📦 What's Inside This Week's Freightonomics Newsletter? 📈 This week's newsletter tackles two critical topics that business leaders are gearing up for: 1. Looming US Intermodal Container Shortages: Container availability for inland movement within the US is going to be disrupted by fast reload back to transpacific routes. What are the issues in last mile delivery to plan with before quoting? 2. New Capacity Injections but Shift in Profit Centers by Leaders: Mid-June brings new shipping capacity up by 25%, however leaders shift profit center guardrails from point of sale to rate procurement. What's prompting the change? #FreightProcurement #SupplyChain #Logistics #Shipping #PortDisruptions #SupplyChainManagement #GlobalTrade #FreightRates #PricingStrategy
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