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How Much Can We Learn from the Last Super El Niño?

Elementum

A strong El Niño can cause drought in Australia, Southeast Asia, and South America—while inundating North America with rain. That storm was considered one of the more extreme events in North America, and it’s estimated that more than US $2.8B Global ports increased shipping costs due to high risks.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

UPS earnings rise as higher prices offset shipping slowdown. Earlier this week, Amazon and Hawaiian Airlines announced that the retail giant will use Hawaiian Airlines to fly its first Airbus freighters on primary cargo routes and to Hawaii beginning in the second half of 2023. Amazon to double Europe EV fleet by 2025.

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Hollywood’s Top 10 Supply Chain Disaster Movies

Resilinc

Deep Impact (1998) In Deep Impact , a comet strikes the earth, creating a mega-tsunami that devastates the Atlantic coasts of North America, South America, Europe, and Africa. In the actual Krakatoa eruption, ash fell in a 300,000 square-mile radius , halting ships for two and a half days.

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LTL Carrier Profile: Old Dominion

The Logistics of Logistics

Old Dominion also provides household moving services, white glove services, and trade show shipping as part of their expedited division. Old Dominion operates as a less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier primarily in the United States and North America. LTL Carrier Profile: Old Dominion History. Virgin Islands and Guam.