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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

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Will Warehouses Eventually Go Dark?

Enterra Insights

Thanks to the popularity of e-commerce, warehouses are some of the hottest properties in real estate. Phillips ( @EricaEPhillips ) reports some retailers were so desperate to find warehouse space this past holiday season they created pop-up warehouses in vacant suburban lots and parking garages.[1]

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April 2, 2024 Update

Freightos

Dive deeper into freight data that matters Stay in the know in the now with instant freight data reporting Sign up for Free Analysis Salvage crews have already started working to clear the wreckage from last week’s bridge collapse in Baltimore. Baltimore is the largest US port for vehicle imports and exports.

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The Backorder, April 10 2024

Unleashed

The Guardian reports that the Victoria Unboxed project will hope to eliminate invisible waste from supply chains by replacing cardboard produce boxes with reusable plastic crates. The latest ISM Manufacturing PMI report registered an unexpectedly high 50.3% The latest ISM Manufacturing PMI report registered an unexpectedly high 50.3%

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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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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 11.5-11.9

Freight Plus

Hospitals overpaying by $25 billion on their supply chains according to report. Even with ongoing efforts to improve supply chain processes and product utilization, it’s clear that significant savings opportunities remain for many hospitals and health systems,” said Rob Austin, Navigant’s director of health systems, in the report.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 14-18, 2013)

Talking Logistics

BMW to Mazda Imports Slowed as Strike Shuts Baltimore Port ( Bloomberg ). Earlier this week, for example, I commented on the partnership between Amazon and P&G , where Amazon has set up operations inside P&G warehouses to fulfill online orders. As a result, the answers to “What is a warehouse?”