Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The most significant delays are evident in shipments originating from Asian ports destined for Western Europe and the East Coast of the United States. Infor, because of Infor Nexus transportation and visibility solution, has excellent data on global shipping. The Biden administration on Monday announced a $1.5

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Turvo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

What’s in this article : A crisis that is affecting the world economy – record-high shipping rates. A problem also linked to shipping companies. Record-high shipping rates are affecting the world economy. Fewer ships in operation . The role of shipping companies. What happened to the containers?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Global shipping is national news with most stories covering the symptoms. Pandemic demand for goods, and the shifts from a service economy, increased volume in southern California ports where 40% of ocean carriers unload for entry into the United States. meters, to accommodate ships with 20 rows of containers) and 15.2

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 11, 2022

Last September, they increased their average starting wage in the United States to more than $18 an hour. Amazon reported $2 billion in incremental costs from having excess fulfillment and transportation capacity. In short, Amazon got its long-term strategic capacity plan, based on their long-term projection of demand, wrong.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 10, 2024

The mismatch between supply demand of transport capacity is the direct cause why freight rates increase, and factors such as poor container turnover indirectly push up shipping costs and reduce logistics efficiency. domestic train and truck intermodal containers.

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ShipBob

JULY 14, 2022

While your customers can track their parcels from their smartphones down to the block the delivery truck is on, the best you can hope for is a phone call when the ship leaves port and one when it arrives on the other side of the world. Our ability to ship, store, and trade goods remains fragmented — and key logistics data remains siloed.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 4, 2018

From the last half of 2017 through today and beyond, a slew of market forces, some predictable and some unexpected, have combined to create a very real truck capacity shortage in the United States. The past, present and future market forces causing today’s extreme truck capacity shortage include: Strong Economy.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 16, 2018

Trade flowing across the United States-Mexico border has grown exponentially since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was enacted in 1994. Assuming current trends hold, and NAFTA remains largely intact, here are five things to consider when managing cross-border logistics between the United States and Mexico: 1.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Capacity Constraints Continue to Arise. Capacity constraints continue to come under microscope as shippers look for a better understanding to the state of the market. Top causes of capacity constraints include: . Capacity constraints within truckload and parcel have led to spillover within the LTL market.?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 17, 2021

International shipping industry article and permission to publish here provided by Daniel Choi. Even during the epidemic, the shipping industry’s significance in the value chain and the transportation of resources and goods worldwide was emphasized, probably most prominently. The Shipping Industry During Pandemic.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 14, 2021

Whether shipping COVID-19 vaccines, test kits or ventilators ; office supplies; clothing; or groceries, some shippers rode thorough preparedness to a competitive advantage in 2020. Parcel shipping volume skyrocketed. Others adjusted throughout the year to improve or struggled mightily to the end.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Less-than-container load (LCL) shipping has become part of the solution design to many supply chain challenges. LCL shipping provides shippers with cost and time savings as they face longer wait times at ports along with more last-minute-change needs, based on disruption and delays. Combating today’s tight air and ocean market.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 2, 2023

Amazon has launched a new fulfillment center in Riyadh doubling its total storage capacity in Saudi Arabia and increasing selling opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses. million cubic feet capacity can store more than 9 million products, according to a statement. Walmart SWW currently offers FedEx and USPS shipping.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 11, 2021

Produce season is a yearly occurrence and, for its duration, it can widely affect capacity and freight rates. During this time, capacity is strained as refrigerated carriers devote much of their space to hauling produce. Other products that can ship via dry van or on refrigerated trucks will move to van transport.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Despite volumes being lower than anticipated, we have held market share in the United States. With the continued lifting of COVID restrictions globally, more airfreight markets are reopening and offering more flight capacity. The post Shipping Industry Lows Foil High Expectations appeared first on Intelligent Audit.

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Logility

DECEMBER 20, 2022

We’ve already seen an example of this in late 2022, when the Biden administration acted to block the strike of thousands of railroad workers across the United States – an event that could have been catastrophic for U.S. A surplus of ships is likely 3. That could make container rates lower and cause shipping costs to drop.

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Logility

JUNE 23, 2023

Your customer service and operational costs will always be impacted by your need to ship orders across the country.” Is another distribution center needed on the East Coast of the United States? Do you want to build new facilities?

