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Spot Market Freight Declines in Typical January Trend

DAT Freight & Analytics

Spot market rates declined 1.3 percent for vans, 1.1 percent for reefers and 0.6 percent for flatbeds, month over month

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National Retail Federation Forecasts Retail Sales Growth of 3.1 Percent in 2016

National Retail Federation (NRF)

The National Retail Federations says the uptick would top the 10-year average of growth of 2.7 percent

Despite the more modest forecast for this year, the NRF says the uptick would top the 10-year average of growth of 2.7 percent. Online, mobile and catalog sales are expected to rise 6 to 9 percent, fueling growth.

CBRE Hires Monique Moyer to Lead Global Workplace Solutions Business

Moyer to leave her current post as the executive director of the Port of San Francisco to join CBRE effective March 1

House Panel Approves Plan to Privatize Air Traffic Control

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

The panel approved a measure directing the FAA to authorize package delivery by commercial drones within a year

A Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives panel approved legislation to privatize the U.S. air traffic control system as part of a six-year bill to authorize funding for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

The Next Evolution of Display Promotion Planning: Are You Ready?

The evolution lies in our ability to identify and repeat best-of-breed promotions that lead to the highest sales lift

Justin Behar

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Imports Rebound at Southern California Ports

It is the latest sign that many companies are holding back on spending as they wait for the economic picture to clear

FILE - The ports of Los Angeles (pictured) and Long Beach, which form the largest port complex in the Western Hemisphere, reported a 37 percent jump in container imports from a year earlier, when both ports slowed to a crawl amid protracted labor negotiations. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)

Amazon Express: Reincarnation of the Old Airborne Express?

Amazon found an almost move-in ready facility to process its shipments for next-day delivery to U.S. customers

Rob Schroeder

Risk/Compliance

Heraeus Centralizes Global Product Master Data with Amber Road

Amber Road, division of E2Open

The global precious metals and technology company embarks on its first step to a full export controls program

Centre Point Logistics to Open State-of-the-Art Warehouse at Dubai South

Centre Point Logistics (CPL)

The 22,550-square-meter facility will help capitalize on the growing opportunities in logistics in Dubai and the UAE

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Fuel Prices Keep Falling For U.S. Fleets

The U.S. average retail pump price for gasoline also declined this week by 3.4 cents to $1.822 per gallon, which is 24.6 cents cheaper compared to the same week in 2015.

The U.S. average retail pump price for gasoline also declined this week by 3.4 cents to $1.822 per gallon, which is 24.6 cents cheaper compared to the same week in 2015.

Maersk Vessel Released after Brief Hijacking off Nigeria

Maersk Container Industry (MCI)

Nigeria remains a hotspot for violent piracy and armed robbery, which has died down off of Africa’s east coast

Safmarine Kuramo, a 2,500 twenty-foot-equivalent-unit (TEU) boxship briefly hijacked off the Nigerian coast on Feb. 5, was released the following day with all crew members reported to be safe, according to Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA).

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Google Wants to Deliver Packages from Self-Driving Trucks

The trucks would be fitted with lockers that could be unlocked with a code sent to the person waiting for the delivery

A new patent awarded to Google suggests that the search giant is looking into developing self-driving delivery trucks, just as Amazon readies its autonomous delivery drone fleet, according to Quartz.

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