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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

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In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long The end result of the loss of propulsion was the ship crashing into the bridge. Walmart Canada is piloting an automated receiving solution.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

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This year, with the LA Rams being Super Bowl champs, Good360 said it will ship thousands of “unsellable” Bengals-branded hats, T-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, COVID-19 masks, and scarves to struggling people in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. New wave of contracts will lock in much higher shipping rates.

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Sustainable Frozen Ecommerce Fulfillment with Cathy Hayward-Hughes and Mike Bradburn

The Logistics of Logistics

She spent her childhood and much of her professional life managing people, originally on processing ships in the Bering Sea, then later in manufacturing. Crystal Creek is a direct-to-consumer fulfillment business that provides shipping for ecommerce retailers across the U.S. and Canada.

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Gridlock at US Ports is Reshaping the Supply Chain

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ports to make up the current backlog of ships and container inventory, the standoff’s impact is expected to be more far-reaching than initially thought. The re-routing trend has accelerated in recent months as many ships have lined up along the West Coast waiting for ports to resume operations. Roughly half of all U.S.

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Gridlock at US Ports is Reshaping the Supply Chain

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ports to make up the current backlog of ships and container inventory, the standoff’s impact is expected to be more far-reaching than initially thought. The re-routing trend has accelerated in recent months as many ships have lined up along the West Coast waiting for ports to resume operations. Roughly half of all U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 17 – 23)

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The series of deals in the US, UK, Sweden, Spain, and Canada will add more than 1.5 The new service will be tested in Virginia and two other markets, and requires drivers to unpack and assemble the items, remove the packaging and take the item back on the spot if the customer isn’t satisfied. billion offer.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 2 – 8)

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UK freight shipping costs quadruple after Brexit, COVID. The move is not overly surprising given how much the pandemic has fueled not only e-commerce growth, but the expectation of faster shipping options. On the East Coast, the Port of Virginia in November reported a 23.3 West and east coast ports report strong November volume.