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The State of Holiday Shipping & Learnings for Next Peak Season

Intelligent Audit

Air freight Is Rising. Air freight rates have been a major story throughout 2021. kg, according to the Freightos Air Freight Index. Most importantly, the air freight index runs approximately one week behind, so the real impact of the Christmas Week Showdown—the immediate days leading up to the holiday, is still unavailable.

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Top Digital Supply Chain Cities in the U.S.

Material Handling & Logistics

Content Summary: Chicago ranks number 1 among the seven metro areas in projected supply chain management and technology employment growth; in net job creation for supply chain-related industries; in freight flow; and in inventory holding. Los Angeles. Los Angeles. Printer-friendly version. Media Type.

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Upstream and Downstream Supply Chain Explained: Don’t Get Caught Without a Paddle

ShipBob

The upstream supply chain refers to the flow of inventory in the pre-production stage, mostly in relation to the organization’s suppliers. Major ports such as the ones in Los Angeles and Long Beach consistently saw massive congestion since they experienced staffing issues. Let’s get into it. What is the upstream supply chain?

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Warehousing News Roundup: April 8, 2019

Stord

Rail freight volumes continued to fall at the end of March alongside service outages due to flooding in the Midwest. In California, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach released a clean trucks assessment, the next step in their public plan to establish zero-emissions trucking at their facilities by 2035.

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The Story Continues…. Let’s Don’t Sugar Coat the Real Issue

Supply Chain Shaman

The people on the ground–my contacts in the 3PL, freight forwarding and transportation industry–know that the labor strife is only a part of the larger story. Unloading at the western ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have been an issue for many months. It takes 2 to 3 days to unload a ship.

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Shipping Costs in 2022: How Shippers Will Account for Congestion and Stay Strategic

Intelligent Audit

General rate increases are expected to be higher than in the past as shippers and carriers attempt to balance costs and expenses during ongoing recovery as we saw just last week with Central Freight Lines going bankrupt after 96 years and laying off over 2,100 employees. Closely track cost accruals and secure freight payment.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

US homes 8 retailers keeping Earth Day alive through a commitment to sustainability Ground parcel delivery costs reached a record high in Q1, although pricing discounts from carriers softened the blow, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index. The portion of the index tracking ground parcel rates per package in Q1 was 29.5 percent for Q4.