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Baltimore Bridge Collapse- A Reminder of Supply Chain Risk

Supply Chain Matters

A day has passed after a container ship lost power and crashed into a support pylon of Baltimore, Maryland’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early morning hours of March 26. miles to partially collapse into the Patapsco River that leads to the Port of Baltimore. refineries and warehouses. This disaster has made U.S.

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Will Warehouses Eventually Go Dark?

Enterra Insights

Thanks to the popularity of e-commerce, warehouses are some of the hottest properties in real estate. Phillips ( @EricaEPhillips ) reports some retailers were so desperate to find warehouse space this past holiday season they created pop-up warehouses in vacant suburban lots and parking garages.[1] The right kind of warehouse.

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FreightTech Investment Environment with John Larkin

The Logistics of Logistics

Systems Engineering Consultant with Day & Zimmermann, Inc., In addition, he is Vice Chairman of Crown Diesel, and a member of The Board of Directors for CRST International, eNow Energy, Cub Ventures (CDLife), Novapath Supply Chain Systems & Rygen Technologies, and Phoenix Intermodal. Larkin is a CFA charter holder.

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 11.5-11.9

Freight Plus

We’ve used our transportation management system to make load times a critical metric for us.”. Amazon’s safety record scrutinized after Baltimore warehouse tragedy. Hospitals overpaying by $25 billion on their supply chains according to report. false. "[You] have to ask us both that question at the same time.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 14-18, 2013)

Talking Logistics

BMW to Mazda Imports Slowed as Strike Shuts Baltimore Port ( Bloomberg ). Earlier this week, for example, I commented on the partnership between Amazon and P&G , where Amazon has set up operations inside P&G warehouses to fulfill online orders. As a result, the answers to “What is a warehouse?”

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This Week in Logistics News (September 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

warehouses. Earlier this week, the company warned officials in Maryland that it plans to close two delivery stations next month in Hanover and Essex, near Baltimore, that employ more than 300 people. And what a glorious season it is. Amazon temporarily shuts down solar rooftops at all US facilities. Instacart acquires Rosie.

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Walmart Rolling Out Four High-Tech FCs

Multichannel Merchant

Walmart said the first facility, opening this summer in Joliet, IL, outside Chicago, will feature an automated, high-density storage system from Knapp, a provider of AI-driven warehouse and robotics and automation that will double both the storage capacity and number of orders processed. topline gain that beat the analyst estimate.