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Can We Really Scan Every Container for Terrorist Threats?

Is it feasible to scan every one of the 15 million containers that enter U.S. ports each year? With a new technology, the long-term answer might well be yes.

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Imports Continue to Rise as West Coast Ports Work on Backlog

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected to rise an unusually high 16.9 percent this month over the same time last year as West Coast ports begin to dig out from a backlog of cargo that built up during just-concluded contract negotiations with dockworkers, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

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Rates Expected to Continue to Drop This Year in Chemical Tanker Shipping

Chemical tanker shipping faces another challenging year of falling freight rates in 2015, but the trade is expected to recover next year, according to the latest edition of the Chemical Forecaster, published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

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Globe Tracker Integrates Technology With Advantage PressurePro

Globe Tracker International ApS, a provider of asset-tracking and cargo-monitoring systems, has entered into a strategic alliance to integrate its technology with that of Advantage PressurePro, a vendor of services for tire performance management.

Saudia Cargo Boosts Freighter Capacity From Nairobi to Amsterdam

Saudia Cargo is temporarily boosting its freighter capacity by 25 percent from Nairobi, Kenya to Amsterdam.

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Your Next Perfect Employee or Job Is Waiting

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Supply Chain Has to Adjust as 'Center of Gravity' for Recycling Gold Moves from West to Asia

A report from The Boston Consulting Group and the World Gold Council analyses the economic drivers of the global gold recycling market and highlights important future industry trends, including a shift in concentration of gold recycling from west to east, increased difficulty in obtaining gold from electronic products as less is used in modern devices, and potential consolidation within the recycling industry across the entire value chain.

Online Shoppers Want More Flexibility, Alternate Delivery Locations and More Payment Options, Study Finds

Online shoppers around the world want the ability to search and shop on multiple channels and devices, expect to see alternate delivery and payment options, and when it comes to shipping and returns, "free" is a driving factor to complete the sale.

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Top Retail Megatrends Require an Omnichannel Supply Chain

Analyst Insight: The retail industry is undergoing massive transformations as a result of three megatrends: technology, globalization and supply chain. New technologies have changed the definition of the word "shopping." Globalization has resulted in products designed for international consumption and manufactured in the country with lowest total delivered cost. Supply chain's role is to support the desires of global customers with an efficient flow of goods, information and cash. The omnichannel supply chain is critical to these transformations, and it should evolve through a Strategy-Structure-Implementation process. – Jim Tompkins, CEO, Tompkins International

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Recalls in Automotive Industry Lead Reverse Logistics Activity in 2014, Report Says

Reverse logistics last year was punctuated by the record-breaking recall activity in the automotive industry, which created momentum that is now carrying into 2015. According to the Q4 Recall Index analysis from Stericycle, there was an unprecedented 74 million automotive units recalled throughout the year, an increase of 166 percent from 2013. Top affected products included air bags, which made up 34 percent of the total units recalled, and electrical systems, which impacted 31 percent of the units.

Hard Lessons in Disruption: What the West Coast Port Slowdown Really Taught Us

With a tentative agreement in place between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), the 7-month-long West Coast port crisis has come to an end. What comes next is the final body count - what percentage of GDP shrank because of the slowdown? What was the impact on the trade deficit? Who got hit hardest, and just how hard? Then what? There may be a collective sigh of relief in the air, but can things really go back to normal? Should they?

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Waking Up From the West Coast Port Nightmare: Where Do We Go From Here?

Assuming that the rank and file of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) ratifies the new five-year contract negotiated with terminal operators, West Coast ports can finally focus on getting container-handling operations back to normal. So is everyone happy?

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