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This Week in Logistics News (February 9-13, 2015)

Talking Logistics

With more than 30 cargo ships anchored offshore, countless supply chains scrambling, and the prospect of a $2 billion per day hit on the U.S. The larger ships will further test the capacity of ports and canals and the skill of their captains and crews. economy, is it time for President Obama to intervene ?

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Texas Refiners Work on Harvey Recovery as More Storms Loom

Material Handling & Logistics

Gasoline futures have dropped some after Harvey, as domestic refiners bailed out swamped plants and resumed operations, while European and Asian traders swooped in with cargoes to capture profits. refining capacity offline, data compiled by Bloomberg show. As much of the U.S. Valero Energy Corp. million barrels, or 19%, of daily U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 9-13, 2017)

Talking Logistics

It’s what my father did when he worked in the sugarcane fields in Cuba and dreamed of escaping poverty. Container Cargo Imports Surged at End of 2016 (WSJ – sub. and Europe and uses an asset-light model to match customers’ outgoing freight shipments with available trucking capacity in its network of carriers. .