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Hurricane Harvey Updates

Elementum

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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This Week in Logistics News (August 28 – September 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Port Houston Container Terminals to Resume Operations Friday (WSJ – sub. TSA reviewing cargo screening, concerned about terror vulnerabilities (CNN). The rains and winds of Tropical Storm Harvey are over, but the impact of the storm on the residents of Houston and the surrounding areas will continue for some time.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. Small trucker, Malcom McLean, fumes at slow loading of cargo aboard ship – “There has to be a better way.”. to Houston, where the shipping containers are loaded onto trucks. Significance. Significance.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. Small trucker, Malcom McLean, fumes at slow loading of cargo aboard ship – “There has to be a better way.”. to Houston, where the shipping containers are loaded onto trucks. Did You Know That …. Significance.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

Last night, Ravens outside linebacker Justin Houston sacked Brady on back-to-back plays in the second quarter to make Brady the most-sacked quarterback in NFL history. In North America, it delivered over half a million packages with EVs, although that number should grow as the company ramps up its use of Rivian EVs in the U.S.

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This Week in Logistics: Borderlands: Truck Capacity Tight Near Mexican Border

Freight Plus

Houston has become one of the tightest outbound markets due to this imbalance of goods. The cargo weighed over 7,645 pounds and drugs were found in 968 packages. The Department of Homeland Security arrested the drivers and have seized all the cargo worth over 1.5 so there are not as many goods being exported.

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This Week in Logistics: Borderlands: Truck Capacity Tight Near Mexican Border

Freight Plus

Houston has become one of the tightest outbound markets due to this imbalance of goods. The cargo weighed over 7,645 pounds and drugs were found in 968 packages. The Department of Homeland Security arrested the drivers and have seized all the cargo worth over 1.5 so there are not as many goods being exported.

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