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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 1.14 - 1.18

Freight Plus

Congestion-related costs have ballooned in city centers as the demands of. parcel shipping. New York City has seen a 29% increase in residential deliveries from 2010 to 2015. Two cargo bikes can replace one motorized vehicle, Peters Mendes pointed out. Ecom causing urban planners to face final-mile delivery challenges.

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Asian imports turn up the heat for vans on the West Coast

DAT Solutions

Expect the seasonal pressure to continue through much of November, as a massive typhoon in Hong Kong caused scheduling delays on inbound ships at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the arrival point for 49% of Asian imports. Some shippers preferred to deliver cargo there by sea, bypassing the Los Angeles-area ports altogether.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

Texas announced a renewed push for cargo-truck inspections last month as part of Abbott’s “Operation Lone Star” plan to deter illegal border crossings and drug smuggling amid what he says is a lack of enforcement by the federal government. to test autonomous truck runs from Houston to Oklahoma City with a safety driver aboard.