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The Value of Refrigerated Transport!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Refrigerated transport is a vital component of global supply chains. To further support how refrigerated transport is so valuable in a global supply chain, below are several more reasons: 1. It’s Offering Unprecedented High-Speed Transport Worldwide. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

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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 million vehicles cross the bridge annually, or about 30,000 per day, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. mile-long span.

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How Air Freight Ships Temperature-Controlled Goods

20Cube Logistics

A wide variety of cargo is moved both domestically and internationally by air. Different types of cargo have specific requirements for safe storage, transport, and handling. Different perishable goods have different requirements for storage and handling, which makes things complicated for air freight transporters.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

Long Beach, LA ports set June cargo records. The Hummingbird has made hundreds of thousands of deliveries in Dallas suburbs, Virginia, Australia and Finland. The influx of cargo is due to several reasons, according to port officials. Walmart to order 4,500 Canoo EVs for last-mile delivery. Food Inflation Jumps 10.4%

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In respect to logistics and transport something remarkable happened at COP26. The first Z – Zero emission road transport: Global MOU for ZE-MHDVs . In 2018, according to data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) road transport accounted for three-quarters of transport emissions. Most of this, 45.1

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This Week in Logistics News (August 29 -September 2, 2016)

Talking Logistics

market, and as reported by the Wall Street Journal yesterday: Since the shipping company filed for bankruptcy protection in a Seoul court Wednesday, terminal operators, ports, cargo handlers, truckers and others have refused to handle its cargo, for fear they won’t get paid. Hanjin handles about 7.8 That is causing turmoil at U.S.

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How Will Climate Change Impact Supply Chains in 2024?

Resilinc

Drought in China Impact on Supply Chain The Yangtze River Basin, home to Asia’s longest river, boasts a staggering annual cargo volume of over 3 billion tonnes. These conditions could potentially impact supply chain logistics and transportation by sea, air, and land.