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Virginia Governor Visits Asia to Forge “Trusted Supply Chain Relationships”

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Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin hopes to form supply chain relationships with "friends" of the U.S. so that his state won't have to rely on Chinese suppliers.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 6 – 12)

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This has become trickier since shippers such as Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd have recently rerouted ships away from the Red Sea – the shortest route from Asia to Europe via the Suez Canal – after vessels have come under attack from militants. This milestone demonstrates the port’s commitment to supporting sustainability in Virginia.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Opportunity to Reinforce the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

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The neighboring port in Norfolk Virginia and other east coast ports like New York City can absorb the additional traffic without many complications or delays, but this incident provides an opportunity to discuss the importance of supply chain resilience. The port also handles coke, iron ore, and steel, which are related to the coal industry.

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This Week in Supply Chain Tech January 23, 2024

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AWS Supply Chain Planning is available to customers in US East (Northern Virginia) , US West (Oregon) and Europe (Frankfurt) regions. Virginia), US West (Oregon) , Europe (Frankfurt) , and Asia Pacific (Sydney ) regions. Virginia) , US West (Oregon) , Europe (Frankfurt) , and Asia Pacific (Sydney) regions.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

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This year, with the LA Rams being Super Bowl champs, Good360 said it will ship thousands of “unsellable” Bengals-branded hats, T-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, COVID-19 masks, and scarves to struggling people in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Highly lethal bird flu found in Kentucky and Virginia flocks.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 9 – 15)

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It turns out that these bugs were recently, and accidentally, introduced to the US from east Asia. The Hummingbird has made hundreds of thousands of deliveries in Dallas suburbs, Virginia, Australia and Finland. He went on to inform me about stink bugs and how they smell terrible when smushed.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 3 – 9)

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A container shipped from Asia to Europe costs $9,000, 42% less than at the start of the year. Pacific Northwest shippers say they have been using this new trade service because they can get their containers out of the Port of Virginia. The cost to ship a 40-foot container from China to the U.S. That’s all for this week.