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Monday, July 26, 2010

Shippers comprising the Waterfront Coalition are among those stakeholders now urging a quick conclusion of negotiations on a contract for the Office and Clerical Unit in southern California.

The Logistics Management 2010 Quest for Quality Annual Gala Dinner recognizes industry leaders for their customer satisfaction and performance excellence as chosen by the readers of Logistics Management who took part in the 27th Annual Quest for Quality Survey. As the Quest for Quality Award is widely regarded in the transportation and logistics industry as the most comprehensive study of carriers and service providers in the marketplace, this high profile event attracts an impressive array of industry buyers and key industry professionals.

The Port of Los Angeles began the final phase of its 13-year, $370 million Main Channel Deepening Project (MCDP) late last week.

The customized third-party high-tech service parts logistics has announced significant expansion of its strategic stocking location (SSL) network in Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC).

Friday, July 23, 2010

Modern’s 9th-annual survey of the leading SCM suppliers finds that the market for supply chain software took a hit last year, but things are beginning to look up.

In case you missed it, a trio of like-minded Senators rolled out some very interesting “FREIGHT”-focused legislation yesterday.

Weekly carload volumes—at 282,199—were up 3.5 percent compared to 2009 and down 13.8 percent compared to 2008.

A study designed to examine current less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation pricing practices conducted by the supply chain management department at Auburn University—and sponsored by SMC3 is scheduled to kick off later this year.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

With an eye on creating a freight transportation policy that would ensure the country’s transportation system supports its global economic competitiveness, a group of senators led by Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) introduced legislation today that would direct the federal government to develop and implement a strategic plan to improve the nation’s freight transportation system and provide investment in freight transportation projects.

United States port security may be seeing some notable changes should legislation to be introduced by Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) one day be signed into law.