Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 10, 2024
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore being struck by the Dali and collapsing is an unpredictable disruption to the supply chains of several industries including automobiles, coal, and agricultural machinery. The port handles about 11 million tons of cargo per year, including automobiles, containers, coal, and farm products.
Supply Chain Matters
MARCH 27, 2024
A day has passed after a container ship lost power and crashed into a support pylon of Baltimore, Maryland’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early morning hours of March 26. miles to partially collapse into the Patapsco River that leads to the Port of Baltimore. The collision caused this massive bridge spanning 1.6 All rights reserved.
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Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 29, 2024
In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long The bridge is part of the heavily traveled Interstate 695 linking Baltimore to Washington, D.C. mile-long span. An estimated 11.5
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 26, 2024
Anti-narcotics investigators have uncovered substantial amounts of the disguised drugs in the past two years as smugglers go to ever-more elaborate lengths to get illicit cargoes on board ships. The majority of the volume will fit within UPS’ existing U.S. daytime flight operations, EVP and CFO Brian Newman said.
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Earlier this week, the company warned officials in Maryland that it plans to close two delivery stations next month in Hanover and Essex, near Baltimore, that employ more than 300 people. Instacart says the new technology will give more retailers access to tools and technologies that can lead to business growth.
MIT Supply Chain
NOVEMBER 6, 2014
I’m no fan of Big Government, but there are some cases where a system-wide view is much more efficient than a localized, distributed view. In the maritime example I cited above, the lack of a centralized management strategy for our nation’s port system puts us at a competitive disadvantage. The Ebola outbreak is another case in point.
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 12, 2024
Retailers and manufacturers are flying more goods around the shipping crisis in the Red Sea , industry experts say, helping boost international airfreight operators after a long period of sagging cargo volumes. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Now 27 ships navigate the Panama Canal each day, compared with 39 previously.
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