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Rail & Intermodal

Rail Picks Up Steam

Rail and intermodal are supporting the supply chain with infrastructure investments and efficiency improvements.

BNSF No. 6674 leads a double-stacked intermodal container train through mountains in the Scenic Subdivision in Washington state. Each double-stack intermodal train can take 280 trucks off the highways, resulting in lower emissions and fuel consumption. A BNSF train can haul one ton of freight 500 miles on one gallon of diesel fuel.

Spot Loads Dip 2.7% For Week Ending June 18

DAT Freight & Analytics

The number of available loads on the spot truckload market fell 2.7 percent during the week ending June 18, according to DAT Solutions, which operates the DAT network of load boards.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Panama Canal Expansion To Double Cargo Trade

Panama Canal Authority (PCA)

The Panama Canal’s $5.25 billion expansion increases the maximum vessel capacity and enlarges the overall volume of transported freight.

This is an artist's impression of the Panama Canal Expansion on completion.

Brexit Referendum Sets Back Transatlantic Trade Pact

Britain's looming exit from the European Union is another huge setback for negotiations on a massive U.S.-EU free trade deal that was already stalled by deeply entrenched differences and growing anti-trade sentiment on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Buck-a-Mile Backhauls Live On

DAT Freight & Analytics

Today, the price of fuel is way down and so is the average fuel surcharge. But insurance, labor, equipment, and other operating costs have gone up.

Companies that handle billions of dollars of cargo at West Coast seaports said they will hire far fewer workers this weekend, the latest escalation in a contract dispute with dockworkers that threatens to shut down a vital link in U.S.-Asia trade.

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Expanding Perishables Trade Generates New Transportation Options

SeaLand’s Atlantico service connects Mexico with Northeast U.S.

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Seafood Logistics

Demanding logistics requirements combined with difficult weather and environmental conditions make seafood logistics especially challenging.

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6 Supply Chain Best Practices For Temperature-Sensitive Freight

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

By implementing the following best practices, shippers can maintain a strategic cold chain by mitigating risk and taking better control of the final outcome.

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Carbon Footprint

2016 Top Green Providers List

Green Provider 2016

Fuel Efficiency

New Inroads in Sustainable Transportation

Alternative fuels make headway despite stable diesel prices, bringing more options.

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Keep the Lid on Warehouse Energy Costs

Enhancements bring more choices in managing one of the hardest-to-manage expenses

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

CMA CGM Releases Panama Canal Plan

This 77km-long canal is now a strategic route for global trade: five percent of all traffic passes through the canal (eight percent for the Suez Canal), representing 200 million tons of goods a year; on board more than 15,000 vessels.

French liner CMA CGM has hailed the inauguration of the widened Panama Canal, stating that the canal allows it to reconfigure its strategy and create a major transshipment hub in nearby Jamaica.

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