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The Definitive Guide on Produce Season Transportation Impacts

Zipline Logistics

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. Peak produce shipping season refers to the time period when the largest volume of fruits and vegetables are harvested and subsequently shipped to markets across the US, impacting truck capacity. California.

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Freight Visibility and Control: Introducing the Freightos Baltic Index (FBX)

Freightos

In 1744 , the Virginia and Baltick [sic] coffee shop in London was the go-to place for traders to discuss maritime pricing. A definitive international container freight index is one way to provide transparency. Beyond functioning as a leading indicator, it’s emerged as one of the most common investment instruments.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

It is definitely a bittersweet time of year. Ocean shipping rates have plunged 60% this year. West Coast port congestion leads to new ideas in cross-country rail shipping. The national stockpile had been shipping to only about 5 locations per state and other jurisdictions. to expand monkeypox vaccine, drug distribution.

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A New Red Wagon?

Supply Chain Shaman

I grew up in the mountains of West Virginia. ” The commodity chemical supply-based mindset of bulk shipping, large-scale production and molecular R&D is shifting to a discussion of new technologies, disintermediation/specialized products, and new business models. Give examples, definitions and make it real.

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Supply Chain Market Report – July 2022

Elementum

Suppliers will continue to ship orders in an effort to get the inventory off their books. The economy is definitely hitting a period of high volatility. Earlier this year, Walgreens Boots Alliance expanded their drone delivery pilot from Christiansburg, Virginia to the Dallas-Fort Worth area, reaching 100,000 customers.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

In the next 40 years, the answer is (most likely) a definitive no. The two new prototypes are both based on the Hummingbird, which Wing says can carry about 2 pounds and has made hundreds of thousands of deliveries in Dallas suburbs, Virginia, Australia, and Finland. But are the Jetsons just a few centuries before their time?

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Gas Trucks U-turn as Shortage Shifts From Texas to Florida

Material Handling & Logistics

As long as Florida’s ports remain open, deliveries of fuels from so-called Jones Act tankers, or ships with permission to move supplies between two U.S. Last week, ships that normally move fuel from the Gulf Coast to Florida headed north to New York and Philadelphia to load from those ports instead. By Laura Blewitt. .

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