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This Week in Logistics News (May 27 – June 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. manufacturers re-evaluating their reliance on China. manufacturers re-evaluating their reliance on China. Executives are plotting alternate supply chains or devising products that can be made elsewhere should China’s hundreds of thousands of factories become inaccessible.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

Cargo ships lost 661 containers at sea in 2022, down from the 15-year average of 1,566 lost per year, according to the latest figures from the World Shipping Council (WSC). Some major ocean carriers have also announced new fees for goods shipped on the route as of June 1 in response to the canal restrictions.

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Doing Business in the Netherlands

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state of New Jersey. Manufacturing in the Netherlands. Typical manufacturing products from the Netherlands include food processing, chemicals, oil and petroleum refining, construction, electrical machinery and metal processing and fabrication. Supply Chain Infrastructure for Manufacturing. France and Italy.

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2022: A Look in the Rearview Mirror–Part I

American Global Logistics

We had a hangover from the pandemic: Which led to continued inventory shortages, closures of manufacturing plants in China, congested ports, and underemployment. Cargo planes could not fly out of or into Russia or Ukraine. This was evident with the creation of a new report from the New York Federal Reserve.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 26 – September 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

The Port of Los Angeles, which is vying with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to be the nation’s busiest facility, saw a 25.8% The Port of Los Angeles, which is vying with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to be the nation’s busiest facility, saw a 25.8%

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This Week in Logistics News (June 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. US Air Force wants a commercial Rocket Cargo Vanguard to fly stuff anywhere on Earth. If the project, called Rocket Cargo, goes as planned, it would take advantage of this fast-growing market. And by wonder and optimism, it means it will be bringing samples. billion with exports up.

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Continued Disruption and Added Cost Inflation Reflected in Key Global Transportation and Logistics Indices in March and Q1 2022

Supply Chain Matters

In February, a new Stage I Measure was introduced, which tracks that average period from cargo ready to origin port departure. Similarly, factories in areas of Shanghai , Shenzhen and Jalin provinces have had to restrict workers to manufacturing campuses in order to maintain operations. US Logistics Index.