-Tesla’s We, Robot Event
-Amazon Air Services
-Pre-Strike Cargo Volume Numbers
-Dave Clark’s New Venture Auger
-Chinese Made Container Cranes
-Strike Isn't Over. Automation Issues Outstanding.
-Nuclear Energy Is Gaining Ground
-Consumer Confidence in Europe
-When is the Strike Going to End?
-Automation, Compensation, and the West Coast
-Commodities Affected
-Port Disruption Surcharges
-Circular Fashion Over Fast Fashion
-A New Move to Limit EV and Motors from China
-John Deere & Impromptu Trade Policy
-Zero Emission Forklifts
-321 De Minimis Discussions
-Chinese Startups Slow Downs
-Could China Pay the Tariffs? Maybe.
-Are Sails Back for Cargo? Not Likely
-Portland Terminal 6 in Financial Distress
-Another Freight Forwarder Hit with Cyber Attack
-USPS Back in the News
-Domestic Cargo Theft is Out of Control
-Increased Enforcement on US Importers
-Tariffs on Chinese EVs
-China to Expand Belt & Road Initiative
-GSP is Back! Payday for Importers
-Peak Season is Here Now
-Jobs Correction & Interest Rates
-East Coast Port Strike
-Foreign Trade Zones Pros & Cons
-Did We Learn From COVID? No.
-Interplanetary Supply Chains
-China & WTO on Trade Restrictions
-Tesla Semi Factory
-Global Sell Off. Why exactly?
-Industrial Development Pipeline
- Red Sea Crisis Getting Worse
-Focusing on Core Business
-Lineage Logistics $4.8 billion IPO
-WHO Agrees to Ecommerce Standards, Except for US
-UPS Peak Season Surcharges
-Mexico’s Tehuantepec Rail Corridor
-Europe’s 37.6% Tariff on EVs from China
-Truck Brokers, AI, and Outsourcing
-New Efforts to Devalue the Dollar?
-FMC Scrutinizes Maersk-Hapag Alliance
-50th Anniversary of the Barcode
-ILA Strike Threat: Likely or Not?
-New Chinese Tariffs Kick in August 1st
-Hurricane Beryl Hits Texas Coast
-Antidumping/CVD Increasing Bond Liability
-Rising Cost of Using PFAS Chemicals
-FMC Ruling on Demurrage and Detention
-FedEx Right Sizing?
-Maersk Out of the Running for DB Schenker
-Panama Canal Gets Some Much Needed Rain
-Increasing Risk for an East Coast Strike
-Troubles with M&As
-Libya’s Currency & Central Bank
-More News on M&As
-Venezuela’s Oil Production
-Red Sea Shipping is Down 90%
-East Coast Dock Workers Walk Away
-Replacing Income Tax with Tariffs?
-Chinese Ecommerce Prepping for Peak Season
-E-Commerce Disruption from CBP Enforcement
-USPS is Going to Try Reversal Logistics
-Why the US is Winning the Chip War
-Mediterranean & Asian Port Congestion
-NOAA’s Hurricane Season Predictions
-301 Tariff Expansions
-Ocean Rates Rising
-China’s Drone Carriers
-Why are oil prices so low?
-AI Applications in Logistics
-Asia & Mexico Sailings
-AI & Europe's Power Grid
-Parcel and the USPS
-Capacity Crunches on the Coasts
-Cross Branding on Online Returns
-Depopulation Risks & Consequences
-Hungry Hungry Robots
-FMCSA Apprentice Driver Pilot Program
-Mexico as Top Trade Partner for Q1
-24/7 Financial Asset Trading
-Trade War is Coming Hard for EVs
-Amazon Logistics Surpasses UPS Volume
-The Northern Mariana Island of Tinian
-FTC Banning Non Compete Clauses
-General System of Preferences Coming Back?
-ELDs & Loopholes
-Baltimore Update
-Inflation Taking Longer Than the Fed Thought
-China Shock 2.0
-World Population Projections
-Possible Punitive Tariffs on China
-Laundering Imports through Mexico
-Baltimore News: General Average Claim & FBI Investigation
-UPS replacing Fedex for US Post Office
-Updates on the Port of Baltimore
-Second Wave of LogTech Acquisitions?
