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This Week in Logistics News (April 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

Retailers and manufacturers are flying more goods around the shipping crisis in the Red Sea , industry experts say, helping boost international airfreight operators after a long period of sagging cargo volumes. ports,” NRF Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold said. “As

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

Logistics Viewpoints

export regulations led to supply chain disruptions. technology from helping China’s military. 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. percent, or $24.5 billion worth, the survey found.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse- A Reminder of Supply Chain Risk

Supply Chain Matters

and global wide headlines, not only for the significance of such a tragedy, but as a fresh reminder that events of such magnitude are now part of the landscape of supply chain and logistics risk. Coast Guard authorities are assured that the bridge debris and/or underwater obstacles are sufficiently cleared for cargo ship navigation.

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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.

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This Week n Logistics News (February 24 – March 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

The bombings focused on military targest in eight locations in Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, the U.S. The initiative, dubbed Project Gigaton, is aimed at reducing so-called Scope 3 emissions, which are the result of a company’s supply chain and the use of its products. And now on to this week’s logistics news. and the U.K.

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

Enterra Insights

A recent episode of CBS’s “60 Minutes” ran a segment on some of the issues involved in the current global supply chain crisis — focusing primarily on U.S. For the supply chain to work smoothly, a complex and highly choreographed dance, involving both full and empty shipping containers, must be performed.

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10 Disruptive Issues in the Supply Chain

American Global Logistics

Specifically, we covered the threats, impacts, and mitigation strategies disrupting supply chains. They are doing so with increasingly devastating effects by targeting Houthi military capabilities , from ships to drones to air strikes and speed boats. That's a hard-to-prevent risk that could damage or sink ships. First, the U.S.