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Farmers and Their Crops Wait for Transport as Crude Oil Monopolizes N.D. Rail

The furious pace of energy exploration in North Dakota is creating a crisis for farmers whose grain shipments have been held up by a vast new movement of oil by rail, leading to millions of dollars in agricultural losses and slower production for breakfast cereal giants like General Mills.

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Your Next Perfect Employee or Job Is Waiting

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DMLogic Partners With Seegrid to Manage AGVs

DMLogic LLC, a provider of warehouse-management system (WMS) software, has entered into a strategic partnership with Seegrid Corp., a seller of robotic vision-guided automated guided vehicles (AGVs).

Whether on U.S. East or West Coast, Companies Want DCs Near 'Megapolitan' Areas, Report Says

Companies are heavily scrutinizing transportation costs in East Coast and West Coast seaports-and inland cities with strong transportation links-locating facilities in markets best able to serve established and emerging "megapolitan" areas in a quick, cost-effective manner, according to a report from CBRE Group entitled Transportation Cost Equivalence Line: East Coast vs. West Coast Ports.

U.S. Seeks to Redefine 'Reverse Logistics' of Hazardous Materials

The U.S. Transportation Department’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has proposed revising hazardous materials regulations when it comes to return shipments of certain hazardous materials by motor vehicle.

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U.S. Retailer Improves Canadian B2C access with Customized 'Courier-Like' Solution

Challenge: A U.S. retailer of outdoor recreational equipment needed a solution for managing its Canadian ecommerce operations. Specifically, the retailer wanted an IT solution to ensure compliance with all customs and brokerage fees, along with all other billing and processing services. The retailer also needed a guaranteed delivery solution for Canadian customers.

Excessive Customs Fees were Impacting Electronics Retailer's Canadian Online Sales

Challenge: A leading U.S. electronics retailer successfully entered the Canadian ecommerce market, only to face higher-than expected brokerage fees, and maximum customs charges.

Guitar Manufacturer Faced Multiple Customs-Related Challenges in Exporting to Canada

Challenge: A U.S. guitar manufacturer faced challenges in reaching its Canadian customers. Both U.S. and Canadian regulators had concerns with the guitars' components. The company was assessed 'per product' inspection fees, and its Canadian customers were required to pay import duties and complete customs documentation. And, a high level of damage was sustained during transit.

Kenco Enables Global Retailer to Re-launch Brand in North America

Challenge: A global retailer specializing in fashion, home living, and leisure products re-launched one of its brands in North America and needed a multi-channel supply chain solution. It required a 3rd party logistics provider who could support rapid growth and meet high customer expectations. The retailer chose Kenco.

Kenco Reduces Industrial Manufacturer's Space Requirement by 28%

Challenge: Kenco was operating 300,000 square feet in a 478,000 square-foot warehouse to service an industrial manufacturing client. The customer challenged Kenco to engineer a solution that consolidated product from another 350,000 square-foot distribution center into that space. This meant squeezing 650,000 square feet into a 478,000 square-foot space.

Freight Volume Dips in July, But Remains Ahead of Figures Same Time Last Year

The freight logistics sector slowed in July, following a seasonal trend, with both freight shipments and freight payments down 3.9 percent from the previous month. This drop was consistent with previous summers' drops, so should not be seen as the start of a decline in freight for the second half of 2014.

Nakivo Updates Cloud-Based Data-Protection Application

Nakivo Inc., a provider of data-protection software for VMware virtualized environments and cloud backup, has released version 4.1 of Nakivo Backup & Replication.

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