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This Week in Logistics News (September 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

David Ho, a climate scientist at the University of Hawaii, wasn’t buying it. Cargo volumes at the Port of Los Angeles rose 3 percent year-over-year to 828,016 TEUs in August, marking the first increase in 13 months, port officials said. At full capacity, the company said, the factory will employ 500 human workers in Salem.

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Air Freight Explained: Calculating Costs and Price Trends

Freightos

Air cargo is used by global importers and exporters when they need to get goods somewhere rapidly and reliably. While 90% of everything is shipped by ocean, air connects the world faster, cutting China-US freight shipping time from 20-30 days by ocean to only 3 days by air cargo. Why Ship Cargo by Air? Documents and Samples.

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Ho Ho No! Port Congestion and Supply Chain Delays Threaten to Disrupt Christmas

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importers of containerized goods, they may get priority access to containers and space on cargo ships,” according to Reuters. —has given Walmart and Target the go-ahead to import their orders directly from foreign ports. Because the two retailers are among the top U.S.

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What Are General Rate Increases in Shipping & What Should Enterprises Know?

Intelligent Audit

They can be based on a variety of factors such as the size of the load, how much a pallet weighs, how far a cargo container has to be carried, and where the final delivery destination location lies. including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. FedEx Freight shipping rates will increase by an average of 4.9% and Canada.

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How to Figure Out Cost of Freight To …

Freight Center

Freight rate is made up of a multitude of variables, like weight and density, as well as distance and capacity. Trailer capacity. Keep in mind that the further away your cargo has to go, the higher the freight rate will be. California to Hawaii. Understanding Freight Cost. The cost of shipping is called the freight rate.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 30 – August 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

Cargo begins clogging Port of Los Angeles amid railroad worker shortage. We emphatically encourage ocean carriers to step up their efforts to evacuate empty containers quicker and at higher volumes to free up much-needed capacity for arriving imports in order to keep commerce moving through the port and the region.”.