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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

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South Carolina prohibits importation of some birds due to avian flu. The United States Postal Service will slow delivery times for a third of its first-class packages in an effort to cut costs and its dependency on air transportation amid financial struggles. Amazon on path to reach 100% renewable energy by 2025.

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Hurricane Florence Update: Impacts, Forecasts, and Operational Best Practices

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Hurricane Florence has officially reached the Southeast United States. Several states in the east coast, especially the Carolinas, have been on high alert as they await landfall. Several states in the east coast, especially the Carolinas, have been on high alert as they await landfall.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

From January 28 to February 4, a Chinese-operated high-altitude balloon was seen in North American airspace, including Alaska, western Canada, and the contiguous United States. territorial waters off the coast of South Carolina. On February 4, the U.S. Air Force shot down the balloon over U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech August 30 2023

Supply Chain Matters

Redwood has indicated a commitment to solving the ability to source battery anode and cathode components in the United States and producing them from an increasing amount of recycled content. billion Battery Materials Campus to be located in the heart of the “ Battery Belt ,” just outside of Charleston, South Carolina.

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Hurricane Irma: Updates and Impacts

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Despite Irma’s downgraded intensity as it moves further inland into the United States, its impact escalated at a steady pace nonetheless. At least two-thirds of gas stations across the state are reportedly out of fuel, following evacuations that took place over the weekend. Here’s what we know: (click to zoom).

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National Logistics Day™ 2022

Enterra Insights

To compound this, what is considered supply chain management in the United States is more commonly known as logistics management in Europe.”[2] Some say there is no difference between the two terms, that supply chain management is the ‘new’ logistics. But that was not the only support.

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Amazon Acquiring Whole Foods: A Wakeup Call for the Grocery Industry?

Talking Logistics

in 1994 helped upend that country’s grocery sector, says it will open 20 stores in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina by summer, with some arriving in the next few weeks. But it’s still a relatively small percentage of overall grocery spending, at least here in the United States.

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