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International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) report ‘significant progress’ on 6-year extension

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This week’s negotiations in Newark, New Jersey, were the first for the ILA and USMX since early December, when negotiations broke off after a disagreement over the contract’s definition of automated terminals, which ILA President Harold Daggett opposes. The West Coast’s share of US containerized imports from Asia slipped to 65.3

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Examining the Effects of Online Shopping on Last-Mile Freight

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Dr. Conway will present with University of Gothenburg’s Michael Brown during the April 18th live webinar, during which she will walk us through her research on urban freight and sustainable urban logistics. She holds a master’s degree (2005) and Ph.D. 2009) in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.

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A 3PL Exec, a Fleet Owner, and a Media Queen walk into a bar…And What Happened Showed Humanity Around Taxes

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Or what if, for example, you had been one of several hundred or more owner-operators living in New Orleans, Louisiana during the last week of August, 2005 when Hurricane Katrina wiped out countless homes and businesses, including those of these professional drivers and other transportation and logistics professionals?

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Game Over as Bankrupt Toys ‘R’ Us Files for Liquidation and Begins US & UK Store Closures

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billion leveraged buyout by private equity firms in 2005. If companies can’t compete with the amazing selection, super-fast shipping, and low prices on Amazon, then they are definitely not going to perform as well. Their presentation was hectic, leading to poor customer service.

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Supply Chain Management:Mapping Your Way To Faster Shopping

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Louise was looking for a shirt for her son, but the size small is not present on the shelf today. While for a large format retail Super-center it definitely does sound like one. Such a guided walk cuts down the Louises walk through the aisles a short, easy and a comfortable one. is the store carrying it currently? No problem.

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Burying the hero – how logistics and readiness changed war

Logistics in War

The transformation in the way that war was being fuelled and fought was definitive in logistics moving from the margins to one of the most significant influences upon success. This is an edited adaption of a presentation given at the Australian Defence Force conference ‘Rapid Force Projection’ in April 2019. 1] Engels, D.,

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Burying the hero – how logistics and readiness changed war

Logistics in War

The transformation in the way that war was being fuelled and fought was definitive in logistics moving from the margins to one of the most significant influences upon success. This is an edited adaption of a presentation given at the Australian Defence Force conference ‘Rapid Force Projection’ in April 2019. 1] Engels, D.,