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How Shipping Containers Revolutionized the Supply Chain Industry!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The Birth of Containerization The concept of containerization dates back to the late 19th century, with early experiments in using standardized containers for transportation. In 1956, he launched the first container ship , the Ideal X, carrying metal containers from New Jersey to Houston.

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Walmart Looks to Expand Drone Deliveries to Five Cities

Supply Chain Brain

As part of its partnership with drone company Wing, the retail giant intends to bring drone deliveries to Houston, Tampa, Orlando, Atlanta and Charlotte by June of 2026, and will expand existing services in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. Truce Ocean Transportation Digital Edition SupplyChainBrain 2025 ESG Guide: Is ESG Still Relevant?

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U.S.-Mexico-Canada Freight Down in All Modes for April

Supply Chain Brain

Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). Port of Houston, Arthur, and Texas City are the top water port connections for U.S. Mexico-Canada Freight Down in All Modes for April U.S. billion in April, decreasing 8.5% compared to April 2024, according to the U.S. Freight between the U.S.

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The Hydrogen Advantage for Commercial Trucking

Supply Chain Brain

Implementing this technology for heavy-duty trucking, which moves 70% of all goods in the country and is responsible for 23% of total emissions from transport, is particularly challenging, given the requirements of energy and infrastructure. at 29% of the total. at 29% of the total. at 29% of the total. at 29% of the total.

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How Supply Chain Will be Affected by Hurricane Harvey

Material Handling & Logistics

Hurricane Harvey has struck a significant blow to the Houston, Texas metro area, home to the sixth largest import terminal in the world, as well as all of the shipping lanes in the Gulf Coast area. For manufacturing, those metrics are new orders, production, employment, supplier deliveries, and inventories of input materials.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

Last night, Ravens outside linebacker Justin Houston sacked Brady on back-to-back plays in the second quarter to make Brady the most-sacked quarterback in NFL history. Sam’s Club finalizes chain-wide deployment of robotic inventory scanners. UPS earnings rise as higher prices offset shipping slowdown.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 19-23, 2013)

Talking Logistics

I went to Home Depot earlier this week to return a purchase, and the customer in front of me wanted to exchange a defective power tool with the same model, but he couldn’t find any on the shelf even though the store’s inventory system said 5 units were in stock. Manhattan Associates Launches 2013 Inventory Optimization Release.