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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

million vehicles cross the bridge annually, or about 30,000 per day, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. House of Representatives vote to pass an act that would increase transparency in ocean shipping capacity and prices, sending the legislation to the U.S. The Arkansas Department of Transportation expects 1.5

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The COVID-19 Supply Chain Hit Could Trigger Recession in Australia

Logistics Bureau

After two months of almost complete shutdown as part of the Chinese authorities’ efforts to contain the Coronavirus epidemic, factories across China are gradually reopening, trucks are crawling back onto the road, and some ports are again operating at near-full capacity. Why is COVID-19 Causing so Much Disruption to Australia’s Economy?

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2020 Trends in Freight Transportation, and the COVID-19 Impact

Logistics Bureau

Now the entire freight transportation industry, across air, ocean, road, and rail sectors, is awash with disrupted expectations and has retreated into survival mode. Air Freight Transportation Trends 2020. Record Capacity Declines and Price Increases. Year-on-year capacity declines are significant, to put it mildly.

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Transportation Management Systems as a Service (TMSaaS) Transform the Logistics Industry

GlobalTranz

The use of the new technologies, ranging from robotics to value-added services within transportation management systems (TMSs) saw greater implementation across supply chains via TMSaas, and widely-held beliefs about the supply chain’s limitations were tested.

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The Backorder, March 27 2024

Unleashed

In this issue: The latest in global supply chain news Insights from an ecommerce niche-market pioneer Tips for reducing transportation costs Job opportunities from Sony, Patagonia, and more In supply chain headlines Food & Beverage sector sees continued growth and innovation. Fewer trips = lower transportation costs. Just kidding.

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Now Is the Right Time for Supply Chains To Do the Right Things

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Without a doubt 2020 will be etched in our memories as the year of multiple disasters, with the Covid-19 pandemic, trade issues between the US and China, wildfires in Australia, social unrest in Hong Kong, drastic declines in oil prices, turbulent financial markets and other politically dominated issues in emerging markets.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Hummingbird has made hundreds of thousands of deliveries in Dallas suburbs, Virginia, Australia and Finland. The facility is part of a broader initiative to add more capacity into Walmart’s supply chain as the retailer prepares for growth. across the US, the research firm said Tuesday. That’s all for this week.