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

Talking Logistics

Transportation Department pushes tough oil train standards – sources (Reuters). 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. Chainalytics Introduces FMIQ Monthly Benchmarking Index. billion of freight under management.”

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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. Source: Amazon patent filing. Here’s what my daughter wrote: Daydreaming runs in the family. USDOT Announces New Federal Committee on Automation. Alphabet Inc.’s