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This Week in Logistics News (August 28 – September 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

TSA reviewing cargo screening, concerned about terror vulnerabilities (CNN). a world-class provider of freight forwarding, customs brokerage and surface transportation in Canada.” Headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Milgram employs approximately 330 employees and has six offices in Canada and one office in the United States.

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Gridlock at US Ports is Reshaping the Supply Chain

RFgen

According to The Wall Street Journal, supply chain managers have increasingly shifted their destinations to ports on the East Coast, Gulf Coast and in Western Mexico and Canada instead, hoping to bypass any West Coast congestion. cargo has flowed through the country’s West Coast ports until recently. Roughly half of all U.S.

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Gridlock at US Ports is Reshaping the Supply Chain

RFgen

According to The Wall Street Journal, supply chain managers have increasingly shifted their destinations to ports on the East Coast, Gulf Coast and in Western Mexico and Canada instead, hoping to bypass any West Coast congestion. cargo has flowed through the country’s West Coast ports until recently. Roughly half of all U.S.

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Air Travel Demand and the Cargo Impact

CH Robinson Transportfolio

This is a pretty good comparison for how it feels to give air freight market updates lately. This additional equipment increased cargo capacity, even in years where demand for air cargo did not increase at a corresponding level. At this point, however, capacity has dropped more than cargo demand. Final Thoughts.

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Air Travel Demand and the Cargo Impact

CH Robinson Transportfolio

This is a pretty good comparison for how it feels to give air freight market updates lately. This additional equipment increased cargo capacity, even in years where demand for air cargo did not increase at a corresponding level. At this point, however, capacity has dropped more than cargo demand. Final Thoughts.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 28 – June 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

Cargo losses escalate as thieves target cars, electronics. The Port of Oakland reported cargo in April dropped 7 percent compared to the same period a year ago due to factory and port shutdowns in China. With the reduction in cargo coming out of Shanghai, some carriers aren’t able to fully load a vessel.

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Now or Never: Why Supply Chain Sustainability is Non-Negotiable in 2022

Locus

parts per million, in comparison to the 1960 levels of 316.91 The latter was so severe that cargo ships had to run at half their usual capacity. Wildfires have been an ongoing affair in British Columbia since June 2021, claiming acres of forest area and severing railroad and highway links to the largest port in Canada.