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Let the Holiday Shopping Madness Begin!

Kinaxis

Material Handling & Logistics reports frantic shoppers should have no difficulty elbowing their way through the crowds and getting their hands on perfect presents for everyone on their list. Import cargo volume at major retail container ports has been increasing steadily and is on track to meet or surpass last year’s levels.

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Supply Chain Best Practices: Preparing for the Worst

Elementum

data backups) taken in the present can payoff immensely in the long run. When a breakdown in labor negotiations led 20,000 dockworkers to go on strike at two of Washington state's largest ports in October 2014, cargo-laden ships were left stranded as the flow of goods came to a halt for six months.

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Welcome to the Supply Chain where the Risks Never Stop Coming

Enterra Insights

2018 challenged them in new ways, and 2019 is shaping up to present continued uncertainty as long-standing trade relationships are reconfigured.” ” With both parties already gearing up for next year’s election, dysfunction will remain the operative word in Washington. Weather disruptions. ” Concluding thoughts.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

District Court for the Western District of Washington state, backed by the attorneys general of 17 states. Earlier this week, I wrote an article highlighting that cargo theft is on the rise. SmartKargo offers air cargo services to provide fast deliveries. The FTC made the allegations in an antitrust lawsuit in U.S.

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Supply Chain Best Practices: Preparing for the Worst

Elementum

data backups) taken in the present can payoff immensely in the long run. When a breakdown in labor negotiations led 20,000 dockworkers to go on strike at two of Washington state's largest ports in October 2014, cargo-laden ships were left stranded as the flow of goods came to a halt for six months.

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A Year In Events: Looking Back At 2016 (US Edition)

EcoVadis

So without further ado, let’s look back at 2016… Skytop Strategies: Sustainability & Risk 2016 (Washington, D.C.). Presentations on successes achieved improving labor conditions in China were subsequently followed by the challenges of doing business in the very new – and inherently risky – labor market of Myanmar.

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4 Key Takeaways from the Global Supply Chain Summit

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Discussions about customs automation, the pros and cons of the Trans-Pacific Partnership , and infrastructure status and its trade implications swirled in Washington, D.C., Those present mostly said the U.S. 4 Key Takeaways from the Global Supply Chain Summit.Transportfolio. Chamber of Commerce. Related content: U.S.