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This Week in Logistics News (February 9-13, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Transportation Department pushes tough oil train standards – sources (Reuters). The post This Week in Logistics News (February 9-13, 2015) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. Chainalytics Introduces FMIQ Monthly Benchmarking Index. December 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI).

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Port of Los Angeles: Disintermediation and Other Risks

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

  The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are vital to the LA economy, not only because they provide a significant number of jobs in the shipping and logistics industries, but also because they give the city itself a competitive edge with regard to shipping times and transportation costs when it comes to operating a global businesses here. .

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A Gloomy Future for the Port of Los Angeles?

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

Considered jointly, the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach are the 9 th largest port in the world, handling most goods transiting between China and the United States. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_of_Los_Angeles.

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Learn, Network, and Problem Solve: Gearing Up for the 2016 TPM Annual Conference

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Over the last 15 years, TPM has become a well-known source for information and networking within the global container shipping and logistics community. This hour-long session is also taking place on Monday, starting at 3:30. Looking forward to seeing you in Long Beach!

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East and West Coast Ports to Battle for U.S. Region After Panama Canal Expansion

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Editor’s note: This post originally ran in October 2015. Disadvantaged: Los Angeles-Long Beach. Source: Boston Consulting Group. East and West Coast Ports to Battle for U.S. Region After Panama Canal Expansion.Transportfolio. Authors include: Steve Raetz from C.H.

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36 innovative companies re-inventing and rethinking supply chain and logistics

6 River Systems

Strategies include sourcing more items directly from manufacturers to improve margins, SKU rationalization and space reduction, “show more carry less” and assisted-store ordering. And it works: in August 2015, Coyote became a UPS company , and by 2016, it had more than 2,000 employees with numerous offices nationwide.

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Lessons from CMA CGM, Maersk and K+N on Transparency and Digitalization

Freightos

Report from TPM Long Beach. It’s the freshly appointed CEO of CMA CGM, Rodolphe Saadé, speaking about the new opportunities that lie online during a session at Journal of Commerce’s TPM 2017 in Long Beach. Lessons from CMA CGM, Maersk and K+N on Transparency and Digitalization. By Zvi Schreiber, CEO, Freightos.