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The Empty Container Marketplace with Sean Bardon

The Logistics of Logistics

About Qualle Since launching in May 2022, Qualle has quickly built up a substantial trucker base that spans from the LA and Long Beach ports to New York, New Jersey, Savannah, Houston, and Memphis ports. Truckers can use Qualle to manage and request street turns with multiple steamship lines at the click of a button.

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Understanding Conrail with Brian Gorton

The Logistics of Logistics

After his departure from Conrail, he worked at the Union Pacific Railroad where he held various positions in the Transportation Department including General Manager of UP’s Houston and Gulf Coast Service Units. In 2007, it expanded its operations from Northern New Jersey to Staten Island, New York. About Conrail .

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Protect Your Shipments From Cargo Theft

Zipline Logistics

Cargo Theft Increases in the United States Cities seeing a spike in freight theft include Los Angeles, Houston, Miami, Savannah, Newark, New Jersey, Memphis, and Chicago. According to CNBC, this is a “sign of the economic times” and adding further pressure to already inflated prices.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 16 – 22)

Logistics Viewpoints

percent year on year in June, driven by double-digit surges in New York/New Jersey, Houston, and Savannah, Georgia. According to The McCown Report, imports to the top 10 US ports rose 5.9 percent year on year to 2.16 million twenty-foot equivalent units in June, exceeding the 3 percent year on year gain in May and 5.1

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The State of Holiday Shipping & Learnings for Next Peak Season

Intelligent Audit

Fortunately, the San Pedro Bay backlog has declined 50% over the past eight days, reports news station KOIN. According to the Journal of Commerce , the New York and New Jersey port backlog is increasing and leading to more instability in terms of product replenishment and inventory management in the weeks after Christmas.

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How to Get Out of New Jersey Without Losing Your Shirt

DAT Solutions

Four of those bottlenecks were in Houston. But I was in the middle of writing a new feature for owner-operators, called "The Worst Lane in America," and I decided to focus on Fort Lee, NJ. (I Getting out of New Jersey in a truck is always difficult – especially when you’re right near a major bridge into Manhattan.

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Ocean Freight Routing Terms Explained

Material Handling & Logistics

USEC is the United States East Coast and refers to all the ocean freight ports there, which include New York/New Jersey, Savannah, Virginia, and others. The union that represents the USEC dockworkers is the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), headquartered in New Jersey. . United States Gulf Coast.