Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

Background As the month of August comes to a close, we wanted to revisit one of our 2023 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains published at the beginning of this year. Of particular interest for us, the paper indicates that reallocation has been occurring among specific industry supply network dimensions.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Rickenbacker International Airport was a bustling hub for air freight well before the pandemic—a day’s truck drive to half of the U.S. International freight being unloaded at Rickenbacker airport. a digital freight forwarder. population, so the slogan goes. Photographer: Megan Jelinger/Getty Images. from 2020 and a 5.4%

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Elementum

MAY 13, 2015

The country’s underdeveloped intermodal freight transportation system is consistently outperformed by its faster and better integrated U.S. counterpart, while doubts about the security of goods being transported give carriers pause. Upgrades For the Energy and Mining Industries. freight imports anytime soon.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 23, 2021

billion to one-up rival’s bid for Kansas City Southern railway. A bidding war is heating up for Kansas City Southern’s north-south rail network through the North American industrial corridor, with Canadian National Inc. (CN) It will be on highway and surface streets, hauling actual freight. CN offers $33.7

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 3, 2015

Mark Bogucki, our general manager in Kansas City, recently announced he would retire at the end of 2015. Robinson in September 1979, he has seen tremendous change in the transportation industry. President Jimmy Carter signed the Motor Carrier Act of 1980, which deregulated the trucking industry in the United States.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Retailers face a scarcity of final-stage warehouses near major cities; and as more companies promise same-day or even two-hour arrivals, such space is rising in demand and value. Overall, industrial rents in the third quarter were up 7.1 billion more tons of freight than they do currently. billion of Kansas City Southern’s debt.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

trade officials held a roundtable in October 2021 with industry leaders to discuss investing in Central America. For example, the merger between Kansas City Southern and Canadian National railways—which if finalized will create a single freight rail network from southern Mexico through the U.S. In the apparel sector, U.S.

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Resilinc

JULY 20, 2021

Closer proximity—as compared to Asia—alone could reduce shipping times and inventory costs, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from ocean and air freight, according to the three. The Mexico-US-Canada rail network envisioned in the pending merger of Kansas City Southern with Canadian National would help.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 28, 2021

Gorillas plans to make its US grocery delivery debut in New York City. Industry group warns pallet prices up 400% amid shortage. Kansas City Southern agrees to US$30B CN Rail deal. Kansas City Southern agreed to a $30 billion merger with Canadian National Railway Co., The deal is valued at about $1.7

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