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How Volkswagen and Maersk Solved an Export Bottleneck with “Cars in Containers”

Logistics Viewpoints

As vehicle exports from Mexico to North America surged, Volkswagen Mexico found itself confronting a significant supply chain crisis. Supply Chain Pressures Reach a Breaking Point Volkswagen Mexico, one of the countrys largest automotive exporters, primarily serves the U.S., and Canadian dealerships.

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $580 Million for Ports to Strengthen American Supply Chains and Lower Costs

Logistics Viewpoints

The port improvement projects announced today will strengthen supply chain reliability, create workforce development opportunities, enhance freight efficiency, lower costs, reduce emissions, and improve the safety, reliability, and resilience of our ports. Approximately 2.3 billion short tons of goods move through U.S.

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Impact Now: 3 Success Factors for Multi-Site Manufacturers

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse. As AI leads exponential acceleration and international trade disagreements stress global supply chains, agility has never been needed more. From global crises to supply chain disruptions, the need for agility has never been greater. Chip Shortage. Suez Canal. War in Ukraine.

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The High Cost of Neglected Software Maintenance

Exiger Perspectives

JC Herz, Exigers SVP of Cyber Supply Chain, explored this topic in her recent paper in Henry Stewart Publications Cyber Security: A Peer-Reviewed Journal Volume 8 Number 2. The Real-World Impact of Unmaintained Software Undervaluing software maintenance leads to high-profile failures, like the 2019 Baltimore ransomware attack.

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PayCargo and Gnosis Freight to Power Container Payment Portal for Hapag-Lloyd

Logistics Viewpoints

ports throughout 2025, including:Houston,Virginia,Charleston,Savannah,Wilmington, New York/New Jersey,Baltimore,Philadelphia,Miami, Mobile,New Orleans,Tampa,Jacksonville, Port Everglades,Seattle,Tacoma,Oakland,Long BeachandLos Angeles. The CPP will be phased in across all major U.S.

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

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply chain resilience is a hot topic the last few years since post-Covid issues and newsworthy incidents like the Houthi attacks in the red sea have raised awareness. The bridge collapse is a stark reminder of the vulnerability of the nation’s aging infrastructure and the importance of supply chain resilience.

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10 Books Logistics And Supply Chain Experts Need To Read

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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.