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This Week in Logistics News (January 20 – 26)

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I have often written about legal issues and battles in California, as the state has been in the news for its warehouse and trucking emission rules, independent contractor rules for gig workers, and union disagreements at ports. Several cargo vessels were struck by missiles or drones during the past week.

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Ship Smarter: How to Avoid Bottlenecks in Your Global Operations

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You can’t just turn around a giant cargo ship. Once cargo has shipped, there are no “backsies.” Everything from custom duties to cargo inspections can create bottlenecks within the supply chain. Ship Smarter: How to Avoid Bottlenecks in Your Global Operations. By Ali Hasan Raza. In 2017, the U.S. had a trade surplus of $24.5

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

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This response is driven by ongoing threats to crew and cargo safety, necessitating the rerouting of ships around the Cape of Good Hope, resulting in substantial delays and escalated shipping costs. struck more than 60 targets at Houthi positions in Yemen, aiming to halt attacks on merchant ships. On January 11, the U.S.

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This Week n Logistics News (February 24 – March 1)

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hit 18 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday in response to a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militants on ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The bombings focused on military targest in eight locations in Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, the U.S. Everything changed when Amazon.com opened its first warehouse in 2013.

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This Month in Logistics News (December 30 – January 5)

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Yemen-based Houthi militants have been attacking high-value cargo vessels in the Red Sea since November in a show of support for Palestinian Islamist group Hamas fighting Israel in Gaza. Women’s clothing brand Spanx is using a humanoid robot to work in its Georgia warehouse. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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

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It’s more than doubled the number of robots deployed in its fulfillment centers and warehouses in the last three years, from 350,000 in 2021 to 750,000 by last June. The company has a variety of robots that serve different functions within the warehouse. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 13 – 19)

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Walmart in the news: Walmart launches pilot program for customers to recycle reusable shopping bags Walmart Canada says robots are coming to 2 Ontario warehouses, but jobs not at risk Amazon has become the largest private EV charging operator Biden calls for steep hike to tariff on Chinese steel S.