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Business
Texas border bill aims to stop produce imports from wilting at international ports-of-entry
Texas Gov. Greg Abott recently signed a bill aiming to speed up the inspection process for trucks carrying fresh produce…
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News
Today’s Pickup: A once $1 trillion dollar oil company is now valued 80 percent lower
PetroChina now trades 82 percent lower than its historical high; Uber and Lyft drivers will no longer be contractors but…
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FreightWaves NOW
FreightWaves NOW: China-U.S. ocean container rates up, 2017 spot market returns
Spot rates have fallen back to 2017 levels, but costs are still on the rise for carriers. Plus, ocean container…
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Airfreight
FedEx is now the world’s policeman, lawsuit says
FedEx sues U.S. Department of Commerce claiming trade restrictions are difficult to meet and places additional burden on common carriers…
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Blockchain
Bumble Bee Foods is tracking seafood across global supply chains through blockchain
Bumble Bee Foods is now using the SAP cloud platform blockchain service to trace the journey of yellowfin tuna from…
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Logistics
CAI talks refrigerated retail logistics at LINK Conference
A senior representative of CAI International Inc. spoke on the company’s focus on refrigerated container units in the retail supply…
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Economics
Exports tumble as the goods trade deficit widens
The U.S. trade deficit in goods widened to a record in December 2018 as a sizeable decline in goods exports…
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Maritime
Port of Oakland breaks import record, again
Containerized import volumes increased 9 percent last month over January 2018 totals.
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Legal issues
China tariff uncertainty clouds container supply chain outlook
A 25 percent tariff on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods destined for the U.S. may get delayed again, but…
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Canada
Descartes completes acquisition of Management Systems Resources
Descartes Systems Group (NASDAQ: DSGX) has completed its acquisition of Management Systems Resources according to a Descartes press release.
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