While there have been many notable achievements in the logistics field?such as the evolution of the standard shipping container which helped spur global trade?the concept of what the ?next big thing? in logistics is may be a bit harder to define, according to a recent report by Adrian Gonzalez, director of the Logistics Executive Council at ARC Advisory Group.

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In what has been a down year compared to a record-breaking 2006, freight traffic on United States railroads was off for the week ending March 24, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported today.

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Microlise has been selected from over 650 entries as a finalist in the prestigious IBM Beacon Awards in the category of Global Solution - Best Industry Solution.

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Spurred by continued growth in breakbulk cargo, the Port of New Orleans said earlier this week it is well on its way to recovery following Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

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Regional less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. said earlier this week it is opening a new service center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

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Supply chain software vendor Manhattan Associates announced earlier today it has bolstered its partnership with IBM in an effort to implement and sell supply chain technology offerings that are built on IBM?s open technologies for global shippers in the retail, consumer goods, manufacturing, and transportation sectors.

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WASHINGTON?There is a growing pile of freight forecasts over the next decade or so and the bottom line on all those reports is simple. ?It is up and up and up,? said Bill Graves, president of the American Trucking Associations. ?There?s going to be enough freight for everybody. How the pie is sliced up really doesn?t matter. We?re obviously going to have a lot more trucks out on the road.?

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WASHINGTON?There is a growing pile of freight forecasts over the next decade or so and the bottom line on all those reports is simple. ?It is up and up and up,? said Bill Graves, president of the American Trucking Associations. ?There?s going to be enough freight for everybody. How the pie is sliced up really doesn?t matter. We?re obviously going to have a lot more trucks out on the road.?

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Express delivery and logistics services provider DHL said this week it will open a new international gateway in Riverside, California in an effort to enhance service quality and meet the needs of customers shipping to and from Asia-Pacific and the western part of the United States.

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