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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

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Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said it was essential to prevent Tokyo, where the highly infectious Delta COVID-19 variant was spreading, from becoming the source of another wave of infections. As a result, the Olympics will take place without spectators. It’s actually causing us and others to not run production.

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When it Comes to Ocean Shipping, We Have to See Beyond Today’s Squalls and Plan for the Long Term

Logistics Viewpoints

Likewise, labor can’t do its thing when there are severe equipment shortages, and rectifying those shortages requires difficult-to-source raw materials. It was recently reported that one of the world’s biggest container logistics companies, Maersk, will only handle cargo from direct shippers, cutting out freight forwarders.

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The Endless Complexities of the Ocean side of Supply Chains

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The advent of containerization heralded a revolution in cargo handling techniques, the ramifications of which are still influencing maritime trade all over the world today. Source: project44 Monthly report. Sea-Intelligence’s Global Liner Performance (GLP) report, continues to slowly creep upwards, increasing to 35.9%

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Retail giants crush the rush with charters, air freight

Resilinc

In addition to Target, Amazon, Costco, Home Depot and Wal-Mart are among the large retailers that have chartered container ships to move goods from Asia to North America. The Loadstar reported on Oct. The belly capacity over the Atlantic is coming back,” she told Bloomberg reporters in late October.

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U.S. Freight Logistics Industry Recession Continues with Some Hopeful Signs

Supply Chain Matters

The Logistics Managers Index Report® , compiled by researchers at Arizona State University, Colorado State University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rutgers University and the University of Nevada Reno , and in conjunction with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), reported an April 2023 value of 50.9,

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The Benefits of IoT And Real Time Actionable Data

Gravity Supply Chain

Gartner’s ‘ Top 8 Supply Chain Technology Trends for 2019 ’ report indicates that IoT adoption is growing in select supply chain domains, but rarely as part of a complete end-to-end supply chain process. overall environmental/health status of cargo. Our products support industry needs, spanning areas such as: Sourcing.

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The $30 Billion Secret: How Amazon’s Logistics Saves You Time & Money

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Source Amazon Product Range One of the key drivers of Amazon’s success in logistics is the sheer breadth of its product range. billion (net profit) Profit by Region/Country: North America is a major market, followed by Europe and Asia. Sales by Region/Country: North America is likely the biggest contributor (395.64