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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. Agility Robotics , the creators of the bipedal robot Digit are bringing the world’s first factory for humanoid robots to Salem and say they will soon have the capacity to produce 10,000 robots a year. It’s kind of silly.

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Vakil: chip shortage expected to last into 2023

Resilinc

It will take several years to build up semiconductor capacity to where it needs to be.”. Hawaii Foreign Trade Zone’s Trade News Weekly reported last week that Chinese ports are experiencing congestion even more severe than U.S. Consider ordering your year-end gifts now,” wrote C-Net’s senior writer Laura Hautala last week.

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

Resilinc

The recent disruptions underscore this dependency, as Yantian and the other two ports serving the Shenzhen area shipped almost 12% of the United States’ seaborne imports in 2020—a 67% year-on-year increase from 2019, according Hawaii Foreign-Trade Zone’s Trade News Weekly.

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Air Freight Explained: Calculating Costs and Price Trends

Freightos

Steve Jobs famously purchased the entire available air freight capacity along key Asia-US routes to ship the first iMac prior to holiday season. DHL Global Forwarding actually got started by taking ocean freight documents by air to expedite release along a new West Coast-Hawaii ocean line. Seasonal trends in clothing can shift fast.

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In Memoriam: Rear Admiral Stephen Kent Chadwick, USN (retired)

Enterra Insights

During the following 28 years as a Surface Warfare Officer, he served in numerous capacities both at sea and ashore. During his final tour, he assumed command of the Navy Region Hawaii and all surface ships assigned to the Mid-Pacific Group. He commanded two Navy warships and a combat advisory group in the Republic of Viet Nam.

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

Intelligent Audit

including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. By staying well-informed and planning shipments and budgeting with potential GRI for shipping in mind, it is easier to plan and prepare for distribution capacity changes and rate fluctuations. FedEx Freight shipping rates will increase by an average of 4.9% and Canada. and Mexico.”.

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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. California to Hawaii. Understanding Freight Cost. The cost of shipping is called the freight rate. Even the logistics industry can’t predict what it will be. Classification. Fuel surcharges.