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This Week in Logistics News (September 15-19, 2014)

Talking Logistics

I’d welcome the opportunity to meet with supply chain executives to discuss your research questions and objectives for the coming year, and with technology companies and 3PLs to get an update on your products and services. Thirteen Years After 9/11, A New Attempt To Screen 100 Percent of Cargo Containers ( Roll Call ).

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Retailers expand B2B offerings

Cathy Roberson

Advanced Auto Parts entered the B2B space in 2014 with the acquisition of General Parts International, a distributor and supplier of original equipment and aftermarket replacement products for commercial markets operating under the Carquest and Worldpac brands. I wear a number of hats these days.

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Air Freight Explained: Calculating Costs and Price Trends

Freightos

Air cargo is used by global importers and exporters when they need to get goods somewhere rapidly and reliably. While 90% of everything is shipped by ocean, air connects the world faster, cutting China-US freight shipping time from 20-30 days by ocean to only 3 days by air cargo. Why Ship Cargo by Air?

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Logistics Hubs as Drivers of Innovation

MIT Supply Chain

Key players came together at the first European Logistics Clusters Forum , on October 14 -15, 2014, in Brussels, Belgium, to explore their possible involvement in the initiative. The EC 2015 Cluster Excellence Program is driven by industry only, explains Carolina Ciprés, ZLC Director of Research Programs.

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E-Commerce Disrupts Freight Seasons, Boosts Spot Market Volume

DAT Solutions

At the second annual DAT User Conference, Montague presented a summary of his research on "Retail and E-tail, and You" to more than 165 of the company’s customers. Online sales have grown by an average of 15% per year since 2014, said Montague, citing statistics published by eMarketer.com.

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It wouldn’t be Valentine’s Day without Logistics

Enterra Insights

” Ricaurte reports it takes dozens of Boeing 767 temperature-controlled cargo planes to ensure “retailers can be properly stocked with 8 million pounds of fresh cut blossoms in time for Cupid’s big day.” Complicating this need for the ideal temperature, flowers travel a long way from field to store.” Footnotes.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 2-6, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Manhattan Associates Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2014 Performance. Ryder Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2014 Results and Provides 2015 Forecast. Reports 2014 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results. West Coast shippers invoke specter of port shutdowns (Reuters). Con-way Inc. The latest entrant: Alibaba.