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Market Update: Transportation Industry News

CH Robinson Transportfolio

According to the Commerce Department, this second straight quarter of solid growth was on the strength of exports, business investment, and military spending. When it comes to overall fleet costs, things are moving. A total of 355 truck fleet companies with 9,090 trucks went bankrupt in the third quarter of 2014. Read more.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

The potential supply chain impacts of this conflict dwarf any other supply chain news that might be reported. Ukraine does not have the military might to stop the invasion. They apply their own human expertise plus machine learning to this Big Data to predict estimated times of arrivals and pricing. Russia Attacks Ukraine.

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

Even if the benefits of utilizing military naval capabilities to safeguard sea routes are difficult to prove, these possible dangers and repercussions are frequently cited as justification. The Suez Canal Company's shares were purchased by Great Britain in 1874, making it the sole owner. meters in 2008 as opposed to 22.5

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This Week in Logistics News (October 7-11, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Freight Shipments Rose 0.4% UPS Expands Expedited Ocean Freight Service To Mexico. The Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) reached its second highest level in history in August, rising 0.4 There’s lots going on today, so let’s go straight to the news. in August from July.