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Highlights from TPM 2023 with Peter Tirschwell

The Logistics of Logistics

He is the founder and chairman of the annual JOC TPM conference in Long Beach, Calif., TPM 2023 was held February 26 – March 1, 2023, at the Long Beach Convention Center, California. the world’s largest container shipping conference, now 23 years old.

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America Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Planes, Cranes, and Barges: How America Is Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos. Rickenbacker International Airport was a bustling hub for air freight well before the pandemic—a day’s truck drive to half of the U.S. International freight being unloaded at Rickenbacker airport. a digital freight forwarder. Businessweek.

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When it Comes to Ocean Shipping, We Have to See Beyond Today’s Squalls and Plan for the Long Term

Logistics Viewpoints

How do I get shipment X out of Long Beach? But the fact of the matter is, industry leaders who want to avoid crashing their business on the shoals need to balance the daily hand-to-hand combat with some serious, long-term planning. 1 carrier stopping its dealings with even a portion of the world’s freight forwarders?

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Retail giants crush the rush with charters, air freight

Resilinc

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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Q4 2021 Freight Market Update: Preparing for Another Big Peak Season

Zipline Logistics

While it remains to be seen whether the coming quarter will live up to expectations, there are multiple powerful predictors hinting that the freight market will not wane in intensity over the coming months. Typically, freight experiences a seasonal boom, starting with back-to-school shopping and concluding following year-end holidays.

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Yantian Port Congestion: How Can Shippers Navigate Another Major Supply Chain Disruption?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

Unlike the Suez Canal incident or other recent port issues, which have impacted a more limited number of regions and trade lanes, the Port of Yantian is a major export hub for multiple large markets like Europe, North America, Latin America and Oceania. Prepare to make tough decisions on what freight is most important to move.

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The Endless Complexities of the Ocean side of Supply Chains

SCMDOJO

ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach which saw their busiest March on record, handling a combined 898,287 TEU’s. In total, rollover rates in transshipment ports were up across every region except for South America, one of the smallest for global and regional transshipment activities. Supply Chain KPI Dashboard.