Chris Brooks

China Takes Out the Trash

For a country notorious for its lack of environmental resolve, China is sure putting a large stamp on the movement with its aptly named Operation Green Fence program. Nowhere is that stamp felt more than on the largest segment of U.S. containerized exports to the Asian manufacturing giant: scrap paper, metals and plastics.

cbrooks_joc said: Trucking industry will need to add 1 million-plus drivers in 5 years to 2016, #ftrassociates Larry Gross tells #TMSAtoday conference.

cbrooks_joc said: You can probably guess the United States' largest importer, but what about the others in the Top 10? http://t.co/JLsJGn2hZv

cbrooks_joc said: Is airfreight holding its own against ocean shipping? Atlas Air's Michael Steen says yes. The numbers say otherwise. http://t.co/H8ZAyeQ0qZ

cbrooks_joc said: Minnesota, the 9th-largest state exporting to #China? Find out who else is in the Top 10: http://t.co/aJqW38pafk

cbrooks_joc said: #JOCmember Shanghai might be the largest, but what China port is growing the fastest? The answer might surprise you: http://t.co/1fIIBOaPgv

cbrooks_joc said: What does #joneslanglasalle data tell us about #industrialrealestate in the U.S.? See who's hot and who's not: http://t.co/ndRPR9u3lx

cbrooks_joc said: Lytle to leave top #portoflongbeach post for #PortofOakland. http://t.co/roSWMBheSY

cbrooks_joc said: #Maersk Line's huge first quarter profit puts it on track for a big 2013. #shipping http://t.co/K8xbDGVjgp

cbrooks_joc said: #jocmember Drewry HK-LA spot rate sinks below $2,000 threshold for 1st time in 14 months. Where do we go from here? http://t.co/oLzGFpHGEJ

cbrooks_joc said: #jocmember See the breakdown of U.S. #railroads 1st quarter financials in the latest JOC interactive graphic. http://t.co/ASJ2P2Qlxm

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