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

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The channels are primarily open to vessels that are helping with the cleanup effort, along with some barges and tugs that have been stuck in the Port of Baltimore. Some are charging returns fees or toughening up their policies in other ways. And now on to this week’s logistics news. percent of total online sales.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

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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. mile-long span. An estimated 11.5

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This Week in Logistics News (April 6 – 12)

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A decree simplifying procedures for transporting cargo by land across the isthmus has already been declared by President Laurentino Cortizo. ports,” NRF Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold said. “As And after shooting a 1-over opening round, he could still be in the hunt, at least to make the cut.

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The Southwest Airlines Debacle – What Really Happened

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And while Southwest says they are point-to-point, Atlanta (ATL), Baltimore/Washington (BWI), Chicago Midway (MDW), Denver (DEN), Houston Hobby (HOU), Nashville (BNA), Oakland (OAK), Phoenix (PHX) and St. The ground workers at Southwest Airlines are represented by Transport Workers Union (TWU). Then the plane flies to San Diego.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 16-20, 2015)

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Prime Now Expands: One-Hour Delivery on Tens of Thousands of Daily Essentials Now Available to Prime Members in Baltimore and Miami. Roadnet® Transportation Suite 3.6.9 These new rules] wouldn’t allow Prime Air to operate in the United States,” stated Paul Misener, Amazon’s vice president for global policy, at the time.

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Will the IoT Revolution Force Government to Embrace Silo-Busting?

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Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, on how the IoT impacts supply chains, logistics, and the movement of goods. Next week, I’ll share recommendations and insights around how an increasingly connected world impacts policy, society, and the flow of goods around the world.