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This Week in Logistics News (July 30 – August 5)

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The ongoing pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions, along with the Russia-Ukraine war, limited available supplies of cocoa, edible oil, and other food ingredients. Cargo begins clogging Port of Los Angeles amid railroad worker shortage. As a result, cargo is clogging the ports of Los Angeles amid a railroad worker shortage.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 10 – 16)

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A rise in cargo volumes and idling empty containers led the port to propose a dwell fee in August in hopes it would speed throughput. The cutoff dates apply to shipments moving within the lower 48 states and Alaska and Hawaii. Last year’s cutoff was set at December 9.

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Doing Business in the United States

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The last two states added were Alaska and Hawaii in 1959. The climate is mostly temperate, but Alaska is arctic, Florida and Hawaii are tropical, and the Great Plains are mostly arid or semi-arid. has 5,054 airports, most of which have paved runways long enough to handle large jets and cargo planes. Manufacturing in the U.S.