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This Week in Logistics News (January 27 – February 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

The big three US airlines saw their cargo revenues decline last year as rates and volumes came under pressure. United Airlines – the largest of the three in terms of cargo volumes – registered a 31.1 percent year-on-year decline in cargo revenues in 2023 to $1.5bn. The Dallas Forth Worth-headquartered airline registered a 6.7

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Billable Weight Explained: How to Reduce Future Shipping Costs

ShipBob

After realizing this cost model didn’t make sense for lightweight packages that took up cargo space and reduced each shipment’s capacity, they transitioned to billable weight for shipments 16oz or greater. Running an Austin-based company, it’s convenient to use ShipBob’s Dallas fulfillment center.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 17-21, 2014)

Talking Logistics

According to the product sheet , “Oracle Global Trade Intelligence provides a dashboard view into the unique metrics by which your customs and compliance operation measures success. Government to import or export cargo. The ITDS will allow businesses to electronically transmit, through a “single-window,” the data required by the U.S.