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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. Chanje is led by a diverse group of automotive industry experts and clean energy entrepreneurs.

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Top 15 Biggest 3PLs in the US - 2017

Material Handling & Logistics

Content Summary: Ryder, based in Miami, operates behind the scenes, managing critical fleet, transportation and supply chain functions for over 50,000 customers, many of which make the products that consumers use every day. DataTable subpages. Media Image. transactionID. 0ff3bbd4-0831-42fe-a19d-94d4d0a04e28. 2016 revenues: $6.09

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

6 River Systems

In 2017, Coyote announced plans to put a 50,000 square foot hub at Atlanta’s Armour Yards, and the company has accumulated numerous accolades, from being named a Top 3PL provider in the TMS category of Logistics Management’s Quest for Quality awards to landing a spot on Inbound Logistics’ list of the 2018 Top 100 3PL Providers and more.

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Valentine’s Day and the Logistics of Love

Enterra Insights

Francisco Ricaurte reports, “To ensure these precious flowers arrive at peak freshness, UPS shepherds the shipments from colorful growing fields in Latin America through the Miami International Airport — where UPS is one of the largest air cargo carriers — to final recipients in less than two days. BBC, 10 February 2017. [2]

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Beyond the Blockchain Hype

Enterra Insights

Maersk : “Together with the Dutch Customs and the US Homeland Security, [Maersk] explored how Blockchain can be used to access cargo data remotely to speed up custom’s processes. Walmart : “Walmart [was] one of the first to move into the Blockchain space.