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Navy Awards Two Shipbuilding Contracts for New Submarines

Operations and Supply Chain Management

The multi-boat, multiyear awards are designed to lower production costs, with Virginia-class boats currently costing about $2.8 billion each, according to a recent report from the Congressional Research Service. That is close to the Navy’s long-term price target. They have delivered 10, with eight under construction.

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Trucking Market Update and 2020 Q1 Freight Outlook

Zipline Logistics

Trucking Insurance Costs on the Rise. In addition to increasing pay to compete in a tight job market, carriers have had difficulty bearing increasing transportation insurance costs. According to a recent report from the American Transportation Research Institute , the marginal, per-mile costs of a truck increased by 7.7

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This Week in Logistics News (July 15 – 21)

Logistics Viewpoints

Nestle has partnerships with ADM and Ardent Mills, the two primary wheat flour suppliers for DiGiorno products, to support wheat farms in Kansas, Missouri, North Dakota and Indiana. Electrek recently reported that Tesla told suppliers to be ready for Cybertruck release candidates in late August and production in early October.