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This Week in Logistics News (April 27 – May 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

After Wednesday night’s blowout of the Miami Heat, the Celtics won their opening round series and had me in a good spot. Under a transportation services agreement that kicked in last year, Amazon leases the aircraft from a dealer and transfers them to Hawaiian Airlines to fly and provide routine maintenance.

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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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Baltimore Bridge Collapse: An Opportunity to Reinforce the Importance of Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore being struck by the Dali and collapsing is an unpredictable disruption to the supply chains of several industries including automobiles, coal, and agricultural machinery. The most obvious impact was the disruption of traffic and transportation.

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Freight Forwarding Basics with Miles Varghese

The Logistics of Logistics

A freight forwarder is an agent in the supply chain whose objective is to organize a shipment, acting as the intermediary between the exporter or importer and transportation companies. Miles Varghese is the co-founder and CEO of Cargologik , an all-in-one transportation logistics collaboration software developed for freight forwarders.

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How to Protect Your Freight From Cargo Thieves

GTG Technology Group

5 Tips for Protecting Your Freight Against Cargo Thieves. In 2018, motor carriers reported almost 600 incidents of cargo theft nationwide. Cargo thieves can take advantage of opportunities for crime, such as low security at a cargo hold, to steal thousands of dollars worth of cargo. Avoid High-Crime Areas.

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COVID-19: Bullwhip in Cheese Demand

Operations and Supply Chain Management

A UPS jet at Miami International Airport. Transportation. The aviation industry has lost around 100,000 jobs this year, and many of the company’s suppliers are staggering financially amid clouds over the aerospace sector’s recovery prospects. cheese industry reeling. Sponsored by. By Paul Page. Advertisement.

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Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking: Networked Supply.

Global Trade Management

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. That was the message of a panel of experts on perishables shipping Wednesday at the AirCargo Americas Conference in Miami. • Disagreements over shipping practices within the industry itself. . • Disagreements over shipping practices within the industry itself.

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