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This Week in Logistics News (April 13 – 19)

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Baltimore is not included in Global Port Tracker’s national totals because its data is reported later than other ports. The April 5 incident is one of hundreds in which massive cargo ships lost propulsion, many near bridges and ports, according to a Washington Post analysis of Coast Guard records.

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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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The Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse

American Global Logistics

According to Maryland Port Administration data, the Port of Baltimore is the busiest U.S. At this time, the projected date for the Port of Baltimore's reopening is unknown. The bridge closure has doubled travel time from Baltimore to Washington, D.C. port for handling imports and exports.

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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. Then the plane flies to San Diego. Then it stays there overnight, and the next day the plane might fly to Dallas.

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Partnering is a Win-Win-Win: Meet Len Ostroff

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Role: SVP of Partnerships Lives in: Suburbs of Baltimore, MD Favorite grocery store product: Anything dark chocolate (he also has a special hiding place in the kitchen for Oreos). Len works his magic from his family’s home in Maryland, which he loves: he’s conveniently near Baltimore and Washington D.C., Life at the home base.

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The Big Sigh

Supply Chain Shaman

I hopped on the plane in Baltimore on my way to Atlanta last week. Registrations are pouring in for the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit on September 6th-8th in Washington, DC. Always late, I squeezed past a middle-aged man wearing a black mask in the aisle seat and promptly fell asleep nodding my head on the window ledge.

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

Material Handling & Logistics

The top locations are 1) New York City; 2) Los Angeles; 3) Miami; 4) Chicago and Houston, tied; 5) San Francisco/Oakland; 6) Atlanta; 7) Baltimore; 8) Orlando; 9) northern New Jersey, Washington, D.C., The country’s largest cities are the most frequent targets of ORC. Return Fraud Continues to Post a Threat to Retailers.

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