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This Week in Logistics News (December 31 – January 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

The market now sees almost $400 million in annual sales. Japan asks its insurers to retain marine war cover for LNG shippers in Russian waters. An emerging trend over the last few years has been “dry January” where people abstain from alcohol for the first month of the year. I’ll cheers to that. And with that, let’s get to the news.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 4 – 10)

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Supply chain shortages have caused prices to rise globally on just about every consumer good imaginable. Add in soaring air freight costs, and the fruit will not only be hard to find, but incredibly expensive. And mangoes are no exception. That’s a tough break for the industry. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Sorry, I’m Not Sure: Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2018

Talking Logistics

But I was right with some of my other predictions, especially my prediction that we would see a rise in cyber attacks in 2017, with supply chain and logistics operations becoming new targets. A few months later, Fedex reported the financial impact of that cyber attack: $300 million (Maersk reported a similar financial impact a month earlier).