Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 17, 2022

As the old-timers of the global logistics industry, parcel carriers like FedEx , UPS, and the U.S. The logistics industry is taking notice. This number far exceeds company expectations, which were tempered by declining volumes and unpredictable rates among major carriers and logistics providers.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 30, 2023

Two weeks ago, 160 ships were stuck waiting to pass through the canal, carrying everything from auto parts, Barbie dolls, and diabetes test kits, according to Reuters. Some ships were delayed by as much as 21 days. 55 to 125 million gallons per ship, depending on size—to move ships through the canal.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2020

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. Peak produce shipping season refers to the time period when the largest volume of fruits and vegetables are harvested and subsequently shipped to markets across the US, impacting truck capacity. California.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 19, 2020

Logistics? ? . Midwest Logistics ? . Logistics? ? . Logistics ? . Shipping in or out of Alabama should be?back When shipping to or from California, check to ensure that facilities are online and operational. Here is what each region is seeing currently:? . These markets will continue to be tricky.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The tighter standards may make those kinds of workarounds more difficult for American exporters About 10,000 ships pass through the Soo Locks each year to bring iron ore, grain, limestone and other staples across the Great Lakes and Canada into the Midwest and beyond. That’s all for this week.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 5, 2017

FTR estimates that from now through the end of September, 25% of trucks in the Gulf Coast region west of the Mississippi will be impacted by the disruption. In this kind of market, you can still take immediate steps to brace yourself for the challenging market ahead, and keep shipping rate increases as low as possible.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Earlier this week, FedEx announced a partnership with eight historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to build a pipeline of logistics and supply chain professionals. At the Port of Charleston on Thursday, a backup of 19 container ships was waiting offshore for a berth.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 13, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The company is paying participating small businesses a per-package fee to deliver Amazon orders within a 10-mile radius to their neighbors’ homes in states like Nebraska, Mississippi, and Alabama. The post This Week in Logistics News (May 7 – 13) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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TMC

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

These are only some of the factors that are combining to create the tight market: Peak holiday shipping is in full swing. FTR Transportation Intelligence estimates that from now through the end of September, 25% of trucks in the Gulf Coast region west of the Mississippi will be impacted by the disruption. Meet with carriers now.

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TMC

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

These are only some of the factors that are combining to create the tight market: Peak holiday shipping is in full swing. FTR Transportation Intelligence estimates that from now through the end of September, 25% of trucks in the Gulf Coast region west of the Mississippi will be impacted by the disruption. Meet with carriers now.

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TMC

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

These are only some of the factors that are combining to create the tight market: Peak holiday shipping is in full swing. FTR Transportation Intelligence estimates that from now through the end of September, 25% of trucks in the Gulf Coast region west of the Mississippi will be impacted by the disruption. Meet with carriers now.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

As long as Florida’s ports remain open, deliveries of fuels from so-called Jones Act tankers, or ships with permission to move supplies between two U.S. Last week, ships that normally move fuel from the Gulf Coast to Florida headed north to New York and Philadelphia to load from those ports instead.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 5, 2020

Currently, we are seeing little fluctuation in the domestic logistics market when compared to the past few weeks. . But the Logistics Manager’s Index skyrocketed from the end of Feb ruary through April. Zipline Regional Logistics Market Updates . Northeast Logistics . Midwest Logistics . 01 per mile.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 12, 2020

Produce shipping is showing signs of strengthening and should begin building activity for the remainder of the month before leveling off in June. Regional Logistics Market Updates. Here is what each region is seeing currently: Northeast Logistics. Midwest Logistics. Southeast Logistics. Westcoast Logistics.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

After years of pandemic stress, shippers look forward to a ‘normal’ holiday shipping season. As customers slowly return to in-person pre-pandemic shopping habits, mega-carriers like UPS expect shipping volumes to surge later in the holiday season than in previous years. Record Low Water Levels Cause Shipping Woes Along Mississippi.

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MIT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 10, 2013

To fight the phenomenon, Sun hired escorts for trailers carrying high-value Sun gear and monitored logistics personnel to reduce inside-job leaks of information about these shipments. Walmart now ships certain merchandise and groceries to stores that are in the path of hurricanes.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

After a summer of logistics victories, pre-peak 2022 provides logistics professionals with challenge after challenge. logistics, a union representing over 20,000 rail workers rejected the tentative contract agreement reached by negotiators in September. Rail Union Rejects Biden-Backed Labor Agreement. 11 media briefing.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 8, 2024

Rozsa reports that Thomas Goldsby , the Dee & Jimmy Haslam Chair in Logistics at the University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business, requires his undergraduate students to select a company and try to map its supply chain. Most recently, drought conditions in Panama limited the flow of ships through the Panama Canal.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 27, 2025

There are many regulatory, logistical and operational steps involved in renaming an airport, but our staff will immediately begin the process.” A Marks, Mississippi, native, Smith was raised and lived in Memphis until his death at the age of 80 on Saturday. We are honored to be tasked with this well-deserved recognition for him.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 15, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The goal was to make it easier to stock up on bulk items which would have otherwise been more expensive to ship separately. Enjoy the weekend and the song of the week, the North Mississippi Allstars’ Sugartown. Verizon Skyward, UPS to further develop drone delivery service.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 14, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The expanded waiver runs through May 31 and covers Alabama, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Georgia, parts of Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Colonial Pipeline restarts operations, disruptions to continue.

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American Global Logistics

JANUARY 30, 2025

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 27, 2018

To understand what a trade war means for America, go to the Mississippi. Everything came from the Mississippi. People have no idea what’s going on on the other side of that levee,” said port Executive Director Paul Aucoin, nodding toward the grassy ridge beyond which 800 vessels can ply his portion of the Mississippi at any time.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 23, 2025

He is considered a giant of the modern freight transportation industry, along with Malcolm McLean, who invented the ocean shipping container. Born in Mississippi and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Smith entered Yale College in 1962 to pursue a degree in economics. Smith founded FedEx Express Corp.

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