Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

freight and logistics industry continues to mitigate recessionary conditions including the April 2023 Logistics Manager Index reaching its lowest level lowest level in six years and one-half years. freight, logistics and parcel movement industry. Freight rate reportedly fell 37 percent. The LMI has now declined 6.7

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Stord

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Last year, the ripple effects from new tariffs on imports from China rocked warehouses and ports in America. At the Port of Los Angeles, for example, a sudden rush of shipments overloaded the local warehouse market. Another obstacle came from strained supply chains, which we saw at the Port of Los Angeles over the summer.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

The executive director of the Port of Los Angeles thinks a tentative agreement between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) on a new labor contract is imminent. It has a protocol of transit fees and weight restrictions that kick in as drought conditions worsen.

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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. These topics are highly relevant to a wide range of shippers across North America and may help you make smarter, more informed supply chain decisions. Source: ACT Research April 2021 Freight Forecast report.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2023

While 209,000 workers were added in June, 14,000 freight and parcel carriers were cut and 6,900 warehousing and storage jobs were lost. Last week we cited a report by The Wall Street Journal indicating that the CEO of the globe’s largest freight forwarder, Kuehne + Nagel , indicated that “ There’s no peak season to be expected in 2023.”

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SCMDOJO

MAY 13, 2022

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.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Meanwhile, 75% of furniture retailer, Ethan Allen’s products are made in North America. Ocean freight solutions Ocean rates and capacity have been a big concern for all shippers for quite some time. Ocean freight solutions Ocean rates and capacity have been a big concern for all shippers for quite some time.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 2, 2020

The huge build-up of containers at China’s docks has created a major ocean freight imbalance, with a shortage of cargo in US and European ports and a shortfall in boxes needed by Western exporters to ship products to other parts of the world. Ocean Freight. Air Freight. Ocean Freight. Air Freight.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

TBSx3 Launches Consortium With Freight Industry Giants to Fight Trade in Fake Goods with Blockchain (BlockchainNews). CX North America Expands Driver Mobile App with Digital Proof of Delivery Update. Amazon to deliver Whole Foods groceries in two hours for Prime users (CNBC). P&G Remaking Supply Chain Network (WSJ – sub.

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DAT Solutions

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

There is a shift underway right now in the refrigerated freight segment. More restaurant spending, more contract freight. The big food service outfits have private fleets, or they work with contract carriers, so the restaurant trend "eats away" at the refrigerated freight volume on the spot market. Two main factors are involved.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

For centuries the expense, risk, and frustration with ocean freight held back expansion of the international economy, despite the invention of the steam invention. First use of a modern container for ocean freight. Did You Know That … It wasn’t just about freight. In 2014, the shipping ports of America received $1.73

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Freightos

DECEMBER 25, 2017

Year Ends On A High – Air Freights Stay High, Ocean Rates Rise: Freight Rate Update Wk 51. growth in world cargo volumes for 2017, air freight rates have been dramatically up this peak season. Across in Europe, intermittent bad weather has taken a toll, increasing backlogs and contributing to high air freight rates.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Warehouses promised lots of jobs, but robot workforce slows hiring (Los Angeles Times). DAT’s Accelerated Freight Matching Launches with New Load Board App for Carriers and Paperless Onboarding Service for Brokers. R2 Freight & Logistics, Inc. Retailer Wal-Mart de Mexico to invest $1.3

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

The Freightos System is SaaS for freight contract management, automatic price quotations, and business intelligence. For centuries, the expense, risk, and frustration with ocean freight held back expansion of the international economy, despite the invention of the steam invention. First use of a modern container for ocean freight.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

Canadian Pacific is the sixth-largest North America freight railway, and in December 2021 completed an agreement to acquire U.S. Upwards of 3,000 rail workers reportedly returned to work yesterday to resume rail operations across North America after a breakdown in labor settlement talks occurred last Saturday. Further, U.S.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 2, 2021

Here’s an example: Every year, a huge volume of finished goods are shipped from Asia to North America. Ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach, as well as in Europe and other global locations. And, in many cases, how fragile. Knock down one domino, and others fall. Ships are stacked up at major U.S.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Those same words were 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. We cannot let this happen again. The ILWU and PMA have always taken a “What’s in it for Me?” Productivity at U.S.

