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This Week in Logistics News (January 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

In the past weeks, ocean freight rates have risen as much as $10,000 per 40-foot container, as container ships seeking to avoid the attacks embarked on long detours around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, diverting more than $200 billion of cargo away from the critical trade artery. Global trade declined by 1.3 million customers.

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The Green Corridor: Looking for the Green Lining

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Aeronautics engineering innovation is sadly only paddling forward in comparison to the ship building industry. The EU has started to work on charting out a plan for that transition, but other large markets like North America and China will likely not follow them in 2024.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

The engineers will begin by developing 3D software to emulate the “complexities of real life.” A major player in the sustainability mission is FedEx’s Fuel Sense initiatives, which are designed to reduce fuel consumption in the carrier’s aircraft and involve innovating operations to reduce environmental impact.

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The $30 Billion Secret: How Amazon’s Logistics Saves You Time & Money

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The inner workings of logistics at Amazon are a marvel of efficiency, precision, and constant innovation. Cloud and Machine Learning services: Amazon Web Services (AWS) – Provides cloud computing infrastructure, storage solutions, and machine learning services to businesses and developers worldwide.

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New Year, New Horizons: Transportation Industry Gets Ready to Take On 2023

Intelligent Audit

As the transportation industry waves goodbye (and good riddance) to 2022, innovative logistics professionals are already working hard to make 2023 a banner year for the global transportation industry. As ocean rates continue to plummet, shippers are increasingly diverting freight from air cargo lines to more affordable ocean transportation.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

As e-commerce continues to grow, companies are looking at new and innovative ways to ensure they get orders delivered on time to their customers. President Biden will announce the initiative while speaking at United Performance Metals, which offers supply chain solutions to businesses in the metals industry. That’s all for this week.

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The Benefits of IoT And Real Time Actionable Data

Gravity Supply Chain

When data only gets fed back along the cargo’s journey from certain checkpoints throughout the critical path, it is near to impossible for businesses to know: the geographical location of goods in transit. overall environmental/health status of cargo. Purchase Order Management. full purchase order information.