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Ron Katims

Ron Katims
Ron retired as CEO of Navieras de Puerto Rico, the large US flag shipping
company. He was formerly Vice President of Engineering and Purchasing at Sea-
Land, where he participated in the development of the industry’s first container
vessels, as well as the design of containers and container handling equipment,
and President of Container Transport Technology, a provider of consulting services
to the intermodal industry. He is a teacher of distinction, holding the Crowley Chair in
logistics (2006/2007) at the United States Merchant Marine Academy; serving as
lecturer at the World Trade Institute, the Shanghai Maritime University and the World
Bank.

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12th edition of the Rules of Thumb booklet released

The 12th Edition of the "Rules of Thumb" booklet is hot off the presses and available on-line at www.transystems.com/rules. This resource contains costing information for nearly everything that goes inside a distribution center/warehouse facility (material handling, storage, technology, lighting, etc.).

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Gilbane, Partnered with TranSystems and Javlyn Engineering, Selected to Build $100 Million Ocean Spray Cranberries Manufacturing Facility

(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gilbane Building Company, a leading construction management firm, announced today that it has been selected to provide Design Build/Construction Management services for a $100 million, 315,000 square foot manufacturing and bottling facility for Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., in Lehigh County, PA. Gilbane is partnered with TranSystems and Javlyn Engineering in this effort.

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Strategic planning and setting operational tactics go hand-in-hand, as Barry Parker explains

In the business of port operations, there is always room for a better matching of big picture strategy with operational tactics: “not every port will be a super-hub", points out Rick Ferrin, vice president at consultant TranSystems, in its Jacksonville office.

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How the Englewood Flyover will Increase Rail Capacity in Chicago

Metra, the lead agency for the design and construction, engaged TranSystems to provide design engineering services for CREATE project P1, known as the Englewood Flyover, to eliminate the at-grade crossing.

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Stimulus funding helps get NOAA project off the ground

The award-winning design for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) new Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) replacement laboratory saw its first sign of movement on Sept 15 with a groundbreaking ceremony held in La Jolla, Calif. The $102 million project is funded primarily by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), resulting in a rapidly advanced construction plan for the facility.

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First businesses ready to launch in logistics park

In February, New Millennium Wind Energy will begin work on its 50,000-square-foot facility to manufacture a vertical-axis wind turbine, designed and built by Dondlinger Construction and TranSystems.

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Carondelet Connector trail plans to be unveiled

Great Rivers Greenway and the city of St. Louis will have an open house on Thursday, Sept. 29, to share preliminary design plans for the Carondelet Connector, a planned .75-mile trail that will connect Carondelet Park with the River des Peres Greenway.
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Railway Interchange 2011 preview: Engineering services

The AREMA Annual Conference at Railway Interchange 2011 will host the AREMA Functional Group Technical Sessions on Tuesday, September 20, including Engineering Services presentations.

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'Cool' Chandler bus stations is matter of perception

They cost $11 million and were designed by an architect whose specialty is comfortable microclimates.

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