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This Week n Logistics News (February 24 – March 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

Another option is the consignee, meaning “the ultimate recipient of cargo; the person to whom final delivery of the cargo is to be made.” employing about 150,000 hourly workers after winning record new contracts with the Detroit Three automakers. Everything changed when Amazon.com opened its first warehouse in 2013.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

Disability inclusion programs help warehouses hire overlooked talent. 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. Ontario Premier Doug Ford called the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, a “vital trade artery.”

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Overcoming Automotive Logistics Challenges – Part II

BlueYonder

By looking more broadly than just how can we reduce the transportation or warehousing costs, they will find the big savings, the billion dollar savings. 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.

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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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