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Warehouses Are Full as Holiday Season Commences

Material Handling & Logistics

A TEU is one 20-foot-long cargo container or its equivalent. The total for 2017 is expected to come to 20 million TEUs, topping last year’s previous record of 18.8 The first half of 2017 totaled 9.7 million TEUs, down 1% from January 2017; February at 1.59 Ports covered by Global Port Tracker handled 1.76 That was a 2.3%

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Retail Imports Hit a Record High. Again

Material Handling & Logistics

A TEU is one 20-foot-long cargo container or its equivalent. Growth has slowed from the first half of the year but 2017 is expected to total 19.8 The first half of 2017 totaled 9.7 million TEUs, down 2% from January 2017, and February is forecast at 1.58 million TEUs, up 10% from the same month in 2017.

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Ryder Places First Medium-Duty Electric Vehicle Order with Chanje Energy and Begins to Roll Out Charging Stations

Supply Chain Network

Miami, November 2, 2017 —Ryder System, Inc. The Chanje all-electric large delivery style van is equipped to haul up to 6,000 pounds and up to 580 cubic feet of cargo, all with zero vehicle exhaust emissions. Inbound Logistics magazine has included Ryder in its “Green Partners” listing for eight years in a row.

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Top 15 Biggest 3PLs in the US - 2017

Material Handling & Logistics

While the growth in the third-party logistics market has slowed somewhat, 90% of the major companies in the U.S. third-party logistics market has grown to become a $166.8 CEVA Logistics (The Americas). CEVA Logistics (The Americas). Total Quality Logistics. Total Quality Logistics. Coyote Logistics.

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

6 River Systems

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics. Coyote Logistics @CoyoteLogistics Coyote Logistics prides itself on its innovative logistics and supply chain philosophy.

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Valentine’s Day and the Logistics of Love

Enterra Insights

Last year UPS geared up its global logistics-of-love network to deliver an estimated 89 million flowers for Valentine’s Day. BBC, 10 February 2017. [2] ” Whether you celebrate romance or rue the day, there are activities and items suited for the occasion — and the supply chain played a part in making them available. Footnotes. [1]