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

Logistics Viewpoints

The shift illustrates how the rising cost of importing from China and escalating political tensions between Washington and Beijing are encouraging large U.S. companies to import more from countries including India, Thailand and Vietnam. million km) using battery-electric vehicles hauling customer freight.

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Webinar Recap: The Case for a Pan-American Manufacturing Ecosystem

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Closer proximity—as compared to Asia—alone could reduce shipping times and inventory costs, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from ocean and air freight, according to the three. To counter China’s rising global economic influence, Washington has taken a new direction with foreign assistance,” reported the Wall Street Journal on July 15.