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U.S. Freight Logistics Industry Recession Continues with Some Hopeful Signs

Supply Chain Matters

freight and logistics industry continues to mitigate recessionary conditions including the April 2023 Logistics Manager Index reaching its lowest level lowest level in six years and one-half years. freight, logistics and parcel movement industry. Freight rate reportedly fell 37 percent. percent drop in cargo volumes.

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Billion Dollar Port Plan Brings Mega-Retailer To Mexico

Elementum

The country’s underdeveloped intermodal freight transportation system is consistently outperformed by its faster and better integrated U.S. The move may be risky, but the mega retailer’s play may also be indicative of an emerging trend in North American maritime freight. freight imports anytime soon.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

said its survey of 13 malls and outdoor shopping centers it manages across the U.S. freight railroads have reported strong profits in recent years, helped by higher prices and steady business in transporting everything from automobiles to fertilizer. The tactic appears to have paid off for the Black Friday shopping holiday.

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26 logistics professionals reveal the biggest trends in logistics technology

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AI will be able to survey an area or room and create an accurate inventory in seconds, including weights and volumes, and determine damage on items. Christoph Seitz is the Co-Owner of CFR Rinkens , a global leader in the shipping of commercial cargo, specializing in the containerized shipping of motor vehicles. Christoph Seitz.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 15 – 21)

Logistics Viewpoints

Warehouse rents near cargo airports skyrocket. A semitruck equipped with Kodiak’s autonomous driving system is making daily delivery runs from an IKEA warehouse near Houston to a store close to Dallas, roughly 300 miles away. The queue fell through the spring as Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, improved their cargo flows.