80 new cases – again; France shocked by stats…
Good Morning Monaco – Wednesday, December 29, 2021
| Eighty new cases in Monaco – again Eighty residents tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday, December 28, equalling the record set last Friday, Christmas Day. France shocked by latest pandemic stats |
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/12/29/80-new-cases-again-france-shocked-by-stats/
Today is the anniversary of the birth of Edward Gowan Budd. Born on December 28, 1870, in Smyrna, Delaware, his designs and manufacturing prowess changed both the automotive and railroad industries.
Edward G. Budd (Photo: PBS.org)Early career
From an early age, Budd had a mechanical aptitude; following high school he apprenticed as a machinist at a Smyrna ironworks. He moved to Philadelphia in 1890, where he worked as a machinist at a foundry and then at a company that manufactured machine...
The highlights from Tuesday’s SONAR reports. For more information on SONAR — the fastest freight-forecasting platform in the industry — or to request a demo, click here. Also, be sure to check out the latest SONAR update, TRAC — the freshest spot rate data in the industry.
Lane to watch: Atlanta to Lakeland (Fla.)
Overview: FreightWaves TRAC rates are off the highs but face upward pressure as capacity tightens.
Highlights:
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/sonar-sightings-for-dec-28-lanes-to-watch-wci-explained-more
This week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 75 (Carriers)
Last week’s DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index: 70 (Carriers)
Three-month DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index Outlook: 65 (Carriers)
The DHL Supply Chain Pricing Power Index uses the analytics and data in FreightWaves SONAR to analyze the market and estimate the negotiating power for rates between shippers and carriers.
The Pricing Power Index is based on the following indicators:
Christmas holiday dries up volumes
As expected, the...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/holidays-place-pricing-power-firmly-in-carriers-hands
Consumers have gradually become more health conscious over the past decade. While 2000s kids toted lunch boxes filled with processed fruit snacks, today’s parents are more likely to send their children off with actual fruit.
It isn’t just about produce, either. Grocery shoppers are moving away from most highly processed foods and embracing fresher alternatives. Fresh meats and produce have experienced the most demand growth, but the push for fresh also extends to dairy, prepared foods, cheese,...
When people hear about the metaverse, many of them envision technology that’s years or even decades away. But they would be wrong — it’s already here.
“I think when people hear about augmented reality and the metaverse, it feels so futuristic and far away,” Ali Fazal, vice president of marketing for creator management platform Grin, told Modern Shipper. “But really, these are concepts that we’ve been seeing slowly integrated into modern-day brand commerce for the past couple of years.”
In the...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/augmented-shopping-could-be-next-big-e-commerce-trend
