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This Week in Logistics News (July 9 – 15)

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And now on to this week’s logistics news: Alphabet’s Wing Develops Fleet of New Drones for More Efficient Package Delivery. Long Beach, LA ports set June cargo records. In Long Beach, dockworkers and terminal operators moved 835,412 20-foot-equivalent units (surpassing June 2018 record). Alphabet Inc.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

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The initiative involves placing RFID tags on packages and wearable devices on employees to eliminate manual scans, reduce misloads, and accelerate parcel throughput in the delivery giant’s warehouses. The smart package program also aims to improve the customer experience by slashing the rate of packages placed in the wrong delivery vehicle.

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Improved Supply Chain Visibility Requires an End-to-End Solutions

Logistics Viewpoints

Last October, over 100 ships, including 70 container ships, were waiting at anchor or in drift zones to unload at the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Assume the ship gets to Long Beach and sits for 5 days, but the plan estimated the ship would sit for 3 days. China accounts for about 12% of global trade.

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The Year of the Brownfield Warehouse

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While trade is swinging back to the port of Los Angeles/Long Beach, which is North America’s biggest box port, that port processed 13% fewer containers in 2023 than it did in 2022. Improving mix means retailers are striving to have more items stocked that consumers really want to buy.

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What Role Does Global Trade Data Play in Today’s Supply Chains?

Talking Logistics

Fifteen years ago, you would have an idea when your container was going to hit Long Beach. As long as you knew within a day or two when it was going to come in, it was probably going to be okay. For example, you probably get an email on your phone 30 seconds after a package is delivered on your porch.

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The State of Holiday Shipping & Learnings for Next Peak Season

Intelligent Audit

such as expected winter weather that’s stimulated embargoes across the Pacific-Northwest market and uncertainty as carriers rush to deliver packages on time. The Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have both been in the news on a nearly daily basis concerning the backlog of containers. FedEx packages to Illinois had a 15.3%

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Our Customers on How Automation Accelerates Their Omnichannel Fulfillment Strategies

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Things take a lot longer than usual at every step of the way, whether it’s just sampling and courier packages to fabric moving between countries and then the final product coming to New Jersey. And that was a big reason for moving and bringing in this kind of system.