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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long Retail groups this week are applauding a U.S. mile-long span. The collapse sent vehicles and people plunging into the water.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

cargo imports in May could hit highest level since last October Transloading is heating up again Hundreds of cargo ships lost propulsion in U.S. distribution centers over the next five years. It plans to bring robots to Mississauga and Cornwall, Ont., The port handled 48,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in January.

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Countdown to Black Friday: Are You an Easy Target for Cargo Theft?

Talking Logistics

With Black Friday on the horizon, consumer goods of all kinds are making their way from manufacturers to distribution centers and retail locations across the country. The industry experiences more cargo theft incidents when there is a higher volume of consumer goods moving through the supply chain.

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Air Cargo Tech Is Falling Behind. It Doesn’t Have to.

Freightos

This was later joined by powerhouse Amadeus in the 1980s, as 1978 airline deregulation morphed reservation management systems into Global Distribution Systems, combining schedule and fare information into pricing management. While the air passenger industry has a solid tech foundation, air cargo does not.

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An Alternative to UPS and FedEx with Mark Lavelle

The Logistics of Logistics

About Maergo Serving the fastest growing brands across retail, Maergo simplifies and expedites small parcel delivery. Topped off by improving time-in-transit and lowering your costs, Maergo is reimagining delivery and changing the way the retailers ship and deliver to their customers. acquisition of Magento where he was CEO.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 30 – October 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

Retailers are adding new incentives to boost their overall curbside shopper experience for customers. During and after the pandemic, more businesses than ever moved most or all of their sales online or closed altogether, leaving behind a large number of empty retail spaces in shopping malls and elsewhere.

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Freightos has publicly listed today as Nasdaq:CRGO

Freightos

Specifically, my thanks to the airlines and ocean liners who trust WebCargo by Freightos as a digital distribution platform. 90% of products in the US are imported, mostly arriving by sea, in a container, or by air cargo. Cargo, or carga in Spanish, originally means a load or burden. Cargo will no longer be a burden.

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