TMC

AUGUST 31, 2017

As the unprecedented flooding and impact from Hurricane Harvey continues to be felt throughout Houston, SE Texas, and into Louisiana, the extent of the damage and cleanup efforts needed is becoming more clear. With the weather moving to the east, the Louisiana DOT is also reporting road closures near Lake Charles and the surrounding areas.

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TMC

AUGUST 31, 2017

As the unprecedented flooding and impact from Hurricane Harvey continues to be felt throughout Houston, SE Texas, and into Louisiana, the extent of the damage and cleanup efforts needed is becoming more clear. With the weather moving to the east, the Louisiana DOT is also reporting road closures near Lake Charles and the surrounding areas.

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NC State SCRC

JULY 9, 2021

Resin prices spiked, but continued to stay high, as there were massive hits taken by the plants on the Louisiana cost. One might think this is an arbitrage opportunity, but wait… you need to put resin on a ship, and there is no guarantee you can find a ship to get it over here, due to the container shortage!

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 17, 2021

Almost all packaging today is petroleum based, and in the lower 48 states, the bulk of refineries (which feed petrochemical plants) are in the Texas and Louisiana region, (see map). In another example, to get access to nitrogen, this company relied on shipping it in from Oklahoma, as the pipelines were non-functional.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Nearby are distribution centers for companies ranging from Macy’s Inc. The shipping industry, which accounts for 80% of world merchandise trade, had a record year in 2021 , with volume totaling 179.1 Share of Global Shipping Vessels Arriving on Time. for APM Terminals, a unit of container shipping giant A.P. in the U.K.

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 15, 2021

Companies need to think about how they are going to address this challenge. The impact on microprocessor foundries positioned high upstream in the supply chain was exaggerated, and they experienced even larger order reductions from suppliers to the automotive companies. Thus, some companies favor their biggest customers.

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

By installing a warehouse in this region, the Company expects to improve its environmental footprint by reducing the number of miles traveled within its distribution network while also reducing costs and improving its customer service levels. Construction of the warehouse is scheduled to be completed in early 2012.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 28, 2017

While the storm is directly impacting south Texas and Louisiana, this supply chain disruption will be felt across North America. Within Houston on the Metro Rail, customers can expected embargoes and delays of 24-72 hours, pending the railway company. Global Forwarding – Ocean and Air Shipping. Intermodal / Rail Operations.

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Freight Plus

APRIL 6, 2021

Now we are dealing with other severe weather issues in the Southeast, flooding in Nashville, and severe weather patterns heading down to Louisiana. More companies are trying to get more shipments out and have them on their books. By doing this, they can recognize that revenue to produce strong financial results for the company.

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Elementum

AUGUST 30, 2017

It made its second landfall on Wednesday morning, August 30th, inundating another Texas city, Port Arthur, and hit the coastal areas of Louisiana. Houston shipping channels and ports at Corpus Christi and Galveston have been shut down. tons of relief supplies , flew to Alexandria International Airport in Louisiana.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Humans are meant to work alongside new machines in a way that should reduce injuries, the company says. Sequoia enables the company to put up items for sale on its website faster and be able to more easily predict delivery estimates, said David Guerin, the company’s director of robotic storage technology.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

Katrina also disrupted the shipping industry by causing damage to the Port of New Orleans. Not just non-government organizations, but more companies and corporations became active in pledging and providing relief for hurricane victims since Katrina as part of their cause-related marketing campaigns. in insured loss. in insured loss.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 14, 2018

With three maritime ports that together rank 7th in waterborne shipping, Indiana provides the only statewide port system with direct waterway access to two U.S. More than 175 million pounds of cargo are shipped through ths state's airports annually. million tons of commodities were shipped through 60 barge terminals. Media Type.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Drought conditions at the Panama Canal are not a good match for its high water demands; it takes at least 50 million gallons of water , with some sources citing much more, to move a single ship through the 51-mile waterway. Under normal operating conditions, the Panama Canal handles 36 to 38 ships per day. This year, the U.S.

