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This Week in Logistics News (January 27 – February 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

UPS is seeking alternative strategies for its truck brokerage business, which has seen sales plummet amid a freight recession marked by declining rates and over capacity. Amazon achieved its fastest-ever global shipping times last year but isn’t resting on its laurels. Retailers estimate 13.7 Retailers estimate 13.7

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Peak Shipping Season Update: What’s Driving Change in the Industry?

GlobalTranz

The long and unpredictable peak shipping season continues to challenge supply chains. A 2021 Peak Shipping Season survey conducted by Edelman Intelligence found hiring to be a strong concern among supply chain decision makers with 90% having a strong need to increase hiring to account for peak season and beyond. Higher freight volumes.

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Protect Your Shipments From Cargo Theft

Zipline Logistics

Cargo theft is surging across the United States — and food and beverage products seem to be the main targets. Cargo Theft Increases in the United States Cities seeing a spike in freight theft include Los Angeles, Houston, Miami, Savannah, Newark, New Jersey, Memphis, and Chicago.

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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 The end result of the loss of propulsion was the ship crashing into the bridge. mile-long span. An estimated 11.5

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The Air Freight Market with Eric Kulisch

The Logistics of Logistics

The Air Freight Market with Eric Kulisch . Eric Kulisch and Joe Lynch discuss the air freight market. Eric is the Air Cargo Editor at FreightWaves, the leading FreightIntel provider, offering current digital intelligence and context to the freight community on a central platform. Key Takeaways: The Air Freight Market.

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Containerized shipping joins modern financial world with CME futures

Freightos

The futures market is about far more than speculation – it’s how airlines can protect themselves against rising jet fuel costs or how international retailers protect against exchange rate fluctuations. Which brings us to international freight. And throughout it all, retailers and consumers paid the price. Until today.

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What’s going on with global supply chains: A primer for the casual consumer

Freightos

Disclaimer: This article is a zoom out for the less freight-inclined. If you have a deeper understanding of freight, you might want to check out our Freightos Baltic Index daily container index instead. Let’s talk freight. . And it’s not just ocean freight. A third of all cargo is carried in passenger planes.

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