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This Week in Logistics News (January 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

I have often written about legal issues and battles in California, as the state has been in the news for its warehouse and trucking emission rules, independent contractor rules for gig workers, and union disagreements at ports. The Panama Canal has faded from the headlines amid all the focus on the Red Sea.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

Merchants can use the service, called Multi-Channel Distribution, to send inventory to warehouses run by other logistics providers, other online marketplaces and even to physical stores to be put on shelves. mile route from a small warehouse to a Walmart retail store in Bentonville, Arkansas. Gatik has covered a 7.1-mile

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Panama Canal Expansion Boosts Freight in an Unexpected Place

DAT Solutions

The Panama Canal opened a new lane for larger ships this week, and East Coast ports have been expanding efforts to attract Asian imports that would otherwise arrive on the West Coast. Expansion at the Panama Canal, pictured above, has led to a business boom in South Carolina. Photo by Stan Shebs. well above the national average of 2.7

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The VF Corporation Invested in Supply Chain Agility Before COVID Made “Agility” the New Buzzword

Logistics Viewpoints

Mr. Bailey has worked most of his career at VF – as an industrial engineer in facilities, in strategic sourcing, running offshore operations, and now as the person in charge of the company’s entire supply chain. To improve efficiency, they have begun to install warehouse robots from Locus robotics in North America and Europe.

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November U.S. Logistics Manager’s Index- Noteworthy Trending

Supply Chain Matters

The report authors indicated that this decline was the largest since the start of the ongoing logistics industry downturn that that occurred in April 2022. which is attributable to Q4 holiday sales and the subsequent dips in Warehousing Capacity (+3.6) and slowdown in Warehousing Utilization (-14.0) declined a significant 7.1

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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

The WSC said its “Containers Lost at Sea – 2023 Update” report revealed positive developments in container safety within the international liner shipping industry, saying the 2022 losses represent a tiny fraction of the 250 million containers currently shipped each year. But industry voices have noted concerns.

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6 Things to Consider as You Plan Your 2016 Budget

Talking Logistics

Without a doubt, our industry needs to make sure containers are sailing on the vessel and moving through the ports, and that loads are accurately represented when it comes to weight. Panama Canal Expansion. The Panama Canal expansion, slated for completion this spring, will impact logistics in a big way. imports and exports.

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