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This Week in Logistics News (January 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. and Israeli startups focused on logistics, the supply chain and customer fulfillment. and Israeli startups focused on logistics, the supply chain and customer fulfillment. The increases are being felt far beyond the disrupted trade routes that link China with Europe and the U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. In 2023, Amazon experimented with new logistics strategies and technologies to quickly fulfill and deliver orders, and these changes paid off big. The faster delivery times this year specifically may be attributed to changes in Amazon’s logistics strategy. percent from November and up 9.2

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High Seas Troubles Affect Global Supply Chains, Part Two: Climate Risks

Enterra Insights

As a result, maritime shipping lies at the very heart of the global logistical system. As I pointed out in the first part of this article, two of the world’s most vital maritime chokepoints — the Suez Canal and the Panama Canal — are experiencing serious challenges. Unfortunately. ” How bad have things become?

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October 31, 2023 Update

Freightos

Europe prices(FBX11 Weekly) increased 8% to $1,056/FEU. Europe weekly prices climbed 11% to $4.30/kg. Europe – N. Europe prices increased 11% last week to $4.30/kg, Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Weekly) climbed 3% to $2,213/FEU. Asia-Mediterranean prices(FBX13 Weekly) fell 2% to $1,370/FEU. kg China – N.

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The Zergratran Story with Byron Bennett

The Logistics of Logistics

Led by a visionary team of engineers and Wharton and Harvard scholars, Zergratran is an impact-driven company that uses emerging technologies to revolutionize the future of logistics as well as leverage its global economic and environmental impact. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast.

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April 9, 2024 Update

Freightos

Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) rose 2% to $3,325/FEU. Europe weekly prices increased 2% to $3.36/kg. Europe – N. Europe and the Mediterranean prices have fallen by 25% since January, but remain about double their levels in 2019. Europe, which are respectively 12% and 24% higher than at the start of the Red Sea crisis.

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The VF Corporation Invested in Supply Chain Agility Before COVID Made “Agility” the New Buzzword

Logistics Viewpoints

Those goods flowed through three regional hubs – in Singapore, Panama City, Panama and Stabio, Switzerland – to 49 distribution centers, 24 of which VF operates. Goods move through 25 ports of entry into North America and 10 in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company works with 13 ocean carriers and 7 air carriers.