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This Week n Logistics News (February 24 – March 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

The initiative, dubbed Project Gigaton, is aimed at reducing so-called Scope 3 emissions, which are the result of a company’s supply chain and the use of its products. Another option is the consignee, meaning “the ultimate recipient of cargo; the person to whom final delivery of the cargo is to be made.”

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Four Risk Mitigation Actions for Weathering a Stormy Market

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Deciding whether to ship cargo via the U.S. East Coast or West Coast, for instance, requires shippers to weigh various factors such as the type of cargo, the required transit time, and the potential cost savings. Balance risk in your supply chain. but choosing the optimum route is not necessarily straightforward.

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More Challenges for the Transportation Network: Day 2 of the SCRC Meeting

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And in Panama a huge transshipment area will grow where they will will do break bulk, put cargo onto smaller ships and send to North America. These services will no longer occur in US ports, and this will shift the nature of supply chain designs.

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Overcoming Automotive Logistics Challenges – Part II

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Supply Chain Nation recently sat down with Automotive Logistics Group Publisher, Louis Yiakoumi, about the hot topics in this industry. They’re factoring in, as much as they can, the logistics and supply chain costs. They’re trying to look at logistics and supply chain, as opposed to just transportation.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

The alternative meat supply chain and market has been growing by leaps and bounds over the last few years. As more and more ships continue to queue up outside of major ports, some of the world’s biggest ocean shipping lines are buying cargo planes. Canada’s Covid-19 protests threaten border trade with US.

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New Panama Canal Options: Running the Numbers with a TMS

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When the expanded Panama Canal opened this June, a new set of routes became available for shippers and beneficial cargo owners (BCOs). Cargo can enter the country via East coast or West coast ports depending on variables such as the type of product being shipped. Is your supply chain make-to-order, make-to-stock, or both?

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This Week in Logistics News (October 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

The holdup makes it exceedingly difficult for businesses to manage supply chains, it said. Texas announced a renewed push for cargo-truck inspections last month as part of Abbott’s “Operation Lone Star” plan to deter illegal border crossings and drug smuggling amid what he says is a lack of enforcement by the federal government.