Florida’s agriculture industry looks to rebuild after Hurricane Ian destruction
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“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michelangelo, Mother Teresa, Leonardo Da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.” —H. Jackson Brown Jr., an American author
Nearly five million acres of agricultural land in Florida were affected by Hurricane Ian in September, uprooting vegetables and citrus trees and damaging fields to the amount of $8.12 billion. Natural disasters take no prisoners. Wiped-out farmlands, fields, and greenhouses only serve to cripple an already-stressed supply chain.
Luckily, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a plan.
Check out today’s featured article from Food Logistics to read about the destruction left behind in the wake of Hurricane Ian, and how Florida’s agriculture industry is strategizing moving forward. ☕️
Featured Article:
Florida Agriculture Devastated by Hurricane Ian. Now What? | Food Logistics
“Hurricane Ian affected nearly 5 million acres of agricultural land, severely impacting growing fields for citrus and vegetables and wiping out $8.12 billion of agricultural products.”
Ports & Equipment 🧰
Port of Miami welcomes CGM Medgulf service with improved transit time
The Port of Miami’s South Florida Container Terminal (SFCT) has begun work with the CMA CGM Medgulf service, a weekly service that provides Florida with the first port of call before heading out to the Gulf and Mexico. Six vessels are being delegated to operate the service that includes the port of call to Tanger, Genoa, Valencia, Miami, Veracruz, Altamira, and Houston.
Miami is now the first port of call for Floria-bound cargo that is en route from Asia and Lain America: a massive feat. Exceeding $100 billion annually, the total trade that goes through Miami’s seaports and airports is one of the ten largest in the United States.
Company Culture & Unions 🎉
Nation’s freight railroads publicly air out “disappointment” in railroad union’s contract declination
And the back-and-forth continues. The National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC), an organization representing the United States railroads, stated that they were disappointed that the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (BMWED) rejected the proposed labor contract. The proposal was mitigated by the Presidential Emergency Board (PEB), a committee arranged by President Joe Biden to help resolve the ongoing labor dispute between the groups.
The BMWED voted against ratification of the national agreement, citing that the organization was concerned with the “direction of their employers and the mismanagement and greed”.
Let’s Get Global 🌎
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🌊 An upcoming worldwide recession may be throwing a wet blanket on trade. The recent FourKites Global Oceans Report records and compares the freight trends over the first half of 2022, and the picture painted is very interesting. As economic pressures have grown over the past year, disruptive supply chain issues, such as port congestion, have risen by 20% since the end of 2021. Regardless of this, shipping volumes remain strong. This is a huge win for the global ocean shipping industry, which is still experiencing high demand, even when it’s “declining.”
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The Workday Dash is an aggregation of articles regarding the transportation logistics, trucking, and supply chain industries for November 28, 2024, from iLevel Logistics Inc.