Operations and Supply Chain Management
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Planes, Cranes, and Barges: How America Is Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos. The upswing was largely driven by trade between Asia and North America, where the volume of containers jumped 33% from the average level for the five years preceding the pandemic. Businessweek. Mississippi River cargo traffic near Luling, La. Brendan Murray.
Supply Chain Matters
MARCH 23, 2022
Canadian Pacific is the sixth-largest North America freight railway, and in December 2021 completed an agreement to acquire U.S. based Kansas City Southern , pending full regulatory approvals which is expected sometime this year. Surface Transportation Board on the merger with Kansas City Southern. .
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Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 23, 2021
The response from America was overwhelmingly negative, and the new formula was seen as a major failure. billion to one-up rival’s bid for Kansas City Southern railway. A bidding war is heating up for Kansas City Southern’s north-south rail network through the North American industrial corridor, with Canadian National Inc. (CN)
Freight Plus
APRIL 15, 2021
The big news coming out of intermodal in March was the acquisition of Kansas City Southern by Canadian Pacific. Barring approval from the STB (Surface Transportation Board), this will create a rail network that encompasses all of North America. March 2021 - Transportation Market Report.
MIT Supply Chain
JUNE 3, 2021
As companies look to restructure their global supply chains in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and other disruptive forces, the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has an opportunity to become the next manufacturing and logistics hub. Further reading Transportation in the Americas: A Cross-Country Comparison Moving Out of China?
DAT Solutions
MARCH 6, 2019
Volumes were also up from other markets with seaports, including Stockton and Los Angeles – which is home to the two biggest ports in North America. Also, farming machinery has not yet started to move in volume, leading to lower rates out of Rock Island, IL: The lane from Rock Island to Kansas City fell 64¢ to $2.33/mi.
Enterra Insights
JANUARY 3, 2019
Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center (FAPC) predict, “From tried-and-true barbecue sauces and flavorful potato recipes with a twist, food developers are becoming inspired by Kansas City barbecue, Southern Appalachian pimento cheese, Made in Oklahoma salsas and other areas from sea to shining sea.
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