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6 Things to Consider as You Plan Your 2016 Budget

Talking Logistics

Panama Canal Expansion. The Panama Canal expansion, slated for completion this spring, will impact logistics in a big way. ports will compete for customers, especially in 2018 and 2019 when the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) contracts will be renegotiated.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up

Supply Chain Matters

Labor Department indicating that warehouses and transportation companies employed 25,000 few workers in October than the year-earlier period. Some carriers who invested prior windfall profits in other non-freight and global logistics related areas may have a buffer in costs and potential offsetting revenues.

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Top 10 Talking Logistics Videos and Posts in 2015

Talking Logistics

Leading Practices in Transportation Procurement (2,166 views). The Panama Canal Expansion: The Impact on Logistics Strategies and Operations (2,057 views). The Rebirth of Transportation Marketplaces (UberCARGO, Cargomatic, and Freight Friend). Amazon Tests Robots for Warehouse Item Picking. What Are Other Shippers Doing?

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6 Things to Consider as You Plan Your 2016 Budget

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Panama Canal Expansion. The Panama Canal expansion, slated for completion this spring, will impact logistics in a big way. ports will compete for customers, especially in 2018 and 2019 when the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) contracts will be renegotiated.

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U.S. West Coast Dockworkers Enacting Multi-Day Job Actions

Supply Chain Matters

Coast Port terminal operators represented by the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshoreman and Warehouse Union (ILWU), union workers have previously enacted cargo movement disruptions to garner negotiation leverage. Dockworkers, truckers, rail and warehouse workers in Europe, Asia, and the U.S.