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This Week in Logistics News (May 21 – 27)

Logistics Viewpoints

Dick’s Sporting Goods reported its Q1 financials this week, beating expectations but lower its outlook. The more cautious outlook is driven by wage and inflationary pressures, as well as increased freight costs. Diving deeper into the factors behind cost increases, Dick’s management noted the high fuel prices that continue to increase.

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The 2022 Chlorine Shortage: Another Year of Poolmageddon

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Image source: Cape Analytics. Chlorine production was burned again in January 2022, when yet another fire damaged a pool supply plant in New Jersey. Reports from Costco shoppers indicate that the same brand of chlorine tablets were $129.99 Apparently, customers purchased the same product for just $70 back in 2020.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 28 – June 3)

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The Port of Oakland reported cargo in April dropped 7 percent compared to the same period a year ago due to factory and port shutdowns in China. The future robotics market looks strong worldwide as many sectors seek answers to labor shortages, the Interact Analysis report said. s CargoNet.

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Unease Remains in U.S. East and Gulf Coast Labor Talks

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Some industry reports point out reluctance to route January 2025 import volume via east coast ports because of ongoing uncertainty. West Coast Port of Los Angeles reported 27 percent higher container volumes processed in the period from July to September. A published report by Business Broadcasting Network CNBC titled: U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 27 – June 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

In an interview with Arab News, Prashant Saran, director of operations for Amazon in the Middle East and North Africa region, said that the new facility will provide sellers with more storage options and help them expand their online businesses to new markets. Walmart SWW currently offers FedEx and USPS shipping.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 10-14, 2014)

Talking Logistics

We normally do our Talking Logistics episodes on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but we have one today at 12 ET with Alaster Love from Transplace, where we are going to discuss “ Big Data and Analytics in Oil and Gas Transportation.” Cass Freight Index Report – October 2014. India and US reach WTO breakthrough over food (BBC News).

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The Great Maersk Shift

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The free report is available in PDF with supporting spreadsheets and high-resolution infographics here. Other sources reported that DB Schenker was not the only forwarder making this shift. Maersk 2019 Annual Report. DB Schenker, meanwhile, said that it had moved volumes away from Maersk earlier in the year.