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July 11, 2023 Update

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Container ship backlogs have now developed, with more than 10 vessels anchored near Vancouver and several off Prince Rupert port. With volumes higher than in 2018 and 2019 in May and June, ocean rates that for the most part have been at or below 2019 levels may be more a function of excess capacity than of subdued demand.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 12 – 18)

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This is our last weekly news roundup before for the Thanksgiving holiday. More than 50 percent of consumers surveyed noted that their gathering size range will be less than 10 people. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Target pivots to larger stores with new 150K-square-foot format.

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Positive Human-Robot Relationships Will Power the Future Supply Chain Workforce

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December 3, 2018 ·. In spite of all of these advances, only 10 percent of manufacturing tasks are currently automated ( Brown et al. John Santagate (2018). In this way, a robot can watch a human complete a task and then absorb the movement data to imitate the actions ( MM&D Online Staff 2018 ). By Richard E.

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Choppy seas on horizon for liner carriers

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per metric ton a year earlier, according to Ship & Bunker. The chart below illustrates that the liner carrier industry saw a lot more red ink in the second quarter of 2018 compared to a year prior. The second quarter of 2018, which ended June 30, was referred to as the first quarter of fiscal year 2018 for Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K.

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Top 35 Ocean Carriers 2018: Turnaround time?

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October 3, 2018. If the full increase were applied, rates would have jumped by more than 20%.” . Operated fleets as per September 2018). Zhonggu Logistics Corp. By Patrick Burnson, Executive Editor ·. Overcapacity, however, continues to haunt the industry and may keep it from a sustainable recovery. APM-Maersk.