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China Exports Rebound Even as Western Markets Face Lockdown

Logistics Bureau

China says almost all of its major industrial companies have resumed production and that its ports are again running at near-full capacity after a two-month Coronavirus-linked shutdown. In China, a Two-month Lockdown begins to Ease. As China ramps up production, the pressure is being placed on available air freight capacity.

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The Tremor Across China’s Online Retail Landscape

Supply Chain Matters

This week’s business and technology media news cycle featured an extremely noteworthy milestone, one that indicates that Alibaba has unexpectedly been dethroned as China ’s most valuable online retailer. imposed export restrictions of GPU ’s to China based entities.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Roughly the size of a small cooler, Amazon Scout vehicles can transport small packages along sidewalks at walking pace. Amazon said the development center in Helsinki will work alongside Amazon staff at the Amazon Scout R&D lab in Seattle, as well as teams in Tubingen, Germany, and Cambridge. The measure has surged 53.5

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Smart Supply Chains Adapt to Overcome COVID-19 Challenges

Logistics Bureau

Almost 75 percent of US companies are experiencing capacity shortfalls in their supply chains, due to Coronavirus-linked transport disruptions , a new study has shown. More than 60 percent of firms said delays were related to orders from China. It is also airlifting parts from China to its Vietnam operations. The Food Industry.

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Air Freight Explained: Calculating Costs and Price Trends

Freightos

While 90% of everything is shipped by ocean, air connects the world faster, cutting China-US freight shipping time from 20-30 days by ocean to only 3 days by air cargo. Speed – Think five days from a factory in China to a warehouse in the United States. Why Ship Cargo by Air? Why Not to Ship Cargo by Air? Expeditors.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 25-29, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Seattle startup Flexe pulls in $14 million from investors (The Seattle Times). Initially the Freightos Marketplace is focused on US imports from China, by air and ocean. Whether it’s in trucking or freight forwarding, technology-led startups are looking to change the status quo in transportation. Annual Imports.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 11-15, 2016)

Talking Logistics

So let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon poised to take on UPS, FedEx in delivery business (Seattle Times). November 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). And if you’re reading this, neither did you.