Fornés stands tall over supply chain of No. 1 building materials company
At 6-foot-4, Elisabeth Fornés clearly stands above her supply chain professional peers, applying teamwork skills honed as a French professional basketball player and knowledge of four languages (and cultures) to her role with the world’s largest building materials company.
Keeping shipments cold is key for Endeavor Seafood’s Souza
In George Souza’s business, nothing is more critical than keeping product cold throughout the supply chain, although sustainability is becoming an increasing priority as well.
Port of New York & New Jersey advancing toward goal of nation’s No. 1 containerport
Molly Campbell has been an executive of the busiest U.S. containerport before, and she’s looking to hold that distinction again – now at the Port of New York & New Jersey.
Breakbulk, project cargo slump being approached constructively
The breakbulk and project cargo industry downturn doesn’t mean supply chain players – from ports to shippers – haven’t stayed busy. Nor does it mean they’ve turned entirely pessimistic.
Industry expert opens Breakbulk event noting ‘uncertainty’ for project market
The project cargo market continues to face uncertainty, according to an expert keynoting a major industry forum.
Rail executives see intermodal growth as infrastructure investments continue
Leaders of North American railroads look to a solid future for intermodal activity, with their companies investing in infrastructure and expanding service offerings to accommodate growing volumes.
Georgia ports launch rail initiative to reach into ‘new battleground’
A new strategic rail initiative aims to further expand the market reach of the Port of Savannah not only throughout the Southeast but also the Midwest.
SEACOR serves petrochemical industry with container-on-barge shuttle service
For petrochemical industry leaders like Exxon Mobil Corp., Shintech Inc. and The Dow Chemical Co., a recently launched SEACOR AMH LLC container-on-barge service is providing an efficient means to get resin products to port for global shipping.
Port of Houston builds on leadership in worldwide export of plastic resins
With its proximity to production and packaging facilities, as well as its proliferation of global ocean carrier services, the Port of Houston is the natural preferred hub for U.S. exports of plastic resins.
Hanjin box offloadings begin, some with ‘deliberate’ damage
With details generalized due to concerns of the beneficial cargo owner, the American Journal of Transportation today [Friday, Sept. 16] received a report that two containers of frozen fish offloaded from a Hanjin ship in the past week at an East Coast terminal had “crunched” doors and other highly unusual exterior damage.
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