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This Week in Logistics News (June 22 – 28)

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The company said that it used 85,916 metric tons of single-use plastic that year, an 11.6 The company is selling Coyote for $775 million less than the purchase price. The company said it took a $157 million impairment charge for permanently deactivating the 757 cargo jets along with seven engines. percent decrease from 2021.

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

More on Maersk’s transition to an end-to-end provider can be found in this 2020 report. On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases.

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The Great Maersk Shift

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The free report is available in PDF with supporting spreadsheets and high-resolution infographics here. Other sources reported that DB Schenker was not the only forwarder making this shift. Today, 75 to 80% of cargo arrives on time. Maersk 2019 Annual Report. Driving the Maersk Shift.

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FedEx Partners for Visibility, New CEO Focuses on Quality

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In a continued effort to grow its presence in the North American market, DB Schenker announced the $435 million purchase of USA Truck on June 24, 2022. While the transaction is still awaiting shareholder discussion and regulatory approvals, the deal includes the cash purchase of all remaining USA Truck common stock. year-on-year.”

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This Week in Logistics News (April 22 – 28)

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US homes 8 retailers keeping Earth Day alive through a commitment to sustainability Ground parcel delivery costs reached a record high in Q1, although pricing discounts from carriers softened the blow, according to the TD Cowen/AFS Freight Index. British supermarkets source peppers exclusively from Spain during the winter months.

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

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According to their 2017 annual report, over a quarter of Amazon’s third-party sales (which represent half of Amazon’s sales) are cross-border. Amazon’s trucking fleet is expanding rapidly; it launched in 2005 with the purchase of thousands of trailers used to shift goods between fulfillment centers.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 3 – 9)

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The company has delayed opening an additional 21 locations, totaling nearly 28 million square feet, and canceled a handful of European projects, mostly in Spain. By the end of August, more than 350,000 doses of Jynneos had been administered in 30 jurisdictions that are reporting data on the shots to the U.S. MWPVL International Inc.,