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… Japan's sea and air cargo exports will sink between 4 percent and 5 percent in the first half of … Nittsu Research Institute and Consulting revised previous estimates for the fiscal 2011 Japanese economy and cargo transportation in light of the twin natural disasters and the subsequent nuclear crisis. Based on the information currently available, the …

… disruptions at many of our facilities around the world," because many of its suppliers in Japan were affected by the earthquake and tsunami there. The U.S. company reported first-quarter … Caterpillar said the outlook would be even stronger except for continuing effects of the disaster in Japan, which also killed two employees of a Caterpillar dealer. While company facilities in …

… The Japanese earthquake and tsunami will have only a small impact on European imports over the next … 500,000 20-foot equivalent units over the year, even a 30 percent reduction in trade from Japan throughout 2010 would result in a loss of just over 12,000 TEUs monthly,” Hackett said. …

… The Japanese disaster's impact on global automotive supply chains "will worsen substantially before it … manufacturers have resumed production of components to supply assembly plants in Japan and abroad, he said, but their ability to resume operations "is still variable and may be short-lived. … Component shortages have begun to affect locations outside Japan at both Japanese and non-Japanese OEMs." Japanese automakers idled assembly lines after …

… hit on revenue during its April-June quarter from automotive manufacturing disruptions in Japan and at Japanese original equipment customers in North America and Europe. The company gave that outlook … due to disruptions for its auto-related business, which stem from continuing effects of the Japanese earthquake, tsunami and power crises . Counting that effect, Johnson Controls expects …

… Payouts for what is expected to be the largest Japanese earthquake settlement ever will likely take place under a carefully managed … will come up with consistent rules of settlement so you don't have a U.S. situation." Western Japan is still reeling from one of the most damaging earthquakes in decades following a early … and tens of billions of dollars in property damage has been sustained. Most companies in Japan are heavily influenced by bureaucrats - who often work through industry associations - and …

… In the first two months of 2011, Japanese consumers markedly increased their purchases of U.S. foods, spending 81 percent more on … U.S. beef, and double-digit increases on pork, poultry, dairy, eggs and fresh vegetables. Then disaster hit in the form of the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and, subsequently, nuclear crisis … Western Growers Association, which represents agricultural interests in Arizona and California. Japan is a top five market for many of the commodities grown by association members, and there …

… Restoration work on Japanese transportation systems devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that hit the … Pacific coast of the Tohoku and Kanto regions reopened by March 24. They are usable for both disaster-related and ordinary purposes. All 11 local airports in the northeastern part of the … tsunami, is available only to aircraft carrying relief supplies. As of 9:00 a.m. on Monday Japan time, five vital arterial roads crisscrossing the Tohoku region, where all worst-hit areas …

… A survey of 1993's 600 disasters conducted by Munich Re Corp. found the insurance industry ending the year with "minor … because most of the property damaged by flood waters was not covered by insurance.The 600 disasters, beginning with three gales that hit central Europe in January to Typhoon Nell, which … billion insured. Earthquake, Iran, 1990, $7 billion, $100 million insured. Typhoon Mireille, Japan, 1991, $6 billion, $5.2 billion insured. Earthquake, U.S., 1989, $6 billion, $900 million …

… the people of Joplin, Mo., might need. Send cash and let relief workers at the scene of the disaster who know the situation decide how it should be spent to help people in need. Don’t be … Institute in Troy, N.Y. He’s seen this happen at disaster sites from New Orleans to Haiti and Japan, and he fears it will happen in Joplin, too, unless donors, transportation providers, … corners. “You wind up with rotting piles of stuff that become a health issue.” On a visit to Japan this month, Holguin-Veras, who specializes in disaster relief logistics, saw one warehouse …

… The world suffered an unusually low number of natural disasters in 1997 but faces a sharply rising risk in the future from global warming and weather … the world's largest reinsurer said Monday. The good news in Munich Re's annual review of global disasters was that 1997 saw only 530 ''large loss events,'' well below the usual tally of 580 to … 2,300 lives, and two Far East typhoons that caused windstorms and flood losses from Thailand to Japan. Munich Re said urgent action was needed to limit man-made changes to the environment. But …

… A tanker arrived at the Port of Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Wednesday, carrying 380 tons of propane gas from Chiba City, which is adjacent to … port on the Pacific coast of the Tohoku region to receive a tanker since the twin natural disasters, according to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Tankers … of Sendai-Shiogama three to four times a week. Join us for a free webcast Friday on rebuilding Japan supply chains with two MIT logistics experts, from Journal of Commerce & PIERS …

… and other Gulf Coast areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina? A. Two obvious elements inhibited disaster relief in both of these catastrophes. One was the lack of preparedness, and the other … such as warehouses and distribution outlets, technology and infrastructure are critical to disaster relief. These elements were sorely missing in New Orleans and in Banda Aceh in … as southern Florida, San Francisco and Cape Hatteras, as well as Bangladesh, India, Mexico and Japan. Something is going to happen in these places, and there should be some preparation for …

… All Japanese ports affected by the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeastern part … in Miyagi Prefecture reopened Tuesday and Wednesday. The 15 ports are now usable for both disaster-related and ordinary purposes, the ministry said. All 11 local airports in the … People living within a 12.5-mile radius of the 40-year-old plant have been evacuated. The Japanese government estimated economic impacts of the March 11 twin natural disasters between …

… its projection for global IT spending this year, saying the industry is absorbing the impact of Japan’s natural disasters and now will grow 7.1 percent in 2011. That is well beyond the 5.6 percent growth … about disruptions to the supply of critical components in the initial aftermath of the (Japan) natural disaster, there has not been a dramatic impact on overall IT spending, said …