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Reverse Logistics emerging from the "dark side" and into earnings calls

Cathy Roberson

billion pounds since 2009. Since 2009, we have reduced our carbon emissions by 62% through investments in renewable energy and operational improvements. According to its website , it barters in real estate and media/fulfillment. collecting more than 2.5 I wear a number of hats these days.

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Coronavirus reminds us to review supply chain continuity plans

NC State SCRC

Major ocean freight shippers are expecting delays in the movement of goods in and out of China since a large number of ocean freight carriers have stopped operations across the country due to the new airborne disease (coronavirus). Other categories like cotton and rigid packaging will have major challenges in cross-border trade.

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Panama Canal Expansion

3PL Insights

But in reality, there has been much more vessel traffic than anyone ever envisioned: in 2009 alone, the traffic in the canal reached a whopping 299.1 In 1934, experts estimated that the canal could accommodate a maximum capacity of about 80 million tons each year. million tons of shipping materials.

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