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This Week in Logistics News (April 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

The adjacent Port of Long Beach also saw a significant decline in container volume in March. Long Beach saw a 30 percent decline from 2022 as the port processed 603,878 containers compared with 863,156. The Port of Los Angeles processed 623,233 20-foot-equivalent containers, down 35 percent from last year’s 958,674.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

0 TEUs 0 meters long. Competition for container traffic is increasingly giving way to coordination between the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Did You Know That … In 1989, the world’s largest shopping mall built from shipping containers, with 16,000 vendors, opens in Odessa, USSR. Significance.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

Competition for container traffic is increasingly giving way to coordination between the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. In 1989, the world’s largest shopping mall built from shipping containers, with 16,000 vendors, opens in Odessa, USSR. . Significance. Raleigh-Durham-Cary N.C. tops decade’s metro % growth.

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Supply Chain Management:Indicators from the 2012 Holiday Buying.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

west coast ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach occurred in early December, after the bulk of holiday goods had already arrived. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009. April 2009. March 2009. February 2009. January 2009. August 2010.

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Cruel Summer: Shipping Won’t See Seasonal Surge in Profits

Elementum

While the West Coast port fiascos have kept business away from Los Angeles and Long Beach, it’s not the only reason for the downtrend. Air freight, in particular, is at its lowest since 2009, and unlike shipping, airplanes fly no matter what: air freight is usually more urgent and has a hard deadline for arrival.

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December Market Update: Transportation Industry News

CH Robinson Transportfolio

According to the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports, the amount of time trucks spend inside terminals has decreased to averages that have not been seen since 2014. The average price of a gallon of diesel is now $2.445 nationwide, the lowest price of 2015 and the lowest price since June 1, 2009. Large Scale Market Indicators.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

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. Retailers like Amazon are chartering private cargo ships, making their own containers, and leasing planes to bypass supply chain disruptions like long wait times for dock space and workers.