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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long The bridge is part of the heavily traveled Interstate 695 linking Baltimore to Washington, D.C. mile-long span. An estimated 11.5

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FreightTech Investment Environment with John Larkin

The Logistics of Logistics

In January of 2018, Mr. Larkin transitioned from Stifel’s Research Department to Stifel’s Investment Banking team. He resides, with his wife of 38 years, Nancy, in Dallas, TX, Baltimore, MD, and Saranac Lake, NY, and on Water Island, USVI. Larkin joined Legg Mason (later sold to Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc.)

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Logistics Industry Outlook with John Larkin

The Logistics of Logistics

In January of 2018, Mr. Larkin transitioned from Stifel’s Research Department to Stifel’s Investment Banking team. He resides, with his wife of 38 years, Nancy, in Dallas, TX, Baltimore, MD, and Saranac Lake, NY, and on Water Island, USVI. Larkin joined Legg Mason (later sold to Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc.)

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Will Warehouses Eventually Go Dark?

Enterra Insights

David Sparkman, head of David Sparkman Consulting, reports, “Empty stores and shopping centers are increasingly being converted into warehouse and e-commerce distribution centers, according to the global industrial real estate firm CBRE, which examined in detail two dozen such projects ranging from southern California to Baltimore.”[2]

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Reflections on AAEI 2018 - Why is Trade Compliance operating like its 1999?

3rdwave

Last week I was at the AAEI conference in Baltimore. As always AAEI puts together an agenda that is meaningful for the trade compliance community.

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Flatbed freight regains footing in December

DAT Solutions

Flatbed carriers didn't hear a lot of good news in the second half of 2018. FALLING Seasonally, we expect cold weather to lead to lower flatbed rates and volumes, and that was true for Baltimore last week. After the spikes we saw early in the year, prices started a slow and steady decline that lasted for months. Memphis to St.

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Spot market demand heats up out West

DAT Solutions

Year-over-year, flatbed volumes are up 15-20% in February compared to 2018. Last week saw strong movements out of Baltimore, Fort Worth, Cleveland and Savannah. But this year there's more capacity, both from additional trucks on the road and more efficient use of current equipment. Rising Rates.