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Big Online Shopping Strained Shippers
2015-12-29 02:25:37| Trucking - Topix.net
December is always the busiest month for shipping packages, but this year's bigger-than-ever e-commerce push has put even more stress on delivery companies. A surge of orders last month around Black Friday and Cyber Monday took a toll on timely deliveries.
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Big Online Shopping Strained Shippers
2015-12-29 02:19:38| Air Courier - Topix.net
December is always the busiest month for shipping packages, but this year's bigger-than-ever e-commerce push has put even more stress on delivery companies. A surge of orders last month around Black Friday and Cyber Monday took a toll on timely deliveries.
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Rising energy demand a threat to strained water supplies - U.N
2014-03-20 21:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Rising demand for energy, from biofuels to shale gas, is a threat to freshwater supplies that are already under strain from climate change, the United Nations said in a report on Friday. It urged energy companies to do more to limit use of water in everything from cooling coal-fired power plants to irrigation for crops grown to produce biofuels. "Demand for energy and freshwater will increase significantly in the coming decades," U.N. agencies said in the World Water Development Report. "This...
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Dozens die in North Asia heat wave as power supply strained
2013-08-14 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Record temperatures across North Asia have killed dozens and pushed electricity grids to near breaking point, forcing governments to introduce emergency measures as more of the same heat is forecast. Air-conditioning in South Koreas public buildings has been shut off as the government yesterday warned of power shortages. China has opened air-raid shelters as makeshift cooling stations, while thousands in Japan have been hospitalized for heatstroke. We are in a critical situation where, if...
Dealer & Supplier Relationship Still Strained
2013-05-14 09:00:27| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
A sweeping survey just released suggests a disturbing complacency among major automakers in strengthening the relationship with their suppliers. Get the facts and comments brought out in the survey. [More]The Article Dealer & Supplier Relationship Still Strained appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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