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America Adapting to Supply Chain Chaos

Operations and Supply Chain Management

With global cargo lanes clogged, businesses are turning to new ways to deliver goods. Mississippi River cargo traffic near Luling, La. The former wartime airbase handled a record 1,655 international cargo arrivals in 2021, a 73% jump from 2019, and overall tonnage rose 18%. We had a good cargo business before the pandemic.

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Retailers receiving inventories any which way they can

Cathy Roberson

Floor & Decor is opening a new transload distribution facility in Los Angeles to allow it to “maximize cargo weight which will lead to fewer containers and drive ocean freight drayage savings,” according to the retailer’s CFO, Trevor Lang. For daily thoughts and shares, be sure to follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking: US CBP suspends GTX.

Global Trade Management

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. bound maritime cargo containers be limited to high-risk trade lanes. CBP officials said this additional information would allow the agency to be more precise in identifying risks and to thus conduct fewer and better-targeted cargo inspections. 1 comment: Jim Cleveland.

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Rates Rise Unexpectedly in Early August

DAT Solutions

Those lanes are associated with retail, and the cargo may include last-minute merchandise for the back-to-school season. Rates out of the Midwest were expected to rise, and they did, in Cleveland and also in Rock Island , IL. One example is the lane from Columbus to Buffalo. The average eastbound rate is up to $2.91

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Freeports: The 2022 Guide

Unleashed

For example, Volkswagen was able to save nearly $2 million in component tariff at its Chattanooga assembly plant where it manufactures 150,000 cars every year. Without the usual checks and balances, a ship’s cargo can be landed and re-exported with minimal to no safeguards to ensure the legality of the cargo.