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This Week in Logistics News (May 28 – June 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

And, in comparison to the previous high-water marks, which were set just three months ago in the fourth quarter of 2021, they show growth of 7 percent and 25 percent respectively. The US’s ban on the import of Russian oil after the invasion of Ukraine has put a squeeze on diesel.

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Biden Releases 1M Barrels/Day From Strategic Reserve, Shippers Hope for Results

Intelligent Audit

In President Biden’s press conference , he shared that the two primary causes of this enormous strategic oil reserves release were COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. A thorough inventory of costs separated into their categories provides accessible, accurate data. Normalize data to enable apples-to-apples comparisons.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

Now of course, companies must map out the potential impacts of the Russia Ukraine war. Russia Attacks Ukraine. Russia shells Ukraine. Russia had massed some 150,000 troops along Ukraine’s borders, according to US estimates based on satellite imagery. Ukraine does not have the military might to stop the invasion.

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3PL Subway 2015: Strategic movements among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

The 2015 Annual Third Party Logistics Study also reveals that both sides regard themselves as being successful, and shippers are seeing positive results again this year: an average logistics cost reduction of 9%, an average inventory cost reduction of 5% and an average fixed logistics cost reduction of 15%. Tajikistan. Timor-leste.