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Budget Control Act Could Really Crimp Money Spigot Flowing to Defense Contractors

There are cyclical industries, and there's the defense industry. In wartime, billions of additional dollars flow to defense contractors from the U.S. government, and in peacetime, Congress tightens the money spigot. It's a cycle that all contractors are used to, except this time around there's an added dimension: the Budget Control Act of 2011 and sequestration.

Major Trends Impacting Supply Chains for the Next 3 to 5 Years

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Advanced Emissions Monitoring Could Save Operators More Than $12m Yearly, Study Finds

Advanced emissions monitoring of large ships calling at EU ports could help save owners and operators of large ships up to 9m Euro ($12.2m) a year, according to a new study published by sustainable transport group T&E.

Investors from China Find Much to Choose from in North America

Chinese companies are on a North American buying spree, investing $14bn in the U.S. last year, a record high, says a new report by New York's Rhodium Group.

Schedule for Phasing Out Older Oil Tankers Implemented at ADPC

The Abu Dhabi Ports Company says it will refuse entry to older oil tankers as it continues its endeavor to protect the environment and guarantee safety in all of its ports.

Should U.S. Reopen Spigot, Drop Ban on Export of Crude Oil?

Early in the new year the Obama administration and Congress find themselves grappling with a scenario that was unthinkable just a short time ago: What to do with the domestic oil flowing out of West Texas, North Dakota and other states?

Undercover in Chinese Factories: The Work of China Labor Watch

What's really going on in Chinese factories?

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Standards for Sustainability: An Update

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Crowley Granted FTZ Status for Puerto Rico Warehouse

The Caribbean logistics unit of Crowley Maritime Corp. has won designation as a foreign trade zone.

2014 Will See Businesses Continue to Practice 'Corporate Extortion'

Corporate extortion is likely to keep booming in 2014, and we don't mean extortion of corporations, as is practiced by Somali pirates or entrepreneurial Russians. We mean extortion by corporations.

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Trucking's Hours-of-Service Rest Rules Could Mean Higher Consumer Costs, Study Finds

New federal regulations mandating rest time for truckers could mean increased costs for consumers, according to study from the Global Supply Chain Institute at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

The Strategic Approach to Implementing Traceability Standards

The importance of produce traceability has been made devastatingly clear in recent years by well publicized incidents of illness, and even death, due to contaminated lettuce, spinach, cantaloupes and more. While officials in such cases spend weeks tracing the contamination to its source, all growers, wholesalers and retailers suffer market consequences.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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