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China Exports Rebound Even as Western Markets Face Lockdown

Logistics Bureau

The huge build-up of containers at China’s docks has created a major ocean freight imbalance, with a shortage of cargo in US and European ports and a shortfall in boxes needed by Western exporters to ship products to other parts of the world. An Update on Australia, China’s Largest Trading Partner. Measuring the Imbalances*.

China 53
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Transloading 101: Logistics Guide to Understanding This Essential Shipping Process

ShipBob

A shipment of glass bottles from San Francisco reaches a cross-docking facility in Seattle. And from there, it’s loaded onto a cargo train and moved to New York station. ShipBob has a global network of fulfillment centers with facilities in the US, Canada, the UK, EU, and Australia.

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

The company was started in 1907 as a small messenger service in Seattle with $100 in borrowed capital. It started in 1969 as DHL Air Cargo, and by the late 1970s, the company had expanded its operations and offered services throughout the world. billion (2019) Headquarters: Melbourne, Australia Chairman: John Mullen 14.