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Spire and Gravity Supply Chain solutions helping restore flow of goods

Gravity Supply Chain

The quantity of goods carried by containers soared from 102 million metric tons in 1980 to about 1.83 billion metric tons as of 2017. In 1956, manually loading a ship cost $5.86 per ton; the standardized container cut that cost to just 16 cents a ton … The U.S. ” An expected global surprise.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 7-11, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Here’s what I wrote back on this date in 2009, as I recalled the events of that tragic day eight years earlier: I grew up in Brooklyn, New York, near Red Hook and the docks. Where were you on September 11, 2001 when the planes hit the towers? They also lack process controls and metrics. Today is September 11.

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Remembering 9/11

Talking Logistics

I grew up in Brooklyn, New York, near Red Hook and the docks. Where were you on September 11, 2001 when the planes hit the towers? They also lack process controls and metrics. Author’s Note: Today is September 11. I never forget. Some things never change.

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The Ultimate Guide to Beer Profit Margins & More

Unleashed

In New York , a pint of beer will set you back US$7.52. You can also use these metrics to benchmark against similar taprooms in your neighbourhood. It was popular in the 1970s but sales gradually dropped, until it hit a low in 2001. Off-trade distributors had an average profit margin of 4.1%. of the beer market.