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Organized Retail Crime is Growing, Losses up 7% from Last Year

Material Handling & Logistics

These criminals find new ways to expand their networks and manipulate the retail supply chain every day. Some ORC activity happens before merchandise ever reaches stores, with 29% of retailers saying they had been the victim of cargo theft that occurred along their supply chains.

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Port of Baltimore Bridge Collapse Update

Supply Chain Matters

It has been just over two weeks since 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 , blocking the main shipping channel that leads to the Port of Baltimore.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

Strong volume continues through Port of New York and New Jersey. Amazon has been pushing its same-day delivery model for Prime members over the last year, making large investments in its supply chain infrastructure. USPS proposes holiday surcharges. China-US container shipping rates sail past $20,000 to record.

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When the Heavy Hand of Government is Not a Burden

MIT Supply Chain

An example in the supply chain space is US maritime policy. We have a glimpse of such an outcome courtesy of the states of New Jersey and New York. What is to stop individuals from using other gateways in the region such as Baltimore or Washington DC to enter the country?

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This Week in Logistics News (April 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

Inbound cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports in the month of May is expected to top 2 million units for the first time since last fall, as imports grow despite new supply chain challenges, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Hackett Associates.