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The Definitive Guide to Transportation and Logistics Terminology

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Dedicated Fleet : A group of trucks that a shipper uses solely for moving all freight. federal highway, air, railroad, maritime, and other transportation administration functions. Rail: Transportation by train, usually subject to additional criteria for timelines, load density and adjunctivity to a local rail ramp.

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Gearing up for growth

Automotive Logistics

According to Fitch Group company BMI Research, 2018 will see a 4% growth in new vehicle sales in the UAE. “Rail transport is becoming more important by the day within the vehicle supply chain and should definitely be considered in the future. The system is definitely a key asset for Autoterminal,” Pierre Algeo says. “It

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Battling a perfect storm

Automotive Logistics

The purpose of a port is for the direct intermodal exchange of people or freight,” he said, adding that ports should have the infrastructure to allow vehicles and trains to come alongside ships. Kirk Claussen, port finance agent in the Office of Ports and Waterways at the US Maritime Administration (Marad). Rail headaches.

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Q&A: Airforwarders Association’s Fried offers up state of the sector

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Logistics Management Group News Editor Jeff Berman recently caught up with Brandon Fried, executive director of the Washington, D.C.-based It is definitely a seller’s market, and that is one of the reasons we are so concerned about congestion at airports. The pace of automation is definitely accelerating. gateways.

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Trusting the market will stay afloat

Automotive Logistics

BLG also operates the car terminal at Gioia Tauro port in Italy, the biggest ro-ro terminal in the country, where again, volume growth has been high thanks to new custom from FCA and VW Group, as well as the relationship with shipping line Grimaldi. Last year, GBA handled 1.8m

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Rising inventory: Stock lots

Automotive Logistics

We definitely saw quite a bit of that this year,” he says. According to the port’s maritime director, Joel Valenzuela, while the continued growth of its automotive volumes is good news, the speed with which inventory moves through its facilities can create challenges. vehicles a year across several ports and compounds.