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This Week in Logistics News (November 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

UPS Sets 2014 Rates. In other transportation-related news, UPS announced that UPS Ground, Air and International, and Air Freight rates within and between the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico will increase an average net of 4.9 By now, most companies should have their transportation budgets in place for 2014.

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Market Update: Union Contracts- May 2021

Freight Plus

The ILA is the International Longshoremen’s Association and they represent workers from Eastern Canada to the Great Lakes, the entire Atlantic Coast, Gulf Coast, and Puerto Rico. The previous ILWU contract was in negotiations in 2014 (extension agreed to in 2017). Both labor contracts are expiring on July 1st, 2022.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] What Manufacturing Really Looks Like: Celebrating Manufacturing Day 2015

GlobalTranz

On October 2nd, 2014, President Barack Obama issued a presidential proclamation declaring October 3, 2014 National Manufacturing Day. Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn The post [INFOGRAPHIC] What Manufacturing Really Looks Like: Celebrating Manufacturing Day 2015 appeared first on Freight Logistics Company | Cerasis.

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Flatbed Rates and Ratios at Record Highs

DAT Solutions

The oil industry saw a huge downturn late in 2014 when oil prices dropped from over $100 per barrel (West Texas Intermediate crude, or WTI) to below $30 per barrel by February 2016. Post-hurricane rebuilding has also added to pressure on flatbed capacity, as homes and businesses are rebuilt along the Gulf Coast, in Florida and in Puerto Rico.

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Doing Business in the United States

QAD

In addition, the United States has several permanently inhabited territories, including Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Annual freight traffic equaled about 37.22 Over the next 150 years as the country expanded westward, the growing country added 37 additional states. million sq. km of area, 9.1 million sq.

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3PL Subway 2015: Strategic movements among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

After years of declining revenues in European logistics services, the business started to stabilise in 2013/2014. Puerto Rico. However, Technavio’s analysts now forecast the 3PL market in Europe to grow at a CAGR of 2.87% over the period 2014-2019. Northern Mariana Islands. Palestinian Territory, Occupied. Philippines.