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Flexibility in the Face of Uncertainty

Freightos

However, interestingly enough, in today’s global freight environment, shipping from China to Los Angeles by ocean freight and following that up with air cargo shipments to Europe may actually be a more viable route. Here’s how the data stacks up, relying on data points from Freightos’ air and ocean data., Total blended cost?

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This Week in Logistics News (January 1-5, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Peloton holds 1,000-mile platooning demo in Florida (CCJ). stores in Chicago and Los Angeles, which are accepting returns of Amazon goods bought online. UPS and FedEx Handle Record Holiday Surge With Minimal Delays (Bloomberg). Retailers Offer Myriad Returns Options to Retain Customers (WSJ – sub. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 27 – December 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

If transportation and logistics are an indicator of economic health, things are looking very good at the moment. The nation’s top ports of entry, Los Angeles-Long Beach and New York-New Jersey, in October imported a combined 1,031,127 20-foot-equivalent units…That amounted to a 2.5% economic output grew at a 3.3%