than at the start of the year.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 28 – June 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

Cargo losses escalate as thieves target cars, electronics. The Port of Oakland reported cargo in April dropped 7 percent compared to the same period a year ago due to factory and port shutdowns in China. Volume from Asia has slowed, as have the number of vessels coming to the port, according to the release. s CargoNet.

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The Importance of the International Shipping Industry!

Supply Chain Game Changer

It has already wreaked havoc on supply chains, transport networks, and ports, resulting in a sharp drop in cargo volumes. In comparison to then, the dust has settled. Thus, even at the peak of the outbreak, spot rates were steady whenever the cargo was less. Destabilization in Freight Rates.

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Speeding up international e-commerce deliveries via customs solutions

Cathy Roberson

In comparison, there are 20,139 large businesses. FedEx, UPS…and Amazon In March, FedEx announced it was introducing a cross-border service during its fiscal Q4 (March-May) called FedEx International Connect Plus (FICP), which provides air service from Europe to the United States to Asia, and within Europe. Thanks for reading.