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What You Need to Know About Shipping to Puerto Rico

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Shipping to Puerto Rico is more complex than it might seem. Puerto Rico is a U.S. On top of that, as an island nation, shipping to Puerto Rico is also naturally more expensive and limited. Here's what you need to know about shipping to Puerto Rico. An Overview of Shipping to Puerto Rico.

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Drugmakers Face Puerto Rico Factory Challenges with Shattered Infrastructure

Material Handling & Logistics

Drugmakers rode out Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, but keeping plants running while the devastated island picks up the pieces is likely to be tougher. Gottlieb said at the hearing that the FDA is monitoring the production of about 40 drugs from 10 companies, including 13 that are made only in Puerto Rico.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 17 – 23)

Logistics Viewpoints

Target has a new way to speed packages to customers who live in the farther-out suburbs and neighborhoods of major cities, as it tries to give its e-commerce business a jolt. Drivers from Target-owned delivery service Shipt pick up packages from the extension facility and deliver them to customers’ doorsteps.

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Last-Mile Success - Closer and Faster

Cathy Roberson

According to 3PL provider AFS, the cost per package increased 3.5% However, in its first-quarter earnings call on May 26, it saw some success in reduced splits or reduced packages per order. Innovel provided last-mile delivery, installation, and white-glove capabilities for 'big and bulky' products across the US and Puerto Rico.

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Patient-centric networks at the heart of pharmaceutical supply chain management: Lessons from LogiPharma Europe 2018

Kinaxis

To highlight his point, Thornley shared this example: The API was manufactured in China, granulation was performed in Puerto Rico, and then packaging was performed in Netherlands. In his previous reality, planners were very focused on these individual steps but not for the end-to-end flow.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Startups are trying to make e-commerce packaging more sustainable. UPS has reinstated money-back delivery guarantees on packages moving under its three next-day air delivery products. In fact, even cardboard makers have been adjusting production to meet demand and avoid a shortage of packaging materials. percent to $71.1

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What Are General Rate Increases in Shipping & What Should Enterprises Know?

Intelligent Audit

per package for large packages or $250.00 for oversize UPS packages and $350 for oversize FedEx packages. per package based on February 2020 volume for FedEx. per package. including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. GRI surcharges for FedEx also have a similar range-$1.15 and Canada.