Manufacturing
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News
Today’s Pickup: New survey highlights optimism among shippers
Shippers in a Morgan Stanley survey are optimistic over the macro environment and expect rate improvement moving forward. Plus, Chinese New Year impacts and supply…
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FreightWaves Infographics
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FreightWaves Infographics
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Air Cargo
Airbus to ramp up aircraft production in Alabama
Airbus is expanding its aircraft manufacturing operations on Boeing's home turf.
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AskWaves
What is freight forecasting?
The amount of capacity allocated to the amount of freight moved is the most important factor in determining freight rates.
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Canada
Canadian manufacturing took hit during GM strike
Plunge in vehicle and auto parts shipments drive broader softness as manufacturing sales drop 0.7% in October.
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Freightonomics podcast
What’s 10th century Korean pottery got to do with it? – Freightonomics [podcast]
Anthony and Zach discuss the recent Celadon shutdown and how it lines up with current freight market conditions; a disappointing manufacturing sector; consumers appear to…
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Business
Class 8 truck orders tumble in November
Preliminary orders for new Class 8 trucks tumbled again in November after one month of improved bookings, new evidence that a slowing manufacturing economy is…
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Europe
Luxury yacht maker Sunseeker plans to transfer 80 jobs to DHL Supply Chain
U.K.-based yacht builder Sunseeker is in advanced negotiations with DHL Supply Chain to help with its logistics operations.
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