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. Yes, we have achieved greater normalcy in transportation.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

are reporting that they are being inundated with requests from importers seeking to use provisions such as the “321 de minimis” rule, which allows goods worth less than $800 to be shipped to the U.S. The Green Corridor: Saving Whales in California – A Case Study in Regional Collaboration. without being subject to tariffs.

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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.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2022

Empty shipping containers stack up at US port depots. There has been a lot written about the need for shipping containers. The biggest issue now is the fact that shipping containers, once unloaded, cannot be moved. McCormick’s diverse supplier network helps shield it from Ukraine impacts. With vacancy rates as low as 1.6

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Instead of shipping a new smartphone to someone’s house and having it left on the front steps, one of Enjoy’s delivery workers will personally deliver and set up the phone, and then sell additional services. FDA inks mutual reliance agreements with California, Florida, Utah, Wisconsin. Lead times for chips have surged.

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Logility

MARCH 29, 2022

Manufacturers and shipping companies assumed that because of layoffs, demand would drop. This then led to … A shipping container shortage: Containers piled up across the world once they were emptied. Ports became overwhelmed: Orders outstripped available containers, which caused the cost of a shipping container to skyrocket.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 12, 2022

In all, the acquisition will add more than 350 temperature-controlled vehicles and four million square feet to the UPS Healthcare global footprint, offering customers access to faster shipping times, greater production flexibility, and offerings to help them attract new business. From a shipping perspective, time is critical.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

According to Reuters : California farmers were especially hard hit by the port disruptions, with export losses estimated to be running at hundreds of millions of dollars a week. The California Citrus Mutual trade group said the slowdown had cut members’ exports by half this season compared to recent years. Productivity at U.S.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 10, 2022

Will drought persist in California, as La Niña shifts storm tracks northward? How much will La Niña increase precipitation in Asia? But specific regional impacts are harder to predict. Will the U.S. and China and the possibility of war between Russia and Ukraine, both leading wheat exporters.

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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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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Now, after eight months of increasingly bitter contract negotiations and lobbying by Congressional representatives, President Obama has ordered his Secretary of Labor, Tom Perez, to jump-start stalled labor talks between shipping companies and the dockworkers’ union. This problem has been exacerbated by many factors: Driver Shortages.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 8, 2016

Given the various limitations of the Panama Canal (tolls, congestion, ship tonnage limitation), most goods that need to be delivered from East Asia to the United States are currently unloaded in the Port of Los Angeles and shipped by train to their final destination. million worldwide.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The ocean freight industry suddenly lost one of the top ten players when Hanjin Shipping Co. Hanjin's exit strands 89 ships worldwide containing some $14 billion worth of cargo, much of which was headed to the U.S. No doubt this will complicate efforts to get products from Asia to U.S. filed for bankruptcy on August 31st.

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Elementum

OCTOBER 15, 2015

It will probably alleviate California’s drought. El Niño is set to bring copious amounts of precipitation to California and the Southern United States. will see a wet winter while California is preparing for storms that will bring floods and mudslides. This should keep prices low and shipping lanes open. The Southern U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 17, 2022

Foxconn and Asia Market Forecasters Provide Muted Outlook on High Tech Product Demand. Foxconn and Asia Market Forecasters Provide Muted Outlook on High Tech Product Demand. Nomura reportedly indicated in its latest research note that Asia shipments may have reached a critical inflection point.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Menlo Logistics Keen to Build on 2014 Growth in South Asia. As reported in the Wall Street Journal yesterday, it appears that “Amazon’s robot army is finally falling into place,” with deployments at warehouses in California, Kentucky, Texas, and others. A New Traffic Jam Hits L.A. WSJ – sub. in October. Think again.

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4WL Consulting

MAY 4, 2020

Based in Silicon Valley, they’re fully scaled in California but have operations in China and South Korea, giving Cliff an up-close perspective on offshore manufacturing, supply chain, and more. Most recently, Cliff has developed C3Nano into an international leader in its industry with manufacturing locations in California, Korea, and China.

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4WL Consulting

MAY 4, 2020

Based in Silicon Valley, they’re fully scaled in California but have operations in China and South Korea, giving Cliff an up-close perspective on offshore manufacturing, supply chain, and more. Most recently, Cliff has developed C3Nano into an international leader in its industry with manufacturing locations in California, Korea, and China.

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West Coast and California Logistics

OCTOBER 22, 2020

When importing containers from Asia and other overseas markets, many companies limit their container weights to meet U.S. This is often a mistake as shipping overweight containers can offer you very significant ocean cost savings. road weight limits.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 23, 2015

A massive El Niño occurred in 1997-1998, unleashing record rains in California, deadly tornados in Florida, and a brutal drought in Indonesia, thus landing the term firmly on the radar (no pun intended) of millions of people around the globe.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 26, 2023

The central theme centers on the talks between the shipping company’s chief executive officer and the Somali pirates’ interpreter. Captain Phillips (2013) In the movie “Captain Phillips,” Somali pirates kidnap the Danish cargo ship MV Maersk Alabama, which is a terrifying true story.

