The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 17, 2024

Chris Cser and Joe Lynch discuss global giants – ICAT moves the world’s largest cargo. Chris is the Director of Operations at ICAT Logistics Detroit where they handle the shipments that other companies don’t, can’t, and won’t. Their team always finds a way to get the job done. Getting through customs.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The recent decision by Japan’s three largest container companies to merge their shipping operations is yet another symptom of the volatility that is roiling the freight business. K” Line, MOL, and NYK are the three Japanese ship lines that are consolidating. Deciding whether to ship cargo via the U.S. Labor unrest in U.S.

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TMC

DECEMBER 8, 2016

When the expanded Panama Canal opened this June, a new set of routes became available for shippers and beneficial cargo owners (BCOs). These enterprises are no longer reliant on the Suez Canal route for shipping freight on Post-Panamax container vessels to the United States. Is your supply chain make-to-order, make-to-stock, or both?

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 5, 2014

For example, the widening of the Panama Canal will change the conditions here in North Carolina, as enormous container ships will be circumnavigating the globe. And in Panama a huge transshipment area will grow where they will will do break bulk, put cargo onto smaller ships and send to North America.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Is it because some of the biggest parts are being shipped from another manufacturing location? Yiakoumi: Our conference in Detroit in September had a very positive feel and there was a lot about the continuing growth in North America and what it means for the supply chain. There’s still uncertainty about how secure growth is.

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Multichannel Merchant

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said the company plans to purchase 100,000 electric-powered vans from Detroit startup Rivian Automotive, as it seeks to accomplish two goals in one stroke: Decreasing its carbon footprint and increasing its delivery capabilities. Amazon led a $700 million funding round in Rivian in February of this year.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 27, 2015

It will take in other metropolitan areas like Detroit and Columbus, and encompass a newly contested region that accounts for more than 15% of the U.S. Of course, cost isn’t the only factor—overall shipping time, flexibility, and reliability matter, too. Which ports stand to gain and lose the most in this scenario?

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