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Six River Systems’ “cobots” work the niche of smaller DCs

Matt Miller | June 24, 2019 | Logistics | Shipping Technology

Six Rivers Systems specializes in robots that operate in fulfillment centers. The Waltham, Mass.-based robot manufacturer launched its first robot in 2016 with software designed for picking, but sees returns as a growing market further down the road.

Putting forward reverse logistics

Matt Miller | June 24, 2019 | Logistics

One of the greatest challenges to warehouse management isn’t getting product out the door but handling it when it comes back.

Here comes the bride’s gown… Garforth weds humor and ruthlessness in evolving David’s Bridal supply chain

Paul Scott Abbott | June 24, 2019 | Logistics | People | Industry Profiles

Celebrating a perfect marriage of humor and ruthlessness, Diane Garforth is cheerfully and diligently leading logistics enhancements at America’s largest bridal retailer.

Amazon’s warehouses: The power of randomness

Peter Buxbaum | June 24, 2019 | Logistics

Back in the old days, file cabinets stored information in an orderly, alphabetic and/or numeric, fashion.

Virginia: A tight market for distribution space could see improvement

Peter Buxbaum | June 24, 2019 | Logistics

It should not come as a huge surprise that big companies like Dollar Tree and Lumber Liquidators center their East Coast distribution operations in Virginia. Amazon also has a major fulfillment center there, in the state capital of Richmond.

Maritime

Peter Buxbaum | Top Story | June 24, 2019

Uncertain times for Mexican auto manufacturing

There are 20 car assembly plants in Mexico competing for workers, so it’s an employee’s market. As a result, companies are experiencing high staff turnover and absenteeism rates.

Trump tariffs loom large for ro/ro business

Peter Buxbaum | June 24, 2019 | Maritime | Bulk

On June 8, President Donald Trump suspended the tariffs he had threatened on all imports from Mexico, a move that could have wreaked havoc on Mexico’s manufacturing sector and the North American auto business generally.

AJOT’s Top 100 Containerports A to Z

George Lauriat | June 24, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Top 100 container ports by TUE listed in alphabetical order

Prince Rupert’s ambitious target - become Canada’s second largest port

Leo Ryan | June 24, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

It was barely a decade ago that Don Krusel, then chief executive of a remote, long-struggling bulk port in northern British Columbia (population 13,000), launched a bold blueprint that surprised many marine industry observers: a container terminal to foster trade between North America and Asia.

Paying for US port infrastructure today and tomorrow

George Lauriat | June 24, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

No group knows more about U.S. ports than the Washington, D.C.-based American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA). Perhaps the thorniest problem facing U.S. port authorities is how to pay for both the maintenance of existing infrastructure and the improvements to facilities both on the water and landside in the future. The following questions proffered by the AJOT were answered by the AAPA staff.

Tradepoint Atlantic turning mill site into world-class inland port facility

Paul Scott Abbott | May 24, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Dynamic diverse commerce in Baltimore County is by no means limited to Maryland Port Administration facilities, as Tradepoint Atlantic continues buildout of a first-rate inland port on a 3,250-acre site that had been home to steelmaking since the 19th century.

Port of Baltimore looks to build on diverse record achievements

Paul Scott Abbott | May 24, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

With advancement of a long-awaited rail tunnel project and additional 50-foot-depth berthing on the way, the Maryland Port Administration’s Port of Baltimore is positioning to continue its trend of record-setting growth across diverse sectors.

Trump’s tariffs: the soy saga continues

Peter Buxbaum | May 24, 2019 | International Trade

Of the $20 billion of U.S. agricultural exports to China that became subject to new tariffs in 2018, over $10 billion were applied to soybean exports. Those numbers reveal that U.S. farmers exported more soybeans to China than all other agricultural products combined. Farmers have historically exported 60% of all their total soybean production, half of that to China.

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