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Waffle House Teams With Crowdsource Delivery Startup, Roadie

Depending on the item, Roadie may be more expensive than FedEx or UPS, but the company says it will be most cost-effective for transporting large packages.

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West Coast Ports Tackle Backlog As Shipping Resumes

Pacific Maritime Association (PMA)

The five-year contract reached Friday after U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez imposed a deadline for a deal, averted a shutdown of 29 ports that would have cost the U.S. economy $2 billion a day.

A cargo container mover carries a container at right next to a cargo ship operated by Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp. at the Port of Tacoma, Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, in Tacoma, Wash.

Kintetsu World Express Inc. To Acquire Neptune Orient Lines’ APL Logistics For $1.2 Billion

KWE is expected to provide APL Logistics with the opportunity to expand its business with the backing of a company with strong fundamentals and a commitment to grow in the logistics space.

C.H. Robinson's TMC Division Expands To Sao Paolo, Brazil

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

The location of the São Paulo control tower is beneficial as many of TMC’s current and prospective customers are large multinational shippers that have a presence in South America and are looking to achieve global supply chain visibility and control.

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Supply Chain Disruptions; What McDonald's Supplier Closure Can Teach Us

McDonald's Corp.

McDonald’s was recently forced to appoint a new CEO, and although there were many factors at play behind the decision to transition leadership, poor supply management certainly played a role.

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Feds Lift Restrictions On Commercial Drones

The Federal Aviation Administration's proposed rules still bar activities like delivering packages and inspecting pipelines.

Under the new rules, drone flights will be approved for agriculture, research and development, educational and academic use, and powerline, pipeline and antenna inspections. They will also be approved for aiding rescue operations, bridge inspections, aerial photography and wildlife nesting area evaluations.

Oman Invests For Food Exports

The development of Sohar as a major food-processing center will see the construction of an OR15.5m ($40.3 million) flourmill with a daily capacity of 500 tons when production begins in late 2017.

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Software & Technology

Supply Chain Consultant Warns Of West Coast Port Closure

According to ISM, the West Coast ports handle 43.5 percent of containerized cargo in the US, which accounts for 12.5 percent of US GDP.

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West Coast Ports Labor Dispute: Attorney Calls On Obama To Invoke Taft-Hartley Act

Harold Coxson, attorney at Washington, D.C.-based Ogletree Deakins law firm, gives a history of the PMA-ILWU dispute and how it could lead to the government stepping in to stop a lockout or worker's strike.

A worker walks near a container ship being loaded at the Port of Seattle, Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, in Seattle.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Greece Debates Privatizing Its Two Largest Ports

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's new leftist government has sought to cancel key terms of Athens' bailout program from international lenders, including what it calls the "crime" of selling off strategic national assets.

File photo of Greece's Piraeus Port.

Chilean Fears Grow Over Mounting U.S. West Coast Port Crisis

Around 30 percent of Chilean fruit exports to the U.S. are shipped to West Coast ports, and according to ASOEX the biggest impact was likely to be in table grapes, Chile’s principle fruit export to the U.S.

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