Cargo North Carolina Procurement Analytics 
Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 19, 2022
Malcolm McLean, a trucker from North Carolina, was tired of waiting. He had a load full of cotton bales, and while idling away hours at a shipyard watching stevedores load other cargo onto ships he dreamed up containers that transformed global supply chains. The myth of the “perfect plan”. Now that’s an ROI!
Enterra Insights
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
Correspondent Bill Whitaker ( @BillWhitakerCBS ) reported, “Getting the goods from here to store shelves is proving to be a lot more daunting. It used to take two days to get cargo off the docks. Conex containers evolved into modular units that could stack efficiently to store more cargo in one location.”[4].
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Intelligent Audit
JANUARY 9, 2023
As FreightWaves reports, “UPS has informed its managers not to schedule any paid time off during July and August in case parcels are required to be moved.”. To help shippers save on costs in an increasingly expensive reverse logistics marketplace, FedEx has announced plans to launch a consolidated returns service. percent. ”.
Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 4, 2022
Maersk said Tuesday it was halting bookings in light of the sanctions imposed on Russia, including congestion being caused by customs authorities inspecting cargo bound for the country and changing credit terms impacting its customers. Maersk and MSC said they would continue to move foodstuffs to and from Russia. percentage point to a 1.5
Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 11, 2023
Texas led the expansion of hiring, followed by North Carolina and New York. trade deficit narrowed sharply in June as businesses cut back on purchases of foreign-made capital goods, resulting in imports falling to the lowest level in more than 1-1/2 years. billion as previously reported. billion instead of $69.0
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