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Drug busts at border ports in US, Canada top $31M; rail theft surging

Freight Waves

Supply chain risk management firm Overhaul also recently helped authorities recover stolen cargo from trains in three separate cases in California and Illinois. Customs and Border Protection were inspecting an empty 2013 Fontaine commercial trailer and discovered 149 packages containing 363 pounds of alleged cocaine.

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How Shipping Can Help Save The Planet

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

How Shipping Can Help Save The Planet. But to be honest, the shipping industry is as much of a culprit. Meanwhile, reports estimate that shipping contributes 3%, or a staggering 1 billion tonnes of CO2. Meanwhile, reports estimate that shipping contributes 3%, or a staggering 1 billion tonnes of CO2. Size Matters.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 13-17, 2013)

Talking Logistics

What I found most interesting, however, was this statistic quoted in the press release: “According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, as of January 2013, 31 percent of American adults own a tablet computer , up from 25 percent in August 2012 and four percent in 2010.” Be Sociable, Share!

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Identity Theft, Trucking Style

Talking Logistics

One of the fastest growing forms of cargo theft is deceptive pick-ups (aka fictitious pick-ups). Then the con artists offer low bids to freight brokers who handle shipping for numerous companies. Fifty-five percent of all reported fictitious pick-ups from 2011 through 2013 occurred in California. Keep the cargo moving.

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Why Tech Giants Are Focusing on Trucks, Drones and Ships

Freightos

Why Tech Giants Are Focusing on Trucks and Ships. Amazon first announced the concept of Amazon Prime Air leading up to 2013’s holiday season. to ship a 5 lb package the full distance from Shenzhen to Los Angeles. Basically, the 7,236 miles from China to the US may have the same shipping costs as the last mile.

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10 Books Logistics And Supply Chain Experts Need To Read

Freightos

All those books would weigh 49,000 kilograms – half the cargo mass of a Boeing 747-200F. Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate by Rose George ( Link ). Why this books rocks: The author actually took a cruise on a Maersk ship.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 4-8, 2013)

Talking Logistics

FedEx Introduces Enhancements to Deep Frozen Shipping. Cass Freight Index Report – January 2013. 2013 is off to a slow start for freight shipments, according to the Cass Freight Index Report for January. UPS to Rollout Fleet of Electric Vehicles in California. Postal Service will end Saturday mail delivery ( Reuters ).