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This Week in Logistics News (September 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

It is definitely a bittersweet time of year. The company touted itself as the “world’s largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy” in last year’s sustainability report that laid out its goal to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. The cost to ship a 40-foot container from China to the U.S. As of Sept.

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The End of the E-Commerce Hype Is Bad News for Planes

ShipLilly

Counting the cost of a trend that never really took off. During the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a definite shift toward online shopping. Indeed, the pandemic shift towards online purchases is now being reversed. Of course, that expectation could only hold if the upward trend in e-Commerce continued.

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Battling a perfect storm

Automotive Logistics

In addition, the Port Conveyance Program transfers surplus federal land to states and local governments at no cost for use as a port facility. We saw longer lead times that definitely impacted our customers.”. Trucking a vehicle over 2,000 miles can also result in elevated damage costs. Digital ports. Rail headaches.