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RFgen

MARCH 19, 2015

Mayor of Long Beach, California Robert Garcia believes business should return to normal at all U.S. ports to make up the current backlog of ships and container inventory, the standoff’s impact is expected to be more far-reaching than initially thought. West Coast ports in about three months. Standoff to Affect the Supply Chain?

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RFgen

MARCH 19, 2015

Mayor of Long Beach, California Robert Garcia believes business should return to normal at all U.S. ports to make up the current backlog of ships and container inventory, the standoff’s impact is expected to be more far-reaching than initially thought. West Coast ports in about three months. Standoff to Affect the Supply Chain?

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Last year, Raley’s converted its closed store in Sacramento, California to a dark store — an e-commerce fulfillment center to meet the spiraling pick and on-demand deliveries. California-based ghost kitchen, Kitchen United, tied up with supermarket giant Kroger in August to serve on-demand restaurant food to customers.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

This distinguished gentleman happened to have just retired as President of Global Freight Forwarding, and prior to that, as President of UPS Asia Pacific. In this case, the context was an annual bid and quote negotiation they had to do with electronic manufacturers who wanted to ship products from the factories in Asia to the US.

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Freight Plus

APRIL 20, 2021

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. How are you going to reconfigure your terminal operations to accommodate much bigger ships, add more ship to shore cranes? East Asia to West Coast Performance.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2022

At one point in my career, I did some work in a large distribution center in Southern California. This solution significantly reduced shipping costs by eliminating wasted cardboard and dunnage. EMEA and Asia Pacific Regions and helping to transform and optimize distribution center operations worldwide.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Demand for vans continues to heat up on the West Coast, boosting load-to-truck ratios in California, Oregon, Idaho, and Utah. This trend repeats every year, as consumer goods from Asia arrive at the ports and begin the eastward journey to regional distribution centers throughout the country. The load-to-truck ratio held steady at 4.7

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 17, 2021

International shipping industry article and permission to publish here provided by Daniel Choi. Even during the epidemic, the shipping industry’s significance in the value chain and the transportation of resources and goods worldwide was emphasized, probably most prominently. The Shipping Industry During Pandemic.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Currently, more than 10,000 TEU vessels are cascading down to the transpacific trade from the Asia-Europe trade. Below is a quick visual representation of the terminal congestion in Southern California. Anticipate congestion for future peak shipping periods. Larger Vessels. Incremental Volumes. FUTURE STATE.

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Supply Chain Shaman

MARCH 21, 2022

” Corporations serve international markets, and the source of rare minerals (so critical for the evolution of the green supply chain) is primarily Asia. In the United States, fire activity increased in February and March 2022—fire is not just a California issue. My response is “Hogwash.” A Need to Rethink Work.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 22, 2015

The opening of the expanded Panama Canal in 2016 will enable the new class of mega-container ships to travel from Asia to destinations on the U.S. Meanwhile, drought-stricken areas continue to receive rain, which is very welcome, especially in California. East Coast.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2022

FedEx Express introduces new routes between Asia and Europe. FedEx Express has announced the launch of a new route between Asia and Europe. Customers in North Asia, including China and Japan, will benefit from increased connection and service dependability as a result of the route. We will have to wait and see.

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Elementum

AUGUST 25, 2015

While the labor strikes are over, fears of continued unrest are leading some shipping companies to avoid West Coast ports. percent increase in total volumes for the two Southern California ports combined—not the surge in profits expected from the peak shipping season. Put the two together, though, and you’ve got a 5.4

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 6, 2020

Now that the fireworks are over and New Year’s resolutions are set, it’s time to prepare for global shipping in 2020. Recapping 2019’s top global shipping disruptors. was a drastic change that will likely continue to affect shipping costs and capacity availability. Geopolitical uncertainties. Ecommerce expectations.

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Logichain Solutions

OCTOBER 8, 2018

In 1990, John Romkey showed a toaster at the INTEROP internet conference in San Jose, California, that could be turned on and off over the internet. But what is it and how does tracking shipments with IoT benefits your supply chain? The first IoT device is considered to be a toaster.

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Logichain Solutions

OCTOBER 8, 2018

In 1990, John Romkey showed a toaster at the INTEROP internet conference in San Jose, California, that could be turned on and off over the internet. But what is it and how does tracking shipments with IoT benefits your supply chain? The first IoT device is considered to be a toaster.

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