Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Back in the fall of 2021, Walgreens announced it was closing five San Francisco stores, citing ongoing organized retail crime as the reason. … For example, Proposition 47, a California ballot initiative passed in 2014, sought to alleviate prison overcrowding by reducing the penalties for some crimes. Retail Smash-and-Grab.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 18, 2023

As consumer spending fell, the days of escalating ocean freight and extreme shipping variability eased this year. In the spring of 2022, Asia/US ocean container rates resumed pre-pandemic levels and congestion eased in November 2022 into California ports. The peak disruption was in December 2021.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 8, 2021

But with port backlogs, and the holiday season in full swing, the amount of theft for 2021 is likely to rise. California topped the list of states with the most reported cargo thefts, followed by Texas and Florida. On the West Coast, the computer chip shortage has resulted in higher thefts of electronics.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2022

For the second consecutive four-quarter period, the freight market faced continual capacity challenges as the global supply chain wrestled with the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. Will these forces continue to play a part in the freight market in the coming year? Consumption Drives Freight Market Growth. percent in November.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Modesto, California-based Save Mart announced that Save Mart banner stores in Lathrop and Ceres, California now offer two-hour grocery delivery via Amazon. Plans call for Save Mart to soon launch Amazon delivery at more stores in California’s Central Valley. Logistics industry growth slowed in October. The Save Mart Cos.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 17, 2021

webinar, we provided an in-depth analysis of current supply and demand trends in the North American freight market. As such, vessels for ocean capacity between Asia and the United States are expected to remain fully booked for most/all of 2021. The first half of 2021 is forecasted to net less than 1% growth in Class 8 trucks.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In the race to fill distribution centers and store shelves with inventory for the holidays, some of the world’s largest retailers and ecommerce sellers are jumping ahead of smaller competitors by chartering ships, shifting freight to air, re-rerouting inland shipments, and hiring more staff for distribution centers and other supply chain nodes.

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Parade

JANUARY 18, 2022

2021 was a year full of uncertainty for everyone across the globe, but those uncertainties hit supply chains particularly hard. It’s the perfect time to start picking up business in new lanes, branching out your carrier network to accommodate freight in new areas, or even new types of freight altogether. No problem.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2023

The vehicle will make its inaugural trip from Indiana to California, where it will be featured at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo. Seagate sold the drives to Huawei between August 2020 and September 2021 despite an August 2020 rule that restricted sales of certain foreign items made with US technology to the company.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 6, 2021

million monthly threshold last summer, and have been above that threshold (excluding Feb 2021) since. The Marine Exchange of Southern California has stated on its Twitter page @MXSOCAL ship report a number of records at the Port of LA/Long Beach. This indicates a sustained increase of goods imports above previous levels.

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Freight Plus

MARCH 16, 2021

February 2021 - Transportation Market Report. Ocean freight continued to experience significant delays in February with over 20 vessels at anchor outside of LA and Long beach. So that is why you are seeing those elevated volumes continuing here in early 2021. But once the freight got into the terminals, we saw delays as well.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 27, 2021

To demonstrate, one California autonomous vehicle company, TuSimple, tested the efficacy of long-haul driverless vehicles in a recent trek from Nogales, Arizona to Oklahoma City, shaving 10 hours (42%) off of what would otherwise be a 24-hour trip. Approval of long-haul driverless technology isn’t projected to settle until around 2031.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 18, 2021

According to the Long Beach Post News , the Port of Long Beach implemented a 24/7 operations pilot program to go to 24/7 operations on September 21, 2021. FedEx and UPS, which are collectively responsible for 40% of all shipments in these two California ports, will also look to increase their off-peak-hours operations too.

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MIT Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

One example is the transition to green freight transportation, and more specifically, how the adoption of fuel-efficient vehicles and practices could have negative outcomes for labor. As the 2021 State of Sustainability report underlines, various stakeholders?—?notably notably consumers and investors?—?are

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 8, 2022

When it comes to executing mode-specific freight moves from origin to destination efficiently, reliably, and cost-effectively, transportation execution and visibility solutions play a critical role. The company had previously received an investment of $202 million in May 2021. million daily shipments. Infor Nexus.

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Stord

MARCH 24, 2019

The number of ocean imports fell across California ports in February , primarily due to the end of a tariff-driven shipping surge. As the company’s inventory footprint grows, it is making changes to many parts of its supply chain to improve margins and provide two-day shipping on online orders by 2021. from January to February.

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Stord

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

20, 2021 -- Stord , the cloud supply chain leader, announced the opening of a new warehouse in Las Vegas. The 177,238-square-foot facility will serve Stord customers in the Southwest and across Northern California and is set to bring hundreds of jobs to Nevada over the coming years. "We ATLANTA and LAS VEGAS, NV, Oct.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

Initiatives planned to reduce lost containers include the MARIN Top Tier project, which was founded in 2021 by several member lines and a range of maritime stakeholders to perform research on concrete data about the causes of containers overboard and how to prevent further incidents.

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 17, 2022

Although California boasts the highest average fuel price at $5.76 When considering the Gulf Coast region as a sample, most week-to-week changes were within 3-7 cent changes until December 2021, when 9 cent increases became regular without the typical fluctuating back down. . Consolidate Freight Wherever Possible.

