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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

Speed – Think five days from a factory in China to a warehouse in the United States. Steve Jobs famously purchased the entire available air freight capacity along key Asia-US routes to ship the first iMac prior to holiday season. However, this means that less than half of air freight capacity is being used.

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

Enterra Insights

After a summer spent at bootcamp at Parris Island, SC, he attended Birmingham Southern College and subsequently received an appointment to the United States Naval Academy. During the following 28 years as a Surface Warfare Officer, he served in numerous capacities both at sea and ashore.

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

Logistics Viewpoints

The United States is considering limiting shipments of American chipmaking equipment to memory chip makers in China including Yangtze Memory Technologies Co Ltd, according to four people familiar with the matter, part of a bid to halt China’s semiconductor sector advances and protect US companies. Apparently, warehouses are full.

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Top 20 Verified Supply Chain Experts You Can Hire

SCMDOJO

Asif Iqbal (Ex Google) Location: United States (US)/Remote Rating: 5/5.0 Nathan A Cunningham Location: United States (US) Rating: 0/5.0 Services: With his knowledge gained from Bachelors in Business_Supply Chain management from Brigham Young University – Hawaii, he has helped the clients with various projects.

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Do Freight Shipping Prices Vary by State?

Freight Center

Agriculture plays a big role in this state’s freight costs. Freight shipping rates to Hawaii tends to be some the most expensive. The state’s distance from the centralized 48 plays a significant role in shipping costs to and from the island. This is due to Missouri’s centralized location within the United States.

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Do Freight Shipping Prices Vary by State?

Freight Center

Agriculture plays a big role in this state’s freight costs. Freight shipping rates to Hawaii tends to be some the most expensive. The state’s distance from the centralized 48 plays a significant role in shipping costs to and from the island. This is due to Missouri’s centralized location within the United States.