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Ocean Freight Rates Skyrocket as Red Sea Disruptions Continue

Ex-Asia rates have increased by around $1,000/FEU since the end of April, climbing to $4,000/FEU for routes to the U.S. West Coast and Northern Europe.

SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT - APRIL 5, 2018 : Red sea, a large cargo ship sails on the sea. High quality photo

Amazon to Deploy 50 EV Trucks in SoCal

The batteries in the big rig tractors, manufactured by Volvo, can travel up to 275 miles before a recharge.

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Descartes: Online Consumers Frustrated With Frequent Delivery Problems

Out of 8,000 consumers surveyed, 63% said they took some sort of negative action after encountering delivery problems.

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Maersk Says Red Sea 'Risk Zone Has Expanded'

Maersk also says that vessels will likely continue rerouting around Africa's Cape of Good Hope "for the foreseeable future."

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Boeing ‘Missed’ 787 Inspections, May Have ‘Falsified Records’

An internal Boeing memo said that “several people had been violating company policies by not performing a required test, but recording the work as having been completed.”

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Maersk Says Decision on Return to Port of Baltimore Could Be Imminent

Just under 200 containers have been taken off the Dali container ship to get it ready to float again before it's taken out of the area.

Crews working on salvage efforts to remove the wreckage of the Dali container ship. Photo: Port of Baltimore

C.H. Robinson Introduces AI Technology to Automate Email Interactions

Generative artificial intelligence now reads and replies to 2,000 emailed quote requests a day.

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Survey: Brands Balancing Cost of Fast Delivery With High Demand

Nearly half of consumers surveyed said that they would be unlikely to purchase an item if the delivery time was too slow.

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Greek Naval Drills See Oil Tankers Depart Key Transfer Area

When sanctions were placed on Russian oil sales following the war in Ukraine, the Laconian Gulf became a key spot for switching cargoes between vessels, prompting environmental concerns.

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Houthis Threaten to Attack Ships in Mediterranean Sea

Although Houthis have regularly hit vessels in the southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since November 2023, there's little evidence they can do so beyond those waters.

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Lowering Carbon Emissions with a Single Point of View of Transportation Operations

Today’s transportation methods rely heavily on fossil fuels. As environmental concerns rise and consumer demands for sustainability grow, companies must adapt.

Four Reasons Data Builds a Circular Supply Chain

Navigating a linear supply chain is like driving down a one-way, dead-end street — movement is forced down a singular path and there’s only one place to go: the garbage.

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