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Top Talking Logistics Posts & Episodes (Q2 2015)

Talking Logistics

Find the Money – How a Transportation Spend Diagram Can Help. Guess Who Announced New Transportation Management Software (TMS) Functionality Yesterday. The Panama Canal Expansion: The Impact on Logistics Strategies and Operations (1,410 views). Amazon Tests Robots for Warehouse Item Picking. 1,379 views).

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Current State of the Capacity Crunch

GlobalTranz

Expansion of the Panama Canal Will Increase Incoming Ocean Freight. Part of the discussion on the current state of the capacity crunch must include a discussion on the Panama Canal. Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn The post Current State of the Capacity Crunch appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 15-19, 2015)

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East Coast Ports Could Gain 10 Percent Additional Share Following Panama Canal Expansion. Moving on to technology news, Cloud Logistics announced new enhancements to its transportation management system (TMS), including: Advanced third party logistics (3PL) capabilities to support complex hierarchical relationships and shipping rules.

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6 Things to Consider as You Plan Your 2016 Budget

Talking Logistics

Panama Canal Expansion. The Panama Canal expansion, slated for completion this spring, will impact logistics in a big way. You can read more on the topic in our recent white paper, Wide Open: How the Panama Canal Expansion Is Redrawing the Logistics Map [DK1] , which was written collaboratively with Boston Consulting Group.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 9-13, 2017)

Talking Logistics

The Panama Canal’s Big Bet Is Paying Off (WSJ – sub. If you’re a transportation executive, you already know what’s happening in the market today: capacity is tightening and rates are climbing. FAA Panel Splits on Drone Tracking Requirements (WSJ – sub. One Network Delivers New ONE Chain™ Solution.

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Transportation Optimization: The Key to Weathering Droughts, Disasters and Other Disruptions

BlueYonder

Drought conditions at the Panama Canal are not a good match for its high water demands; it takes at least 50 million gallons of water , with some sources citing much more, to move a single ship through the 51-mile waterway. Under normal operating conditions, the Panama Canal handles 36 to 38 ships per day.

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More Challenges for the Transportation Network: Day 2 of the SCRC Meeting

Supply Chain View from the Field

Speakers are the SCRC meeting yesterday and today continued to speak more on the topic of transportation strategy given increasing challenges in the transportation sector, and the need for an effective transportation management strategy.