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This Week in Logistics News (November 25 – December 1)

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Jennifer McKeehan, SVP, transportation and delivery for Walmart U.S., Jennifer McKeehan, SVP, transportation and delivery for Walmart U.S., The new parcel stations will allow Walmart’s private fleet to transport even more online orders. companies to import more from countries including India, Thailand and Vietnam.

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July Transportation Market Overview 2021

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Uber Freight recognizes the importance of managed transportation. Uber Freight has aquired Transplace. The demands of a volatile market and the increasing complexity of globalized logistics are clashing with industrial-age transportation technology.

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September Transportation Market Overview 2021

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Any freight they reject just pushes back into the domestic OTR space-putting further pressure on rates and capacity. Rolling blackouts in China are impacting production and although the situation in Vietnam is slowly improving, there are still significant challenges on the origin side. On-time performance for July was a whopping 15%.

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Ocean Freight Performance in September 2021

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September 2021 - Transportation Market Report. Vietnam is slowly opening back up but production will take time to ramp. Click the Button above to receive the full transportation market report for September 2021. Ocean Updates. CMA-CGM has committed to not raising spot rates through February 2022.

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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

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And now for this week’s logistics news: Walmart Adds Truck Powered by Compressed Natural Gas to its Transportation Fleet CMA CGM offers $5.5 The vehicle will make its inaugural trip from Indiana to California, where it will be featured at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo. CMA CGM is offering 5 billion euros ($5.48

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Bringing It All Back Home – OTR TMS Supports Reversion to Regional Manufacturing

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Will the trend toward a return to “regional manufacturing” boost volumes in over the road transportation in North America as manufacturers move away from Asian overseas operations? Transportation logistics software solutions play a key role in effectuating this change. This strategy is not without its risks though.

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Added Evidence of Emerging Regionalization of Global Supply Networks

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Locations that have benefitted from this sourcing shift are noted in the report as Vietnam and Mexico , the latter being a preferred nearshoring or friendshoring alternative. As an example, the authors point to Vietnam gaining ground in electronics, apparel and textiles, while Mexico has been increasing U.S. supply chain activity.