Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 10, 2017

A TEU is one 20-foot-long cargo container or its equivalent. Cargo volume does not correlate directly with sales because only the number of containers is counted, not the value of the cargo inside, but nonetheless provides a barometer of retailers’ expectations. million TEUs set just one month earlier in July. August was up 1.4%

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

According to the April report commentary , the industry remains hopeful in new signs indicating that retailers and manufacturers are getting closer to working off the overall glut of inventories that resulted in 2022. percent drop in cargo volumes. West Coast ports in favor of other ports such as Houston and major U.S.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JULY 3, 2018

Imagine you are at your desk in Houston and you need to determine whether a completed order left the warehouse in China. come in, the provider calculates the dates for cargo to be picked up and continues to verify as the delivery dates approach. It’s difficult, right? Using global technology, a provider manages the P.O.s

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

AI will be able to survey an area or room and create an accurate inventory in seconds, including weights and volumes, and determine damage on items. Companies can accurately forecast demand, timely order raw materials and manage inventory more efficiently. Marc Tuinier. . Abbas Dhilawala. Abbas Dhilawala is the CTO of Galen Data.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2022

This is leading to an inventory pile-up of processors and memory chips used in PCs. Some retailers are learning to love bulked-up inventories. The companies building their inventories are looking to ensure they have items on hand at the right moment. Walgreens takes its delivery service round the clock.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2023

-bound shipments post first annual gain in 14 months in September Teamsters at DHL rally for fair contract The Mississippi River has dropped to a historic low Amazon is introducing an array of new artificial intelligence and robotics capabilities into its warehouse operations that will reduce delivery times and help identify inventory more quickly.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2022

The two designs, one that looks more like a small plane used by hobbyists and another with a big belly used for additional cargo space, were recently unveiled in a company blog post. percent year on year in June, driven by double-digit surges in New York/New Jersey, Houston, and Savannah, Georgia. Alphabet Inc.’s percent gain in April.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 27, 2025

Port of Houston, Arthur, and Texas City are the top water port connections for U.S. Detroit, Port Huron, and International Falls are the top rail connection ports for U.S. freight flows with Canada, while Laredo, Eagle Pass, and El Paso are the top rail connection ports with Mexico. energy flows on the Southern border.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 23, 2025

Texas specifically has a strategic triangle connecting Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, providing an ideal testbed with distances perfectly suited to hydrogens 500-mile range. at 29% of the total. at 29% of the total. Greater than 20% of the U.S. total truck fleet operates in California and Texas alone.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 1, 2022

Retail’s inventory glut means big business for liquidators. The deliveries will take place in Texas, with Waymo’s Class 8 autonomous truck hauling goods along Interstate 45 between facilities in Houston and Dallas, which was the route used by Waymo and JB Hunt during the original pilot last year. a unit of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

The rain has stopped in Houston, Texas, but the traumatic conditions left by Tropical Storm Harvey have not yet cleared. Tropical Storm Harvey lashed Houston, Texas — America's fourth largest city — and has proven to be extremely traumatic to tens of thousands of people and businesses. click to zoom).

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 14, 2025

operations across maritime, warehousing, and air cargo. The company is also unveiling key AI partnerships with Flymingo and Gather AI, integrating computer vision and autonomous drones to improve warehouse visibility and inventory accuracy. ports, including New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Houston, and Dutch Harbor, Alaska.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Since startup, more than 850 cumulative cargoes of LNG originating from Cheniere have been delivered to 32 countries and regions worldwide. Bill H: “We have two trade zones in Oklahoma and Houston, and are under construction to produce one in Corpus Christi. Cheniere is the “smallest” of the Fortune 500 companies.

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Stord

AUGUST 26, 2024

This year has been a bit different as we saw upticks in import volume in June, leading to the thought of an inventory pull forward ahead of a potential Trump presidency. Key concerns remain cargo theft and inefficient communication methods. Inventory imbalances may cause upward pressure on rates in the coming months.

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