Resilinc
AUGUST 30, 2023
Weight limits have also been adjusted, forcing some ships to unload and transport cargo to the other side of the canal via train—increasing transportation costs. Currently, in the US, the Mississippi and Ohio River water levels are falling at an alarming rate due to heat and lack of rainfall.
Zipline Logistics
JANUARY 28, 2020
Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. Even if you don’t grow or ship produce, your transportation performance and spend can still be directly impacted. How Produce Season Transportation Affects Rates and Capacity – State by State.
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Enterra Insights
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
In Part One of this article, I discussed emerging and ongoing security threats affecting maritime trade. The historic drought that afflicted the Mississippi, which carries nearly 500 million tons of cargo per year, required dredging of shipping channels to keep the barges moving.”[5] ”[5] Rising Seas Obviously.
EHS Sustainability Knowledge at Work
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
Agriculture For agricultural businesses in particular, maintaining a secure and reliable supply of raw materials and goods coming from fields across the world is of paramount importance. This severely restricted its use as a mainstream transport artery by barges carrying agricultural produce and other raw materials.
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 20, 2023
races to expand Michigan locks and secure the supply chain S.-bound In 2022, there were at least 22 workplace injuries at DHL’s CVG operations that required transport to a hospital or emergency room. CVG workers united in solidarity and shared their experiences with the press. As it stands now, we can’t promise that.”
Logility
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Denbury, an independent energy company, sources CO 2 from Jackson Dome, a natural carbon source field in Mississippi. That requires less-than-truckload shipping, which means transport appointments, which aren’t required by full truckloads. This shortage is caused by a couple of factors. .
Logistics Viewpoints
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Back then, the idea was to pick up local volumes from a retailer’s fulfillment center in the wee hours of the morning, transport the goods in time for UPS’ morning presort process and then deliver them to consignees the same day. Army Corps of Engineers is now using a dredge ship to push out silt in the river near Vicksburg, Mississippi.
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