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Global Giants: ICAT Moves the World’s Largest Cargo with Chris Cser

The Logistics of Logistics

Chris Cser and Joe Lynch discuss global giants – ICAT moves the world’s largest cargo. Chris is the Director of Operations at ICAT Logistics Detroit where they handle the shipments that other companies don’t, can’t, and won’t. We think through the critical details so that they don’t have to.

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Evans Distribution Activates Foreign Trade Zone Across Seven Facilities

3PL Insights

April 7, 2024 — Evans Distribution Systems , a full-service third-party logistics (3PL) provider of warehousing, transportation, fulfillment, value-added, and staffing solutions, has activated 378,000-square-feet of additional warehouse space in Allen Park and Detroit, as a General Purpose Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) No. MELVINDALE, Mich.,

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New Panama Canal Options: Running the Numbers with a TMS

TMC

When the expanded Panama Canal opened this June, a new set of routes became available for shippers and beneficial cargo owners (BCOs). Cargo can enter the country via East coast or West coast ports depending on variables such as the type of product being shipped. New Panama Canal Options: Running the Numbers with a TMS.Connect by TMC.

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Overcoming Automotive Logistics Challenges – Part II

BlueYonder

Is it because some of the biggest parts are being shipped from another manufacturing location? Yiakoumi: Our conference in Detroit in September had a very positive feel and there was a lot about the continuing growth in North America and what it means for the supply chain. There’s still uncertainty about how secure growth is.

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U.S.-Mexico-Canada Freight Down in All Modes for April

Supply Chain Brain

Read More: Mexico ‘Reliable Alternative’ for Companies Looking to Escape Trade Friction Detroit, Port Huron, and Buffalo are the top truck ports for U.S. Detroit, Port Huron, and International Falls are the top rail connection ports for U.S. Mexico-Canada Freight Down in All Modes for April U.S. billion of freight, down 25.3%

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The History of the Semi Truck

Freight Plus

Railroads were highly efficient at moving large amounts of cargo but could only deliver those goods to centralized urban centers where train stations were. By 1899, Winton would sell more than 100 cars, making his company the largest manufacturer of gas powered automobiles in the USA. A Detroit Diesel DD15 14.8-liter

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This Week in Logistics News (February 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

” Earlier this week, Steve Banker and I published an article about the next revolution in 3D printing , looking at the role of additive manufacturing for large industrial products. As more and more ships continue to queue up outside of major ports, some of the world’s biggest ocean shipping lines are buying cargo planes.