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This Week in Logistics News (April 3 – 9)

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We have also seen shortages of semiconductor chips , shipping containers, and even test monkeys (seriously). South Carolina Ports breaks all-time container record. South Carolina Ports turned in its best cargo-handling performance in history in March, and the volume was 34 percent higher year-over-year.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

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territorial waters off the coast of South Carolina. hope to slash shipping costs and save millions of dollars when they sit down later this month to negotiate long-term contracts with ocean carriers following last year’s surge in rates. The average contract cost of shipping a container from China to the U.S.

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VW’s Scout Is Rethinking EV Designs to Cut Rare Earths, CEO Says

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Scout is monitoring the situation as it builds out its South Carolina production facility. trade negotiations with China. CEO Jim Farley told Bloomberg last week that supplies remain “day-to-day” despite apparent progress in U.S. talks with China. We can see transparently it’s an issue and we can navigate it,” Keogh said.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- October 10 2023

Supply Chain Matters

In its reporting, Bloomberg indicated that Amazon has long practiced a strategy of taking stakes in business areas deemed a priority including a grocery chain, cargo airlines, EV powered parcel vans and others. OCEMA”) , an industry association consisting of 10 major international container shipping companies.

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From The Desk of the CEO & CTO – 6/27/19

Shipchain

perhaps “25 SHIP per Shipment Tracked” or “5 SHIP per pallet”) because we don’t want the cost of supporting the network to simply become a race-to-the-bottom in a fee market for computing power; if a large amount of “real world value” is transacting on the sidechain, we believe that the fees the network charges should fairly reflect it.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

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The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S. When customers order items not stocked at one of Belk’s fulfillment centers, those items are shipped directly from the vendor. Belk @belk With more than 300 department stores in 16 states throughout the Southern U.S.,

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This Week in Logistics News (June 29 – July 5)

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Global maritime trade is already under strain linked to Houthi attacks on ships through the Red Sea. In letters to the US Trade Representative Katherine Tai last week, ports in California, Florida, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia said there are no viable alternatives to Chinese cranes.