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This Week in Logistics News (January 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended the installation of such technologies in all new passenger vehicles. Global shipping prices are continuing to rise as Houthi rebels keep up attacks on cargo vessels in and around the Red Sea. delaying shipments and raising transportation costs. East Coast. 18 to $3,860.

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Exiger’s Technology Forecasts Merchandise, Textiles and Luxury Goods Most Vulnerable to Potential Strait of Hormuz Blockade

Exiger Perspectives

strike on weapons storage facilities in Yemen , there is increasing concern about how a disruption to this trade route could impact the global economy. the transfer of goods between ships). .- Bound Shipments, Global Transshipping and Persian Gulf Oil WASHINGTON , Oct. Roughly 17,000 of these shipments were headed to the U.S.,

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10 Disruptive Issues in the Supply Chain

American Global Logistics

Persistent Red Sea Risks Continue to Disrupt Critical Trade Route The ongoing conflict in Yemen has created several shipping risks in the Red Sea. In particular, there is a risk of Houthi rebels laying mines in the shipping lanes. That's a hard-to-prevent risk that could damage or sink ships.

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Supply Chain Risk Management in 2024

American Global Logistics

The shipping environment is prone to disruptions. Disruptions in transportation infrastructure and evolving consumer demands pose additional challenges that require proactive management. To achieve agility, resilience, and antifragility , your business must diversify suppliers and transportation routes.

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Ship Smarter: How to Avoid Bottlenecks in Your Global Operations

ThroughPut

Ship Smarter: How to Avoid Bottlenecks in Your Global Operations. You can’t just turn around a giant cargo ship. And when shipping to volatile countries, it becomes even harder. And when shipping to volatile countries, it becomes even harder. Once cargo has shipped, there are no “backsies.” By Ali Hasan Raza.

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Your Supply Chain to Increase Efficiency and Sustainability

ThroughPut

How you manage the transformation and transportation of assets in that supply chain ultimately determines the value you create for the world. Storage and shipping costs can quickly cut into profit margins. Any company invested in the global economy depends on its supply chain to be the foundation of the business. Ali Hasan R.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

The tolls that ships pay are now around eight times more expensive than normal. Ship operators fear that their crews could be imperiled on the journeys through the Red Sea by missile or drone attacks from a Yemen-based rebel group. Cargo volumes through the Suez and Panama canals have plunged by more than a third.