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

Logistics Viewpoints

The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore being struck by the Dali and collapsing is an unpredictable disruption to the supply chains of several industries including automobiles, coal, and agricultural machinery. Coal industry: The Port of Baltimore is the largest coal port in the country, handling about 20 million tons of coal per year.

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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 The bridge is part of the heavily traveled Interstate 695 linking Baltimore to Washington, D.C. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. per month on orders over $35 from Whole Foods Market, Amazon Fresh, and other local grocery and specialty retailers on the platform, including Save Mart, Bartell Drugs, Rite Aid and Pet Food Express. Alibaba has officially introduced its Logistics Marketplace, providing U.S.

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The Backorder, April 10 2024

Unleashed

Baltimore bridge disaster adds new stress to global supply chains. ” Running a niche food brand isn’t an easy task – what have been your biggest hurdles so far? Seaweed is an emerging industry in New Zealand, so finding local seaweeds at food grade quality is an ongoing challenge.” in March – up 2.5% from February.

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10 Books Logistics And Supply Chain Experts Need To Read

Freightos

There are tens of thousands of books about logistics and supply chains. Amazon has 31,817 books about supply chain and 24,934 about logistics. That’s 56,751 supply chain and logistics books. But we got it down to ten logistics and supply chain books you’ll actually want to read. Empire State Buildings.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on this week’s logistics news. With the new expansion, Amazon is rolling out same-day delivery to Prime members in Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Tampa, Charlotte and Houston, bringing the total markets served to 12. And in the last piece of Amazon-related logistics news, the company’s drone delivery dream may be in jeopardy.

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Greg Javor: “Our mission is to inspire and nurture the human spirit”

Supply Chain Movement

After four years in global logistics he was posted to Amsterdam in 2012 as senior vice president, Supply Chain Operations, EMEA. I added a second major in transportation and logistics and, for a full armoury, added a third in production operations and management. He became my first mentor.