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Industrial Real Estate Market on Fire as Companies Require More, Bigger DC, Fulfillment Centers

When the Panama Canal expansion finally debuts in Spring of 2016, it will open to a thriving market that remains hungry for new and efficient distribution center space in nearly every major U.S. market. Retailers and e-commerce companies are already investing in new and larger distribution and fulfillment centers as the U.S. supply chain evolves to meet changing consumer demand and service requirements; especially near key ports, transshipment points and large population centers.

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Railroads Might Carry Good Investment Opportunities

As an asset class, railways have a worrying history. Railway mania in Britain in the 1840s left plenty of unwary investors nursing hefty losses; that episode sits in most lists of history's biggest speculative bubbles. But the prices of shares and bonds are dauntingly high, which has stoked interest in all manner of outlandish "alternative" assets in recent years. That, along with legal changes making it easier to repossess collateral that goes clickety-clack, may soon have investors funnelling cash into locomotives, carriages and goods wagons again.

Chinese Yards Help Iran Build Its Merchant Marine Fleet

Iran's Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) has announced plans to order new 18,000 TEU (Triple-E type) container vessels from Chinese yards, according to Iran's Press TV.

In 2016, U.S. Seaports May See Modest Growth in Container Imports

Container volume at U.S. ports is expected to grow next year, but at a slower rate of three to four percent, down from five percent in 2015, says ratings company Moody's.

Sluggish Air Cargo Market Expected in 2016

As we draw toward a close of a volatile 2015 that saw airfreight demand skyrocket in the early months only to cool down and stagnate for much of the rest of the year, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) is predicting continued sluggishness for most of 2016, thanks to continued weak growth in world trade, a slowdown in China, falling commodity prices, and an expected interest rate hike in the United States.

Solving The Pallet Problem: A Jigsaw Puzzle in 3D

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario pioneers a method for automating the assembly of pallets that incorporate cases of multiple dimensions. The result: big savings in labor costs, a safer work environment, a streamlined D.C. operation and better service to retail outlets.

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Aljex Software Integrates With Post.Bid.Ship

Aljex Software, a vendor of applications for brokers, third-party logistics providers, carriers and other transportation companies, has integrated with Post.Bid.Ship, the transportation marketplace which allows shippers and brokers to offer loads, and carriers to bid on them.

FourKites Expands Platform With Driver FlipPhone Tracking

FourKites has expanded its supply-chain visibility software platform to include real-time tracking of flip phones and other non-smartphones.

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Too Many Trucks Chasing Too Few Buyers

The supply of Class 8 trucks continues to rise faster than demand for trucks, according to the most recent ACT For-Hire Trucking Index from ACT Research Co.

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Merger of Chinese Ocean Lines to Create World's Fourth-Largest Container Shipping Company

China's cabinet has approved the merger of its two biggest shipping conglomerates, China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO) and China Shipping Group Company (parent of CSCL), in the government's latest effort to make the industry more competitive globally.

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Spot Freight Volume Sees 15 Percent Drop in November

Following an established seasonal pattern, spot market freight volume declined 15 percent in November, month over month, largely due to a drop in demand for flatbed trucks. Freight volume has declined in November in every year except 2012, according to the DAT North American Freight Index, which has recorded monthly spot market freight levels since 1997.

Freightview Unveils Chrome App for Shipment Management

Freightview, online freight-management software for small and medium-sized businesses, has launched a Google Chrome app.

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