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Tame Ballooning Ocean Container Costs With Packaging Optimization Measures

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Current ocean container shipping costs have turned some traditional packaging engineering considerations on their heads. Prices from Beijing to Los Angeles have fluctuated between … The post Tame Ballooning Ocean Container Costs With Packaging Optimization Measures appeared first on Chainalytics.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 16 – 22)

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Cargo volumes at the Port of Los Angeles rose 3 percent year-over-year to 828,016 TEUs in August, marking the first increase in 13 months, port officials said. When we are operating on all cylinders like we are right now, there’s no better choice for cargo than the Port of Los Angeles.”

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

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P&G uses life cycle assessment for sustainable packaging design. Consumers are increasingly demanding greater transparency and sustainability from the companies they buy from, especially when it comes to the household products they use every day and how they’re packaged. Amazon’s electric delivery vehicles from Rivian rolls out.

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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. Google’s parent company) subsidiary named Wing has developed a fleet of new drone prototypes designed to more efficiently deliver packages ranging from small pill bottles to items weighing as much as 7 pounds.

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DELMIA Communities Month in Review

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New Case Study DELMIA Ortems in Packaging. Elidose is specialized in contract packaging in flexible packaging. Planning & Optimization Community. He will give his insight about FORVIA Faurecia and the Virtual Twin Experience offered by DELMIA. Discover more. Process Engineering Community. Xos Trucks | Cloud Customer Story.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 25 – December 1)

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The company is boasting its quickest delivery time yet, saying that packages are being prepared for dispatch within 11 minutes of an order placement at same-day facilities. This allows faster delivery, as delivery stations go from handling 60,000 packages a day to over 110,000 during the holiday season. billion packages in the U.S.,

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Fly By Jing Partners With Stord to Heat Up its Delivery Experience

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Additionally, Stord Parcel combined with Last-Mile Optimization technology provide Fly By Jing with a diverse array of carriers, and intelligently select the optimal carrier and service level for every package, ensuring enhanced efficiency and cost-effectiveness in meeting customer expectations.