by Paul Scott Abbott Sep 14, 2020
Midwest intermodal hubs offer shippers eco-friendly savings via host of railroads
With supply chains continuing to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, intermodal hubs in the Midwest and beyond are offering shippers enduring opportunities for environmentally friendly cost efficiencies via the full spectrum of rail carriers, from Class Is to regional railroads to short lines.
Mississippi, Alabama ports adding facilities to meet spectrum of needs
Ports of the mid-Gulf area encompassing Mississippi and Alabama are augmenting facilities with additions of varied infrastructure befitting of the broad-ranging nature of the region’s commerce.
Louisiana ports enjoying growth mode, fueled by energy industries, byproducts
Facility expansions and enhancements are the order of the era at ports of Louisiana, with energy industries and byproducts (think petrochemical resins) fueling much of the growth scenario.
LaGrange enthusiastic as ever about US Gulf ports – and life
With a spiritual reawakening following a successful liver transplant, Gulf region port industry icon Gary LaGrange has, at 74, as much love for life as ever.
Lone Star State ports setting records, enhancing diverse cargo infrastructure
With record cargo volumes seemingly becoming commonplace, ports throughout Texas are assertively forging ahead with a multitude of infrastructure enhancements to handle even more activity in the future.
Amazon is deploying logistics as ‘secret weapon,’ analyst says
Soon to be a larger supply chain provider than either FedEx or UPS, Amazon is putting logistics to use as a “secret weapon,” according to a prominent Wall Street analyst speaking at a Retail Industry Leaders Association forum.
Port of Virginia welcoming business with enhanced facilities, efficiencies
With enhanced terminal infrastructure and efficiencies and construction under way to bring channel depth to 55 feet – the most among U.S. East Coast maritime gateways – The Port of Virginia clearly is putting out the welcome mat for cargo business.
Levi’s CEO urges innovation in addressing RILA conference
Innovation is critical to the success of retailers at a time when consumers may well be buying less, according to the top executive of Levi Strauss & Co., addressing the Retail Industry Leaders Association’s supply chain forum Tuesday [Feb. 25] in Grapevine, Texas.
RILA event sponsor DHL Supply Chain advancing warehouse robot deployments
Delivering productivity gains averaging 70 percent, robots are increasingly being deployed to pick items for shipment from warehouses, according to a DHL Supply Chain design team executive exhibiting at this week’s Retail Industry Leaders Association conference.
Futurist calls for radical rethinking in opening RILA supply chain forum
Logistics decision-makers must be open to radical new solutions, according to a futurist opening the Retail Industry Leaders Association’s big annual supply chain gathering today [Monday, Feb. 24] in Grapevine, Texas.
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