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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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Intermodal Europe is back – and it’s live!

Logistics Business Magazine

Visitor registration is open for Intermodal Europe 2022 , the leading container shipping and intermodal transport event which returns 8 – 10 November to the RAI, Amsterdam. The industry has adapted exceptionally well to the pandemic and the war in Ukraine.

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DP World trumpets European green credentials

Logistics Business Magazine

Innovation holds the key to reducing emissions and creating a greener and more sustainable trade and logistics industry in Europe, according to global end-to-end logistics and smart trade enabler, DP World. The studied highlighted how trucks – operating off 4.5

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Transportation’s Tricky Balancing Act

247 Customs Broker

This means businesses must plan in advance for a certain scale of operation and, once achieved, they have to live with the consequences until, in the long run, the plan can be revised to meet new market realities. The modern assembly line is the best example of this. Inside and outside. In this way, long run average cost declines.

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5 Best Practices for Chemical Logistics Success in Times of Crisis

CLX Logistics

Chemical companies have to partner with third-party logistics providers that can develop customized programs tailored to their industry. An effective two-pronged approach means staying abreast of both the overall transportation market (e.g., The 3PL should create a schedule and agenda for key meetings with you and your departments.

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What US truck shippers need to watch in 2019 and Beyond

ShipLilly

Intermodal and truckload rates have risen over the last 12 months. The trucking industry took a pit stop with the electronic logging devices but has returned to the main course. For rails, there has been an increase almost every week for the last year for intermodal volume and this should continue into 2019 and 2020.

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Alaska: North To The Future

247 Customs Broker

“The oil, gas, and mining industries all require moving heavy machinery.” Its transit time of 66 hours leads the industry, and its on-time arrival rate is 99 percent. The Alaskan shipping industry is both challenging and exciting. flight hours from 90 percent of the industrialized world,” Szczesniak says.