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National Logistics Day 2023

Enterra Insights

The staff at the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) note, however, that the logistics industry plays an “out-sized — and often underappreciated — role … within the greater transportation ecosystem.”[1] By 1956, the first container ship sailed from the port of New Jersey to Texas.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 21 – 27)

Logistics Viewpoints

Amazon Aims to Sublet, End Warehouse Leases as Online Sales Cool. The excess capacity includes warehouses in New York, New Jersey, Southern California and Atlanta, according to an article in Bloomberg.com that referenced anonymous sources. Walmart and Symbotic Expand Partnership to Deploy Automation System.

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Amazon’s Added Shockwave- Plans to Sublease Warehouse Space

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters highlights that companies that sublease excess warehouse or office space is a normal occurrence in business settings, but when Amazon moves in that direction, it can send a shock wave to the industrial real estate ecosystem. Logistics focuses REIT firm Prologis is noted as having Amazon as one of its biggest tenants.

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Continued Disruption and Added Cost Inflation Reflected in Key Global Transportation and Logistics Indices in March and Q1 2022

Supply Chain Matters

We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. US Logistics Index. and Warehousing Prices (90.5) Warehousing Capacity also hit a record in March, reaching an all-time nadir of 36.1 Global Shipping. this month. ’.

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The Real Winner at the 2022 World Cup? Supply Chain.

BlueYonder

million and a land area of nearly 4,500 square miles — about half the size of New Jersey — Qatar is about to become an epicenter of global logistics. If this sounds nearly impossible, consider that it’s only part of the supply chain, logistics and commerce challenge associated with the World Cup.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Update April 25 2022

Supply Chain Matters

China Wide COVID Restrictions Continue Resulting in Added Logistics Disruptions. According to the latest reporting from The Wall Street Journal , local authorities are increasingly focused on having both manufacturers and the country’s logistical infrastructure focused on restoring a semblance of ongoing operations.

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Delivering Green: Three Case Studies in Low-Carbon Logistics

MIT Supply Chain

Logistics is a leading source of carbon. Sponsored by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), MIT CTL worked alongside three US companies to help them quantify the carbon footprint of some of their logistics initiatives. has launched two initiatives to improve its logistics operations and environmental performance.