2002 Cargo Shipping Supply Chain 
Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 15, 2014
West Coast ports continue , causing importers like Lululemon Athletica to delay store shipments by up to 10 days, other shippers are heading to Canada’s West Coast ports, such as Prince Rupert where cargo traffic headed for the U.S. has increased 11 percent so far this year. ports have also spurred some shippers to look north. .
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
US to invest $3 billion in Covid vaccine supply chain. American Eagle, Walmart invest in direct shipping to avoid congestion. US ports see shipping logjams extending through mid-2022. Wegmans launches sustainable egg packaging chain-wide. Walmart, meanwhile, has begun chartering its own ships.
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CH Robinson Transportfolio
MAY 20, 2014
Supply chains can face disruption from man-made events, as well as natural disasters. Or, will we see a repeat of 2002, when a 10-day lockout left dozens of ships lined up outside the West Coast docks, unable to unload? Global Transportation Supply Chain Global Shipping ILWU PMA Port Strike Supply Chains'
Tompkins Blog
JULY 14, 2014
Director, Tompkins Supply Chain Consortium. Shippers still bear the scars from the disastrous 2002 work stoppage and have countermeasures in-place to avoid major disruption. According to the National Retail Federation, cargo volume into the West Coast was up 6.6% Blog Post Asia Global Ports Shipping Transportation'
MIT Supply Chain
MARCH 5, 2015
It appears that ports on the US West Coast are back in full swing after a protracted labor dispute delayed cargo worth billions of dollars and caused untold reputational damage to the companies caught in the crossfire. First, over the next several years, new shipping options will become available to US companies.
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 25, 2017
Last September, a jury at Southwark crown court in south London found Amazon guilty of shipping dangerous goods by air. The prosecution was brought by [the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority] under the air navigation (dangerous goods) regulations 2002. It outlines how dangerous goods must be handled when transported by air.
Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 27, 2021
The photos of the cargo ships at anchor waiting for berth at the ports of LA and Long Beach certainly generate an emotional response, “what in those containers will affect my work or personal consumption plans?” There were 12 days of ships sitting, waiting for berth. The LA and Long Beach Container Vessels.
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