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This Week in Logistics News (July 9 – 15)

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Long Beach, LA ports set June cargo records. The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles moved a record number of containers in June amid increased consumer demand and ongoing supply chain backlogs, the agencies announced Wednesday. Long Beach, meanwhile, moved just over 5 million in the first half of the year—up 5.3%

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Improved Supply Chain Visibility Requires an End-to-End Solutions

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Last October, over 100 ships, including 70 container ships, were waiting at anchor or in drift zones to unload at the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. They have a fleet of over 250 container ships and a transport capacity of 1.8 China accounts for about 12% of global trade. million TEUs.

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West Coast Supply Chain News Brings Cautious Optimism

West Coast and California Logistics

and Long Beach; there was no warehouse space to be had; and trucking capacity was scarce. Around this time last year, every article about the West Coast supply chain painted a dire picture. There was an armada of ships waiting to enter the Ports of L.A.

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The Empty Container Marketplace with Sean Bardon

The Logistics of Logistics

About Qualle Since launching in May 2022, Qualle has quickly built up a substantial trucker base that spans from the LA and Long Beach ports to New York, New Jersey, Savannah, Houston, and Memphis ports. Truckers can use Qualle to manage and request street turns with multiple steamship lines at the click of a button.

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Los Angeles and Long Beach Terminal Congestions

CH Robinson Transportfolio

This is the primary mode of transportation inland throughout the United States and will continue to compete for capacity with the oil and gas industry and truck-intermodal conversion moves into the interior of the United States. This will continue to be a challenge as long as the oil price per barrel remains above $70 (USD).

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What’s going on with global supply chains: A primer for the casual consumer

Freightos

So to meet capacity, airlines started to convert passenger planes into cargo planes at scale. Ships that WERE sailing were stuck in backlogs before unloading due to COVID outbreaks at the ports and not enough capacity to handle record container volumes at the ports. A third of all cargo is carried in passenger planes.

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“Why Do I have to Wait?” Supply Chain Disruption Gets Its Day

Logistics Viewpoints

However, even though import volumes are up, there are signs of capacity constraints that are keeping volumes from reaching the level of demand. The Marine Exchange of Southern California has stated on its Twitter page @MXSOCAL ship report a number of records at the Port of LA/Long Beach. Final Word.