Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway. Here’s an easy way to think about the regular and potential future disruptions that could impact your ocean shipping strategy, and what you can do to prepare for what comes next. At these times of the year, you should see less risk to your standard ocean shipping strategy.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Manhattan Associates Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2014 Performance. Ryder Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2014 Results and Provides 2015 Forecast. Reports 2014 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results. West Coast shippers invoke specter of port shutdowns (Reuters). Con-way Inc.

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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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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. Importers and companies all across the country are scrambling for alternatives as container ships ride at anchor off the southern California coast, awaiting unloading.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Bigger Container Ships Pose Bigger Risks (WSJ – sub. 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. Kinsey added that human error is a factor in most shipping accidents.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 21, 2017

Long Beach ports emits only water from tailpipe (OCR). In order to increase efficiency, the goods would be manufactured in batches based on factors such as the customer shipping address, the patent says. Apple Gets Permit to Test Self-Driving Cars in California (New York Times). This hydrogen-fueled 18-wheeler at L.A.,

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MAY 6, 2015

Guest Blogger, Rich Chrzanowski — Container volume at US ports hit an all-time high in 2014 and a DOT transportation study projects volume to more than triple in coming years. Compounding the problem is the emergence of megaships which are taxing the aging infrastructure of US ports leading to long back-ups for trucking.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JULY 14, 2015

Opportunity Knocks – The Wall Street Journal reports the West Coast ports’ share of container imports fell precipitously year over year between May 2014 and May 2015 according to U.S. What are the contours of the opportunity and how were some retailers prepared to seize it while many others weren’t? Census Bureau data.

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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

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Cosco, China Shipping Group in Advanced Merger Talks (WSJ – sub. Port of Long Beach sees highest Q3 cargo volume in history (Cargo Business News). In the darkness, in the silence, I missed my dad, again. — In this week’s supply chain and logistics news… DSV agrees to acquire UTi Worldwide Inc.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 11, 2017

Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway. Here’s an easy way to think about the regular and potential future disruptors that could impact your ocean shipping strategy, and what you can do to prepare for what comes next. At these times of the year, you should see less risk to your standard ocean shipping strategy.

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Elementum

APRIL 20, 2015

The volume of containers handled at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is reaching historic levels as longshoremen barrell through what was once a three month long backlog of containers waiting to be unloaded. Altogether the port complex of Los Angeles and Long beach reported handling almost 1.5

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Elementum

AUGUST 25, 2015

While the labor strikes are over, fears of continued unrest are leading some shipping companies to avoid West Coast ports. percent decline in container volumes from 2014 , while Long Beach reported its best month ever during the same time. They’re showing mixed recovery: In July, Los Angeles posted a 3.5

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

22nd on the 2014 World Bank Infrastructure index ), improvements – especially in rural areas – can have a huge impact. Chinese carriers are increasingly using these platforms to consolidate LTL loads, driving more effective shipping. Amazon has recently registered in China and the U.S.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 30, 2016

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). It maybe be 1,100 trucking miles from the Port of Long Beach to Denver, Colorado, but it’s 7,250 miles by boat first. Company that needs goods shipped.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 10, 2017

Volvo Trucks demonstrates truck-platooning technology (Long Beach Post Telegram). While the containers themselves can be loaded on a ship in a matter of minutes, a container can be held up in port for days because a piece of paper goes missing, while the goods inside spoil. Who’s to Blame for the Trucker Shortage?

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 2, 2018

That slump was triggered by the collapse of oil prices at the end of 2014.) E-Commerce Changes Shipping Patterns. Container ships docked in Los Angeles or Long Beach, the freight was unloaded, sorted and moved on rail intermodal or van trailers to regional distribution centers across the country.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Amazon now ships more parcels than FedEx. In fact, Amazon has even begun shipping orders for outside customers. This first started in 2014 when the company delivered 20 million packages. The Port of Long Beach will take the first step toward a 24-hour, seven days a week supply chain by maximizing nighttime operations.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S. When customers order items not stocked at one of Belk’s fulfillment centers, those items are shipped directly from the vendor. Belk @belk With more than 300 department stores in 16 states throughout the Southern U.S.,

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 21, 2014

As this year’s chairman of the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA), I was thrilled to meet with over 1,700 of my colleagues at the annual Intermodal Expo, which was held September 21-23 in Long Beach, CA. We talked directly and honestly about both the challenges and opportunities we saw in 2014 and those we will see in 2015.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 3, 2017

Those same words were also said when the ports were shut down for 10 days in 2002 , and again in December 2012 when 600 clerks went on strike , shutting down the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach for 8 days. Guess what? It’s going to happen again, so you better prepare.

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