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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long The end result of the loss of propulsion was the ship crashing into the bridge. mile-long span. An estimated 11.5

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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

But what happens to the “Super Bowl Champion” apparel, or really from any major sporting event, for the losing team? New wave of contracts will lock in much higher shipping rates. Highly lethal bird flu found in Kentucky and Virginia flocks. And now on this week’s logistics news.

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FAA Grants Drones Permission to Take Off

Elementum

Last Friday, a drone delivered medicine to a remote clinic in a coal mining region of southwest Virginia. Here's what the event marked the first FAA-approved drone delivery in the US means for your supply chain. There’s also the opportunity to use drones to ship packages faster, as distributors like Amazon hope to do.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Ocean shipping rates have plunged 60% this year. West Coast port congestion leads to new ideas in cross-country rail shipping. Amazon experienced “critical fire or arc flash events” at six sites in North America with solar installations, representing about 12.7 to expand monkeypox vaccine, drug distribution.

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Customer Advisory – Hurricane Michael

CH Robinson Transportfolio

We recognize that you likely have many questions about how this weather event may impact your supply chain in the coming days, weeks, and months. Global Forwarding – Ocean and Air Shipping. For conditions and operating status at the terminals, please bookmark the following page on our website – Port of Virginia Operations Alerts.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

FedEx Helps Small Businesses Streamline Shipping with fedex.com Integration Manager. In addition, users are able to view events of a shipment, imaged documents, and can email their account representative with questions on a particular move. 20 Years of Highway Data Shows Roads and Bridges Aren’t Crumbling ( Reason.org ). Mexico trade.

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3 Ways to Get the Supply Chain Ready for Disaster

RFgen

Beyond keeping revenues flowing, a disaster preparedness strategy can minimize the broad economic impact of a disaster, making it easier for commerce systems to recover after an emergency event. These factors allow businesses to prepare for a disaster event. The question that remains is “how?” Establish Remote Management.