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Year Ends On A High – Air Freights Stay High, Ocean Rates Rise: Freight Rate Update W51

Freightos

Year Ends On A High – Air Freights Stay High, Ocean Rates Rise: Freight Rate Update Wk 51. growth in world cargo volumes for 2017, air freight rates have been dramatically up this peak season. Across in Europe, intermittent bad weather has taken a toll, increasing backlogs and contributing to high air freight rates.

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Supply Chain Market Report – July 2022

Elementum

In a Recession, there is usually a market that needs to course correct (e.g. Earlier this year, Walgreens Boots Alliance expanded their drone delivery pilot from Christiansburg, Virginia to the Dallas-Fort Worth area, reaching 100,000 customers. Second, Stagflation is much more difficult to address. tech stocks, mortgages).

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Signs of Spring in Flatbed Markets

DAT Solutions

There are signs of spring, with higher volumes in many markets over the course of the past three weeks. Looking to move flatbed freight? DAT has the largest digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more loads posted daily than any other load board. Volumes were off in Memphis , which pushed rates down 4%.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

The company is testing a small-format restaurant in Fort Worth, TX, where the centerpiece is a conveyor system that delivers food to a mobile-order lane. There is also a typical drive-thru lane, of course. McDonald’s also jumping on the bandwagon. The largest U.S.

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What Happens To Your Freight During A Natural Disaster?

Freight Center

It begs the question: what happens to your freight during a natural disaster? These facilities must keep an eye on the other in order to figure out the best course of action. These facilities must keep an eye on the other in order to figure out the best course of action. Securing the Supply Chain. it’s an interconnected network.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

We have written about the truck driver shortage quite often and its impact on transit times and freight costs. Alcoholic deliveries will, of course, be limited to those 21 years old and above. The FedEx surcharge season kicks off on November 1 with a $1.50 One sector that is dealing with this now is fuel transportation.