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Ocean Ports & Carriers
Panama Canal Expansion To Bring Reefer Opportunities
Recent trends suggest that the supply chain will shift from container vessels to more versatile reefer containers.
With the Panama Canal expansion, the temperature-controlled logistics industry will benefit from Neopanamax container vessels that will move twice, or even triple, the amount of cargo allowed today.
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E-Commerce Growth Drives Up U.S. Warehouse Rental Rates
Rental rates for prime warehouse space in the U.S. jumped 9.9 percent in 2015 over the previous year, real-estate brokerage firm CBRE Inc. said in a new report.
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U.S. Box Ports Flex Their Muscle
Key gateways are playing a more prominent role in the expanding global food supply chain.
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Rail Investments Paying Off
Infrastructure investments and efficiency improvements are positioning rail as a key transportation partner in the food supply chain.
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Port Communities Fight Investment In Port Infrastructure
Community groups and local activists say unchecked seaport expansion has damaged coastal ecosystems and is choking some of the most densely populated zip codes with dangerously high emissions from trucks, trains and ships entering the ports.
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APM Terminals To Provide VGM Verification At 29 Ports, None Yet In The U.S.
Operational procedures and processes are being reviewed to ensure VGM process compliance throughout the APM Terminals Global Terminal Network.
Initially, APM Terminals will provide VGM generation services to supply chain partners at 29 locations globally, none of which are in the U.S. APM Terminals aims to add further locations where VGM support services can be offered.
Warehousing
Walmart Tests Two-Day Shipping, Tapping Regional Carriers
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As part of the project, Walmart will rely on eight massive e-commerce warehouses around the country, the last of which will be built by year’s end. It will also tap regional carriers to deliver more of its packages, say people familiar with the matter.
Warehousing
U.S. And European Workers Rally Outside XPO Logistics Shareholder Meeting Over Grievances
A delegation attended the meeting to demand a meeting to discuss workers' concerns.
The union claims XPO is mismanaging the integration of its new businesses which has created significant operational and financial risk for the company and its investors.
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OmniTRAX Affiliate Acquires Heart of Texas Railroad
The rail line, which is being renamed Central Texas & Colorado River Railway, LLC, operates 68 miles of track running due west from Lometa, Texas, where it interchanges with BNSF, to Brady, Texas.
A managed affiliate of OmniTRAX, Inc., one of the largest privately held transportation services companies in North America and an affiliate of The Broe Group, is purchasing the Heart of Texas Railroad (HTR) from private local investors.
Warehousing
The New York Times Expands Into Meal Delivery
The Times is partnering with meal-delivery startup Chef’d, which will send the ingredients to readers within 48 hours.
The Times’ foray into meal delivery is another example of how the publisher is looking for new ways to make money from its content, brand and journalists to hedge against the uncertain future of newspapers.
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Ocean Carriers Mull Carbon Emissions Rules
The shipping sector, like aviation, was excluded from any target cuts under last year's Paris climate deal, which set a goal of restricting the rise in global average temperature to less than 2 degrees Celsius.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the U.N. agency responsible for regulating pollution from ships, forecasts CO2 emissions from vessels rising anywhere between 50 percent and 250 percent by 2050 in its 'business as usual' case, as economies grow and trade increases.
Warehousing
Container Carriers Negotiate Third Ocean Carrier Alliance
The companies at stake are Hapag-Lloyd, Hanjin, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), MOL, NYK, ‘K’ Line, Yang Ming, and UASC, along with Hamburg Sud which has a series of agreements with UASC.
The companies at stake are Hapag-Lloyd, Hanjin, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), MOL, NYK, ‘K’ Line, Yang Ming, and UASC, along with Hamburg Sud which has a series of agreements with UASC.
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