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- Two migration tales of strength, hardship, and tenacity
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Tag Archives: freight
The lowdown on Lowe’s distribution network
Below are three (3) tables identifying the regional distribution centers (RDC), fulfillment centers, and bulk distribution centers for Lowe’s. Smaller, local distribution facilities and cross-dock facilities are not included. As is evident from the tables, Pennsylvania leads the way with … Continue reading
Posted in business, cities, commerce, consumerism, distribution, ecommerce, economic development, geography, highways, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, planning, shipping, shopping, spatial design, Statistics, technology, Trade, traffic, transportation, urban planning, zoning
Tagged bulk goods, distribution, distributions centers, ecommerce, freight, fulfillment, logistics, Lowe's, shipping, trucking, warehouses
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America’s busiest container ports in 2014
Interesting data provided in the chart below. Despite a labor strike in 2014, Los Angeles and Long Beach continued to the lead the way as the busiest container ports in the United States based on twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). the … Continue reading
Posted in cities, commerce, economic development, economics, Economy, geography, globalization, history, infrastructure, Labor, land use, logistics, planning, Railroads, rivers/watersheds, shipping, Statistics, transportation, Travel
Tagged cities, commerce, container ports, freight, geography, harbors, intermodal, logistics, ports, shipping, transportation
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North America’s newest intermodal railroad facilities – update #2
As a follow-up to the September 27, 2012, post on those cities with the most intermodal rail facilities in North America, here is a list of some of newest and most advanced intermodal rail facilities that have come on-line over the past … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, airports, Alternative transportation, Canada, cities, commerce, Communications, economic development, environment, geography, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, North America, planning, rail, Railroads, spatial design, Statistics, transportation, urban planning
Tagged Canada, freight, geography, intermodal, land use, logistics, Mexico, planning, railroads, transportation, travel, United States
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Great seaports from space – North America’s Pacific Coast
Here are some great satellite images from Honolulu, Hawaii; Long Beach, California; Los Angeles, California; Mazatlan, Mexico, Oakland California; Tacoma, Washington; and Vancouver, British Columbia. Enjoy!
Posted in aerospace, cities, Communications, environment, geography, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, North America, planning, spatial design, transportation, Travel
Tagged cities, freight, geography, harbors, harbours, land use, logictics, ports, seaports, shipping, spatial design, transportation
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Great seaports from space – Oceania
Posted in aerospace, cities, economic development, geography, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Oceania, Outer Space, pictures, planning, spatial design, tourism, Trade, Transportation, Travel, Uncategorized, urban planning
Tagged Australia, cities, freight, geography, harbors, harbours, infrastructure, land use, New Zealand, pictures, ports, seaports, shipping
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Great seaports from space – East Asia
Some of the best seaport images yet, come from East Asia. Enjoy!
Posted in aerospace, Asia, China, cities, Communications, density, economic development, environment, geography, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, Outer Space, pictures, planning, spatial design, transportation, Travel, Uncategorized, urban planning
Tagged cities, freight, harbors, harbours, infrastructure, land use transportation, logistics, ports, satellite images, seaports, shipping, travel
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Great seaports from space – Middle East
Below are five great seaports of the Middle East – Abu Dhabi, UAE; Haifa, Israel; Izmir, Turkey; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; and Port Said/Fuad, Egypt.
Posted in aerospace, Asia, cities, commerce, Communications, economic development, environment, geography, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, pictures, planning, product design, spatial design, technology, Trade, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged Abu dhabi, cities, freight, geography, Haifa, infrastructure, Izmir, Jeddah, land use, logistics, Middle East, planning, Port Said, shipping, transportation
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When the node breaks…put logic back into logistics
I am writing everyone from a hotel room near the Denver and from my gate Denver International Airport. In case you didn’t see the update to the last post, my dream ride on the California Zephyr ended before it ever … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, air travel, airport planning, airports, aviation, Bus transportation, Canada, Cars, cities, commerce, Communications, Economy, environment, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, nature, North America, Passenger rail, planning, product design, rail, seasons, spatial design, tourism, transportation, Travel, weather
Tagged air travel, airlines, AMTRAK, auto, buses, cities, freight, geography, hub and spoke, hubs, logistics, maps, nodes, railroads, seasons, tourism, trains, transportation, travel, weather
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Confluential cities
For purposes of this post, a “confluential city” is one that is situated at or near the confluence of two or more important rivers and which has had an influential economic, historic, strategic, cultural, political, and/or social impact on the surrounding region or … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Canada, China, cities, culture, diversity, economic development, Europe, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, North America, Oceania, planning, revitalization, South America, tourism, transportation, urban planning
Tagged CAiro, cargo, cities, commerce, freight, geography, history, land use, logistics, Paducah, planning, rivers, shipping, topography, transportation, transportation planning, travel, waterways
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