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This Week in Logistics News (May 21 – 27)

Logistics Viewpoints

The excess capacity includes warehouses in New York, New Jersey, Southern California and Atlanta, according to an article in Bloomberg.com that referenced anonymous sources. The US Department of Transportation reported that transborder freight between the U.S. and North American countries (Canada and Mexico) in March amounted to $141.9

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Tentative Agreement Reached in Canada West Coast Port Strike

Supply Chain Matters

Canada’s Labor and Transport Ministe r’s have just announced that a tentative agreement has been reached between The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association and the International Longshore & Warehouse Union Canada labor union after a 13-day labor stoppage. A statement was featured on Twitter. All rights reserved.

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REPOST: Understanding Uber Freight with Raj Subbiah

The Logistics of Logistics

Raj is Head of Product for Uber Freight , a logistics platform built on the power of Uber with the goal to reshape global logistics and deliver reliability, flexibility and transparency for shippers and carriers. Uber Freight Launches Self-Service Shipper Platform in Canada. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast.

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Canada West Coast Port Strike Resumes After Union Workers Rejection of Agreement

Supply Chain Matters

After last week’s news of a tentative agreement being reached between The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association and the International Longshore & Warehouse Union Canada labor union, after a 13-day labor stoppage, union workers voted yesterday to reject the agreement and return to picket lines. All rights reserved.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

I read earlier this week that pressure on the supply of critical materials will continue to mount as road transport electrification expands to meet net-zero ambitions. And now on to this week’s logistics news. It covers 37 states and parts of Canada through a fleet of more than 150,000 crowd-sourced drivers, it says.

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Understanding Uber Freight with Raj Subbiah

The Logistics of Logistics

Raj is Head of Product for Uber Freight , a logistics platform built on the power of Uber with the goal to reshape global logistics and deliver reliability, flexibility and transparency for shippers and carriers. Uber Freight Launches Self-Service Shipper Platform in Canada. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast.

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Some Positive News for Two Threats of Transportation Disruption This Week

Supply Chain Matters

Officials of the government of Canada then intervened in the actions of a Canada Industrial Relations Board ruling that the union’s job action was illegal because 72-hour notice of the action was not supplied and thus ordering workers back to work on Thursday of last week. All rights reserved.