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This Week in Logistics News (November 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

The functionality accounts for all applicable national tolls in France, Germany, Austria and Slovakia. This past Monday, “truck drivers from three companies at the Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach began a 36-hour strike…and Port of Oakland truckers have threatened to walk out next week,” according to an article in Cargo Business News.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 27 – April 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

Specifically, the top countries most impacted by the Suez Canal blockage include the UK, Germany, Belgium, France, Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Turkey, and Austria. On top of that, there is a severe shortage of railcars in Los Angeles-Long Beach is causing rail container dwell times to double.