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Will Climate Change Force Agriculture Indoors?

Enterra Insights

” They point out that 12 million hectares is approximately four times the size of Belgium. ” Ashworth concludes, “Growing indoors, especially in a tight space like a shipping container, can be tricky. ” The New York Times, 6 July 2021. [6] It’s not always as simple as that. No Growing Seasons.

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The Day a Cyber Attack Brings the World’s Supply Chains to a Halt

Talking Logistics

“FedEx and UPS have ground to a complete standstill today due to what they say is a virus in their logistics shipping software…blaming the hacking group Anonymous after they declared their intention to punish shipping companies for halting shipments of flu vaccines into China.

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Where are all the N95 Masks? A Supply Chain Dilemma

NC State SCRC

And when President Trump went into his briefing today, he started rattling off numbers of masks being shipped…but what gives? The shortage of N95 masks seems to be a big mystery, but several recent articles in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal explore the case of the missing masks.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 8 – 14)

Logistics Viewpoints

FedEx warns of shipping delays as Omicron hurts staffing levels. Amazon to bolster delivery fleet with all-electric Ram ProMaster vans. Walmart and FedEx sign deals with BrightDrop for electric vans. Walmart to offer secure 24/7 contactless delivery to Florida customers. JD.com opens robotic shops in Europe. Orders can also be delivered.

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Warehousing, the Rise of IT, Automation, and Now… Robotics

Logistics Bureau

Logistics services provider TNT runs a large distribution hub in Belgium. This in turn allowed Wal-Mart to replicate sales successes between outlets; creating and managing peaks in demand via its systems for buying, shipping, and of course, warehousing. Some choices, when based on these factors, can be surprising at first glance.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 4 – 10)

Logistics Viewpoints

state of New York. The February reading in the New York Fed’s Global Supply Chain Pressure Index was -0.26, reaching negative territory for the first time since August 2019. Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Oregon also are moving to decarbonize drayage. state of Maryland. in December 2021.

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Top 5 Subscription Box Companies

3PL Insights

They have their headquarters in New York City, though they also have operations in Spain, the United Kingdom, France, and Belgium. Bestowed only ships within the United States. The company is based in the United States and is shipped all throughout the United States and Canada. Loot Crate.

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