July 2024
The Port of Long Beach has received a US$7.88 million grant for the port’s data systems from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Office of Business and Economic Development.Funding is expected to help build out a variety of functions including export and rail cargo visibility, user authentication and data security, the exchange of data between foreign ports, truck appointments and a future project enhancements that will enhance operational efficiency and customer service, the ...
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Monthly inbound cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports is continuing to rise despite a variety of supply chain challenges, according to the Global Port Tracker report released July 9 by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.“Lulls between supply chain challenges seldom last long, and importers are currently ...
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Kinimatic, a warehouse network, e-commerce fulfillment and logistics services provider, has introduced WareView, a centralized, cloud-based 3PL inventory and warehouse integration platform.The single hub system offers importers visibility and control of inbound and outbound freight data across Kinimatic’s national network of 3PL warehouses, as well as any other warehousing in ...
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Supply chain and enterprise solutions provider enVista has appointed Jim Brownell as chief operating officer, enterprise technology.
The retail and IT veteran, with more than 40 years of experience in business operations and technology, will spearhead the growth and innovation of enVista’s enterprise technology practice.
Brownell served in leadership roles ...
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Dachser USA has relocated branch facilities in Miami and New York to more strategic locations to meet customer and market needs, the logistics service provider said.
Dachser’s Miami branch moved to its new location in April is a class A office building directly next to Miami International Airport. Comprehensive storage ...
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The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay, in collaboration with North Point Development, is seeking three significant federal grants to advance the Pacific Coast Intermodal Port project, or PCIP.The applications also included letters of support from the Oregon Congressional Delegation and the Building Trades and Carpenters Unions that urged federal ...
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The cost of operating a truck rose marginally to reach a record US$2.27 per mile, according to the American Transportation Research Institute’s 2024 Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking.While the increase was only 0.8 percent over the previous year, when surcharge-protected fuel costs are excluded, marginal costs rose 6.6 ...
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Project heavy-lift carrier AAL Shipping said it successfully met all its 2023 annual targets related to environment, energy conservation, social and governance, or ESG, as detailed in its second publicly available Sustainability Report.“Despite the challenges facing the shipping sector in 2023, our commitment to sustainability was and is unwavering,” said ...
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Called “the gateway for freight transportation,” by one transportation official, the St. Louis metropolitan region is expecting nearly US$2.3 billion to fund infrastructure investment to advance key projects on both sides of the Mississippi River, the St. Louis Regional Freightway said.The vital logistics hub in the heart of America has ...
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Work progresses on Port Canaveral’s US$39 million capital improvement project to remove the existing North Cargo Berth 4 and replace it with a 981-foot-long multipurpose, multi-use wharf, expected to be completed in the fourth quarter.The existing, functionally obsolete over-the-water pier has been out of service for nearly 10 years. A ...
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