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This Week in Logistics News (October 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

Starting in 2024, Amazon will require suppliers to share their emissions data , set emissions goals, and report on their progress, the e-commerce giant said in its recently released sustainability report. The water level at Memphis fell to a record-low elevation of minus 11.5 September imports, at 2.54 million TEU tally.

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The Empty Container Marketplace with Sean Bardon

The Logistics of Logistics

About Qualle Since launching in May 2022, Qualle has quickly built up a substantial trucker base that spans from the LA and Long Beach ports to New York, New Jersey, Savannah, Houston, and Memphis ports. Truckers can use Qualle to manage and request street turns with multiple steamship lines at the click of a button.

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Three Ways Center-of-Gravity Studies Lead You Astray

Logility

Example 3 : In this case, a set of customers in the Midwest are supplied by a plant out of Memphis. Logility’s solution uses rapid prototyping technology and market data to give an accurate picture of transit times and costs. We live in the era of internet-based tools, big data, and powerful computing.

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Prices Set To Ramp Up For Chinese New Year: Freight Rate Update W2

Freightos

There was one significant exception, at Fedex’s Memphis hub, where bad weather affected express parcels due for delivery on 12 January. Following disruptions caused by bad weather in US and Europe two weeks ago, last week airport operations quickly returned to normal, and cleared any cargo backlogs.

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Study Shows Two-Thirds of Companies Yet to Execute Digital Transformation in Supply Chain Planning

ToolsGroup

New survey finds that most companies are still formulating and gaining support for a digital strategy, with fear of change and data challenges as leading roadblocks. . Founded in 2002, Spinnaker has offices in Boston, Columbus, Denver, Houston, Memphis, Pittsburgh, London, and Singapore. PRESS RELEASE. BOSTON, Mass.

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Protect Your Shipments From Cargo Theft

Zipline Logistics

Cargo Theft Increases in the United States Cities seeing a spike in freight theft include Los Angeles, Houston, Miami, Savannah, Newark, New Jersey, Memphis, and Chicago. According to CNBC, this is a “sign of the economic times” and adding further pressure to already inflated prices. It must be taken to a secured drop yard.

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Securing the Pickleball Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

Those materials come into their distribution center in Memphis where they inflate the balls, use a die cut machine to create the packaging, and then kit the ball and pump into the custom-made box. A large part of their kitting business involves the sale of basketballs, footballs, soccer, or playground balls. Initially, Ms.

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