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Posts published in November 2018

More ships using vegetable oil as fuel

In April 2018, more than 100 Member States met at the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London and adopted an initial strategy on the reduction…

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FedEx rolls out 2019 rate increases

FedEx said that rates for FedEx Express are heading up by an average of 4.9% for U.S. domestic, U.S. export, and U.S. import services. And…

November 2018 LM Viewpoint: Capacity Blues

If I were to share a single observation from this year’s CSCMP conference, it would be this: Nearly every conversation I had in Nashville touched…

Land O’Lakes lock in Texas-based capacity

Faced with the challenge of securing capacity in specific lanes, the iconic company broke with tradition and teamed up with Uber Freight to take a…

3PL gap is closing at the top

In a world that is becoming increasingly commoditized, brand recognition is particularly important to the third-party logistics (3PL) industry, observes Armstrong & Associates. Source: logistics…

Rocky Brands Sees the Light

Confronting an aging materials handling system and new channels of business with new customer expectations, Rocky Brands installed a put-to-light and sortation system to ramp…

Hub Group to acquire CaseStack

Earlier today, freight transportation services provider Hub Group announced it plans to acquire CaseStack for $225 million in cash. Established in 1999, Santa Monica, Calif.-based…

The Case for Mobile Printing in the Warehouse

Learn how to take advantage of mobile printers in the warehouse environment and how to choose the correct mobile printer. Download the complimentary white paper.…

Shipping and Freight Resource turns 10

A few years ago, a seed started germinating in my head.. A thought brought on by the realisation that there was a huge knowledge and…

Container Booking comes in an Instant Flavour now

A.P. Moller – Maersk becomes the first container shipping company to launch instant booking confirmation.. One of the first steps in a container shipment is…