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Happening Now: Tracking Maritime Cargo Trends

West Coast and California Logistics

Supply Chain Dive has developed a new cargo tracker on its website where users can track cargo activity at US ports and read the latest port-related articles. Recent additions to the page, for example, show that March cargo volumes increased 8% in Long Beach YOY and 19% in Los Angeles YOY.

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Editor’s Choice: Air Freight Forwarders Must Increase Air Cargo Visibility

Logistics Viewpoints

Today’s article is from Blume Global and highlights why air freight forwarders must help industry increase air cargo visibility. A driving factor is the lack of air cargo visibility. Airports, carriers, ground handlers, and logistics companies all have varying degrees of air cargo technology infrastructure.

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How cargo survey for refrigerated and frozen cargoes works

Shipping and Freight Resource

Cargo that must be loaded, maintained and or carried at a particular temperature for it to arrive its destination without deterioration is classified under refrigerated cargoes. The quality of every perishable cargo is a function of temperature and time (depends on maintaining suitable storage conditions during the voyage).

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Cargo Chat: BlueGrace Execs Talk Nearshoring

Blue Grace Logistics

” Air Cargo Next recently chatted with two executives from Tampa, Fla. . ” Air Cargo Next recently chatted with two executives from Tampa, Fla.-based Air Cargo Next: Why are we seeing this current increase in nearshoring? ” Air Cargo Next: What other benefits does nearshoring bring? trillion economy.

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Mexico Transportation Risk with Mark Vickers

The Logistics of Logistics

In 2017, Mark recognized a need for logistics service providers to have better access to cost effective All-Risk Shipper’s Interest Cargo Insurance with focus on Mexico. Finally, Reliance is a leader in specialty insurance products such as usage-based cargo insurance, shippers interest policies and Mexican cargo.

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Detection Dogs have Nose for Prohibited Cargo

Logistics Business Magazine

The dogs trained to screen cargo are from a variety of breeds and chosen specifically for their sense of smell and include Spaniels, Labradors, German Shepherd or Golden Retrievers. There are different rules for cargo and passenger aircraft so it is important to be fully conversant with all rules which apply to each aircraft type.

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Cargo Security: Have a Safe Trip

Blue Grace Logistics

In the second quarter of 2021, cargo theft experienced a 253% increase by value. In the second quarter of 2021, cargo theft experienced a 253% increase by value, according to Sensitech’s quarterly Cargo Theft Intelligence Report. It isn’t just cargo theft that can keep U.S.-based Inbound Logistics. Helen Mann.

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