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Ho Ho No! Port Congestion and Supply Chain Delays Threaten to Disrupt Christmas

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importers of containerized goods, they may get priority access to containers and space on cargo ships,” according to Reuters. —has given Walmart and Target the go-ahead to import their orders directly from foreign ports. Because the two retailers are among the top U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

California, Mexico sign historic toll- sharing pact for Otay Mesa East Port. Earlier this week, Amazon and Hawaiian Airlines announced that the retail giant will use Hawaiian Airlines to fly its first Airbus freighters on primary cargo routes and to Hawaii beginning in the second half of 2023.

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What Are General Rate Increases in Shipping & What Should Enterprises Know?

Intelligent Audit

They can be based on a variety of factors such as the size of the load, how much a pallet weighs, how far a cargo container has to be carried, and where the final delivery destination location lies. including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. and Mexico.”. FedEx Freight shipping rates will increase by an average of 4.9%

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Doing Business in the United States

QAD

The last two states added were Alaska and Hawaii in 1959. It is bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The climate is mostly temperate, but Alaska is arctic, Florida and Hawaii are tropical, and the Great Plains are mostly arid or semi-arid. Cargo transportation in the U.S. Manufacturing in the U.S.