-FLPA Moving into a New Phase of Deeper Enforcement
-Baltimore Port’s Catastrophic Key Bridge Incident
-Halftime
-Countervailing Duties & Anti-Dumping Duties
-Housing Boom Building?
-CBP is Pushing E-Allegations Hard
-Gamification Warehouse Workforce Engagement
-US Considering Steel/Aluminum Tariffs Against Mexico
-Hapag Lloyd CEO Predicts Early Peak Season for Ocean
-AB5 in CA is All But a Done Deal
-National Threat Assessment is Released for 2024
-Venture Global & LNG
-Contract Season Amid Much Uncertainty
-Bitcoin Hits New All Time Highs
-India’s New Free Trade Agreements
-The Growing Price of Food
-Airbus Beluga Freighter
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Today on Uptime Logistics, Doug Draper of ACME Distribution and the Denver Transportation Club explores the concept of reshoring America’s manufacturing with Harry Moser, founder of the Reshoring Initiative. Created in 2010 as a non-profit, the Reshoring Initiative’s goal is to balance the trade deficit of goods that America has with its trading partners.
Today on Uptime Logistics, Doug Draper of ACME Distribution and the Denver Transportation Club dives into the world of renewable energy development - specifically business-driven and community solar projects. To help learn more, Doug is joined by an expert guest, Jonathan Rogers. Jonathan is the Renewable Energy Specialist working with Denver’s Office of Climate Action, Sustainability, and Resiliency.
Today on Uptime Logistics, Doug Draper of ACME Distribution and the Denver Transportation Club dives into the world of mining with Sydney Hay, President of AMIGOS, Arizona’s top mining industry association.
The price of oil & gas (both natural gas and gasoline) have been noticably increasing in price. External economic factors are playing the primary role in setting the prices of these commodities on the open global market. Locally though, we all still have some opportunies for positive influence as Doug Draper learns in today’s insightful discussion with Lynn Granger, Executive Director of API Colorado.
Doug Draper talks with two subject matter experts on today’s show. Patrick Long and Steve Roberts are both Directors at Opportune LLP - the largest energy-only consulting firm for oil & gas companies. They join Doug on Uptime Logistics to share some of their insights and expertise, providing energy education, industrial trends, and the beginning of some exciting future-focused strategies.
Doug Draper speaks with Billy Demong, winner of the Olympic Gold Medal 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics - the first gold medal for the US in the realm of Nordic sports. Demong is a five-time Olympian, competing in Nagano, Salt Lake City, Torino, Vancouver and Sochi.
He has been the Executive Director of USA Nordic Sports for the past six years, where he has lead his team of coaches and athletes through growth, training, and international competitions. During his tenure there, he has served through two Olympic Games and three World Championships.
Today, Uptime Logistics host Doug Draper of ACME Distribution speaks with Drew Larsen of ASI Mining: https://asirobots.com/mining/
Today, Uptime Logistics host Doug Draper of ACME Distribution gets to speak with Karen Gerwitz, President & CEO of World Trade Center Denver. WTC Denver has been an important non-profit organization offering training, resources, and events convening the international business community here for 35 years.
Today, Doug Draper gets to talk with George Sparks, President and CEO of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science (DMNS). Tune in or read on to learn more about George, the Museum, and how profits & purpose can inspire better businesses and communities.
Today on Uptime Logistics, Doug Draper dives into the Northern Colorado Manufacturing Partnership. Sylvia Robinson of Tolmar Pharmaceuticals joins him to discuss the partnership, workforce development initiatives, job opportunities, and the upcoming NOCOM event being held this week.
You’ve likely heard that the price of lumber has skyrocketed this year. You may or may not have heard about a price pull back from the recent high. To learn more about the market and what might be reasonable expectations for the future, Doug Draper dives into the subject with John Duncanson - Executive V.P. of Corton Capital, Inc. and Timber Analyst on the Corton Global Timber Fund.
Troops 2 Logistics is a 501c3 organization that helps guide our nation’s veterans into post-service opportunities within the logistics industry. Their mission is to eradicate the transition barriers for veterans seeking a logistics career. Learn more in today’s Uptime Logistics episode!
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