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

Logistics Viewpoints

technology from helping China’s military. The big three US airlines saw their cargo revenues decline last year as rates and volumes came under pressure. United Airlines – the largest of the three in terms of cargo volumes – registered a 31.1 percent year-on-year decline in cargo revenues in 2023 to $1.5bn.

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What is Logistics Exactly?

Supply Chain Game Changer

” Shopify says it is “the process of coordinating and moving resources – people, materials, inventory, and equipment – from one location to storage at the desired destination.” Historically the term Logistics was created and used in reference to the Military.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse- A Reminder of Supply Chain Risk

Supply Chain Matters

Coast Guard authorities are assured that the bridge debris and/or underwater obstacles are sufficiently cleared for cargo ship navigation. There are two other harbor crossings but the prospects for high levels of traffic congestion loom large, especially for just-in-time inventory replenishment movements.

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New Savi IoT Sensors Reduce Theft and Diversion of Sensitive Cargo While Supplying and Protecting Troops

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It has evolved the standard for active RFID (aRFID) communications globally and has been extremely successful in enabling military logisticians to use active RFID tags, readers and software to catalog, inventory and track the DoD and allied military supply chain worldwide.

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The Evolution of Logistics: Connectivity, Data Integration, and Virtual Design

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In the world of logistics, this means enhanced operational efficiency for inventory management, route optimization, safety and security of goods, and resource allocation. In highly sensitive sectors like the military or medical logistics, this can help prevent damage and death.

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Shipping Containers and Supply Chain Snarls: Is There a Way Out?

Enterra Insights

It used to take two days to get cargo off the docks. Marketing expert Robby Pedraza explains, “During World War II, standard sized shipping containers were developed to ship military cargo to the front lines. Conex containers evolved into modular units that could stack efficiently to store more cargo in one location.”[4].

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The State of Uncertainty in the Freight Market!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Meanwhile, the global air cargo volume has dropped significantly, explains Greg Knowler, JOC Senior Editor , “up to 5,000 tons of cargo in air freight from China to the U.S. This is a stunning turn of events as it is the first cargo-only flight for American Airlines in 36 years, carrying medical supplies, mail for U.S.

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