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This Week in Logistics News (August 28 – September 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Port Houston Container Terminals to Resume Operations Friday (WSJ – sub. LevaData to Transform Strategic Sourcing for Global Procurement and Supply Chain Leaders. For related commentary, see Japan and Ecuador Earthquakes: Supply Chain Lessons from Past Disasters ). Descartes Acquires MacroPoint. Convey Closes $8.25

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This Week in Logistics News (April 24 – 30)

Logistics Viewpoints

As I wrote about two weeks ago, Domino’s is now partnering with Nuro in Houston to make robocar deliveries. The figure includes Panasonic’s purchase of the remaining 80 percent of shares in Blue Yonder for $5.6 Apple’s Advanced Manufacturing Fund is financing the project. billion, plus debt repayment.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

McLean purchases a steamship and a railroad terminal company. to Houston, where the shipping containers are loaded onto trucks. Export manufacturing starts moving away from ports. More types of goods are traded economically, and much manufacturing is transferring to developing economies. 0 TEUs 0 meters long.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

McLean purchases a steamship and a railroad terminal company. to Houston, where the shipping containers are loaded onto trucks. Export manufacturing starts moving away from ports. More types of goods are traded economically, and much manufacturing is transferring to developing economies. Significance. Did You Know That ….

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Energy efficiency: Are fossil fuels or renewables the more reliable source?

USC Consulting Group

By just about every measure, natural resources such as these are significantly more efficient than legacy sources like coal, natural gas and oil. “Which energy source gets you the most power delivery for your investment dollar? 73), and Japan (67). As is so often the case, the answer is somewhat muddy.”

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This Week in Logistics News (April 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

Domino’s pizzas now delivered with autonomous cars in Houston. Japan’s ketchup king halts Xinjiang tomato imports. The company is now partnering with Nuro in Houston to make robocar deliveries. For now, the robocar delivery option is only available in the vicinity of a single pizza shop in the Houston area.

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Perspectives on the Global Trade Environment: A Panel Discussion

NC State SCRC

The goal is to create redundant sources based on supplier-specific and country-of-origin, to ensure that each product category has redundancy as a form of insurance on the supply chain. Andrew Partis shared his views from ThermoFisher, a global contrat manufacturer for the pharmaceutical industry.

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