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Challenges and possible solutions for local seafood supply chains

Supply Chain View from the Field

In Oregon Inlet the only way for commercial fishermen to get out – and so the state will dredge it to allow them. They also help organize political will to keep commercial fishing possible. Recreational fishermen are after the same fish –a nd they have legislation pressure to support commercial fishermen, not just recreation.

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Low unemployment is great for everyone, right? (Not so much in logistics…)

NC State SCRC

percent), Oregon (3.6 I was exposed to this thinking when I recently had the opportunity to meet with Tara Greene, from The Greene Group in Charlotte, NC. Colorado had the lowest unemployment rate in May, 2.3 percent, followed by North Dakota, 2.5 percent, both of which were the lowest rates ever recorded in those states.

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Truck maker plans to layoff 2,000 workers in the US, Mexico

Freight Waves

The layoffs, which will be effective Friday, include two facilities near Charlotte, as well as factories in Detroit, Portland, and Saltillo, Mexico. Portland, Oregon-based Daimler Truck North America employs 29,200 people, according to its website. and Mexico amid weak market demand, the company said.

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Washington rail short lines on Jaguar buy list

Freight Waves

The Jaguar Rail Holdings unit of JTH operates eight short lines: the Southwestern Railroad in New Mexico; Texas & Eastern; Oregon Eastern; Missouri Eastern; Charlotte Western and Kinston Railroad, both in North Carolina; Waterloo Railroad in Iowa; and the recently created Kansas City West Bottoms Railroad.

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Rules and Regulations for Cargo Moving

American Global Logistics

BOX 480655 CHARLOTTE, NC 28269 (704) 837-7950 (P) / (704) 631-4667 (F) WWW.DARTMARITIME.COM RULE 1 Scope Rules, regulations and rates published herein apply BETWEEN the United States Atlantic, Gulf, Pacific and Great Lakes Ports, U.S.

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Van Volume Grows in Midwest, but Rates Slip

DAT Solutions

11-17 also shows favorable load-to-truck ratios in Oregon. Rates trended downward in the Southeast, with prices falling in Charlotte and Atlanta. Harvests in Idaho are down from their fall peak , but demand in the southern part of the state remains high. Expect volume to ramp up again as Thanksgiving approaches. from Canada.

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Van Freight Volume Edges Up, as Rates Lag

DAT Solutions

Some individual markets offered a lot of loads , and trucks were relatively scarce, creating opportunities in Southern and Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington, Southern Idaho, much of Wisconsin and Indiana, and Western Pennsylvania. After rounding, the national average load-to-truck ratio remained the same, at 1.8