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This Week in Logistics News (May 27 – June 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

“When letter carriers deliver mail in our communities, dogs that are not secured or leashed can become a nemesis and unpredictable and attack,” said Leeann Theriault, USPS employee safety and health awareness manager. Help us deliver your mail safely by keeping your dog secure and out of the way before your carrier arrives.”

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This Week in Logistics News (May 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

Autonomous cargo ship completes 500-mile voyage. Nations aim to secure supply chains with “friend-shoring”. The company also announced that is secured a partnership with carrier company U.S. During Suzaka’s 500-mile voyage, the autonomous cargo ship performed 107 collision avoidance maneuvers without the help of a human.

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6 Emerging Trends In Supply Chain and A Deeper Look into Driverless Vehicles

GlobalTranz

This means that the world has opened up to countries like China, India, Brazil and Russia open for business. Stagnation of Air Cargo and Sea Freight Rates. Air cargo rates will also remain static. This is regardless of whether the event was a problem in speed to market, a natural disaster or a breach in cyber security.

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8 Things to Know in Shipping, Freight, Logistics & Supply Chain this Week

Intelligent Audit

The FedEx Express team met the cargo plane at the gate to immediately move the coveted commodity toward the consumers. When the Russia-Ukraine war began, few understood the repercussions might bring flashbacks to the 2007–2008 global food crisis. Operation Fly Formula Is a Success. on May 22, 2022.

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National Maritime Day 2024: America Still Depends on Ocean Trade

Enterra Insights

This day specifically focuses on the safety, security, and all the little elements that make up the lives of those on the sea, as well as a little bit of remembrance for how much people have to thank them for.”[2] flag carry less than two percent of our import and export waterborne cargoes. The decline in the size of the U.S.-flag

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How to Plan for Common Disruptors in Ocean Freight

Talking Logistics

The 9 th annual BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) summit is being held in Xiamen September 3-5, 2017 (the summit location rotates between its member countries). As the recent cyber-attack on Maersk showed, security risks exist for all of us. BRICS summit.

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Freight Invoice Facts to Know About Errors

Intelligent Audit

With a global pandemic continuing to place bumps on the track and the Russia-Ukraine war negatively impacting sourcing and other capabilities, disruption is the most common occurrence within international and domestic supply chains. Misplacing an LTL or omnimodal cargo invoice can cause carrier confusion, resulting in lost valuable freight.

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