Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Container-ship logjams off US ports finally easing as imports fall. Retailers help decarbonize ocean shipping. Container ships are still waiting to get space at North American ports. Speaking of container ships, global brands pledge to eliminate maritime emissions by 2040.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2019

Swipe, click, this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Google Spinoff’s Drone Delivery Business First to Get FAA Approval (Bloomberg) Amazon to invest $800 million to make one-day free shipping the standard for Prime members (WSJ – sub. req’d) UPS’s $20 Billion Tech Bet Was Scorned by Wall Street.

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AFFLINK

MAY 17, 2018

Driven by the rise of e-commerce, shipment volumes do increase dramatically from Thanksgiving to Christmas as A) companies ship more product to stores, and B) people buy more products as gifts in preparation for Christmas. Many of the biggest shipping days of the year fall during this period.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 11, 2019

As an example, there are tariffs on the automotive rotors that go into a brake system, and over the last ten years, the vast majority of these are produced in northern China. In February 2016, Cheniere became the first company to ship LNG from a commercial facility in the contiguous United States. This is a factor not to be ignored.

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