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Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN

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Presented by Penske Logistics and authored by transportation consultant, Rosalyn Wilson, senior business analyst at Parsons Corporation, the report tracks and measures all costs associated with moving freight through the U.S. The transportation sector of the logistics industry grew by 3.6 Costs for water transportation rose 8.9

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One Year Later

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One year ago on this date, a storm named Sandy made a sharp left turn off the coast of New Jersey and moved ashore a few miles north of Atlantic City. The storm sent a 30-foot-high wall of water directly into New York’s harbor at high tide under a full moon. New England U.S. million square miles. Great Lakes U.S. -

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The Drone Age

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The two remaining sites were in the middle of heavily traveled air corridors in the East: New York’s Mohawk Valley and Virginia Tech (in a joint effort with Rutgers University in New Jersey). ” Gryphon Sensors is calling its project U-SAFE. The sky is literally the limit. Apple pickers, get ready to duck.

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Home Stretch

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The expanded Canal will permit super-sized Post-Panamax container vessels to travel directly to the East and Gulf Coasts of the U.S. The same journey takes 22 days sailing though the Panama Canal to East Coast ports, including road and rail transport. for the first time.

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2012 Business Facilities Rankings Report

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is poised to dominate once again wherever the rubber meets the road,” he added. With innovative incentives and Oscar-worthy talent, Louisiana is the top-ranked state in our new Digital Media Leaders category. This talent-packed workforce, along with generous R&D incentives, will keep New Jersey in the top tier for years to come.”.

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FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era

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These ports are reminding cross-country destinations that they can still get containers to them faster over land than it will take the big ships traveling through the Canal to reach East and Gulf Coast Ports. In May 2013, CSX Transportation Inc. Army Corps of Engineers Artificial Island disposal site in New Jersey.

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Advanced Manufacturing: Manufacturing Gets Smarter, Faster

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The state’s transportation network can move products easily and efficiently by air, rail, road and water to all points globally. Connecting lines enable transport to every major U.S. Lawrence Seaway System, it is part of over 2,300 miles of water transportation from Duluth, Minnesota to the Atlantic Ocean.