DLA Piper is a global legal chain that has a number of useful publications on how to do business in far-flung regions. Their booklet on China is especially recommended. All information is in pdf format, apparently no hardcopies can be ordered.
DLA Publications

CSCMP (The Council of Supply Chain Professionals) is an
Here is a discussion the CSCMP hosted in November 2006 titled "The End of Cheap Oil and it's Impact on the Supply Chain"

This online resource is packed with Supply Chain/Logistics info:
logisticstoday.com as well as their online forum site http.forums.logisticstoday.com/

The (Sea)Port of Seattle offers a number of tours of it's facilities. Perhaps in summer.