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This Week in Logistics News (May 21 – 27)

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households across six states – Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Texas, Utah and Virginia. The excess capacity includes warehouses in New York, New Jersey, Southern California and Atlanta, according to an article in Bloomberg.com that referenced anonymous sources. Between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,

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This Week in Logistics News (October 30 – November 5)

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This is simply another example of how the combination of capacity, manufacturing, and port delays impacts every aspect of our lives. Wholesalers are now scrambling to get products from producers to retailers, which explains why our favorite wine from the early days of the pandemic is no longer available. Supply chain funding in the news.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 7 – 13)

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Walmart, along with its partner DroneUp, now operates drone delivery hubs in seven states, including Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. The carriers’ performance was better than in 2021, when capacity was tighter and demand much stronger, ShipMatrix said. FedEx came in at 95.2 percent and U.S.

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

Even closer to end customers, in August, Maersk acquired Visible SCM, a Utah-based B2B/B2C company, which handles over 200,000 orders a day across nine fulfillment centers, as well as a European counterpart. For a forwarder, refraining from working with Maersk today is expensive because it removes 17% of global shipping capacity.

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Adderall one of many drugs, medical supplies at risk

Resilinc

. “We have heard from supply chain executives at a number of healthcare systems that it has been a tremendous drain on resources,” Erin Fox, senior pharmacy director at University of Utah Health told Advisory Group. Resilinc also covered this in our Special Report: Life Sciences Industry – Shortages and Outlook.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

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The state of California moved yesterday to alleviate the persistent backup of freight imports at maritime ports by announcing a deal to lease space at six state-owned sites with enough capacity to store 20,000 shipping containers and clear valuable space at ocean-side docks.

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Ford Motor Moves Deeper Into Supply Network Vertical Integration

Supply Chain Matters

A supply agreement starting in 2025 involves EnergySource Minerals and Compass Minerals , for lithium supply to be produced in California and Utah. Farley additionally indicated that this auto maker is “ pretty much done ” in locking mining and processing capacity needed to support upwards of 2 million EV vehicle production needs by 2026.