Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 12, 2023
A mountain of discarded clothing, including Christmas sweaters and ski boots, cuts a strange sight in Chile’s Atacama, the driest desert in the world, which is increasingly suffering from pollution created by fast fashion. Some 59,000 tons of clothing arrive each year at the Iquique port in the Alto Hospicio free zone in northern Chile.
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
Without further delay, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Walmart to Acquire Cornershop in Mexico and Chile, Further Investing in Last-Mile Delivery and Strengthening Omnichannel Strategy. UPS plan to boost business shipping falls short with investors (Reuters). FedEx Ground Expands U.S.
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Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 6, 2017
I’ve never been to Chile. I’ll be doing both for the first time in a couple of weeks at Seminarium’s Logistics & Operations Conference 2017 (October 18th in Santiago, Chile). Google AI to Power Rolls-Royce’s Autonomous Ships (Port Technology). I’ve never given a supply chain presentation in Spanish. ATA urges U.S.
SCMDOJO
MAY 13, 2022
Each year around 700 million TEUs are shipped across the world keeping global trade and businesses running and more than eighty percent of global goods trade volumes are carried by sea, with about a sixth of that volume in shipping containers. in March, while the average delay for late vessel arrivals decreased once again to 7.26
Supply Chain Network
FEBRUARY 16, 2013
Colby Chiles, Director, Transportation, The Home Depot; A roundtable discussion of emerging issues and trends with service providers and retailers. Profitability in free shipping and same day delivery – a discussion exploring the impact of industry-wide trends around free shipping and the impact to P&L for multichannel retailers.
Resilinc
AUGUST 30, 2023
Two weeks ago, 160 ships were stuck waiting to pass through the canal, carrying everything from auto parts, Barbie dolls, and diabetes test kits, according to Reuters. Some ships were delayed by as much as 21 days. 55 to 125 million gallons per ship, depending on size—to move ships through the canal.
NC State SCRC
APRIL 22, 2022
The winners are the electrostates: first Australia which has all of the metals in the green seven; Second Chile (which has 42%. There are other risks as well: logistics in these regions (especially Africa and Chile). The findings suggest that the world will be less reliant on energy-related resources in 2040 than it is today.
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