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This Week in Logistics News (January 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

DHL Group does not operate ships but it uses them to transport containers. A drought in Panama significantly reduced transits of larger Neopanamax-class container ships in November and December, with transit constraints intensifying last month. Jobs in the warehouse sector were down 4,900 jobs. percent from November and up 9.2

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This Week in Logistics News (January 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

I have often written about legal issues and battles in California, as the state has been in the news for its warehouse and trucking emission rules, independent contractor rules for gig workers, and union disagreements at ports. delaying shipments and raising transportation costs. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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November U.S. Logistics Manager’s Index- Noteworthy Trending

Supply Chain Matters

which is attributable to Q4 holiday sales and the subsequent dips in Warehousing Capacity (+3.6) and Transportation Capacity (+5.2) and slowdown in Warehousing Utilization (-14.0) and Transportation Utilization (-10.7). West Coast ports, a shifting back to pre- Covid patterns. That trending, along with the latest U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

The responsibility for container safety is shared across the supply chain, with solutions for safer container transport including proper packing, stowage, and securing of containers, and reporting of correct weight. Rainfall was less than 50 percent of normal from February to April near the canal and the lakes that feed it.

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Top Talking Logistics Posts & Episodes (Q2 2015)

Talking Logistics

Amazon Tests Robots for Warehouse Item Picking. Find the Money – How a Transportation Spend Diagram Can Help. Guess Who Announced New Transportation Management Software (TMS) Functionality Yesterday. The Panama Canal Expansion: The Impact on Logistics Strategies and Operations (1,410 views). 1,379 views).

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U.S. West Coast Dockworkers Enacting Multi-Day Job Actions

Supply Chain Matters

The most significant news in global transportation and logistics circles late last week and this week are U.S. Dockworkers, truckers, rail and warehouse workers in Europe, Asia, and the U.S. Dockworkers, truckers, rail and warehouse workers in Europe, Asia, and the U.S. Further, as we indicated in a prior commentary, the U.S.

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6 Things to Consider as You Plan Your 2016 Budget

Talking Logistics

Panama Canal Expansion. The Panama Canal expansion, slated for completion this spring, will impact logistics in a big way. ports will compete for customers, especially in 2018 and 2019 when the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) contracts will be renegotiated.

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