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This Week in Logistics News (January 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended the installation of such technologies in all new passenger vehicles. delaying shipments and raising transportation costs. Emergency vehicles, for example, would be exempt, and the California Highway Patrol could authorize the system’s disabling in certain other cases.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 4 – May 10)

Logistics Viewpoints

Global shipping lines have become increasingly strained as the Houthi militia in Yemen broadens its attacks on cargo vessels, one of the largest companies in the industry warned on Monday. It is led by the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) and kicked off in August 2021. The fuel comes from project partner Air Liquide.

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Exiger’s Technology Forecasts Merchandise, Textiles and Luxury Goods Most Vulnerable to Potential Strait of Hormuz Blockade

Exiger Perspectives

strike on weapons storage facilities in Yemen , there is increasing concern about how a disruption to this trade route could impact the global economy. .- Bound Shipments, Global Transshipping and Persian Gulf Oil WASHINGTON , Oct. Exiger analyzed shipments traversing the Strait of Hormuz that use the Jebel Ali port.

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

To anticipate and respond to high customer demand, a modern Transportation Management System (TMS) needs to optimize inventory allocation. Deviations that occur during transportation execution are not necessarily approved immediately. United States. United States Minor Outlying Islands. Uzbekistan. Virgin Islands, British.

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Top 8 Industries Affected by The Red Sea Crisis in January 2024

Resilinc

struck more than 60 targets at Houthi positions in Yemen, aiming to halt attacks on merchant ships. imposed sanctions on two companies based in Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates for their involvement in financing commodity shipments benefiting Yemen’s Houthis. On January 11, the U.S. The next day, the U.S.

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FMCG Drinks Route to Market – let’s get fizzical in CEE

Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

In a past life I ran the Supply Chain for an FMCG company in the 6 Gulf Co-Operation Council (GCC) countries plus Yemen in the Middle East. Aside: Sadly, you leave the good road infrastructure behind in Hungary and any form of transport moves slower in Romania, even the planes!

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Ikea warns of product delays after Red Sea attacks

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Several firms have paused shipments through the route after vessels were attacked by Houthi rebels in Yemen. Several firms have paused shipments through the route after vessels were attacked by Houthi rebels in Yemen. Houthi militants in Yemen have stepped up attacks on vessels since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in October.

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