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Fulfillment in California: examining your options

Amware Logistics and Fulfillment

Sun, fun, and logistics. And it makes sense that logistics pros love the Golden State. It has a booming supply chain with three of the busiest ports in the US (the ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Oakland) and an economy that, if it were counted as a separate country, is the fifth largest in the world.

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The New Hubs in Stord’s Nationwide Network: Los Angeles, Dallas, Philadelphia, Chicago

Stord

7, 2017 -- STORD is excited to announce that we are expanding our network adding key distribution hubs in Los Angeles , Pennsylvania , Dallas , and Chicago. To date, our volume has concentrated around ports and major cities with our top volume in cities like Oakland, California. ATLANTA, Nov.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

In this week’s news… XPO Logistics Acquires Optima Service Solutions. In 3PL news, XPO Logistics announced that it has acquired Optima Service Solutions, LLC, “a leading non-asset provider of last-mile logistics services for major retailers and manufacturers in the United States” for $26.6 Be Sociable, Share!

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Organized Retail Crime is Growing, Losses up 7% from Last Year

Material Handling & Logistics

The top locations are 1) New York City; 2) Los Angeles; 3) Miami; 4) Chicago and Houston, tied; 5) San Francisco/Oakland; 6) Atlanta; 7) Baltimore; 8) Orlando; 9) northern New Jersey, Washington, D.C., The number was down from 40% last year and 44% the year before.

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Advantages of the Port of Oakland for Import Freight

West Coast and California Logistics

Just as Hollywood blockbuster films get more notoriety than independent films, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach tend to get all the attention when it comes to the movement of inbound container freight to the West Coast. As with a well-crafted indie film, however, the Port of Oakland should not be overlooked.

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Ocean Freight Routing Terms Explained

Material Handling & Logistics

This term covers all the ocean ports on the West, including Seattle, San Francisco, Oakland, Long Beach/Los Angeles and others. Corina Meoño is director of operations at Dedola Global Logistics , a global freight forwarder and provider of supply chain management services.

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Warehouses Are Full as Holiday Season Commences

Material Handling & Logistics

ports of Los Angeles/Long Beach, Oakland, Seattle and Tacoma on the West Coast; New York/New Jersey, Hampton Roads, Charleston, Savannah, Port Everglades and Miami on the East Coast, and Houston on the Gulf Coast. After a record-setting year, however, the rate of import growth is expected to slow in 2018. “We