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This Week in Logistics News (August 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

On August 13, the DOT announced that Ports in Oakland, Seattle and Tacoma have all been added to its Freight Logistics Optimization Works (FLOW) network, joining the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach to round out the five largest West Coast shipping hubs.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

A dispute between two unions over which workers get certain jobs at a cargo-handling terminal at the Port of Seattle is holding up labor talks between West Coast dockworkers and their employers. The Seattle dispute pits the International Longshore and Warehouse Union against the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.

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The FlavorCloud Story with Rathna Sharad

The Logistics of Logistics

Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, FlavorCloud makes international shipping and returns easy, affordable, and friction-free, enabling brands and 3PLs (Third Party Logistics Providers) to go global in any part of the world. About FlavorCloud.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 29 – May 5)

Logistics Viewpoints

Shiv Agarwal, former Staples exec and co-founder of Fabric is now leading Foundation, a Seattle startup that just announced a $3 million seed round to fuel growth of its wholesale e-commerce platform.

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2021 Supply Chain Challenges: The Top 5 Lessons Learned + Tips from 11 Industry Experts

ToolsGroup

We then opened a distribution center in Seattle to use their ports up there instead of the ports in Long Beach and Los Angeles, which are extremely backed up. Although the ports in Seattle are busy too, it allowed us a bit more leeway when scheduling our shipments from overseas.” – Frank Roemisch, Easyflex.

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Another Tentative Deal Reached in Boeing Labor Strike

Supply Chain Matters

The labor union representing Boeing’s Seattle based production workers announced yesterday that another tentative collective bargaining deal was reached. According to reporting from The Seattle Times (Paid subscription), the labor union indicated to its membership that this latest offer is worthy of consideration.

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The key to success lies in operations

Supply Chain Movement

This sent shockwaves in Seattle, a city that has been living in a tech bubble for the past decade or so. And as soon as they realize that in Seattle, then Amazon will be able to pursue a new direction more purposefully, albeit at lower profitability than originally envisioned.