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This Week in Logistics News (October 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. With a modest annual increase, United States-bound containerized freight imports snapped a 13-month stretch of annual declines in September, going back to July 2022, according to data recently issued by S&P Global Market Intelligence. As it stands now, we can’t promise that.”

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Shipping Industry Lows Foil High Expectations

Intelligent Audit

After a summer of logistics victories, pre-peak 2022 provides logistics professionals with challenge after challenge. logistics, a union representing over 20,000 rail workers rejected the tentative contract agreement reached by negotiators in September. Rail Union Rejects Biden-Backed Labor Agreement. 11 media briefing.

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Tale as Old as Time: Logistics Innovation Vs. Tried-and-True Strategy

Intelligent Audit

As the old-timers of the global logistics industry, parcel carriers like FedEx , UPS, and the U.S. The logistics industry is taking notice. This number far exceeds company expectations, which were tempered by declining volumes and unpredictable rates among major carriers and logistics providers.

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Amid Peak Season Surprises, Worries Persist

Intelligent Audit

After a freight rail union backed out of the President Biden-backed agreement between unions and freight rail companies, shippers are calling on the president’s administration to broker a second agreement. Record Low Water Levels Cause Shipping Woes Along Mississippi. Integrated freight auditing processes.

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

Resilinc

Restrictions in the Panama Canal have affected over 170 countries and virtually every good: soybeans and liquified natural gas from the United States, copper and fresh cherries from Chile, and beef from Brazil. Last fall, when the Mississippi River closed sections due to low water levels, it caused $20 billion in economic damage.

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The Definitive Guide on Produce Season Transportation Impacts

Zipline Logistics

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. This drives up rates and can affect your ability to book shipments in/out of affected and nearby states. If you ship in or out of Connecticut, don’t expect produce to affect your logistics operation much.

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[INFOGRAPHIC, REPORT, & INTERACTIVE MAP] The US Manufacturing Workforce & Making it In America

GlobalTranz

The top 10 states ranked by manufacturing’s share of total state employment in 2013 are Indiana (16.8 percent, 228,600 jobs), Mississippi (12.3 Complete data for employment in each state and for all 435 congressional districts (and the District of Columbia) are also available in the EPI US Manufacturing Footprint Map below.