Operations and Supply Chain Management
JUNE 5, 2023
Dockworkers Throttle Ports; Shedding Warehouse Space; China Plus Many By Paul Page International operations at the Port of Oakland, shown in March, were effectively shut down on Friday. PHOTO: JUSTIN SULLIVAN/GETTY IMAGES A new wave of job actions is casting uncertainty over imports at U.S. West Coast ports.
Logistics Bureau
APRIL 2, 2020
China says almost all of its major industrial companies have resumed production and that its ports are again running at near-full capacity after a two-month Coronavirus-linked shutdown. In China, a Two-month Lockdown begins to Ease. As China ramps up production, the pressure is being placed on available air freight capacity.
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Freightos
JANUARY 12, 2017
Air cargo is used by global importers and exporters when they need to get goods somewhere rapidly and reliably. While 90% of everything is shipped by ocean, air connects the world faster, cutting China-US freight shipping time from 20-30 days by ocean to only 3 days by air cargo. Why Ship Cargo by Air?
Logistics Viewpoints
JULY 9, 2021
Amazon said the development center in Helsinki will work alongside Amazon staff at the Amazon Scout R&D lab in Seattle, as well as teams in Tubingen, Germany, and Cambridge. The engineers will begin by developing 3D software to emulate the “complexities of real life.” The measure has surged 53.5 percent since the first week of May.
Material Handling & Logistics
AUGUST 11, 2017
This acronym stands for All Water Service, which is one of the most cost-effective ways to ship your cargo, and also one of the most eco-friendly ; however, it’s also one of the slowest forms of freight transportation. With AWS, your cargo will be shipped from the port of origin to its destination using only water routes.
Logistics Bureau
MARCH 19, 2020
More than 60 percent of firms said delays were related to orders from China. With some 5 million companies impacted by China’s supply chain woes, the picture is similar in other parts of the world. Some US manufacturers, however, have resorted to airlifting supplies from China at a premium price. The Food Industry.
Talking Logistics
JULY 29, 2016
Seattle startup Flexe pulls in $14 million from investors (The Seattle Times). Initially the Freightos Marketplace is focused on US imports from China, by air and ocean. Booking a flight has been electronic for 50 years, but the cargo on airplanes, trucks, and ships is still booked manually. Annual Imports.
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