Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 10, 2024
It’s more than doubled the number of robots deployed in its fulfillment centers and warehouses in the last three years, from 350,000 in 2021 to 750,000 by last June. Since late last year, the Houthis have been attacking ships in the Red Sea, which cargo vessels from Asia have to travel through to reach the Suez Canal.
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 3, 2022
How Shanghai’s lockdown is dampening Port of Oakland volumes. Shipping companies added capacity, but now containers are stuck in port. The Port of Oakland reported cargo in April dropped 7 percent compared to the same period a year ago due to factory and port shutdowns in China. And now on this week’s logistics news.
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Logistics Viewpoints
OCTOBER 27, 2021
The photos of the cargo ships at anchor waiting for berth at the ports of LA and Long Beach certainly generate an emotional response, “what in those containers will affect my work or personal consumption plans?” Source: Ports of LA, Long Beach, Oakland, Seattle-Tacoma. There were 12 days of ships sitting, waiting for berth.
Logistics Viewpoints
JULY 22, 2022
Trucker protests shut down Port of Oakland terminals. Year-over-year 2021 saw the fastest 3PL growth since Armstrong began estimating the market size in 1995. The Port’s other three marine terminals are effectively shut down for trucks as well, the Port of Oakland told CNBC, while there are some vessel labor operations underway.
Logistics Viewpoints
DECEMBER 8, 2022
The company is focused on ocean shipping. The company streamlines and standardizes the shipping process worldwide for a network of over 220,000 shipping professionals. and FourKites are building a data platform that aims to predict shipping delays and prescribe alternative plans for their customers. FedEx Corp.
Operations and Supply Chain Management
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
The former wartime airbase handled a record 1,655 international cargo arrivals in 2021, a 73% jump from 2019, and overall tonnage rose 18%. He’s expecting this year will be “very similar to 2021,” and “we’re pretty confident that we’ll continue to grow.”. Share of Global Shipping Vessels Arriving on Time. from 2020 and a 5.4%
Logistics Viewpoints
JULY 8, 2022
The top five most expensive global ports for detention and demurrage (D&D) fees on cargo containers are all in the US, where such charges have increased during 2022 even as global average fees have fallen from their record highs of 2021, according to a report from logistics technology provider Container XChange.
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