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Do No Harm…

Supply Chain Shaman

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1943. _. They also enable the evaluation of networks for both sales and procurement relationships to optimize the flows upstream and downstream. ” —Translation from the Greek by Ludwig Edelstein. From The Hippocratic Oath: Text, Translation, and Interpretation , by Ludwig Edelstein.

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Port of Baltimore to Reopen

Supply Chain Matters

A little over eight weeks since a container ship slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge spanning an entrance to the Port of Baltimore , the main channel is on track to open by the end of May. We close this update with praising the sheer magnitude and marshaling of logistical resources by the U.S. The port itself was a major U.S.

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Allianz Safety and Shipping Review- The Good and Not Good

Supply Chain Matters

With as much as 90 percent of international trade being transported across ocean waterways, there are important findings for multi-industry supply chain and logistics management teams included in this report. The good news from the report is that annual global shipping losses have declined to upwards of 70 percent over the past decade.

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Indications of Peak Reached in Global Container Shipping

Supply Chain Matters

In the recently published CSCMP Annual State of Logistics Report authored by Kearney , the authors attribute the current period of spot rate surge to carrier’s use of bank sailings (cancelled routing) to help control overcapacity and maintain profitability.

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General Average Explained: What Shippers Need to Know

Shapiro

Dali: Grace Ocean Private Ltd, the owner of the Dali—the infamous ship that knocked down the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore in March 2024—declared General Average a month after the initial incident. Whether your cargo is on-shore or off-shore, Shapiro procures, ensures, endures and assures.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 30 – April 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. This announcement comes on the heels of Blue Yonder’s acquisition of flexis AG, offering factory planning, sequencing and slotting capabilities, and Doddle, offering returns management and reverse logistics solutions. It was supplying jet fuel to Delaware’s Dover Air Force Base.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse- A Reminder of Supply Chain Risk

Supply Chain Matters

A day has passed after a container ship lost power and crashed into a support pylon of Baltimore, Maryland’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early morning hours of March 26. miles to partially collapse into the Patapsco River that leads to the Port of Baltimore. The collision caused this massive bridge spanning 1.6 All rights reserved.