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This Week in Logistics News (September 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

The rule was aimed at reducing electronic waste and saving customers money by making one port compatible across an array of devices. The offering was unveiled this week at Amazon Accelerate, a conference that drew about 2,000 online merchants to Seattle. days for general cargo vessels.

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Air Freight Explained: Calculating Costs and Price Trends

Freightos

Air cargo is used by global importers and exporters when they need to get goods somewhere rapidly and reliably. While 90% of everything is shipped by ocean, air connects the world faster, cutting China-US freight shipping time from 20-30 days by ocean to only 3 days by air cargo. Why Ship Cargo by Air?

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Smart Supply Chains Adapt to Overcome COVID-19 Challenges

Logistics Bureau

The Electronics Industry. As with the auto industry, some electronics companies have adopted drastic measures to keep their production lines running. Examples are: Samsung Electronics , which is shifting part of its domestic phone production to Vietnam due to the rapid advance of COVID-19 in South Korea. The Food Industry.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 25-29, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Seattle startup Flexe pulls in $14 million from investors (The Seattle Times). Booking a flight has been electronic for 50 years, but the cargo on airplanes, trucks, and ships is still booked manually. Freightos Launches First International Freight Marketplace to Power $2 Trillion Worth of U.S. Annual Imports.

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Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2018

Material Handling & Logistics

In markets with high land values, such as New York City, Seattle and the San Francisco Bay Area, multistory distribution centers are emerging. Content Summary: New Electronic Vehicle Export Process Debuts at Port Everglades. Content Summary: Autonomous Boats Could Ferry Cargo in Busy Cities. Several major U.S. Media Type.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 14-18, 2015)

Talking Logistics

In this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Amazon in talks to lease 20 jets to launch air-cargo business (The Seattle Times). Truckers take government to court over electronic logbook mandate. Seattle passes law letting Uber, Lyft drivers unionize (Reuters). They are not going to hang about.”. Baird & Co.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Biden administration is trying to ease tensions between the West Coast dockworkers’ union and port employers as escalating strains in contract negotiations threaten to reach cargo operations and obstruct the movement of goods through some of the country’s biggest trade gateways.