The Port of Galveston has officially opened its new cargo berth at the West Port Cargo Complex, marking the completion of a US$106 million expansion designed to accommodate growing roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro), breakbulk and project cargo volumes.
The new 1,410-foot berth at Pier 39-40 welcomed its first commercial vessel July 2 when Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s Toledo discharged hundreds of pieces of heavy construction equipment from Brazil and the Far East before loading agricultural ...
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CMA CGM Group has agreed to acquire FedEx Supply Chain from FedEx Corp. for an enterprise value of US$1.4 billion in a transaction that will significantly expand the North American contract logistics operations of its CEVA Logistics subsidiary while establishing a long-term commercial relationship between the two companies.
The acquisition, announced ...
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A new industry benchmarking study suggests hazardous materials transportation continues to be challenged less by a lack of regulatory knowledge than by routine operational mistakes involving documentation, labeling and packaging.
The Focus on Safety: Benchmarking the State of the Hazmat/Dangerous Goods Industry study, conducted by J.J. Keller & Associates and the ...
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Five years after the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement took effect, the trade pact has entered a new phase. What began as a replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement has become the framework underpinning North American manufacturing and freight movement just as tariffs, industrial policy and supply chain diversification are ...
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Editor's Note by Gary Burrows for FBJNA's July-August issue, available soon
There was a time when the logistics decision was relatively straightforward.
The cargo was ready. Capacity was available. The rate was acceptable. The shipment moved.
Those decisions were never simple, but they were largely transportation decisions.
Increasingly, they are not.
Today, the questions come ...
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By Melissa Irmen
Q: How is the current U.S. free-trade zone environment materially different from the underutilized expansion era of the late 1980s/early 1990s?
A: The 1980s saw key congressional changes to the program that increased its usage in manufacturing in the U.S. In that span, the U.S. FTZ program expanded rapidly, ...
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By Jordan Kass
When Transportation Management Systems first emerged in the 1990s, shippers were excited about the promise of technology that could operate their supply chains. But as with all tech tools, they quickly realized these systems weren’t exactly the easy button they hoped for. A TMS required a skilled team ...
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The Port of Galveston has officially opened its new cargo berth at the West Port Cargo Complex, marking the completion of a US$106 million expansion designed to accommodate growing roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro), breakbulk and project cargo volumes.
The new 1,410-foot berth at Pier 39-40 welcomed its first commercial vessel July 2 when ...
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Manufacturers are investing heavily in spare parts inventories, but many still struggle to meet customer service expectations, according to a new analysis arguing that network design – not inventory levels – is becoming the real competitive differentiator.
Drawing on published academic and industry research, the analysis from supply chain solutions provider ...
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GEODIS has strengthened its healthcare logistics network in Asia after its Hyderabad, India, operation achieved the International Air Transport Association’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) Pharma certification, validating its ability to handle temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical shipments to international standards.
The certification confirms that the site’s quality management systems, operational procedures, ...
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