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Hurricane Harvey Updates

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This has alerted shipping lines and prompted some to entertain rerouting cargo to New Orleans and Alabama, and even as far away as the Bahamas and Mexico. Another option being explored is for carriers to unload cargo at other ports in order to take in lighter loads upon entering Houston. in Arlington and Toyota Motor Corp.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 15-19, 2014)

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Thirteen Years After 9/11, A New Attempt To Screen 100 Percent of Cargo Containers ( Roll Call ). And with that, have a happy weekend — and I hope to see you in San Antonio next week! DHL opens new life sciences and healthcare competence center at Leipzig airport. FedEx to Increase Shipping Rates. Macy’s, Inc.