Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 20, 2022

Autonomous cargo ship completes 500-mile voyage. In our last piece of autonomous vehicle news, the “world’s first” autonomous commercial cargo ship has successfully completed a near-500-mile voyage in the congested waters of Tokyo Bay, traveling without human intervention for 99 percent of the trip.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 8, 2024

She discusses her company’s innovative and sustainable cold chain packaging solutions that maintain frozen or refrigerated temperatures for up to nine days, allowing for more efficient and environmentally friendly shipping. Visit Candor at www.candorexp.com.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

bound ship is being held ‘hostage’ (Reuters). Google Express, the tech company’s fast delivery service, expands in Kansas City (Kansas City Star). The fallout from Hanjin’s bankruptcy continues, with $14 billion of cargo still stranded at sea. I hope to see you at the conference!

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Supply Chain Digest

APRIL 21, 2021

Suez Canal Holding Beached Cargo Until Ship Owner Pays Up. Big Rival Bid for Kansas City Southern. Prices for New and Used Shipping Containers Surging. Dollar General Bets on Brick and Mortar Sales

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

With global cargo lanes clogged, businesses are turning to new ways to deliver goods. Mississippi River cargo traffic near Luling, La. The former wartime airbase handled a record 1,655 international cargo arrivals in 2021, a 73% jump from 2019, and overall tonnage rose 18%. We had a good cargo business before the pandemic.

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Elementum

MAY 13, 2015

The route is part of the the Kansas City Southern (KCS) network and is one of a few new options carriers like Maersk (the company Walmart contracts) have started to provide as an alternative to the West Coast port congestion. Before the mega-retailer started shipping goods through Lazaro Cardenas, the KCS had fallen on hard times.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 16, 2024

The international inbound transportation service is only available to Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) sellers that source or manufacture goods in China, and all cargo must be shipped from Yantian, Shanghai, or Ningbo ports. Cargo imported into the U.S. according to the Walmart Marketplace website.

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