Pacific Lumber & Shipping’s Leeds skillfully putting the log in logistics
Exporting logs isn’t exactly an exercise in nuclear science, but it has plenty of its own complexities, to which Tom Leeds, the president of Pacific Lumber & Shipping, to this day applies his experiences of more than three decades ago as a Hanford Project engineer.
Nucor exec opens New Orleans event with plea for infrastructure, fair trade
Fair global trade practices and greater U.S. infrastructure investments are essential to the success of American business, a steel industry executive said today [April 13] in opening the Critical Commodities Conference in New Orleans.
CNG’s Preisler delivering smooth run for forest products giant’s supply chain
As director of logistics for Purchase, N.Y.-based Central National-Gottesman Inc., Simon Preisler looks to hold an edge over the competition by keeping the forest products conglomerate’s supply chain running as smoothly as an epic downhill schuss over fresh powder.
CSX, NS grow roles in efficiently linking Northeast seaports with inland consumers
As U.S. Northeast ports enhance their capabilities, CSX and Norfolk Southern railroads look to play growing roles in efficiently getting freight from increasingly large containerships to consumers in the Midwest and beyond, as well as closer destinations.
Leavenworth applies worldly awareness in advancing Chile-Delaware River trade
Armed with lessons learned a quarter of a century ago in the temperature-challenged Chilean ice fields, Benjamin Leavenworth is heating up temperature-controlled commerce between Chile and ports of the Delaware River.
Giumarra’s Rodgers making grape strides with imports of fruit from Latin America
Mike Rodgers, director of East Coast operations for Giumarra Vineyards Corp., has a whole bunch of reasons why Delaware’s Port of Wilmington is the ideal location for his base of business.
Critical Commodities Conference set for April 12-14 in New Orleans
Breakbulk steel shipments, containerized moves of chemicals and dry bulk transport of agricultural goods have a lot in common, according to organizers of the eighth annual Critical Commodities Conference, slated for April 12-14 in New Orleans.
Nucor’s Hall sees bigger as not always better for largest U.S. steel producer’s supply chain
As executive vice president of flat-rolled products at Nucor Corp., Ladd R. Hall finds the company’s size – as the largest U.S. steel producer – to be advantageous, and it can also create challenges.
Diverse cargos propel solid growth in seaports of Florida’s Gulf Coast
Diversity is the name of the game at seaports along the Gulf Coast of Florida.
Funding for Florida seaports gaining boost from legislature
Legislative approval of an increase in guaranteed funding for Florida port infrastructure is seen as a positive step for Sunshine State commerce – especially for after Governor Rick Scott is no longer in office.
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