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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

Highly lethal bird flu found in Kentucky and Virginia flocks. What Berglund is referring to is the advantage that shipping lines hold for negotiations with cargo shippers for 2022 and beyond. Well, the avian flu looks like it is back.

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The Important Role an HBCU Played in My Success

BlueYonder

We “Howardites” lovingly refer to our school as “The Mecca” of the 102 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the U.S. Woodson was an American historian and, although born penniless in Virginia, became the second black man (after W.E.B. In fact, I majored in History at Howard University. DuBois) to earn a PhD.

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A Kitty Hawk Moment in Drone Delivery?

Talking Logistics

The first drone delivery approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was conducted last Friday in rural Virginia. A drone operated by Australian drone startup Flirtey delivered 24 packages of medicines to a remote health clinic in Wise County, Virginia. – a Kitty Hawk moment in Wise Virginia.

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Horseshoes and LTL with Scooter Sayers

The Logistics of Logistics

In the podcast interview, Joe and Scooter discussed horseshoes and LTL, which refers to an article that Scooter wrote about the changes to the LTL industry. Scooter’s “horseshoe” reference is regarding LTL pricing, which is notoriously complex and difficult to understand. Check out Scooter’s LinkedIn Post here: Horseshoes and LTL.

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Ocean Freight Routing Terms Explained

Material Handling & Logistics

USEC is the United States East Coast and refers to all the ocean freight ports there, which include New York/New Jersey, Savannah, Virginia, and others. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), headquartered in San Francisco, represents the dockworkers that man the USWC ports. .

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The Continuing Battle Over Personal Data

Enterra Insights

” The latest state to enact a consumer data privacy law is Virginia. Diaz report, “On March 2, 2021, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed the Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA or law) into law. This makes Virginia the second state, behind California, to adopt a comprehensive consumer data privacy law.

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The Definitive Guide on Produce Season Transportation Impacts

Zipline Logistics

Peak produce shipping season refers to the time period when the largest volume of fruits and vegetables are harvested and subsequently shipped to markets across the US, impacting truck capacity. Data Key: Heaviest peak refers to the months in which capacity will be most affected by agriculture production. West Virginia.