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Spain Seeks to Become Integral Logistics Platform
Spain aims to become the major logistics platform for southern Europe and northern Africa, serving the global east-west trade routes, as well as the emerging north-south, according to Rafael Catala, Spanish Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Transport and Housing.
Bamboo Top Alternative Material for Container Flooring
Bamboo is now being utilized in container floors as the rail and intermodal industry continues its drive to improve the environmental and economic efficiency of its operations. A report by the Container Owner's Association has found that the production volume of containers fitted with floors using materials other than the traditional tropical hardwood plywood has gradually risen over the past two years.
Retail Imports to Increase 3.5 Percent in May as Port Labor Talks Set to Start
Import volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to increase 3.5 percent in May as negotiators prepare to begin talks on a new contract for West Coast dockworkers, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.
Multibillion-dollar Deals Drive Retail, Consumer M&A Activity in Early 2014
U.S. retail and consumer merger & acquisition activity during the first quarter of 2014 was primarily driven by five multibillion-dollar transactions, with more than half aligned to the food and beverage sector, confirming a positive deals outlook for the year, according to PwC's U.S. retail and consumer deals insights Q1 2014 report.
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Program Launched Honoring Supply Chain/Procurement Professionals Under
ThomasNet and the Institute for Supply Management are partnering to spotlight millennials whose initiative and leadership are strengthening procurement and supply chain management.
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Dancing With Robots on the Factory Floor
Maybe people and robots can co-exist in the workplace after all.
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Fujitsu Enters Defense Arena with Acquisition of RFID Technology Provider
Fujitsu UK & Ireland (UK&I), the IT systems arm of global electronics firm Fujitsu, has acquired Texas RFID software and solutions provider GlobeRanger.
How Much Privacy Is There in a Connected-Asset Home?
A recent White House report on big data wonders aloud about the capability of sensors and smart meters to turn homes into fish tanks, completely transparent to marketers, police – and criminals.
Call It Additive Manufacturing, Please, Not 3D Printing
The biggest engineering companies nowadays prefer to talk about "additive manufacturing" rather than "3D printing".
Google, Amazon in Same-Day Delivery Battle in Los Angeles
Google and Amazon are going head to head over Los Angeles area shoppers, launching same-day delivery services in the area within days of each other.
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Resilinc Offers Corporate Social Responsibility Module in SupplyIntel
Resilinc Corp., a vendor of applications for supply-chain resiliency, has made available the SupplyIntel CSR (corporate social responsibility) Module.
T&L Council Releases New Edition of "Q&A in Plain English"
The Transportation & Logistics Council has released Q&A in Plain English – Book X.
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