Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Pandemic demand for goods, and the shifts from a service economy, drove the increase in southern California ports where 40% of ocean carriers unload for entry into the United States. Value networks do not interoperate and the business leader trying to track shipments must manually sync multiple data sources to get to answers.

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Global Trade Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. By having many service providers involved, which among each other are often not connected, the friction in moving goods from source to destination are very high. arviem, founded in 2008, has grown organically to become the leading service provider for real-time cargo monitoring.

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Global Trade Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. By having many service providers involved, which among each other are often not connected, the friction in moving goods from source to destination are very high. Importers are using multiple sourcing vendors to improve their ability to respond to market demand and opportunities.

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QAD

DECEMBER 16, 2021

A lack of railcars to move cargo from the ports is adding more delays. Six major corporations (Walmart, Home Depot, Samsung, Target, FedEx and UPS) will use the expanded off-peak hours to move cargo off the dock, freeing up dock space, by moving 3,500 containers per week during the night shifts at the two Southern California ports.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

DECEMBER 15, 2021

For example, while it may not be feasible to transport 100% of your freight via air, air freight continues to be the fastest way to replenish inventory, so prioritizing specific freight can help keep cargo moving. Currently, many ocean carriers are looking to move more IPI (interior point intermodal) cargo versus focusing on port-to-port.

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Stord

APRIL 7, 2019

In California, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach released a clean trucks assessment, the next step in their public plan to establish zero-emissions trucking at their facilities by 2035. Macy’s hired its first chief supply chain officer (CSCO) to oversee sourcing, inventory management, distribution, and sustainability.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 26, 2023

A Hijacking (2013) The plot revolves around the hijacking and subsequent attempted release of a Danish cargo vessel and its crew. 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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CargoBarn

MAY 18, 2022

The CargoBarn Customer Portal allows shippers to get real-time pricing for their loads, set up shipments and even track cargo from start to finish. “At This pioneering technology also will help CargoBarn deliver more loads, source more reliable and cost-competitive carriers, and improve visibility for its customers and employees, Baird said.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Despite carrier hopes of volume normalization as the market contracts in 2023, FreightWaves warns, “ 2023 is likely to be another year of sub-replacement level builds due to parts and components shortages as well as Europe’s struggles with sourcing energy to power vendor manufacturing site. ”. YoY Volume Lapses Worry Air Cargo Companies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

tractor fleet and sourcing 100 percent renewable energy by 2030, according to the press release. British supermarkets source peppers exclusively from Spain during the winter months. according to the report, which was released Thursday by the Environment California Research & Policy Center and the Frontier Group.

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EcoVadis

DECEMBER 28, 2016

From California to Connecticut, and Novi to New Orleans, EcoVadis was on the ground contributing to the advancement of sustainable procurement and CSR/sustainability practices in global supply chains during our most active year on record in the US. Ethical Sourcing Forum (New York, NY).

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ShipBob

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Example A single shipment of books, from Canada, lands in California and is sent to a local warehouse. A container of office supplies is sent from India via flight to California, USA. And from there, it’s loaded onto a cargo train and moved to New York station.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Strategies include sourcing more items directly from manufacturers to improve margins, SKU rationalization and space reduction, “show more carry less” and assisted-store ordering. As of mid-2017, 80% of the company’s shipments out of its warehouse were going to areas other than California and New York.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

RFID tags and robotic warehouse systems generate and transmit data that, when combined with other data sources, allow companies to optimize the supply chain and make better predictions and forecasts to improve efficiency and boost the bottom line. They can also be used to track the provenance of adulterated products to identify the source.

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3rdwave

MARCH 28, 2019

Sitting at the airport awaiting my flight back home provides an opportunity to reflect back on my experience at the TPM 2019 conference in Long Beach, California. What’s more, that vessel will need to be repositioned twice without cargo, resulting in lost revenue for that asset.

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3rdwave

MARCH 28, 2019

Sitting at the airport awaiting my flight back home provides an opportunity to reflect back on my experience at the TPM 2019 conference in Long Beach, California. What’s more, that vessel will need to be repositioned twice without cargo, resulting in lost revenue for that asset.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Airline group says global cargo volume grew 6.9 The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act adds a presumption under the US Tariff Act that goods sourced from or produced in Xinjiang—home to many of China’s Uyghur and other Muslim minority populations—are made with forced labor. Record robot orders in 2021. percent in 2021.

