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Manufacturing’s Forced Shift Toward Nearshoring in North America

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Cost, Proximity and Speed Freight cost per container from Asia to North America has risen by nearly 60 percent since 2020, driven by port congestion and shipping-line rate hikes. labor when you factor in lower freight costs, reduced delays and tariff avoidance. In early 2025, the U.S. In contrast, overland trucking from Mexico to U.S.

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Easier than reducing carbon footprint – 5 Steps to make a dent in the Huge and Hidden Cost of CPG Sustainability

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WorldShipping.org cites data from The Network for Transit and the Environment that shows that measured by grams/kg/km air freight as the largest carbon footprint impact and steamships as the lowest. There’s an alarming paradox in the world of consumer packaged goods sustainability. Waste resulting from damage in transit. .