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Thanksgiving: 3 Reasons We’re Thankful For Freight

Freightos

So here are three changes that freight has given to us on Thanksgiving. 1: Cheap freight made Black Friday what it is. And it stems from the development of the global economy (freer trading, cheaper production, cheaper freight), with consumers in many countries who can now afford to spend for the fun of it.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 26 – September 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

This year the twin complexes at Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., Flight activity in May and June, by comparison, was relatively stable. The Port of Los Angeles, which is vying with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to be the nation’s busiest facility, saw a 25.8% UPS reduced July flights by 14 percent from June.

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The Importance of the International Shipping Industry!

Supply Chain Game Changer

In comparison to then, the dust has settled. Destabilization in Freight Rates. The biggest repercussion of the container shortage is an increase in freight charges. From Asia to North Europe, spot freight rates were almost 260 percent higher in December 2020 than in the past year.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 27 – March 3, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Freightos unveils beta launch of international freight price index (American Shipper). 2016 North American Freight Numbers. Those same words were also said when the ports were shut down for 10 days in 2002 , and again in December 2012 when 600 clerks went on strike , shutting down the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach for 8 days.