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Unease Remains in U.S. East and Gulf Coast Labor Talks

Supply Chain Matters

Some industry reports point out reluctance to route January 2025 import volume via east coast ports because of ongoing uncertainty. West Coast Port of Los Angeles reported 27 percent higher container volumes processed in the period from July to September. A published report by Business Broadcasting Network CNBC titled: U.S.

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5 Years Later: 3 Things COVID-19 Changed in Supply Chain And 2 It Didn’t 

BlueYonder

The pandemic showed vulnerabilities in the supply chain, which were amplified by subsequent eventssuch as the Red Sea tensions, which caused cargo traffic to fall from around 5000 containers per day in November to 2000 in December 2023. At first, there was a surge in essential purchases as people stockpiled necessities like toilet paper.

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USPS is benefitting from its new air cargo contract but is UPS?

Cathy Roberson

Postal Service (USPS) transitioned its primary air cargo contract from FedEx to UPS effective September 30, 2024. In November 2023, for example, the OIG reported that the USPS did not accurately plan air weight capacity on specific lanes for FedEx. Rethinking supply chains is a reader-supported publication.

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Electric trucks sales soar by 80% in 2024 as battery pack prices fall and new models enter market

EFT

The report notes that in one Chinese province, Hebei, there are more than 30,000 electric trucks operating, while total sales for the second largest market in 2024, Europe, were a little over 10,000 for the second year in a row. They estimate that the TCO of a diesel truck in the U.S. is 20% less than a battery-powered equivalent.

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The need to know

EFT

plans to spend $50 billion to expand manufacturing and research capabilities in the U.S. Biogen beefs up North Carolina manufacturing ahead of potential drug tariff storm Biogen (BIIB.O) will invest $2 billion more in its existing manufacturing plants in North Carolina, the drugmaker said on Monday, as it seeks to expand in the U.S.

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New National Motor Freight Traffic Association Cargo Theft Framework Released

Supply Chain Digest

See More Bad News on US Cargo Theft.) Click here to send us your comments In response, the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) has just released a framework it says can help shippers, carriers and brokers fight back against the growing and increasingly sophisticated threat of digitally enabled cargo theft.

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The need to know

EFT

cargo have surged since the countries declared a 90-day truce on punitive tit-for-tat tariffs last weekend, operators said, spawning traffic jams at Chinese ports and factories that could take weeks to clear. China to US ocean cargo bookings surge after tariff pause, Vizion says U.S. retailers including Walmart (WMT.N)