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The Increasing Role of Climate Change in Supply Chain Disruptions

NC State SCRC

A resins expert in Houston shared with me the following insights last week: We are through the impact of the freeze – and the LS Force Majeure clauses finally ended, but not until September! For one of the high grade ethylene required, there is only one manufacturer in North America, who is in Texas (Eastman Chemical).

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U.S. Freight Logistics Industry Recession Continues with Some Hopeful Signs

Supply Chain Matters

According to data from Bloomberg Intelligence , container trade for the Asia to North America segment fell 26 percent during Q1 of this year. West Coast ports in favor of other ports such as Houston and major U.S. The open question is whether such declines reflect a return to pre-pandemic shipping volumes. East Coast ports.

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Van Rates Peak in July, Flatbed Prices Rise in Southeast

DAT Solutions

Memphis had more loads last week, as it replaced Houston as the number 3 market for load availability, following Atlanta and Dallas. DAT Flatbed TriHaul of the Week: Houston - Oklahoma City - Ft Worth - Houston. mile on the way back from Ft Worth to Houston. Those positive signals are usually followed by rate increases.

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China Exports Rebound Even as Western Markets Face Lockdown

Logistics Bureau

The Port of Houston suspended operations at two container terminals after a staffer tested positive for COVID-19. Substantial capacity constraints are being experienced in both directions between Europe and North America, Latin America, China, and the Middle East. Air Freight.

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REPOST: Why Chattanooga is the Silicon Valley of Trucking with Craig Fuller

The Logistics of Logistics

He also is a trucking industry veteran, having founded and managed the Xpress Direct division of US Xpress Enterprises, the largest provider of on-demand trucking services in North America. I think the next generation of venture capital will be in places like Detroit, Des Moines, Houston, Cleveland, etc. About FreightWaves.

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26 logistics professionals reveal the biggest trends in logistics technology

6 River Systems

RFID tags and robotic warehouse systems generate and transmit data that, when combined with other data sources, allow companies to optimize the supply chain and make better predictions and forecasts to improve efficiency and boost the bottom line. They can also be used to track the provenance of adulterated products to identify the source.

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How to Expand Your Global Shipping to Meet Growing Indian Markets

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Only one of them is outside North America: China. If projections and recent rhetoric are to be believed, India will join China as the only non-North American countries in the $500 billion club by 2025. There are three countries that conduct in excess of 500 billion dollars of bilateral trade with the United States.