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High Seas Troubles Affect Global Supply Chains, Part Two: Climate Risks

Enterra Insights

Vásquez told the Associated Press, “In the first quarter of the fiscal year, the passageway saw 20% less cargo and 791 fewer ships than the same period the year before.” In January Panamanian authorities slashed Panama Canal ship crossings by 36%. ” Will things get worse? ”[5] Rising Seas Obviously.

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America Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos

Operations and Supply Chain Management

With global cargo lanes clogged, businesses are turning to new ways to deliver goods. Mississippi River cargo traffic near Luling, La. The former wartime airbase handled a record 1,655 international cargo arrivals in 2021, a 73% jump from 2019, and overall tonnage rose 18%. Businessweek. Photographer: Ryan Dickinson/U.S.

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When the Climate Changes, Can Business Carry on as Usual?

EHS Sustainability Knowledge at Work

To highlight the unpredictability farmers are facing, consider the Mississippi River, which in 2008 flooded just before the harvest period for many crops, causing an estimate loss of $8bn for farmers. Whereas just 4 year later in 2012, the River was at its lowest level in two decades, 30 feet lower than the previous year.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

The company is paying participating small businesses a per-package fee to deliver Amazon orders within a 10-mile radius to their neighbors’ homes in states like Nebraska, Mississippi, and Alabama. The company secured fast maritime shipments as well as “airlift capacity to protect our suppliers.” Last month, the U.S.

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Shipping Industry Lows Foil High Expectations

Intelligent Audit

Plummeting Air Cargo Rates Trouble Shippers Worldwide. With the continued lifting of COVID restrictions globally, more airfreight markets are reopening and offering more flight capacity. Logistics Experts Warn that Drought-Plagued Mississippi Could Threaten American Exports.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 29 – February 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

Airline group says global cargo volume grew 6.9 The company is launching the Student Ambassador Program on March 1 at Mississippi Valley State University, Jackson State University, Fayetteville State University, LeMoyne-Owen College, Lane College, Tennessee State University, Paul Quinn College, and Miles College. percent in 2021.