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Tame Ballooning Ocean Container Costs With Packaging Optimization Measures

CHAINalytics

Current ocean container shipping costs have turned some traditional packaging engineering considerations on their heads. Standard shipper sizes don’t allow for optimum container density, and shipping pallets may no longer make sense. As you no doubt have noticed, ocean container pricing has gone through the roof.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

In a final piece of holiday news, USPS has said will not levy an extra delivery surcharge during the winter peak season, saying the decision makes USPS “the most affordable way to mail and ship this holiday season.” And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long The end result of the loss of propulsion was the ship crashing into the bridge. mile-long span. An estimated 11.5

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This Week in Logistics News (July 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

Well, the Environmental Protection Agency states that this species “ was introduced into the United States in the mid-1990s, possibly stowing away in a shipping container.” Prior to this insight I thought there was no downside to the benefits brought to shipping from the standardized shipping container. Alphabet Inc.

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

Logistics Viewpoints

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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Crime is Adding to Supply Chain Woes

Enterra Insights

Rodriguez ( @OlgaRRod ) reported, “A group of thieves smashed windows at a department store at a luxury mall in Los Angeles, triggering a police pursuit just days after high-end stores throughout the San Francisco Bay Area were targeted. Looting trains, especially in the Los Angeles area, has also become an area of concern.

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The Green Corridor: Looking for the Green Lining

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The number of alternative and dual-fuel propelled container ship orders out numbers the traditional ICE only engines for new ship orders. Key ports like Rotterdam, Hamburg, Singapore, Hong Kong and Los Angeles will be the key ports to be ready for fueling the first truly green lanes.