Fri.Dec 24, 2021

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Port of Long Beach receives $52 million for rail project

Supply Chain and Logistics

It’s about time that Long Beach is able to provide on-dock container rail handling. Drayage trucks have been a massive source of pollution in the area since the 1990s.

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A Logistics Legoset is at the top of the Christmas Wish List

Logistics Management

A supply chain manager is proposing an official Legoset celebrating logistics, transportation and trucking. Let’s give him our support.

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A tale of two loads of Kentucky tornado relief collected, distributed -- start to finish

Overdrive Online

In this Overdrive Radio edition, owner-operator Daniel Koors walks us through his and several other truckers' efforts after springing into action in the wake of December 10 storms that devastated areas of Western Kentucky and other states.

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The Top Now That’s Logistics Blog Posts for 2021

Now, That's Logistics

The last 20 months or so have really tested the world’s supply chains, transportation networks and logistics systems. The earliest pandemic-driven shutdowns and restrictions on air travel boiled over into major supply chain issues throughout 2020 and then into 2021. There were some opportunities to be found during this turmoil, but for the most part North American supply chains faced challenges that they’d never been put through in the past.

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Artificial Intelligence and the Transportation Industry

Artificial intelligence has quickly become a feature of everyday life: Using face ID to unlock a phone, communicating with online chatbots, and letting “smart” appliances help manage our homes are just a few of the ways that we interact with AI regularly. Forward-looking businesses are also using AI to transform their operations and gain a competitive edge.

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Envirotainer handles billionth vaccine

Logistics Business Magazine

Envirotainer , a global leader in secure cold-chain solutions for air transportation of pharmaceuticals, is calling for continued collaboration between pharmaceutical firms and the logistics industry. The call to action comes as Envirotainer passes a major milestone in the shipment of COVID-19 vaccines. One billion have been carried in the company’s fleet of over 6,500 temperature-controlled air cargo containers.