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This Week in Logistics News (May 21 – 27)

Logistics Viewpoints

North American Transborder Freight up 23.8% The more cautious outlook is driven by wage and inflationary pressures, as well as increased freight costs. households across six states – Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Texas, Utah and Virginia. The US Department of Transportation reported that transborder freight between the U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

Coke announces industry-leading target for reusable packaging. Design: make all primary consumer packaging recyclable by 2025 and use 50 percent recycled material in our packaging by 2030. The ongoing freight backups at maritime ports is disrupting global supply chains.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- October 25 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Ryder Announces Acquisition of Contract Packaging Provider IFS Ryder System announced a definitive agreement to acquire Impact Fulfillment Systems (IFS), a contract packaging production and warehouse services provider primarily catering to consumer product goods and healthcare companies. billion, but the move had to be postponed.

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With New Year Underway, Key Players Look Back On 2022

Intelligent Audit

of packages on time. of packages on time. A far cry from pandemic-era capacity shortages, today’s shippers are struggling to find the freight volumes they need to remain competitive in a high-stakes transportation marketplace. 24, UPS delivered 97.5% Meanwhile, primary competitor FedEx delivered 95.2% Million Acquisition.

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Top 12 New Logistics Startup Companies Making Noise

ShipBob

This sequence of events involves many moving parts, including purchasing, packaging, shipping, and transporting materials to distributors to sell to the end customer. Many functions are required to complete this, including: Maritime, road freight, digital freight, truck, and/or air delivery services. Freight forwarding.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

Frozen dairy manufacturers reduce packaging footprint. Weekend package delivery services have seen their ups and downs, as Sunday deliveries at one point became a hot commodity. This week, FedEx announced that it plans to scale back even more on Sunday package deliveries as the courier grapples with faltering e-commerce demand.

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Competing in a diverse parcel market

Cathy Roberson

Express average daily volumes fell 2.9%, with no change in Ground and Freight average daily shipments per day declined 4.1%. Many of these retailers typically utilize their B2C carriers as B2B carriers but could opt to switch to another carrier because of cost or the size of the parcel/freight. LTL providers also play in this space.