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US PMI drops to lowest level since 2009 as industry output and new orders plummet

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percentage points from March to April, falling to 41.5%, the lowest indicator of manufacturing sector contraction since 2009,… The post US PMI drops to lowest level since 2009 as industry output and new orders plummet appeared first on 24/7 Customs Broker News. PMI contracted 7.6

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The Free TMS with Tim Higham

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The industry-leading AscendTMS system ( www.TheFreeTMS.com ) is the world’s first and only TRULY multi-tenant, cloud-based, patented, and independent TMS system – and is the winner of every available industry technology award for 18 years running. After selling his company, IRC, Inc.,

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Lead Gen for Logistics with Kara Brown

The Logistics of Logistics

Kara was one of the first employees at Echo Global Logistics which grew quickly in three years and her name is on the company’s 2009 IPO press release. In 2017 after a successful corporate career including SEKO Logistics, OHL (now Geodis), and Rubicon Global, she partnered with Will Haraway, another industry veteran, to start LeadCoverage.

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Rail 101 with Ian Jefferies

The Logistics of Logistics

freight rail industry. Jefferies advocates for and works with member railroads to ensure the continued viability of America’s railroad industry. From 2009 to 2013, Jefferies served as a senior policy advisor to the Chairman of the U.S. freight rail industry. About Ian Jefferies. Investing in Tomorrow.

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The Secret Sauce with Mark McEntire

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and is transforming the $800 billion transportation and logistics industry with its digital freight marketplace platform. Transforming the $800 billion trucking industry, Emerge empowers meaningful logistics relationships through its award-winning Freight Procurement Platform. In June 2009, he became certified as an APICS CSCP.

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Shippers Leasing Entire Ships To Ensure Delivery

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Euroseas (NASDAQ: ESEA ) confirmed this week that it chartered its 2009-built, 4,250-twenty-foot equivalent unit container ship Synergy Oakland for 60-85 days at a gross rate of $195,000-$202,000 per day starting in the second half of October. Super shippers are renting entire cargo vessels @ $200,000 per day to ensure seasonal deliveries.

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Of China's 15 fastest-growing export markets since 2009, 10 are in Africa

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China’s exports to Africa have more than doubled since 2009, from US$47bn in 2009, to $106bn in 2014 (even though China’s sales have moved sideways since 2015). Perhaps more startling is that 10 of China’s 15 fastest-growing export markets since 2009 are in Africa. www.howwemadeitinafrica.com.