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Myers Industries (NYSE: MYE) is headquartered in Akron, Ohio in the United States. They have three business units live – a fourth will be up by the end of the year. They have implemented the demand solution, supply planning, and are working on rough cut capacity – a more advanced form of supply planning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

China, for example, only produces 14% of their total units, only 3% of those units end up being exported to the United States and 2% to EMEA. These conversations include long term commitments to buy from the new factory to encourage the manufacturer to invest in capacity in a new region.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Earlier this week, Dave Clark, CEO of Amazon’s worldwide consumer business, said that the company is poised to become the largest US package delivery service by early 2022, overtaking longstanding shipping rivals UPS and FedEx. According to Canadian Pacific CEO Keith Creel, “this historic combination will add capacity to the U.S.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Many of our global shipping customers are up against the clock with Chinese New Year (CNY) approaching, while also navigating potential changes from a new U.S. Today I’m going to focus on how the ocean and air shipping markets have been affected and steps you can take to successfully account for these and other events. administration.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 15, 2022

Well, the Environmental Protection Agency states that this species “ was introduced into the United States in the mid-1990s, possibly stowing away in a shipping container.” Prior to this insight I thought there was no downside to the benefits brought to shipping from the standardized shipping container.

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Intelligent Audit

JULY 6, 2022

Convenience-based shopping experiences continue to trend across the United States. The most common reasons for damaged freight in transit are: Poor Packaging – While the trailer trucks of today have a smoother ride than old trucks, shipping companies must ensure that fragile items get packaged for any bumps in the road.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 4, 2021

In 2020, the United States saw five years’ worth of ecommerce growth in one year. These ecommerce trends aren’t going away, and shippers will continue to face the challenge of moving smaller quantities of freight at a higher frequency while navigating capacity issues. Build in flexibility to improve shipping performance.

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Across the United States, triage teams are working to minimize the impact of Florence. It is now closed at the start of a busy shipping season as companies prepare for holiday inventory builds. Capacity will be an issue. Tight capacity is not isolated to only the path of Florence. This storm will test the system.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 29, 2020

For a closer look at how China’s regulations impact PPE shipping, check out our recent PPE exporting video featuring our director of product development, Vincent Wong. The next key subject to address is importing PPE into the United States and/or Canada. Importing PPE into the United States. In conclusion.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Global shipping is national news with most stories covering the symptoms. 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. meters, to accommodate ships with 20 rows of containers) and 15.2

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Stord

MARCH 21, 2024

Growing national footprint helps DTC and B2B brands reach their customers rapidly and more cost-effectively ATLANTA, March 21, 2024 — Stord , a leader in high-volume fulfillment services and supply chain technology for omnichannel mid-market and enterprise brands, announced expanded warehouse capacity with a new Dallas fulfillment center.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 6, 2020

Now that the fireworks are over and New Year’s resolutions are set, it’s time to prepare for global shipping in 2020. Recapping 2019’s top global shipping disruptors. was a drastic change that will likely continue to affect shipping costs and capacity availability. Carriers controlling capacity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

This is simply another example of how the combination of capacity, manufacturing, and port delays impacts every aspect of our lives. Most of Estee Lauder’s holiday product has already been shipped to retailers. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Supply chain funding in the news. This brings its valuation to $8.6

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

In the podcast interview, Emma describes how the explosive growth of ecommerce has transformed the once sleepy last mile space into a booming market that has shippers searching for partners and capacity. Large shippers requiring last mile logistics and transportation service have struggled to find capacity.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

This is even more likely thanks to tight capacity , fewer drivers on the road and even refusals to ship freight from full truckload carriers. Freight rates are up in anticipation of the 2018 peak shipping season. The truck driver shortage is lowering capacity. This will cause delays and add to freight shipping costs.

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Kanban Logistics

APRIL 17, 2024

Increased Traffic: With Baltimore out of commission, some cargo ships are being diverted to other ports, including Norfolk and Wilmington. This sudden increase in traffic can strain these ports’ capacity, leading to delays in unloading and processing imports. Merchandise may enter the U.S. then no customs duty is levied.

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Freight Center

AUGUST 29, 2019

According to the American Trucking Association (ATA), there is a decline in the number of truck drivers in the United States. And with the current generation of drivers set to retire soon, this could spell trouble for the shipping industry. And how will it impact your supply chain and how you ship?

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 1, 2022

The United States reached a deal with the United Kingdom to partially lift tariffs on steel and aluminum exports from the UK beginning June 1, the two countries announced Tuesday. That will free up more of pharmacists’ time to provide health care. The deal eases duties imposed in 2018 by former President Donald Trump.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 18, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war is worsening shipping snarls. Russian forces are cutting off shipping routes, logistics firms are suspending services, and air freight rates are skyrocketing. Russian naval forces have closed shipping in and out of the Sea of Azov, which is one of the few access points to ocean trade in Ukraine.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 11, 2021

About Michigan State University, Department of Supply Chain Management. Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan. Today, MSU is one of the largest universities in the United States and has approximately 634,300 living alumni worldwide. MSU was founded in 1855.

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