The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

JULY 21, 2014

  The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are vital to the LA economy, not only because they provide a significant number of jobs in the shipping and logistics industries, but also because they give the city itself a competitive edge with regard to shipping times and transportation costs when it comes to operating a global businesses here.

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Elementum

JULY 28, 2015

On July 21, truckers working for the Pacific 9 Transportation company went on indefinite strike, causing further congestion problems and delays at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. was moved by truck in 2014. The trucking industry is hugely important for the United States’ supply chain— 67% of all freight in the U.S.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

The major impact will be to hazardous cargo (majority of classes), with a hold on Xiamen port from August 1st to September 7th, including imports to Xiamen, exports from Xiamen, and transfers via Xiamen. In 2014, a port strike at Los Angeles-Long Beach caused severe congestion and freight delays. Union labor contracts.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Port of Long Beach sees highest Q3 cargo volume in history (Cargo Business News). UberRUSH was first announced in April 2014 , but I’m sure that Amazon’s recent announcement of a competing service called Amazon Flex prompted Uber to put the spotlight back on itself. UPS Expands UPS Worldwide Express™ Service.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshoremen Warehouse Union (ILWU) have been operating without a contract since the end of June, 2014. If your firm is currently importing cargo from Asia, you know about the challenges faced by what is rapidly becoming a crisis on the West Coast.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

December 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). With more than 30 cargo ships anchored offshore, countless supply chains scrambling, and the prospect of a $2 billion per day hit on the U.S. million, respectively, for the full year 2014. Roadnet® Technologies Introduces Advanced Business Intelligence Tool, Insight.

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Elementum

AUGUST 25, 2015

percent decline in container volumes from 2014 , while Long Beach reported its best month ever during the same time. Now, as traffic from Tianjin slows to a crawl, Long Beach and Los Angeles ports are poised to suffer the most from the decreased volumes. Put the two together, though, and you’ve got a 5.4

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Freightos

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Cargo Chief. Focus on long-haul, not local. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick was talking about logistics back in 2014 (although he called it “icing on the cake” back then). Acquiring an autonomous trucking company was another clear indicator, as was the 2015 Uber Cargo test runs in Hong Kong. Established. 10-4 Systems.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 11, 2017

The major impact will be to hazardous cargo (majority of classes), with a hold on Xiamen port from August 1st to September 7th, including imports to Xiamen, exports from Xiamen, and transfers via Xiamen. In 2014, a port strike at Los Angeles-Long Beach caused severe congestion and freight delays. Union labor contracts.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 10, 2017

Volvo Trucks demonstrates truck-platooning technology (Long Beach Post Telegram). Moving on to trucking news, a platooning demonstration was conducted this week at Long Beach. I wrote about this topic back in July 2014 (“ Driver Shortage in Trucking: Time for Plan B ”). Who’s to Blame for the Trucker Shortage?

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

This first started in 2014 when the company delivered 20 million packages. The California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are extending the hours during which trucks can pick up and return containers as they try to improve freight movement and delays through ports. For the calendar year 2020, Amazon delivered 4.2

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In 2015, Hollar established its headquarters outside of Los Angeles, California, choosing a strategic location for its first warehouse — in close proximity to the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach. manufacturing facility in 2014.

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