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Freight Plus

MARCH 14, 2019

Monday, a blaze ignited on the MV Grande America 205 miles off the coast of Brest, France. Lanes from Dallas to Los Angeles, Memphis to Atlanta, and Philly to Boston all gained ground. Meanwhile, in this week's, "Where's my freight?!". The company has refocused its attention to buying back $2.5 billion of its own stock.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

Part of this decrease may be attributed to temporary declining freight volumes as regions in Asia continue to deal with COVID-19 related suspensions of production, shipping or transport operations. This index stood at $9,304 at the end of 2021. The Flexport Ocean Timeliness Indicator tracks average ocean container shipping transit times.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Part of its analysis is based on the recent strike preparation among freight rails that took place in September before a last-minute deal was reached, which caused a drop of 1,975 carloads. In one measure of the trend, the industrial real estate firm Tishman Speyer this week launched a joint venture with Mitsui Fudosan America (MFA), the U.S.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

This follows the company’s acquisition of 3PD this past July, another provider of heavy goods, last-mile logistics in North America. In other transportation-related news, UPS announced that UPS Ground, Air and International, and Air Freight rates within and between the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico will increase an average net of 4.9

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 6, 2019

DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 256 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $60 billion in real transactions. Oil-related freight movements from Houston are definitely in a lull.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Both those markets are distribution hubs for e-commerce, which has stretched the traditional holiday retail freight season well into December. A lot of holiday freight heading into the Northeast ends up in distribution centers in Allentown, PA, which has led to higher inbound rates there. Van loads heading from L.A.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Those previously unplanned shipments have brought about a surge in demand for trucks in Los Angeles. It’s currently the number 1 market for van load posts on DAT load boards , with a lot of freight moving eastward. Los Angeles. Most of the major lanes out of Lakeland and Miami paid better. Chicago, 2.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 27, 2015

In fact, there were more load posts on DAT Load Boards from January through September 2015 than in any other year except 2014 -- which was an exceptional year in freight transportation. Here are a few notable trends from the past week: Outbound rates trended up in Los Angeles , but declined in Dallas, Chicago and Atlanta.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

The Dirty Dozen, in alphabetical order, are: Amazon, Atlantic Coast Utilities/Laurence Moloney, Daikin America, Dollar General, Ernst Nursery and Farms, Foundation Food Group/Gold Creek Foods, Hilton Hotels, Kingspan Light and Air, Liox Cleaners/Wash Supply Laundromat, Mayfield Consumer Products, Refresco, and Starbucks. percent for Q4.

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Supply Chain Network

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

(NYSE: R), a leader in commercial fleet management , dedicated transportation , and supply chain solutions , announced today it has started to take delivery of 125 medium-duty electric panel vans, the first of their kind in North America, now available for lease or rent.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

That might mean diverting from Los Angeles/Long Beach to Canada or Mexico. In-bound freight delivery efficiency can be optimised by consolidating in-distribution hubs and reducing stock levels at country level. However, make sure you have infrastructure at the reliever port, or things might just be worse.

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Zipline Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The past three quarters have been anything but typical for the freight market and the domestic economy at-large. The arrival of COVID-19 sent freight volumes skyrocketing to keep up with panic buying at retailers nationwide. Following the short downturn , the freight market began a rapid recovery that has yet to cool off fully.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Van freight didn't see a big boost in the last full week of October, and rates on the 100 highest-traffic lanes were mostly neutral. Three major van markets had outbound rates rise least 2% for the month of October: Los Angeles, Dallas, and Denver. led to tight capacity and high rates. Volumes also rose significantly in L.A.

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DAT Solutions

JULY 7, 2016

End-of-quarter and pre-holiday freight was even stronger than expected last week in Atlanta , Charlotte and Memphis , which were the top three markets for outbound loads on DAT load boards. On the West Coast, there were lots of loads available in Los Angeles , and rates rose 11% outbound from Stockton.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 9, 2017

There’s a lot of freight out there for vans right now, and August had a stronger start than any month in more than a year and a half. National average rates recovered 3¢ per mile last week, due to a boom in freight heading into population centers in the Northeast. per mile now, due to a richer mix of load and lane choices.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 28, 2022

Earlier this week, David Ortiz got the call from the Baseball Writers Association of America that he was the lone candidate elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Combined inbound volume fell about 14 percent at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in December compared with a year ago, according to preliminary data from the ports.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. At the end of 2021, ocean freight rates were more than three times what they were throughout 2020. Air cargo carriers in North America posted an 11.4% Air cargo carriers in North America posted an 11.4%

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 6, 2023

Reportedly, one terminal at the Port of Los Angeles cancelled cargo movement operations on Monday of this week while two terminals at the Post of Long Beach closed. freight and logistics sector in in a condition of contractionary recession , that adds to demands for higher worker compensation. Gulf or U.S.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Freight startup Flexport soars from ‘unsexy’ to $800M valuation (TechCrunch). CX North America Adds Replay Technology to Its Freight Visibility Solutions. As reported by the Star Tribune : Target is extending its next-day delivery of household essentials to eight more major markets, including New York, Los Angeles and Atlanta.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 17, 2021

Through 2020, even in the worst periods of the outbreak, when cargo volumes fell, the same was not true of freight rates due to more diligent operators who better handled their capabilities, slashing capacity on the basis of smooth sailings, minimizing cost, profit margins rather than market share, using lower prices of fuel.

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