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Responses to Pandemic Ills That Slow the Recovery

MIT Supply Chain

The article argues, for instance, that the per-mile cost of a new tunnel in Seattle is more than three times the cost of a recent tunnel project in Paris, France, and more than seven times that of one in Madrid, Spain. An opinion piece in the Washington Post argues that the country’s performance in this area is notoriously poor.

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 3.11-3.15

Freight Plus

Monday, a blaze ignited on the MV Grande America 205 miles off the coast of Brest, France. Seattle to Salt Lake City, Buffalo to Chicago, and various lanes in California all saw the biggest declines in rates. The company has refocused its attention to buying back $2.5 billion of its own stock. The national van rate closed at $1.88/mile,

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

Across twenty additional countries, Amazon’s other centers are predominantly focused on fulfillment and delivery stations while some countries, like Italy, the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Singapore, and Japan also have Prime delivery facilities. About half of these jobs are in the US, and half of them based out of their Seattle headquarters.

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China Exports Rebound Even as Western Markets Face Lockdown

Logistics Bureau

Crew changes on ships arriving from countries where there have been “severe” outbreaks of COVID-19, such as South Korea, Italy, Iran, Japan, France, Spain, Germany, the US, and the United Kingdom, are forbidden at Chinese ports except under strict quarantine conditions.

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Global Status of the Physical Internet — A Vision for Sustainable, Secure, Resilient Supply Chains

Freightera

They are making good progress and have the most advanced PI implementation roadmap in the world, and has significant momentum with projects notably in Austria, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. Now planning for complete Physical Internet system by 2030. Asia has a huge opportunity for transformation and innovation.

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Columbus Day 2020: A Holiday in Search of a Name

Enterra Insights

The movement lost steam again until 2014, when Minneapolis, MN, Grand Rapids, MN, and Seattle, WA, decided to adopt the change. Though the resolution passed by an overwhelming majority, it took 15 years for the first city — Berkeley, CA — to rename Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day in 1992. ”[5].

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Embracing the rules: Incoterms® 2020

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Case in point: A small retailer in Seattle, Washington, wanted to purchase three pallets of product from a mid-sized manufacturer in Paris, France. Incoterms®, when used correctly, will identify the responsibilities sellers and buyers have in international transactions between countries. No one in the U.S.