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The Weekly Freight Report for June 30th, 2022

FLS Transport

China blocking all exports of rare earth elements (REEs) to Japan in 2010, plus recovering from supply chain snags due to a pandemic, has the US and other global companies seeking solutions for REE independence. Playing video games qualifies as training for the next step in the freight transportation industry. Learn more here.

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If There’s a Manufacturing Skills Gap, How Do We Close It? 4 Ways to Combat the Gap

GlobalTranz

According to US News , fewer than 7 percent of all new jobs added to manufacturing since 2010, and some women working in lower paying positions already have the skills needed to move up the ladder in the industry. In other words, companies must move away from the exclusive HR- and OSHA-based training programs and include courses on STEM.

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The Weekly Freight Report for July 14th, 2022

FLS Transport

For example, the government offers substantial incentives to those purchasing new zero-emission trucks. Almost 360 truckers would be required to buy new tractors to replace models made before 2010 under the “Rolling Truck Age Program.” So when do the drivers plan to strike? Career Growth. Check out our job board.

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The Evolving Supply Chain Skills of the Workforce

Material Handling and Logistics

Training for the Future. “We Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the number of jobs in logistics will grow by 26% between 2010 and 2020, according to Crandall. For example, the current ideal leader is a Type A person, who is outgoing and not afraid to speak their minds. A recent study by Deloitte bears out what Speier?Pero

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Pakistan launches new Humanitarian Response Facility

World Food Programme Logistics

In 2010, flooding across the length of the country and affected more than 20 million people. In 2010, the Government did not have a logistics system in place that could support the delivery of pre-positioned stocks to families who lost their homes and livelihoods. The facility was built to ensure a rapid response if disasters strike.

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What does the Logistics World of the Future look like?

Logistics Business Magazine

If a digital product is good and can answer a need, it will grow fast, he said, giving the example of Zoom, which had 10 million users in 2019, but can boast over 300 million at the time of going to press. Now that autonomous systems can be trained to replicate human movements, they can carry them out, essentially without the downside.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

Did You Know That … Early examples of intermodal containers include railroads from 1830s (various sized containers), and Pennsylvania Railroad regular container service (1929). Example of the massive decrease in dock workers as a result of containerisation. The first all double-stack train is developed by APL and UP Railroad.