Items Tagged with 'MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics'

It's been more than two years since the expanded Panama Canal opened for business. But it may still be too early to assess its impact.

By working with a competitor to boost transportation efficiency, Ocean Spray cut freight costs by 40 percent and greenhouse gases by 20 percent in one major lane.

Locating logistics companies and the businesses they serve in close proximity—in the right spot—can drive economic growth and become a significant source of jobs in our global economy, argues Yossi Sheffi.

As fuel prices soar, many shippers figure the only thing they can do about rising fuel surcharges is complain. They're wrong.

Biofuels can be expensive, and the supply network is still under construction. But that's not stopping some of the largest fleet operators in the country from making the switch.