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This Week in Logistics News (April 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Trucking Stocks Tumble on Downgrade, Pricing Outlook (WSJ- sub. Descartes Showcases Logistics Technology Platform Innovations at Global User and Partner Conference. Note: Descartes and MercuryGate are Talking Logistics sponsors.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 28 – September 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

August is usually a quiet month for supply chain and logistics news, but not this year, especially the past couple of weeks. Port Houston Container Terminals to Resume Operations Friday (WSJ – sub. UK government announces funding for truck platooning trials (Automotive Logistics). The same is true for supply chains.

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Capacity Crunch Factors: What Causes a Capacity Crunch?

GlobalTranz

Since the 2016 election, the stock market has experienced continuous growth, and if history is an indicator of anything, the stock market is likely to continue growing under the current administration. Although Amazon owns its logistics network, Amazon sets the standards for other shippers.

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Today’s Freight Capacity Crisis: Where Do We Go from Here?

Talking Logistics

More than a year into a freight capacity crisis that shows little sign of weakening, it’s time for all parties involved in logistics and freight transportation to meet this issue head on. appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. Freight Capacity Crisis: How Did We Get Here So Quickly? There are No Crystal Balls.

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Warehouses Are Full as Holiday Season Commences

Material Handling & Logistics

That compares with 2016’s 3.1% from the same period in 2016. over 2016 and that this year’s holiday sales will grow between 3.6 The total for 2017 is expected to come to 20 million TEUs, topping last year’s previous record of 18.8 million TEUs by 6.3%. increase over 2015. The first half of 2017 totaled 9.7 million TEUs, up 7.5%

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Retail Imports Hit a Record High. Again

Material Handling & Logistics

over August 2016. That compares with 2016’s 3.1% from the same period in 2016. over 2016 and that this year’s holiday sales will grow between 3.6% The volume was the highest recorded since NRF began tracking imports in 2000, topping the previous record of 1.78 million TEUs set just one month earlier in July.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

Editor's Note: This is a guest blog from Freightos , is a SaaS-enabled marketplace for the logistics industry. April 26, 2016 (today) marks the 60th anniversary of the maiden voyage of the Ideal X and the birth of modern container shipping, a development that played a critical role in spurring the global economy. Significance.

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