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This Week in Logistics News (December 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

We also saw a lot of technological advances in transportation, warehousing, supply chain planning, robotics, and last mile delivery, just to name a few. Americold employs 17,000 people worldwide and operates more than 24 temperature-controlled warehouses across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America.

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The Endless Complexities of the Ocean side of Supply Chains

SCMDOJO

Each year around 700 million TEUs are shipped across the world keeping global trade and businesses running and more than eighty percent of global goods trade volumes are carried by sea, with about a sixth of that volume in shipping containers. Transshipment rollovers in South America declined by 3% from 46% to 43% year-on-year.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3-7, 2018)

Talking Logistics

While you think about it (the answer is posted below), here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: project44 Acquires GateHouse Logistics, Creating World’s Most Comprehensive Global Transportation Visibility Platform. 3Gtms Releases Quick Ship Portal. 3Gtms Releases Quick Ship Portal.

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A Logistics Conversation with Arcadia Cold, Part 1

BlueYonder

Another type of seafood can be shipped in a container from the U.S. over to Asia for example, where they further process seafood into a consumer-packaged unit and then it is shipped back to the U.S. It is important to have good planning, data, and systems in place to manage the logistics environment. for storage.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 2-6, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Maersk, Alibaba team up to offer online booking of ship places (Reuters). Shipping Alliances Shore Up Industry, Unsettle Customers (WSJ – sub. It could also have tracking and payment options to speed up the entire shipping process. Amazon’s robot army grows by 50 percent (The Seattle Times). million in cash.

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How the Supply Chain Can Thrive in the Face of Natural Disasters

Material Handling & Logistics

As climate change drives up the regularity of natural disasters, supply chains must rely on real time data to thrive. . . . . Data from the UN’s research on climate change suggests that the commonality of natural disasters will continue to ramp up unless major steps are taken to tackle climate change. Real-Time Data Saves the Day.

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Boom Time for the Shared Economy within Supply Chain

Logistics Bureau

In logistics and supply chain management, however, transport and warehousing are the most significant sharing processes thanks to a welter of economic benefits for all parties—and the trend is accelerating despite the dampening effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. Why Businesses, Large and Small, Think it’s Fair to Share.