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This Week in Logistics News (July 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

Cargo ships avoiding Houthi attacks in the Red Sea face a different kind of delay-causing threat as they go around the southern tip of Africa: storms and 30-foot swells. Lidl also shared that it had identified 11 critical raw materials and committed to setting responsible sourcing targets for each group of items.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

The international inbound transportation service is only available to Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) sellers that source or manufacture goods in China, and all cargo must be shipped from Yantian, Shanghai, or Ningbo ports. Cargo imported into the U.S. according to the Walmart Marketplace website.

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Southern California Wildfires and Windstorm 

Exiger Perspectives

The Santa Ana winds, combined with dry conditions, triggered widespread fires in Los Angeles County, the Inland Empire, Orange County, and Ventura County. Source: Exiger) A snapshot of Exigers supply chain visibility and collaboration platform visualizing a manufacturing clients supply chain assets within the Red Flag Warning zone.

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Mexico Back in the Supply Chain Spotlight

Talking Logistics

A lot of companies set up operations and sourced from Mexico back in the 90s, then the focus shifted to China and other Asian countries, and now Mexico is back in the spotlight. We’ve seen, for example, instability in ocean freight, cost, and issues with [Los Angeles] ports in past years. Luckily for Mexico, the U.S.

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Improved Supply Chain Visibility Requires an End-to-End Solutions

Logistics Viewpoints

Last October, over 100 ships, including 70 container ships, were waiting at anchor or in drift zones to unload at the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Ocean ETAs are focused on when a ship gets into port and begins to unload its cargo. We have many different data sources,” Mr. Dowse went on to say. “We

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This Week in Logistics News (June 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

US Air Force wants a commercial Rocket Cargo Vanguard to fly stuff anywhere on Earth. Late last Friday, the US Air Force launched a new rocket cargo program with the Space Force to study the use of commercial spacecraft to ship supplies around the world, and they may look to NASA’s lunar lander program for ideas.

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CSR Initiatives in the Global Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Recently, CEVA Logistics joined the Singapore Changi Airport community in a humanitarian aid project to transport 14,000-kilogram of oxygen concentrators from Los Angeles to Jakarta via Singapore. Photo Credit: Changi Airport Group. Photo Credit: United Airlines. million gallons of SAF this year. Acting for Responsible Trade.