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This Week in Logistics News (January 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

In the past weeks, ocean freight rates have risen as much as $10,000 per 40-foot container, as container ships seeking to avoid the attacks embarked on long detours around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, diverting more than $200 billion of cargo away from the critical trade artery.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

The History of the Shipping Container. 26 April 2016 marks the 60th anniversary of the maiden voyage of the Ideal X and the birth of modern container shipping, a development that played a critical role in spurring the global economy. But the modern shipping container has changed much more than one industry. Significance.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

As a logistics service provider, focusing on over-the-road surface transportation management solutions via technology and managed transportation services, we find the following information on the history of shipping containers of great significance to the logistics and supply chain community at large. Readers' choice! Did You Know That ….

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Sustainable Supply Chain Management.

ModusLink Corporation

Sustainable distribution: Distribution of goods usually generates a lot of waste and is can damage the environment, but green distribution consists of green packaging including size, shape, and materials that have an impact on transportation of the goods. Retrieved from Triple EFF. consulting. EM Ojo, C. Corporate news.

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Marion Kohlmeier: ‘Expansion in our global footprint has been a big step’

Supply Chain Movement

We also negotiate and develop packaging concepts together with our customers and suppliers. Before a project begins we go through a calculation phase to cost the logistics processes, packaging and procurement of new parts. Previously our strategy was to carry out the injecting moulding, pack and ship.

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The Top 15 Omnichannel Retail Trends to Watch in 2022

ToolsGroup

Buying products in-store, then having them shipped to their homes. In-person returns save customers from the need to print a shipping label, package up returns, and get out that noisy roll of packing tape. 90% of consumers view 2-to-3 day shipping as the baseline expectation, and 30% expect same-day delivery. .

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This Week in Logistics News (November 2-6, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Google aims to begin drone package deliveries in 2017. Although Barloworld has a limited presence in the United States, it has a well-established customer base of global shippers and third-party logistics providers in the United Kingdom, South Africa, and elsewhere in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.