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DAT Solutions

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Christmas trees are also ready for pickup, but experienced truckers will remind you to clean your trailer thoroughly after hauling trees, especially if you plan to follow with a load of food-grade cargo. Outbound rates increased in key California markets, including Sacramento, where rates rose 14¢ last week, to an average of $2.20

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 31, 2017

Trucks can’t get in or out of Houston , which is a huge freight hub – it’s the number 1 source of loads for flatbeds, thanks to the oil and gas industry, and one of the top 5 or 6 markets for both van and reefer freight. Seattle to Spokane rates fell 11¢, to $2.67

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Freightos

JUNE 15, 2021

A third of all cargo is carried in passenger planes. So to meet capacity, airlines started to convert passenger planes into cargo planes at scale. In the last quarter of 2020, it became clear cargo rates weren’t coming down anytime soon. And it’s not just ocean freight. Credit: Lufthansa ). Enter, a global container shortage.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2022

The two designs, one that looks more like a small plane used by hobbyists and another with a big belly used for additional cargo space, were recently unveiled in a company blog post. To meet demand, 3PLs increasingly tapped the spot market to source carriers to cover shipments. Alphabet Inc.’s

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Freight Plus

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

California remains particularly problematic with import volumes remaining strong and expected to remain strong as importers look to get their goods produced and shipped prior to the Golden Week Holiday (10/1-10/8). And although it is hard to believe, the holidays are right around the corner and retailers/e-tailers continue to restock goods.

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Freight Plus

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

California remains particularly problematic with import volumes remaining strong and expected to remain strong as importers look to get their goods produced and shipped prior to the Golden Week Holiday (10/1-10/8). And although it is hard to believe, the holidays are right around the corner and retailers/e-tailers continue to restock goods.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Port backlogs, cargo limitations on container ships, and a lack of available equipment and port facility staffing.? But variations exist between regions, e.g., California is at $4.291 as of August 30, 2021, while the Gulf Coast was at the lower end of the spectrum at $3.038. . According to the? Energy Information Agency , U.S.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 23, 2025

total truck fleet operates in California and Texas alone. at 29% of the total. at 29% of the total. Initial deployments focus on routes with predictable patterns, where trucks return to central hubs or travel defined regional corridors. Greater than 20% of the U.S.

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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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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 15, 2019

In the past year alone wildfires have ravaged California, multiple hurricanes have hit South America, and Indonesia has been rocked by a deadly earthquake and tsunami that caused thousands of fatalities. Digitizing your supply chain management processes can enable you to do just that. To put it simply, context matters.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In an August 25th Webinar hosted by the California-based Plastic Pollution Coalition, representatives from sustainable packaging companies Ecovactive, Loliware, and Sway discussed how recent innovations in bio-based packaging could help major brands avoid plastic throughout their operations. Gas Prices Rise in Parts of U.S.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

Cargo begins clogging Port of Los Angeles amid railroad worker shortage. If President Joe Biden’s administration proceeds with the move, it could also hurt South Korean memory chip juggernauts Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and SK Hynix Inc, the sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Apparently, warehouses are full.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

It is standard procedure to unload some Mediterranean-bound ships and use the Sumed pipeline to move the excess cargo. billion of its total revenue in the fiscal year 2014, placing it as the third-largest source of income in the nation. billion tons of cargo (as of 2020). meters in 2008 as opposed to 22.5 meters in 2001.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

From the earliest days of the pandemic, air cargo providers have been called upon to meet high demand for PPE and other critical products, and later to deliver vaccine doses. Now, air shipping is increasingly in demand by retailers whose products would otherwise languish off the coast of Southern California or in congested Chinese ports.

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Freightera

MAY 26, 2017

So you really need to be sourcing whenever possible, as industries, we need to be sourcing stuff locally. We also need to concentrate strategically on the largest greenhouse gas freight emission sources first. The number one source that we have to work on is in North America, particularly the United States.

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USC Consulting Group

OCTOBER 25, 2021

If product is manufactured and loaded onto a cargo ship, there’s every chance that ship will be floating offshore, not allowed to enter a port because of pandemic travel restrictions and complex testing requirements. One recommendation from the task force: Keep California ports open 24/7. The perfect logistics storm.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

While many projects funded by the bill could take years to be completed, senior administration officials said they are working to accelerate that process, including a change in how grant money is allocated that will allow the Port of Savannah in Georgia, which has been snarled by congestion, to move cargo quicker.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 20, 2020

California has over 40 million people on lockdown with New York following suit today. jump in container throughput last week, which means cargo is recovering. The CDC website is the most accurate source of information on COVID-19. The deaths in Italy have surpassed those in China. Stay healthy & informed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Warehouse rents near cargo airports skyrocket. The queue fell through the spring as Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, improved their cargo flows. Container-ship logjams off US ports finally easing as imports fall. Retailers help decarbonize ocean shipping. McCormick plans to eliminate $100M in costs and inefficiencies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 8, 2022

Delivery drivers will ride e-cargo bikes and walk to customers’ homes and offices in central London, replacing thousands of traditional van journeys in the city’s congested roads. The agreement covers 29 Pacific Coast ports stretching from California to Washington State that handle almost 40 percent of US imports.

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