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This Week in Logistics News (April 30 – May 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

Empty shipping containers stack up at US port depots. The company has faced sourcing constraints as a result of the war in Ukraine, causing the company to rely on second sourcing capabilities for its mustard procurement. There has been a lot written about the need for shipping containers. That’s all for this week.

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Retail Returns: The Key to Driving Business Growth

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Department of Commerce International Trade Commission , the percentage of retail sales sourced from ecommerce is predicted to increase into 2024–well beyond the lockdowns that caused the initial rise in ecommerce spend. According to a study by Narvar , 75% of consumers have been given a refund without needing to ship back the product.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

A lot of this effort comes down to more sustainable sourcing, which tends to make environmental-conscious consumers happy. Egypt’s Suez Canal blocked by huge container ship. Starbucks to improve sustainable coffee sourcing. Port congestion has caused a lot of shipping delays over the course of the last year.

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Why is o9 Solutions Growing So Fast?

Logistics Viewpoints

In January of 2022, Dallas-based o9 Solutions was valued at $2.7 Planners in China rely on different data sources and operate with different business practices than those in North America. There is no one source that can provide good sustainability data. A unicorn has a valuation of over $1 billion.

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Spot Market Freight Rates Soar After Hurricane Harvey

DAT Solutions

Outbound volumes from Houston also fell 73%, but the rearrangement of supply chains, the difficulty of shipping in the flooded region, and increased seasonal demand in other parts of the country combined to create pockets of tight capacity that put extra pressure on truckload rates. Diesel costs $2.76 RISING LANES. RISING LANES.

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CargoBarn triples Atlanta footprint as supply chain woes spur growth

CargoBarn

Pioneering technology drives added expansions in Dallas, Jacksonville and Fresno. We create shipping solutions you don’t have to think about, giving every shipper a positive experience.”. CargoBarn’s offices in Dallas, Jacksonville and Fresno also are expanding. CargoBarn was founded in Fresno, Calif., Pioneering Technology.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 4-8, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Growing Shipping Alliances Are Straining Major U.S. Simply put, cross-border e-commerce is arguably one of the weakest links in omni-channel fulfillment, and Pitney Bowes, which already has years of experience in this area with its Global Shipping Program for eBay sellers, is positioning itself as a leader in this emerging market space.