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The Green Corridor: Saving Whales in California – A Case Study in Regional Collaboration

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The Green Corridor: Saving Whales in California – A Case Study in Regional Collaboration. International shipping though is a year round occupation and in the case of many coastal areas around the world – this causes conflict between industry and nature. especially large container ships.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 17-21, 2014)

Talking Logistics

Menlo Logistics Keen to Build on 2014 Growth in South Asia. As reported in the Wall Street Journal yesterday, it appears that “Amazon’s robot army is finally falling into place,” with deployments at warehouses in California, Kentucky, Texas, and others. UPS CEO: Unplanned holiday surge could cost retailers (Reuters). WSJ – sub.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 19-23, 2017)

Talking Logistics

UPS Establishes New Peak Shipping Charge. By the way, what ever happened to HDS , the startup quietly launched in 2014 by Webvan’s founder Louis Border that promised to “offer competitive prices, fresher foods and unlimited selection, as well as free delivery?” (See See my April 2014 post “ Webvan 2.0:

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Crime is Adding to Supply Chain Woes

Enterra Insights

Speaking about rising crime rates, Rachel Michelin ( @RachelEMichelin ), president and CEO of the California Retailers Association, told the press, “We’ve been sounding the alarm for a while that this issue is not getting better.”[3]. That doesn’t include losses tallied by customers shipping on its rails.” Retail Smash-and-Grab.

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2 Signs That the Freight Recession Really Is Over

DAT Solutions

Last week, the national load-to-truck ratio for vans was the highest it's been since March 2014. And strong projections for California produce shipments should make for a busy June. Meanwhile, the bulk of California freight has yet to hit the spot market. Markets that were previously hot, like Florida , are slowing down.

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Three Tough Headlines: What Can We Learn?

Supply Chain Shaman

My travels this week took me to California and Boston. Today, on average, there are 10-25 ships sitting on the water waiting to unload. 2014 was not a good year for the western ports. In contrast, Kinaxis, a close competitor to E2open, went pubic in 2014 on the Toronto Stock Exchange. I am recovering from bronchitis.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 11-15, 2017)

Talking Logistics

California looks at dumping gas tax for per-mile fee as cars use less fuel (Sacramento Bee). Shipt, which was founded in 2014 in Birmingham, Ala, currently offers its service in more than 70 cities through 20,000 shoppers. As I wrote back in 2014 in Webvan 2.0: Access Point network in 2014. and Costco Wholesale Corp.