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Ocean Freight Routing Terms Explained

Material Handling & Logistics

This acronym stands for All Water Service, which is one of the most cost-effective ways to ship your cargo, and also one of the most eco-friendly ; however, it’s also one of the slowest forms of freight transportation. With AWS, your cargo will be shipped from the port of origin to its destination using only water routes.

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Organized Retail Crime is Growing, Losses up 7% from Last Year

Material Handling & Logistics

Some ORC activity happens before merchandise ever reaches stores, with 29% of retailers saying they had been the victim of cargo theft that occurred along their supply chains. The number was down from 40% last year and 44% the year before. The country’s largest cities are the most frequent targets of ORC.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 25 – July 1)

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The deliveries will take place in Texas, with Waymo’s Class 8 autonomous truck hauling goods along Interstate 45 between facilities in Houston and Dallas, which was the route used by Waymo and JB Hunt during the original pilot last year. The company flew its first commercial deliveries on June 22 with an initial 16-nautical-mile flight.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

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and BNSF Railway have issued more embargoes—restrictions placed on the amount of cargo that can be transported—than in previous years. The companies launched their pilot program about a year ago to autonomously transport goods between Dallas and Houston. This year, Union Pacific Corp.