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Ahead of the Curve: How Digitalization Helped Air Cargo Amidst Red Sea Shipping Diversions

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Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Email This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. The recent air cargo impact from the Red Sea diversions is a case in point in how airlines that invested in digitization in advance were able to maintain operations. That reached air cargo quickly.

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The $30 Billion Secret: How Amazon’s Logistics Saves You Time & Money

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This system uses giant warehouses, lots of trucks, and even cool robots to move things quickly. In this blog post, we’ll explore how Amazon does it all. We’ll look at their warehouses, their delivery tricks, and even how they use new technology to make things faster.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

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In this blog post, we’ve compiled a list of over 100 supply chain crisis statistics to help you stay informed and build a more agile, resilient supply chain. At the Port of Long Beach (near Los Angeles), waiting time to discharge or pick up cargoes ranges from 38 to 45 days, with constraints expected to continue. Fast Radius ).

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Teamsters Labor Union Ratifies UPS Labor Agreement

Supply Chain Matters

This agreement has been characterized by The Wall Street Journal as being the largest collective bargaining agreement involving a private employer in North America. All existing delivery vehicles will be equipped with two fans and air induction vents in cargo compartments. economy and for industry supply chains.

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Top 8 Industries Affected by The Red Sea Crisis in January 2024

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Since our last blog on the Red Sea Ship Attacks on December 21, six of the top ten container shipping firms, including Maersk, MSC, Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM, ZIM, and ONE, have either significantly reduced or completely halted their operations in the Red Sea region. Surcharges for all Asia to North America shipments will start in mid-January.

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Tentative Deal Reached in UPS Labor Contract

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides highlights of an announced tentative labor contract agreement between UPS and the Teamsters union, along with some implications. This contract is characterized as the single largest private-sector collective bargaining agreement in North America. All rights reserved.

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Continued Disruption and Added Cost Inflation Reflected in Key Global Transportation and Logistics Indices in March and Q1 2022

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights an added dimension to our monthly summary of global supply chain activity trending and implications. Data published at the end of March indicates that for movement of ocean container shipping transit from Asia to North America , the average time had declined to 108 days, upwards of 15.4