Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The shipping industry, which accounts for 80% of world merchandise trade, had a record year in 2021 , with volume totaling 179.1 Share of Global Shipping Vessels Arriving on Time. The boom was great for shipping lines’ profits, but port congestion sent on-time reliability to all-time lows. from 2020 and a 5.4% in the U.K.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 23, 2021

billion to one-up rival’s bid for Kansas City Southern railway. Supply chain disruptions such as the US – China trade war, increased demand during the pandemic, and most recently, the Suez Canal lockage, has caused an international shortage of shipping containers. Shortage of ocean containers shows no sign of easing.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 12, 2015

Many of Freightquote’s 80,000 customers are small businesses or consumers with irregular shipping patterns. It also increases our market share with small businesses and significantly expands our presence in the Kansas City market. Most do not have the deep infrastructure to source transportation services in a multitude of lanes.

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Elementum

MAY 13, 2015

The route is part of the the Kansas City Southern (KCS) network and is one of a few new options carriers like Maersk (the company Walmart contracts) have started to provide as an alternative to the West Coast port congestion. Before the mega-retailer started shipping goods through Lazaro Cardenas, the KCS had fallen on hard times.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 10, 2018

It also snowed in Chicago, Omaha, and Kansas City, but nobody gets quite so worked up about that. Those cities tend to have systems in place to plow the roads and keep them safe. Major e-commerce providers have promised free shipping on all orders, and some of their delivery commitments are pretty aggressive.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The biggest spike was the lane from Chicago to Kansas City , which surged 49¢ up to $3.10/mile. Demand is still extra-high out of potato-shipping regions ahead of Thanksgiving, but rates from Twin Falls, ID, to Phoenix dropped 27¢ to an average of $2.74/mile. Chicago to Minneapolis also climbed 21¢ to $2.76/mile.

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Multichannel Merchant

JANUARY 5, 2022

Walmart launched InHome in October 2019, starting in Pittsburgh, Vero Beach, FL and Kansas City. “Identifying ways to help our customers save time and money is our purpose, and nothing showcases that better than InHome delivery, which is why we’re excited to bring the convenience of InHome to even more customers in 2022.”.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 6, 2019

The West Coast is starting to see the freight that shipped from China after the Chinese New Year celebrations ended. port for those ships, and that freight was already being loaded onto trucks last week. Last week prices moved higher on 51 lanes, while 41 lanes were lower and 2 were unchanged, compared to the previous week.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 11, 2017

Houston to Oklahoma City cooled, falling 15¢ to $1.73/mile. Miami continued to ship lots of reefer roads, while Lakeland in the central part of the state joined the Florida parade. We expect load counts to pick up there and in the border market of McAllen, TX , with avocados shipping ahead of Cinco de Mayo.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 11, 2017

Houston to Oklahoma City cooled, falling 15¢ to $1.73/mile. Miami continued to ship lots of reefer roads, while Lakeland in the central part of the state joined the Florida parade. We expect load counts to pick up there and in the border market of McAllen, TX , with avocados shipping ahead of Cinco de Mayo.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 21, 2015

Seattle, San Francisco, Oakland and Chicago have already moved to raise their wages and there are proposals for minimum wage increases across the country including in New York City, Washington, D.C. and Kansas City, MO. . domestic parcels -- with identical rates and delivery times as if shipped from within the U.S. –

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Freightera

APRIL 23, 2019

So shipping in advance literally pays in many cases. Please note: The average price of rail / intermodal freight is about 40% less than shipping by truck, but you need to plan more in advance. Delivery: Kansas City, MO. Please note: The rates change depending on the pickup date. Ask us: 800 886 4870 Ext. 2,293 USD.

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Freightera

MAY 22, 2019

Shipping in advance pays off! ??. If you have any questions about FTL, LTL, rail, or road freight shipping, give us a call at 800 886 4870 Ext. Please note: The average price of rail / intermodal freight is about 45% less than shipping by truck, but you need to plan more in advance, as rates change over time.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 26, 2021

Egypt’s Suez Canal blocked by huge container ship. Port congestion has caused a lot of shipping delays over the course of the last year. This week, a giant container ship the length of four football fields has become wedged across the canal, blocking traffic in both directions. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Earlier this week, Dave Clark, CEO of Amazon’s worldwide consumer business, said that the company is poised to become the largest US package delivery service by early 2022, overtaking longstanding shipping rivals UPS and FedEx. billion of Kansas City Southern’s debt.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Shipping by land can be less costly and more efficient than the ocean shipping from Asian countries on which the U.S. For example, the merger between Kansas City Southern and Canadian National railways—which if finalized will create a single freight rail network from southern Mexico through the U.S. supply chains.

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Resilinc

JULY 20, 2021

Closer proximity—as compared to Asia—alone could reduce shipping times and inventory costs, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from ocean and air freight, according to the three. Given current road and rail conditions, a great deal of exports move north via ocean ships, which undermines the value of shifting supplier networks from Asia.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 25, 2021

George Brett of the Kansas City Royals hit a home run in the ninth inning of a game to give his team a last inning lead against the New York Yankees. The business ships out of three warehouses strategically located across the US; that number is expected to grow to ten by the end of 2021.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 28, 2021

USPS could finally ship alcohol with new bill. Kansas City Southern agrees to US$30B CN Rail deal. According to the United Fresh Produce Association, increased lumber prices, as well as increased demand, is driving up the cost of shipping pallets. Shipping alcohol in the US is tricky business.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Instead, he will lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers into battle against the Kansas City Chiefs in the 55 th modern Super Bowl. And to make the field seem truly neutral, the NFL has announced that Tampa Bay will not be allowed to fire the cannons from their famed pirate ship after touchdowns and big plays.

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