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High Seas Troubles Affect Global Supply Chains, Part Two: Climate Risks

Enterra Insights

The historic drought that afflicted the Mississippi, which carries nearly 500 million tons of cargo per year, required dredging of shipping channels to keep the barges moving.”[5] ”[5] Rising Seas Obviously.

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The Definitive Guide on Produce Season Transportation Impacts

Zipline Logistics

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. Even if you don’t grow or ship produce, your transportation performance and spend can still be directly impacted. How Produce Season Transportation Affects Rates and Capacity – State by State.

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Warehousing News Roundup: April 8, 2019

Stord

Carriers are still worried about river cresting along the Mississippi river and the structural integrity of many bridges around it. Ports across the country are updating their progress on clean air goals for both rail and truck transportation. This number fell by 5.4% compared to March of last year, and is down 3.2% Let us know !

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Talk Doesn’t Cook the Rice

Supply Chain Shaman

As they say in Mississippi, “Talk doesn’t cook the rice.” An example is retail/consumer products/chemical/transportation or hospital/pharmaceutical companies/medical device companies/medical distributors.). ” The essence of this colloquialism is that words have to be converted to action.

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What is Supply Chain Compliance and Why is it Important?

AB&R

It’s one of our top six trends we’re following in 2019, and we have decades of experience in this area. Mississippi. “What are your customer, partner, regulatory, and vendor expectations?”. Are you meeting those expectations? The great news about supply chain compliance is that AB&R® makes it a breeze. District of Columbia.

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Outbound Tender Rejections Increase for the First Time Since March Peak

Zipline Logistics

Each group oversees freight that enters their region and plans for specific market trends in their respective states. Transportation could be impacted in Illinois. Vendors should not expect much transportation disruption in Iowa. Mississippi. Mississippi’s stay-at-home order expired on May 11. Status: Open.

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Freight Volume Rebounds to Pre-Pandemic Levels

Zipline Logistics

Each group oversees freight that enters their region and plans for specific market trends in their respective states. Transportation?could Vendors should not expect much transportation disruption in Iowa.?? . Mississippi? ? . Mississippi’s?stay-at-home Zipline operates with a unique? Logistics? ? . Indiana ? .

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