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This Week in Logistics News (December 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

Forecasts call for freight rate slumps in 2023. Freight rates on sea, air, and highway routes are on track to drop from their pandemic highpoints during 2023, according to a trio of forecasts released this week. On the water, ocean freight carriers set exceptionally high container rates during 2022. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)

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This Week in Logistics News (August 13-17, 2018)

Talking Logistics

My family and I spent more than a week in Costa Rica, where everyone greets you with “Pura Vida,” which means “Pure Life” in Spanish. This example implies that shipments for this company were held at ports or customs for a week or more due to paperwork or faulty data issues. I’m back from vacation. Well, back physically.

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The Journey of One Banana! A Supply Chain in Motion! (Infographic)

Supply Chain Game Changer

The majority of banana export comes from 3 countries, which top the list for 2016: Ecuador, Guatemala and Costa Rica. When local production sites have packaged the yield, major distributors load up massive cargo freights on company ships, or those of 3rd party logistic providers. But, your banana’s journey has just begun.

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

10 questions about Freight Spend Management. There are numerous ways a shipper can reduce freight spend. And freight costs are continuing to rise, pushed upward by factors such as globalized distribution and unpredictable fuel prices. This is an important aspect of managing freight spend. Costa Rica.

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Mindmap for Global Logistics Integration

Supply Chain Movement

To manage this logistics complexity while adhering to customer service standards and incurring reasonable costs, companies need Global Logistics Integration. Costa Rica. Global market trends have a considerable impact on a company’s different business functions. Cayman Islands. Central African Republic. Christmas Island.

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3PL Subway 2015: Strategic movements among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

Europe has seen plenty of activity in terms of mergers and acquisitions, including the take-over of the major French family-owned company Norbert Dentressangle by America’s XPO Logistics. Costa Rica. After years of declining revenues in European logistics services, the business started to stabilise in 2013/2014. Cayman Islands.

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FedEx Announces New March 2022 International Shipping Surcharges

Intelligent Audit

Every company went into a continuous peak-like mode as e-commerce expansion exploded. The new peak surcharges for FedEx Express parcel and freight services, effective March 7, 2022 , are as follows. Parcel and freight exports from Hong Kong SAR, China to LAC countries 3 , and some APAC countries and territories – Increasing $0.25