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On Feb. 13, U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in Cincinnati were checking a shipment of corn flakes from Peru, when suddenly Bico, a narcotics K-9, alerted agents that something was amiss.

The corn flakes were frosted with something else besides sugar – they were coated with cocaine. In all, agents would find about 44 pounds of cocaine-coated corn flakes, worth about $2.8 million. 

Long-Haul Crime Log tells the story of how the cocaine ‘frosted’ corn flakes were shipped from Peru, en route to Hong Kong, and seized in Cincinnati. The story involves international cargo carriers, express consignment facilities and customs agents who work tirelessly to keep drugs off the streets.

This week’s episode is hosted by FreighWaves journalists Nate Tabak and Noi. Reach out at [email protected] or find us on Twitter @LongHaulCrime.

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The global transport system is short of containers. Carriers are racing to get available boxes back to China for lucrative headhaul trades. This is leaving U.S. exporters of food and containerized agricultural products short of the boxes they need. Peter Friedmann, Executive Director of the Agriculture Transport Coalition examines the challenges being faced with FreightWaves Senior Editor Greg Miller.

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Matt Waller and John Tyson talk about sustainability in the global protein supply chain. They dive into Tyson Foods' vision of sustainability in the protein supply chain, including how carriers and suppliers can collaborate to achieve this vision.

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Retailers and manufacturers are facing a new world in 2021, thanks to COVID, but if the resiliency of the supply chain proved anything in 2020, it is that they can adapt. Tom Madrecki, vice president of supply chain and logistics at the Consumer Brands Association, joined Andrew Cox, FreightWaves’ senior retail analyst, to kick off Day 3 of the FreightWaves Global Supply Chain Week virtual conference.

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Susy Schöneberg and FreightWaves’ Andrew Cox discuss waste management, greenhouse gas emissions and social sustainability for retail supply chains. Flexport.org provides customers with usable data to help them make informed decisions regarding sustainability and other metrics such as costs and shipment times.

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On today’s episode, Dooner and The Dude are coming to you live from Global Supply Chain Week’s maritime sessions. They’re talking about the Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act, containergeddeon in Los Angeles, and risk management. 

Plus, ocean carriers take heat for profiting ‘so handsomely’ while service plunged, owners of Westfield Transport indicted for falsifying driving logs, this week in trucking markets, McPlant goes Beyond and more.

They’re joined by special guests Lauren Beagen, Maritime Industry expert and Adjunct Professor, Roger Williams University School of Law; Trey Griggs, VP of Lean Sales, Lean Solutions; Daniel Stanton, Mr. Supply Chain

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Heavy-goods supply chains are still reeling after a tumultuous 2020. Kevin Walker from Accentrics Home and Doug Ladden with Deliveright Logistics look at the challenges that remain for manufacturers, retailers and logistics firms and share some of their best practices for the new year.

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This bonus episode is from a conversation Kevin and  Blythe Brumleve, from Freight School Playbook, had before she joined as a guest co-host for Put That Coffee Down earlier this year. Kevin and Blythe discuss lessons learned from launching online digital products for the freight industry. They both agree the most important lessons learned were from their failures. Both are experts on what doesn’t work.  

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Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC senior editor of guests and a FreightWaves contributor, speaks with Brett Rose on the backlog of container ships on the West Coast that is disrupting the traditional supply chains for retailers. Traditional expectations have been thrown out the window as a delay in getting goods to consumers combines with the changing buying habits fueled by the pandemic.

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