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Consumer confidence continues to be strong in retail sector

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As the 2018 Retail Supply Chain Conference concludes this week in Phoenix, leading industry indicators point to continued consumer confidence. The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index unexpectedly surged 6.5 Both were the best since 2001, consistent with the tight labor market with unemployment at 4.1%

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CBP working to curb illicit e-commerce traffic | Full Stories – Caption as the Content | Full

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Perez told attendees at the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America’s Government Affairs Conference in Washington, D.C., 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, CBP established CTPAT (Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) as part of its layered strategy for overseeing global supply chain security.

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CBP working to curb illicit e-commerce traffic

247 Customs Broker

Perez told attendees at the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America’s Government Affairs Conference in Washington, D.C., 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, CBP established CTPAT (Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) as part of its layered strategy for overseeing global supply chain security.

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Trucking Ambassadors of Safety

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Owens first became a safety officer in 2001, when his late father Randy Owens established the independent Landstar agency. Participate in Landstar’s monthly Safety Thursday Conference Call and Landstar Safety Officer meetings. Follow proper handling of high-risk commodities in accordance with the law.

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“Intermodal Gives Shippers, 3PLs Relief from Tight Trucking Market” Jeff Heller, Norfolk Southern – Supply Chain 24/7

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During the Jump Start 2019 supply chain conference , Heller will speak on the “ Intermodal in the post-ELD world ” panel, explaining current concerns he’s hearing from shippers who have been impacted by tight capacity. Jump Start 2019 | Conference Details | The Definitive Supply Chain Intelligence Gathering. Compliance to U.S.

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The Australian Defence Force and industry support to operations ? is it time for a new ?national support agenda??

Logistics in War

This is the final post from the LIW archives on strategic logistics and logistics challenges prior to the Australia & New Zealand Defence Logistics Conference. By David Beaumont. In 2016, the Australian Government released its 2016 Defence White Paper and the supplemental Defence Industry Policy Statement.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

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As a bonus, at the Imagine 2014 Magento e-commerce Conference, Malcolm Gladwell spoke about Malcolm McLean (just as he did in this Inc. The first of 14 residential shipping container complexes now built in the UK is completed in 2001. . . Below, you can also view the history of shipping containers in one infographic. Readers' choice!