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Billion Dollar Port Plan Brings Mega-Retailer To Mexico

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The route is part of the the Kansas City Southern (KCS) network and is one of a few new options carriers like Maersk (the company Walmart contracts) have started to provide as an alternative to the West Coast port congestion. Before the mega-retailer started shipping goods through Lazaro Cardenas, the KCS had fallen on hard times.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 2 – 8)

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Transportation capacity declines accelerate in September. Best Buy dangles hard-to-find holiday items for new membership program. In late-August, Walmart launched a new business to connect local retailers with consumers. Companies like Home Depot and Costco have turned to renting their own container ships to prevent delays.