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This Week in Logistics News (April 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

As I wrote about two weeks ago, Domino’s is now partnering with Nuro in Houston to make robocar deliveries. Previously, some Prime members could get Amazon Fresh orders and Whole Foods deliveries dropped off in their garage, but only if they lived in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Seattle.

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The Story Continues…. Let’s Don’t Sugar Coat the Real Issue

Supply Chain Shaman

Unloading at the western ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have been an issue for many months. There is a need to re-shore where possible, and relocate manufacturing and supplier relationships. With the rise of the global multi-national, Asian flows are essential to today’s manufacturing operations.

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U.S. Freight Logistics Industry Recession Continues with Some Hopeful Signs

Supply Chain Matters

According to the April report commentary , the industry remains hopeful in new signs indicating that retailers and manufacturers are getting closer to working off the overall glut of inventories that resulted in 2022. Global Manufacturing Activity Levels Global manufacturing activity as depicted by the J.P. remains unclear.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

to Houston, where the shipping containers are loaded onto trucks. Export manufacturing starts moving away from ports. Competition for container traffic is increasingly giving way to coordination between the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Significance. Did You Know That …. Significance. Did You Know That ….

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Signs of Spring in Flatbed Markets

DAT Solutions

That’s been offset by a slump in volumes out of Houston , though. John Deere, Olympic Steel, and other manufacturers have a strong footprint in that market. Memphis to Houston nose-dived 54¢ to $2.74/mile Reno, NV, to Los Angeles was down 39¢ to $2.24/mile. mile after a surge in the week before.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 30 – November 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

The issue has become supply chain and manufacturing constraints, which have delayed the deliveries of such essential items as bottles, corks, and even the wine itself for brokers. This is simply another example of how the combination of capacity, manufacturing, and port delays impacts every aspect of our lives.