Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

West Coast Dockworkers Ratify New Labor Contract Members of The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) have completed the voting process and have ratified a new six-year labor contract covering 29 U.S. Thus far hundreds of flights in the region have been cancelled, stranding passengers and air cargo. West Coast ports.

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Crucially, it also won commitments from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union to add shifts and move toward a 24/7 work schedule at its operations in southern California. As well as packed warehouses, “you’ve got a lack of truck drivers and the trains are running at full capacity,” he says.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2023

pounds of cargo in a hold with about 1,800 cubic inches of space. JD.com has been rapidly growing its logistics unit by focusing on warehousing growth, including in international markets. The company is opening a third self-operating warehouse and distribution center in California as it looks to grow its US logistics arm.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 4, 2018

Southern states, such as Georgia and Florida, will seek additional capacity to transport and distribute their perishable produce throughout the country during the annual produce season. While some backhaul capacity may be available from this for shippers, carrier rates during this time will still be much higher than usual. 3PL Support.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

A steep, across-the-board decline in imported cargo , exports and empty containers during March dropped volumes at several major ports to levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic. If the rooftops of American warehouses were all bedecked with solar panels , these buildings would generate enough solar energy to power almost 19.4

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2022

Maersk said Tuesday it was halting bookings in light of the sanctions imposed on Russia, including congestion being caused by customs authorities inspecting cargo bound for the country and changing credit terms impacting its customers. Maersk and MSC said they would continue to move foodstuffs to and from Russia.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 12, 2024

And a golfer unlike any other is looking to make history this weekend at the annual golf tournament played at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia: Tiger Woods. A decree simplifying procedures for transporting cargo by land across the isthmus has already been declared by President Laurentino Cortizo.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The partnership is focused on the middle mile, which is the transport of goods within the supply chain most often from a warehouse to a fulfillment center or a warehouse to a retailer.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 5, 2024

Yemen-based Houthi militants have been attacking high-value cargo vessels in the Red Sea since November in a show of support for Palestinian Islamist group Hamas fighting Israel in Gaza. Women’s clothing brand Spanx is using a humanoid robot to work in its Georgia warehouse. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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