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This Week in Logistics - June 11, 2008

Staff -- Logistics Management, 6/11/2008 8:59:00 AM

This Week in Logistics

This Weeks top stories

Ocean shipping volumes may be inching back up

Although ongoing economic issues are slowing down traffic at U.S.-based retail container ports, monthly growth is still occurring, with ports possibly returning to year-over-year growth by the end of October. Click here to continue

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission takes steps to make oil and gasoline prices more transparent

American Trucking Associations supports measures, but Senate Committee panelists offer a different take. Click here to continue

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Green Supply Chain Conference focuses on costs and paybacks

Measuring your carbon footprint isn’t rocket science. It’s harder. Click here to continue

Domestic intermodal shipping on an upswing while international declines

Rising oil and gas prices continue to make intermodal an attractive option for domestic shippers. Click here to continue

Diesel prices down slightly

Diesel prices went down 1.5 cents this week to $4.692 per gallon, with the national average remaining above $4 per gallon for the ninth consecutive week. This week's price is 190.0 cents higher than the price last year at this time. Click here to continue

Eye on Policy

Los Angeles affirms truck ban/feeslicensing advance

The effort to ban owner-operators from the Port of Los Angeles advanced this week with the Los Angeles City Council's approval of the port's truck plan which would prevent these drivers from operating in the port. Click here to continue

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