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Understanding Intermodal Transportation

CLX Logistics

Intermodal is a term we see all the time in freight and supply chain logistics, but what does it actually mean? It’s pretty simple – intermodal transportation uses two or more modes or carriers to transport freight from shipper to consignee. The Intermodal Transportation Process.

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Use Digitization to Transform Chemical Supply Chain Planning Copy

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Within the chemical industry, challenges such as regulatory compliance, market volatility, and stringent safety measures require innovative solutions. 1] Chemical supply chain planning specifically refers to applying supply chain planning principles and strategies within the context of the chemical industry.

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Use Digitization to Transform Chemical Supply Chain Planning

CLX Logistics

Within the chemical industry, challenges such as regulatory compliance, market volatility, and stringent safety measures require innovative solutions. 1] Chemical supply chain planning specifically refers to applying supply chain planning principles and strategies within the context of the chemical industry.

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How Intermodal Transportation Companies Reduce Carbon Footprint

CLX Logistics

There is a growing need to leverage sustainable freight transportation methods to help reduce carbon emissions and minimize damage to the planet. Let’s take a quick look at what intermodal shipping is and the carbon reduction benefits it offers to carriers. What is Intermodal Transportation?

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Choosing Your Freight Shipping Method: Air, Land, or Sea

Ship Monk

If you frequent our blog, you know that we often wax poetic about ecommerce order fulfillment and shipping, but today we’re going to talk about freight and freight shipping. The pallets are then loaded onto trucks or planes for shipment, or stowed in large shipping containers, which are transported by ship, train, or truck.

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Solve Chemical Logistics Challenges with Intermodal Transportation

CLX Logistics

In the world of transportation and logistics, the chemical industry is a bit unique. The biggest differences come from the need for highly specialized containers to safely transport chemical freight, and the extensive regulations chemicals must comply with for transportation. Why Chemical Logistics is Different.

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A deeper dive on railroad service issues

247 Customs Broker

While these service issues clearly presented internal challenges for the Class I’s and external issues for rail shipper customers, it is the opinion of one industry observer that having the Class I’s offering up these written responses does not really do a whole lot in terms of the big (service) picture. “I