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Freight Plus

APRIL 20, 2021

March 2021 - Transportation Market Report. Additionally, if you have spent time in Southern California and you look at the port, there is nothing left in terms of the infrastructure and the available land. BCO’s are negotiating contracts for 2021-2022. Infrastructure and Vessel Size, lessons learned from Suez Canal .

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Freight Plus

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

How was August 2021? We saw freight volume and rates go on a bit of a bull run through the back half of August. Wildfires are still raging in Northern California and across the Pacific Northwest causing disruptions in both domestic and international freight markets. . . ?.

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Freight Plus

JULY 20, 2021

June 2021 - Transportation Market Report. in Southern California in May. . in Southern California in May. Securing capacity for non-contracted freight remains challenging (26% increase. Securing capacity for non-contracted freight remains challenging (26% increase. IMDL spot rates decreased 4.9% days in April.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

DECEMBER 15, 2021

2021 was a difficult year in global logistics due to ongoing volatility. For example, while it may not be feasible to transport 100% of your freight via air, air freight continues to be the fastest way to replenish inventory, so prioritizing specific freight can help keep cargo moving. In fact, C.H.

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Resilinc

JUNE 29, 2021

As recently covered by Supply Chain Dive , wildfires have in recent years cut off the major highways I-5 and I-15 in California. Patterson, CEO of 3PL Pacific Mountain Logistics, adding that freight railroads using these corridors have also been shut down due to fires.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

As Niall van de Wouw, Chief Air Freight Officer at Xeneta, told Supply Chain Dive, “We are six weeks away from Christmas, and there is no indication there will be a peak.”. consumers a whopping 23% more than in 2021. Managing Freight & Parcel Spend is No Holiday Walk in the Park. Roughly 2.5%

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Pandemic demand for goods, and the shifts from a service economy, increased volume in southern California ports where 40% of ocean carriers unload for entry into the United States. The volume of ocean shipments grew two-fold in the past decade, and the price of an ocean shipment increased 9-10X from 2020-2021. Freight Rates 2019-2021.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Looks for Savings in Freight Broker Contracts. Having spent nearly $10 billion transporting letters and packages in 2021, the U.P.S. is working to overhaul its extensive network of trucks, planes, trains, and ships–beginning with its relationships with the freight brokers that supply their transportation channels. As the U.P.S.

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Freight volumes in December and January were bolstered by two major factors: U.S. More than 80% of respondents expect to implement intelligent automation by 2021. Cargo thefts down 19% in 2018 but California still leads pack. California lead all states with 26% of thefts, followed by Illinois (10%). Spotify. ,

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West Coast and California Logistics

JULY 15, 2021

If you’re looking to catch up on all things container shipping in 2021, a recent article in Freight Waves has got you covered. The article looks, month-by-month, at all of the “stranger than fiction” events in the shipping world in the first six months of this year.

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Intelligent Audit

AUGUST 20, 2021

China partially closed the Ningbo port, the third-largest port on Earth, during the week of August 9, 2021, after a COVID-19 case was reported at one of its terminals, according to Reuters , resulting in a decrease of activity 10% below the port’s average daily level for July 2021. Get the Data Necessary With Intelligent Audit.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 22, 2021

Given the source of supply most of the fireworks imported into the United States are shipped across the ocean into California for redistribution throughout the country. Despite that in 2021, on the backs of a global pandemic, we are facing a fireworks shortage. All of this is resulting in a shortage of fireworks in 2021.

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Freight Plus

JULY 13, 2021

June 2021 - Transportation Market Report. Lack of employees forcing long hours creating unhappy workforce and increased overtime spend for carriers – 1 company reported over $2 million in OT spend in California YTD. Click the button above to receive the full transportation market report for June 2021.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 25, 2022

spiked above $20,000 at its highest point in 2021, the spot rate dropped below $4,000 per 40-foot container. The Wall Street Journal Logistics Report indicated late last week that: “ the backup of container ships off the Southern California coast that was at the heart of the U.S.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Robinson as we work together to provide safe and reliable services to those who care about their freight and the care of which is it handled.”. What the award means to Dayton Freight. Dayton Freight. What the award means to Old Dominion Freight Lines. Old Dominion Freight Lines. Dayton Freight Lines, Inc.,

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Freight Plus

JULY 1, 2021

The ILWU is the International Longshore & Warehouse Union and they represent workers from Seattle/Tacoma to Southern California. Click the Button above to receive the full transportation market report for May 2021. There are two associations that represent each of the unions-the IWLU and the ILA.

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GTG Technology Group

DECEMBER 2, 2015

While the EPA has given the trucking industry until 2021 to fully comply with the new set of standards, the state of California has already begun its green overhaul of the industry. In July, California governor Jerry Brown declared by executive order that state agencies should begin the process of improving California’s freight system.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 20, 2023

It was priced at $12 a year for some time, though the company increased its pricing to $18 in December 2021. District Court for the Southern District of California was filed Wednesday. CargoNet recorded 1,778 supply chain risk events across the United States and Canada in 2022, an increase of 15 percent from 2021.

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