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Tech giant Foxconn creating 600 jobs with $450M Houston investment

Freight Waves

Taiwan-based tech company Foxconn has acquired the Fairbanks Logistics Park, an industrial property situated on 100 acres in northwest Houston. The Fairbanks Logistics Park facility will create 600 direct jobs and have an estimated economic impact of $920 million. Foxconn has not publicly commented on the facility in Houston.

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Tariff Tango: US Imports Brace for Summer Surge, Followed by 2025 Dip

ModusLink Corporation

” According to the latest Global Port Tracker report , a collaborative effort by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and maritime consultancy Hackett Associates, we’re about to see a significant surge in U.S.-bound ports, including Los Angeles/Long Beach, New York/New Jersey, Houston, and Savannah, among others.

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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. UPS Expands Logistics Reach To Meet Emerging Demand In China.

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Managing Logistics for The World’s Largest Company with Gary Sostack

The Logistics of Logistics

While putting myself through school, I got a part-time job at JFK airport which opened my eyes to logistics. Right out of college, I worked at a logistics company in Atlanta. Then, after a short spell in New Orleans, I moved to Houston to work with supply chain in oil and gas. If you live in Houston, you know who it is.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 4-8, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Trucking Stocks Tumble on Downgrade, Pricing Outlook (WSJ- sub. Descartes Showcases Logistics Technology Platform Innovations at Global User and Partner Conference. MercuryGate Launches Global, Omni-modal Freight Procurement Solution.

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The View from Houston: DHL Global Energy Conference 2015

Supply Chain View from the Field

The conference was a great opportunity to interact with logistics and procurement executives in an environment of open dialogue and discussion. There is no question that the oil and gas sector is under a huge amount of pressure to drive cost savings.

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26 logistics professionals reveal the biggest trends in logistics technology

6 River Systems

Logistics can be traced all the way back to the Greek and Roman empires , but it’s undergone several major transformations as new technologies provide opportunities to more efficiently manage the movement and storage of goods. In the digital transformation age, logistics is once again undergoing a major shift. Marc Tuinier.