Talking Logistics

JULY 8, 2016

Air cargo firms feel the pressure from plunge in freight prices (Reuters). As reported by Loretta Chao in the Wall Street Journal: Orders for new heavy-duty trucks hit a nearly six-year low in June, indicating that trucking companies expect little relief from a weak freight market and sluggish economic growth. percent from 3 percent.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Global Container Volume on Track for Worst Year Since 2009 (WSJ – sub. based freight fowarder, has started using blockchain to create real-time digital ledgers of shipping data for use by port officials, cargo owners and others along global supply chains,” according to an article in the Wall Street Journal.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Future of brokerage: Cargo Chief to bet on pay for time ( Overdrive ). Back in June 2009, I wrote the following in a post titled Amazon.com: A Customer-Centric 3PL : “You won’t find Amazon.com on any ‘Top 25 3PLs’ list, but the company is a leading 3PL in my book.” Amazon expands logistics reach in China ( Reuters ).

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

percent drop in cargo volumes. In the specific case of UPS , the carrier and logistics services provider has now been forecasting a decline in annual revenues since the recession of 2009. The April report commentary took note that European and U.S.

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APRIL 1, 2022

As some component lead times push into 2023, the shortage is expected to last 24 months before it recedes – similar to the chip shortage of 2008-2009. Wall Street Journal ). Wall Street Journal ). Wall Street Journal ). Wall Street Journal ). Wall Street Journal ). Wall Street Journal ). McKinsey ).

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 14, 2013

Supreme Court rules in favor of ATA in challenge of Port of Los Angeles Clean Truck Program ( Cargo Business ). UPS Bulks Up in China ( Wall Street Journal ). Transport Reaches for the Sun ( Wall Street Journal ). Retailers Remain Cautious On Merchandise Imports. Even with the April decrease to 112.4, Have a happy weekend!

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Peg Brickley and Jennifer Smith at the Wall Street Journal add that NEMF “ran into trouble at the end of 2018, when it lost some major customers [emphasis mine]” and that the company “burned through cash and logged an estimated operating loss of $20.9 percent in December , the largest drop since September 2009, according to the U.S.

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