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    Shipper’s Declaration of Dangerous Goods Keeps Shipments on Track and Airplanes Safe

    A shipper’s declaration of dangerous goods keeps airplanes safe during the transport of lithium batteries and other cargo.

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    Collaboration with BCG Reveals Tactics to Overcome Global Trade Disruption

    Flexport and Boston Consulting Group provide an analysis of supply chain lessons learned from the pandemic and how to emerge stronger and more resilient.

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    Supply Chain Mistakes During COVID-19 Can Inform Ocean, Air, and Customs Strategy

    COVID-19 caught entire industries off guard and wreaked havoc with their supply chains. Looking back, many companies were underprepared for massive disruption. But tough lessons from the first half of 2020 can inform strategies for a post-COVID world.

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  • Rack of color-graded apparel on hangers, from blue to grey to tan, representing the fashion supply chain.
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    Fashion’s Supply Chain Reset Demands Better Technology to Build Resilience

    A tech-driven supply chain reset could save the fashion industry from the profit loss and disorder of pandemic and global shutdowns

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    New Supply Chain Strategies Arise As Effects of Trade War and Pandemic Linger

    A recent Flexport webinar shows how leaders can develop new, big-picture strategy to strengthen business amid the continuing impact of COVID-19 and US-China trade war.

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    Ecommerce Rising: Adapting Your Supply Chain to a New Paradigm

    The coronavirus has emptied stores and moved enough traffic online to make ecommerce, for retailers in many sectors, the new main storefront. The effects of this tectonic shift on supply chains are deep. Recently, Flexport’s chief economist hosted a webinar with leaders from…

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  • Aerial view of many cargo and tanker ships anchored offshore near a port terminal at dusk
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    Pulling Off A Peel-Off: How to Shorten Lead Times Between Ocean and Trucking

    A peel-off takes teamwork, but can shave days off transit times by streamlining the steps between a container’s arrival at a destination port and its departure for its next point.

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  • Smiling woman in a teal top works on a laptop inside a clothing boutique with garment racks behind
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    Fast Fashion Rebound: 5 Strategies to Thrive After COVID-19 Supply Chain Challenges

    Five supply chain strategies lay the groundwork for a new, long-term approach for fast fashion to outlast volatility and COVID-19.

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