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Port of Savannah expansion project on schedule

Over the next 10 years, GPA will invest approximately $2 billion in new cranes and terminal infrastructure to handle expanding cargo volumes.
March 1, 2018
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C., completed outer harbor dredging at the Port of Savannah, Savannah, Ga., marking the midpoint of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP).
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Study: Shippers to move more freight in 2018

The survey consisted of a series of questions aimed at gauging the supply chain challenges that shippers experienced in 2017.
January 25, 2018
Averitt Express, Cookeville, Tenn., released the results from its third annual State of The North American Supply Chain Survey.
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ATRI releases Top 100 list of truck bottlenecks

The analysis, based on truck GPS data from more than 800,000 heavy duty trucks, uses several customized software applications and analysis methods.
January 25, 2018
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), Arlington, Va., released its annual list highlighting the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in America.
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Romana Food Brands develops blockchain food traceability application

Romana's blockchain will include information on conditions at the production facilities, tracking of food items and volumes in the supply chain, to name a few features.
January 23, 2018
Romana Food Brands Corp., Canada, announced plans to develop the next-generation blockchain food traceability and control application.
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Maersk, IBM to form JV applying blockchain to improve global trade, digitize supply chains

The aim of the new company will be to offer a jointly developed global trade digitization platform built on open standards and designed for use by the entire global shipping ecosystem.
January 18, 2018
Maersk, Denmark, and IBM, North Castle, N.Y., announced plans to establish a joint venture to provide more efficient and secure methods for conducting global trade using blockchain technology.
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Study reveals retail imports experience 7% growth in 2017

Ports covered by Global Port Tracker handled 1.74 million 20-foot equivalent units in November.
January 11, 2018
Imports at some of the nation’s major retail container ports grew 7% during 2017, as retail sales continued to increase, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation (NRF), Washington, D.C., and Hackett Associates, Alexandria, Va.
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Rick Harrington, The Raymond Corp.

4 steps to hiring, retaining skilled workforce

More and more employees are entering supply chain or manufacturing jobs lacking basic mechanical skills.
Rick Harrington
January 8, 2018

Focusing collectively on technology, automation, training, technicians and the next generation of employees may be the ultimate combination for overcoming the labor shortage with better talent attraction and retention. 


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