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. Because going around Africa takes longer, shipping companies have had to add more vessels to ensure that they can transport goods on time and without cutting volumes.
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. Transportation execution solutions allow shippers to connect to multiple carriers and then tender, track, and pay in the system.
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Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 3, 2022
How Shanghai’s lockdown is dampening Port of Oakland volumes. 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. During the peak of port congestion in 2021, as many as 30 ships were waiting to enter an Oakland 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
JULY 8, 2022
.” This week, Walmart announced that it would charge some of its suppliers a new fee to transport goods to its warehouses and stores. This is another example of how businesses are looking to offset rising costs for things such as transportation and fuel. The fuel surcharge is based on the cost of fuel to transport the goods.
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.”. International freight being unloaded at Rickenbacker airport. from 2020 and a 5.4%
CH Robinson Transportfolio
MAY 17, 2021
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. Source: ACT Research April 2021 Freight Forecast report. Q3 2021 on August 11, 2021. Accordingly, C.H.
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