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National Supply Chain Day #AMA

BlueYonder

The tagline for the day is “Every link in the supply chain matters,” which emphasizes how import each piece of the supply chain is from the raw materials to the transportation element to manufacturing to the labor to omni-channel commerce. Ask it here. The post National Supply Chain Day #AMA appeared first on Supply Chain Nation.

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Global Giants: ICAT Moves the World’s Largest Cargo with Chris Cser

The Logistics of Logistics

Founded in 1992 in Baltimore, ICAT Logistics has expanded across the United States and Europe, specializing in handling unusual, high-value, and oversized freight that often falls outside the scope of standard containerized shipping. Explore the challenges and regulations involved in transporting oversized, heavy, and hazardous materials.

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Allianz Safety and Shipping Review- The Good and Not Good

Supply Chain Matters

The incident of the container ship Dali striking and destroying the Francis Scott Key spanning the Port of Baltimore falls within two of these categories. Report authors indicate that most incidents have been related to machinery damage or failure, followed by collisions with other vessels, or contact with port infrastructure.

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Shippers Rush to Find Alternatives as US East Coast Port Strike Looms

ModusLink Corporation

The possibility of disruptions at major ports like New York/New Jersey, Savannah, and Baltimore has businesses facing the real danger of shipment delays, inventory shortages, and cost increases. These ports handle a significant portion of the nation’s containerized cargo, especially for the consumer goods, retail, and manufacturing sectors.

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The Backorder, April 10 2024

Unleashed

US manufacturing activity expands for first time since 2022. The latest ISM Manufacturing PMI report registered an unexpectedly high 50.3% Baltimore bridge disaster adds new stress to global supply chains. in March – up 2.5% from February. No sense in reinventing wheels and struggling through it all alone!”

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This Week in Logistics News (July 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

Starting this week, customers across the US will begin to see custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian delivering their Amazon packages , with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, among other cities.

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10 Books Logistics And Supply Chain Experts Need To Read

Freightos

I threw in a healthy dose of interesting (globalization, shipping trends and the business of logistics), a dash of history (the evolution of longitude), a sprinkle of next generation manufacturing (lean manufacturing) and some great company success stories (FedEx, Walmart. Ever hear of Lean Manufacturing? Got some suggestions?