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Ocean Ports & Carriers

West Coast Ports Report Surge In Import Trade

Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA)

The healthy performance that suggests the Pacific ports may have finally worked through major delays and congestion that plagued them during and after protracted labor negotiations with the West Coast dockworkers union over much of the past year.

FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2015 file photo, the Space Needle towers in the background beyond a container ship anchored in Elliott Bay near downtown Seattle.

Hong Kong 3PL Deploys Robots For E-Commerce Fulfillment

KLN Logistics Group Limited (formerly known as Kerry Logistics)

Kerry Logistics is one of the first 3PLs in Asia to adopt robotic butlers in its operations to enhance fulfillment efficiency and accuracy.

Kerry Logistics has introduced six fully automated and programmed robotic butlers at our flagship facility in Hong Kong. We are one of the first 3PLs in Asia to adopt robotic butlers in our operations to enhance fulfillment efficiency and accuracy.

Global Maritime Investments Files For Bankruptcy Protection

The company has lined up $2 million in bankruptcy financing, money to safeguard assets around the globe from being seized by creditors, court papers say.

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Anheuser-Busch InBev Launches Takeover Bid Of SABMiller; ‘Super Brewer’ Could Be Coming

Anheuser-Busch InBev

A merger would create a "super brewery" with nine of the world's top 20 beers by volume, and annual sales of $55 billion.

Software & Technology

Walmart Expands Grocery Parking Lot Pickup Locations

In recent weeks, the retailer has added dozens of grocery-pickup locations to parking lots of Supercenter and Neighborhood Markets around Phoenix, Denver and Huntsville, Ala.

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Taco Bell Launches Urban Restaurant Concept, Will Serve Alcohol

Expansion plans for additional urban markets are currently being evaluated as Taco Bell is striving to build or remodel around 600 restaurants per year.

Instacart Partners With Target, Expands One-Hour Grocery Delivery Service To Minneapolis

Starting today, customers in parts of the Minneapolis area can order food, household, health and beauty, pet and baby products from Target and have them delivered straight to their doorstep in as little as one hour.

Ocean Ports & Carriers

Imports Rebound At Los Angeles And Long Beach Ports

Imports through Los Angeles were up 6.3 percent from last August, with the port receiving 407,804 20-foot equivalent units, a standard measure for container cargo. The neighboring Port of Long Beach moved 358,262 import TEUs, an increase of 19.1 percent.

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Taking a Fresh Look At U.S.-Mexico Trade

The longstanding bilateral trade relationship is ripe with new opportunities

Mexico’s improving transportation infrastructure is also helping support its expanding manufacturing industry.

Spot Van and Reefer Rates Rebound

DAT Freight & Analytics

Spot truckload van and refrigerated freight rates recovered last week after a period of higher demand and declining fuel surcharges, according to DAT Solutions, which operates the DAT network of load boards.

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XPO Logistics To Acquire Con-way

All of the acquired operations - Con-way Freight, Menlo Logistics, Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal - will be rebranded as XPO Logistics.

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Haggen Files For Bankruptcy; Sues Albertsons

Albertsons Companies

Haggen, which grew from an 18 store regional grocer to 164 stores through the purchase of Albertson’s locations in December 2014, is claiming Albertson's did not cooperate and act in good faith implementation of the terms of the deal in the agreement.

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