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This Week in Logistics News (December 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

Americold employs 17,000 people worldwide and operates more than 24 temperature-controlled warehouses across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America. has raised its diesel fuel surcharge by 100 basis points to 16%, exceeding the fuel levy assessed earlier this month by rival UPS Inc.

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Prices Set To Ramp Up For Chinese New Year: Freight Rate Update W2

Freightos

Following disruptions caused by bad weather in US and Europe two weeks ago, last week airport operations quickly returned to normal, and cleared any cargo backlogs. Europe-South America Atlantic. Europe-South America Pacific. Air Freight Pricing. There are currently no air freight capacity issues on any routes.

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Supply Chains (And Freight Rates) Crank Up Again: Freight Rate Update W1

Freightos

Expect cargo backlogs to return, with rates only dipping a little until mid-January, when the Chinese New Year runup begins. Europe-South America Atlantic. Europe-South America Pacific. Recent snowstorms on the US eastern seaboard and severe storms in Europe have taken a toll. Manageable. China-Mediterranean.

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Embracing the South American Ecommerce Marketplace

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Ecommerce is on the rise in South America. That’s great news for shippers looking to expand their online retail presence in South America. Having the right information is the first step to wading through the muck and mire of this complicated ecommerce marketplace: South America customs vary by country.

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The Endless Complexities of the Ocean side of Supply Chains

SCMDOJO

The advent of containerization heralded a revolution in cargo handling techniques, the ramifications of which are still influencing maritime trade all over the world today. In total, rollover rates in transshipment ports were up across every region except for South America, one of the smallest for global and regional transshipment activities.

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U.S. West Coast Dockworkers Enacting Multi-Day Job Actions

Supply Chain Matters

Reportedly, one terminal at the Port of Los Angeles cancelled cargo movement operations on Monday of this week while two terminals at the Post of Long Beach closed. have flexed their muscles over the past year, staging walkouts and other actions that have shut down cargo flows and prompted government intervention. Gulf or U.S.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. Small trucker, Malcom McLean, fumes at slow loading of cargo aboard ship – “There has to be a better way.”. First intermodal cargo transportation (containers are stacked on deck). Significance.

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