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This Week in Logistics News (February 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

Russia, along with the United States, China, Israel and the United Kingdom – are believed to have the most developed cyber warfare capabilities. Russia is strongly believed to have used cyber weapons to attack Georgia during the military incursion into the country in 2008.

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Preventing Covid-19 From Outrunning Humanity

MIT Supply Chain

in Georgia. Initial data from vaccination programs in Israel show that even one vaccine dose confers significant immunity. Current infection mortality rate is about 1.5% in high-income nations such as the US. As of December 2020, the reproduction number in the UK was about 1.15, and by January 2021 it varied in America from 0.94

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

Revenue: $74.969 billion (12 months ending March 31, 2020), $74.094 billion (2019) Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia, USA CEO: Carol Tome 2. The company was started in Vineland, New Jersey as a national hauling company by Israel Brown in 1932. Deutsche Post: DHL Group DHL , though founded in the United States, is a German company today.

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This Month in Logistics News (December 30 – January 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

Yemen-based Houthi militants have been attacking high-value cargo vessels in the Red Sea since November in a show of support for Palestinian Islamist group Hamas fighting Israel in Gaza. Women’s clothing brand Spanx is using a humanoid robot to work in its Georgia warehouse. According to GXO, Digit works on repetitive tasks.

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FedEx Announces New March 2022 International Shipping Surcharges

Intelligent Audit

Effective March 7, excluding origin payers in France, Hungary, Russia, Portugal, Israel (which will take effect on March 21), the following surcharges apply to outbound parcel services: Parcel exports from Europe to Canada and the U.S. EUR to 0.60 EUR per pound or 1.30 EUR per kilogram. Europe Outbound International Shipping Surcharges.

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White paper: Are the weakest link in your supply chain?

Supply Chain Movement

South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands. Guadeloupe. Guinea-bissau. Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands. Holy See (Vatican City State). Iran, Islamic Republic of. Isle of Man. San Marino. Sao Tome and Principe. Saudi Arabia. Seychelles. Sierra Leone. Solomon Islands. South Africa. Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Switzerland. Syrian Arab Republic.

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White paper: What if you are the weakest link in your supply chain?

Supply Chain Movement

South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands. Guadeloupe. Guinea-bissau. Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands. Holy See (Vatican City State). Iran, Islamic Republic of. Isle of Man. San Marino. Sao Tome and Principe. Saudi Arabia. Seychelles. Sierra Leone. Solomon Islands. South Africa. Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Switzerland. Syrian Arab Republic.