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This Week in Logistics News (October 21 – 27)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. In August, President Biden hosted the leaders of Japan and South Korea at Camp David, bringing the three countries together in a bid to further encourage collaboration and innovation. Loaded exports came in at 120,635 TEUs, an increase of 55 percent compared to 2022.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on this week’s logistics news: Amazon says it will launch drone deliveries this year. Truckers strike in Korea roils shipments from steel to autos. Overstock is ready to take advantage of inventory glut. In case you haven’t heard, there is an inventory glut that is becoming problematic for some retailers.

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Build Resilient Supply Chains That Weather Disruptions 

Logility

As the pandemic eased, ports suffered bottlenecks, natural disasters disrupted freight movement, railways suffered congestion, and new legislation further complicated the movement of goods. For example, COVID restrictions in Asia shut down auto production because 70% of chip manufacturing happens in Taiwan and South Korea.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

Such measures include communicating with suppliers and customers , using demand shaping to overcome inventory shortages, seeking additional suppliers, and building more onshore facilities. Material Handling & Logistics ). Material Handling & Logistics ). How the Supply Chain Crisis is Impacting Businesses and Consumers.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 12-16, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Speakers: Sharon Perry, Vice President of Logistics, Carhartt; Gregg Lanyard, Director, Product Management, Manhattan Associates; Adrian Gonzalez, President, Adelante SCM. In the meantime, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Hanjin says U.S.-bound Date: Monday, September 26, 2:00-3:15 pm.

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

Third-party logistics companies ( 3PLs ) specialize in distribution, warehousing and fulfillment services. The core competency of these companies is logistics , and they do it well. Even Amazon used third-party logistics companies when the company first started, until reaching sufficient scale to have a logistics arm of its own.

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Panama Canal Drought: Lower Water Levels, Higher Supply Chain Risk

Resilinc

The main countries affected by the drought are China, Japan, South Korea, and the US, as the Panama Canal facilitates 46% of container movement from northeastern Asia to the US. The impact of the bottleneck goes beyond the canal itself, causing delays in container shipping and inventory replenishment along various shipping routes.

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