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Amazon has started Black Friday deals early and more than 40% of merchants recently told logistics company Ware2Go that they’re already at “peak” holiday shopping levels. When products are available, shipping has gotten choked up due to historically heightened demand , COVID-related port shutdowns and storm-created chaos.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 16, 2021

As the produce season marches forward, the risk of loss, due to the perishing of goods or simply being unable to guarantee delivery, will continue to drive demand for more strategic shipping services. Even for companies that wish to add more trailers or equipment, the semiconductor shortage is having an impact.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

returned two Texas refineries to pre-storm fuel-making rates while three other plants were in various stages of resuming operations, said Lillian Riojas, a spokeswoman for the San Antonio-based company. began shipping gasoline and diesel in Houston-area pipelines, although its Beaumont, Texas, refinery was too flooded to turn back on.

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Turvo

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Companies were forced to seek other suppliers when India’s key manufacturing center closed plants in response to an increase in COVID-19 cases. When the Ever Given became stranded in the Suez Canal, it drew international attention as engineers attempted to free the ship and re-establish global commerce routes.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Buckeye Partners said in a statement that the company is implementing a hurricane preparedness plan throughout Florida. As long as Florida’s ports remain open, deliveries of fuels from so-called Jones Act tankers, or ships with permission to move supplies between two U.S. But even those supplies aren’t guaranteed: On Sept.

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ShipBob

APRIL 17, 2020

COVID-19 ecommerce shipping and fulfillment FAQs. At the bare minimum, this includes acknowledging COVID-19 and your shipping status. If you had copy on your ecommerce site about shipping info, both warm and cold prospects won’t know if that’s up-to-date. What does your COVID-19 ecommerce shipping process look like?

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Big players in the market like Schott, Gerrescheimer (both German), Stevanato Group (Italian), and Corning (USA) say they are ready to face the challenge, but this is considering only 2 companies have got EAU approval for vaccine production for now. Many more are on the way. Michigan, on the other hand, had a different issue.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 14, 2021

The expanded waiver runs through May 31 and covers Alabama, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Georgia, parts of Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Ryan said the acquisition will allow it to offer logistics companies a more complete range of services.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Ports have become more critical than ever for companies looking to move massive quantities of goods around the globe. Census Bureau, the top location in terms of tonnage, the Port of South Louisiana, processed more than 212 million tons of cargo over 12 months. According to the most recent statistics from the U.S.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Ports have become more critical than ever for companies looking to move massive quantities of goods around the globe. Census Bureau, the top location in terms of tonnage, the Port of South Louisiana, processed more than 212 million tons of cargo over 12 months. According to the most recent statistics from the U.S.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 7, 2014

FedEx Freight to Increase Shipping Rates. This is another great example of how a company can leverage assets and resources that support its internal operations (“internal cost centers”) to provide revenue-generating services to other companies. Con-way Freight Introduces Drive Safe Systems™. Yahoo Autos ). Delivery Fleet.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

The Panama Canal Authority promised a dozen daily slots for ships of all stripes to pass through the new lane -- ultimately. The canal surely has had some issues getting the new set of locks up and running smoothly,” said Peter Sand, an analyst with the shipping association BIMCO. “It LNG tankers, he said, “are a maybe.”. in Houston.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

The Panama Canal Authority promised a dozen daily slots for ships of all stripes to pass through the new lane -- ultimately. The canal surely has had some issues getting the new set of locks up and running smoothly,” said Peter Sand, an analyst with the shipping association BIMCO. “It LNG tankers, he said, “are a maybe.”. in Houston.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 27, 2018

The Port of South Louisiana is a trade juggernaut, handling the most tonnage of any U.S. Follow the mud-brown river past Louisiana’s chemical plants, oil refineries, granaries, ports, and the rail networks and highways that spring from its fingers. “All whose sister company Formosa Petrochemical Corp. is starting a $9.4

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QAD

MARCH 21, 2019

to easily import and export goods anywhere in the world, and its open borders between states make it simple to ship goods across the country. The only state exception is Louisiana, whose legal system is based on the Napoleonic civil code. Annual freight traffic equaled about 37.22 billion mt-km in 2015. labor force reached 160.4

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

in Port Arthur by the Louisiana border. Companies won’t know for sure whether their plants were damaged until they try to restart them, perhaps only then finding that flood waters have ruined a key piece of equipment, Ahmed said. Rail shipping has been constrained by train tracks damaged by flooding or still under water.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MAY 11, 2017

If I were a Logistics Director at a company engaged in high volume shipping, I’d be concerned that the resulting rise in transportation costs will be blamed on me and the transportation department. Yet, it doesn’t have to be. The republican governor of South Carolina is suggesting he will veto the law.

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