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This Week in Logistics New (May 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

A mountain of discarded clothing, including Christmas sweaters and ski boots, cuts a strange sight in Chile’s Atacama, the driest desert in the world, which is increasingly suffering from pollution created by fast fashion. Some 59,000 tons of clothing arrive each year at the Iquique port in the Alto Hospicio free zone in northern Chile.

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COP26: 5Zs that changed the world

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Very positively, these topics have not only been discussed at COP26 but multiple initiatives were launched with some of them having the potential to significantly contribute to decarbonizing the global supply chain network. came from trucks carrying cargo. Most of this, 45.1 Roughly half of .

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Embracing the South American Ecommerce Marketplace

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Online retailers in South America have been struggling for years to overcome several obstacles to success, including extensive customs delays, poor transportation infrastructure, and the lack of end-to-end supply chain visibility. The United States-Chile trade agreement allows all U.S. End-to-end supply chain visibility.

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Supply Chain and Logistics News July 7th- 10th 2025

Logistics Viewpoints

This week in supply chain and logistics news began with the Trump administration imposing a 50% tariff on all U.S. Infios and S&S Activewear were awarded the “Top Supply Chain Project Winner” for their collaboration on warehouse automation and robotics. imports of copper.

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The need to know

EFT

The key supply chain stories from Reuters’ global network of journalists What's at stake as Trump's tariffs threaten EU exports U.S. Tariff truce will not spark cargo boom at busiest US seaport, executive director says The head of the busiest U.S. and jeweller Pandora (PNDORA.CO) are looking at spreading the cost of U.S.