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Editor’s Choice: Aluminum Can Shortage Defines a New Normal for Food Packaging

Logistics Viewpoints

This shortage is the culmination of various ongoing issues – geopolitical tensions related to the Russia-Ukraine war, the rapid shift in consumer buying behavior and container freight availability. Beer and food industries are particularly affected by the shortages of aluminum cans as most customers prefer take-home packaging.

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This Week in Logistics News (April15 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now for this week’s logistics news: Walmart Adds Truck Powered by Compressed Natural Gas to its Transportation Fleet CMA CGM offers $5.5 billion for Bollore logistics unit Retailers Tackle Cardboard Overload With Made-to-Fit Boxes Robust.AI billion) for the logistics unit of Bollore.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. P&G uses life cycle assessment for sustainable packaging design. Europe agrees to cut natural-gas consumption as Russia crimps supplies. Financial terms of deal were not disclosed. Amazon’s electric delivery vehicles from Rivian rolls out. Uber Eats ups the ante in online grocery.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. USPS slowing first-class package delivery to lower costs. Hasbro plans to further hike prices of toys, warns of $100 million Russia hit. The post This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. That’s all for this week.

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Russia-Ukraine War Snarls Global Supply Chains

Intelligent Audit

While those in logistics wonder if the new scientific bracelets to convert stress into energy, such as those reported by Interesting Engineering , are legitimate, there are still very real supply chain risks to contend with today. The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war continues to impact global supply chains, and it’s much more than many realize.

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UPS Impacted by Package Volume Declines and Revenue Shortfall in Q4-2022

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of global parcel transportation and logistics carrier UPS’s report of Q4 and full year 2022 financial performance, and the likely implications. Domestic package segment but declined 8.3 Reportedly, average daily package volume fell 4.5 billion, amounting to a 2.7 billion, down 17.9

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Food Supply Chain Issues

Elementum

Communication Breakdowns The supply chain can spread across countless parties–from growers to pickers, stockists to manufacturers, and raw food producers to brand packaging plants–and that’s before a product gets anywhere near a shelf.