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Alliances, Carriers and Logistics!

Supply Chain Game Changer

With container ships jumping from 5,000 TEU Panamax to 23,000 TEU Mega jumbos, carriers need huge amounts of cargo to fill these ships – and that’s only possible with cooperative vessel-sharing agreements. Nothing, actually, but it’s a decidedly different box ship business today than that of 20 years ago.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 27 – May 1, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Ports See Costly Delays as Cargo Ships, Volumes Grow (WSJ – sub. US Navy to accompany US-flagged ships in Persian Gulf after Iran seizes vessel (Fox News). Gaining scale is what’s driving a lot of M&A activity in the 3PL industry today, and this deal is a perfect example. UPS Freight Adds LNG Tractors. Con-way Inc.