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Asian imports turn up the heat for vans on the West Coast

DAT Solutions

This trend repeats every year, as consumer goods from Asia arrive at the ports and begin the eastward journey to regional distribution centers throughout the country. Ships arrived late, and containers were unloaded and drayed to warehouses late, so that cargo is finally heading east and north.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 3-7, 2014)

Talking Logistics

FedEx Freight to Increase Shipping Rates. accounted for 40 percent of revenues and EMEA accounted for 46 percent, with the balance coming from Canada, Asia, and the Americas. Con-way Freight Introduces Drive Safe Systemsâ„¢. Is Walmart’s WAVE Concept Truck The Fuel-Efficient Future Of Semis? Yahoo Autos ). Delivery Fleet.

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Perspectives on the Global Trade Environment: A Panel Discussion

NC State SCRC

Lisa McCauley is the CEO of the Global Trade Professionals Alliance, which is headquartered n Australia but has offices in the UK, the US, and the Asia Pacific region. In February 2016, Cheniere became the first company to ship LNG from a commercial facility in the contiguous United States.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 7 – 13)

Logistics Viewpoints

Moller-Maersk A/S , the maritime shipping giant that has been diversifying into land transportation, is betting that driverless trucks will help make deliveries more reliable. Maersk is experimenting with driverless trucks at its shipping yard in Carson, California, and has partnered with Kodiak Robotics Inc.