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The Empty Container Marketplace with Sean Bardon

The Logistics of Logistics

After gaining vital international experience in manufacturing and transpacific shipping, he took on a variety of roles back in the U.S. 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.

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Securing the Pickleball Supply Chain

Logistics Viewpoints

The Franklin Sports Supply Chain 75% of Franklin Sports goods products, by revenue, are produced by third party contract manufacturers. Those materials come into their distribution center in Memphis where they inflate the balls, use a die cut machine to create the packaging, and then kit the ball and pump into the custom-made box.

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Warehousing News Roundup: February 18, 2019

Stord

Import fees on American cars are a problem for many companies, but Tesla’s lack of manufacturing capacity in China makes it unable to shift production to within the country to mitigate penalties. This facility had stored Verizon phones and products.

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Freight Market Update and Q2 Trucking Outlook

Zipline Logistics

“The markets with the largest gains this week in OTVI.USA were Laredo, Texas (12.07%) Memphis, Tennessee (5.37%) and Cleveland (5.08%). Truck manufacturers also find it challenging to keep up with demand, and waitlists for driver courses continue to increase. Trucking Capacity Could Get Increased Visibility .

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This Week in Logistics News (October 8-12, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Here are some details from the press release: The newly acquired intermodal operations, with locations in Jacksonville, FL, Cincinnati, OH, Memphis, TN, Chicago, IL and Dallas, TX, will operate as part of Transplace’s intermodal division – Celtic Intermodal, which is led by President Doug Punzel.

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Emergency Freight: What Harvey Tells Us About Irma

DAT Solutions

Houston is home to a number critical industries, including energy exploration, oil and gas refineries, and related manufacturing of petrochemicals and plastic resins, among others. The port has since re-opened, as have some portions of the railroads, but some capacity has yet to be restored.

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America Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos

Operations and Supply Chain Management

The big question, he says, is what happens when passenger travel returns to normal, allowing international air cargo to use commercial capacity again through traditional channels such as coastal air hubs plus the bellies of passenger jets. Containers currently travel along the river on barges that can carry only about 300.

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