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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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Breakbulk Americas with Jeff Tucker

The Logistics of Logistics

Breakbulk Americas , is the region’s largest trade event for the project cargo and breakbulk industry. In the podcast interview, Joe and Jeff discuss Tucker Company Worldwide and the Breakbulk Americas conference, the region’s largest trade event for the project cargo and breakbulk industry professionals. About Breakbulk Americas.

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Cargo Ship Damaged by Russian Mine in Black Sea, Ukraine Says

Supply Chain Brain

Russia says it regards all cargo ships in the Black Sea bound for Ukraine as potential military targets, and mines remain a constant threat.

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

Logistics Viewpoints

According to the cargo theft prevention firm CargoNet, reports of theft, fraud, and other kinds of criminal activity in the supply chain rose 41 percent in the first 20 weeks of 2023 compared to last year, reaching 900 incidents. manufacturers re-evaluating their reliance on China.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

The American and Canadian militaries believe that the balloon was for surveillance, while the Chinese government said it was a civilian meteorological research airship that had blown off course. Now that the SU military has retrieved the wreckage, new details are emerging.

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April 9, 2024 Update

Freightos

As a military solution to the attacks has proved elusive, the US envoy to Yemen is also exploring diplomatic incentives to bring the disruption to an end. In air cargo, Red Sea-driven disruptions to ocean freight are still pushing some volumes to the air out of India, though demand is easing somewhat. Ocean rates from Asia to N.

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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. How in this era of advanced technology, navigation and cargo ship advancements could such a disaster such as this occur?