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This Week in Logistics News (November 25 – December 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

companies to import more from countries including India, Thailand and Vietnam. It operates nearly 100 Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 electric trucks at its Southern California Intermodal Operations Center, which also houses a charging depot half the size of a football field. A list of all the awards can be found here.

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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

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The vehicle will make its inaugural trip from Indiana to California, where it will be featured at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo. In percentage terms, Vietnam’s exports grew the most. The truck features a Cummins X15N engine and is fueled by Chevron with compressed natural gas. CMA CGM is offering 5 billion euros ($5.48

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The VF Corporation Invested in Supply Chain Agility Before COVID Made “Agility” the New Buzzword

Logistics Viewpoints

In Asia, Vietnam and Bangladesh are more important sourcing locations. VF is also building a new distribution center in Ontario, California. VF had committed itself to largely selling goods to consumers in the same region they are manufactured in. This highly automated DC will go live in the second quarter of 2023.

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Solar panel logistics: tariffs waived for 24 months

Kanban Logistics

In recent months, the US Commerce Department has been investigating whether “imports of solar panels from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam are circumventing tariffs on goods made in China.” second to only California, according to the SEIA. Solar panel logistics in the US: recent events.

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August Transportation Market Overview 2021

Freight Plus

Wildfires are still raging in Northern California and across the Pacific Northwest causing disruptions in both domestic and international freight markets. . . ?. If you’re an importer of footwear, apparel, or furniture, you are surely feeling the effects of the Covid outbreaks in Vietnam.

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What happens after you toss a recyclable plastic container in the recycle bin?

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

Since China banned the import of plastic waste (except the cleanest plastics) in late 2017, America has been shipping its plastic waste to other countries including: Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Turkey, etc. . California launched several initiatives. Source: The Guardian.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

Boot Barn @bootbarn In 2016, Boot Barn improved operations at its distribution center in Fontana, California by implementing HighJump’s Warehouse Advantage WMS. As of mid-2017, 80% of the company’s shipments out of its warehouse were going to areas other than California and New York.