Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

With global cargo lanes clogged, businesses are turning to new ways to deliver goods. Mississippi River cargo traffic near Luling, La. February 17, 2022, 12:01 AM EST. The former wartime airbase handled a record 1,655 international cargo arrivals in 2021, a 73% jump from 2019, and overall tonnage rose 18%. Businessweek.

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Savi

JUNE 14, 2019

Heads up UPS and FedEx, Amazon is piloting package delivery in Los Angeles for marketplace customers. From there, it can move horizontally to deliver cargo and packages for others and compete with other logistics service providers. Not necessarily. However, you do need the right tools for the job.

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3rdwave

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Conversely, it’s just as easy to find situations where parties are typing container numbers into terminal websites in the hopes of finding the true status of their cargo. At large ports like Los Angeles and Long Beach that feature appointment systems, chassis pools, and thousands of drayage drivers, the job gets really tough.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

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. I’m also an analyst at the Journal of Commerce.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2023

A few weeks ago I wrote that Little Brown Bakers, the manufacturer behind Girl Scout Cookies , is warning of unforeseen supply issues that will be impacting both manufacturing and distribution of its treats. pounds of cargo in a hold with about 1,800 cubic inches of space. The company’s latest drone, the X-drone, carries about 7.5

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

If your firm is currently importing cargo from Asia, you know about the challenges faced by what is rapidly becoming a crisis on the West Coast. At one point, the steamship lines owned the chassis and oversaw their distribution at the ports and inland container yards. This problem has been exacerbated by many factors: Driver Shortages.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Earlier this week, I wrote an article highlighting that cargo theft is on the rise. This week, Walmart Walmart GoLocal, the retailer’s delivery-as-a-service platform, has teamed up with air cargo technology and logistics solutions company SmartKargo to expand its delivery capabilities for retailers and e-commerce companies.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

That might mean diverting from Los Angeles/Long Beach to Canada or Mexico. Supply Chain Execution excellence (warehousing and transportation) improves asset utilisation, capacity and throughput whilst reducing the variable costs associated with warehousing and distribution.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Those previously unplanned shipments have brought about a surge in demand for trucks in Los Angeles. Columbus is a hub for retail distribution centers, and lane rates last week for L.A. Los Angeles. to Elizabeth , NJ is a 2,782-mile trip, and it paid $1.70/mile mile on average for the past week. Chicago, 2.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

In other words, while demand and sourcing was able to keep up, last-mile distribution became a key bottleneck for SMBs. With passenger jets and their bellyhold cargo capacity missing, air cargo rates reached record highs as well. Los Angeles, CA. This includes all costs, except for FBA handling fees. Dallas, TX.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

Cargo begins clogging Port of Los Angeles amid railroad worker shortage. As a result, cargo is clogging the ports of Los Angeles amid a railroad worker shortage. FedEx agrees to buy 10% stake in Berkshire Grey. US considers crackdown on memory chip makers in China. Apparently, warehouses are full.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 30, 2018

This trend repeats every year, as consumer goods from Asia arrive at the ports and begin the eastward journey to regional distribution centers throughout the country. Ships arrived late, and containers were unloaded and drayed to warehouses late, so that cargo is finally heading east and north. Hot Markets.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 15, 2022

Walmart in the news: Walmart steps up automated store distribution. The Port of Los Angeles , the nation’s busiest, on Tuesday reported record first-quarter volume as anxiety builds ahead of the July 1 expiration of the labor contract covering some 22,000 West Coast dock workers. This will be another interesting trend to watch.

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Supply Chain Network

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

The Chanje all-electric large delivery style van is equipped to haul up to 6,000 pounds and up to 580 cubic feet of cargo, all with zero vehicle exhaust emissions. Ryder also plans to equip its maintenance facilities in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, and San Jose, Calif.

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FLEXE

MAY 20, 2016

When you consider locations for logistics facilities, you might first think of the cities with the biggest ports or the most warehouse properties and transportation options, like New York, Los Angeles or Chicago. It’s one of the nation’s top-ranked markets for transportation and distribution.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

To that end, the food distributor is transforming its distribution center in Riverside, Calif., A steep, across-the-board decline in imported cargo , exports and empty containers during March dropped volumes at several major ports to levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic. into an electric vehicle hub.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 8, 2021

Tesco and Boots to help distribute Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine. Tesco and Boots are ready to help the UK government distribute the new COVID vaccine developed by Oxford/AstraZeneca. Tesco has offered to use its country-wide distribution company Best Food Logistics to aid the roll out of the vaccine.

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3PL Insights

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Thus, these are America’s largest ocean ports: The Port of Los Angeles, The Port of Long Beach (California), The New York/New Jersey Port (Newark, NJ), The Georgia Ports (Savannah, Brunswick, Bainbridge & Columbus) and The Northwest Seaport Alliance (Washington State). The Port of Los Angeles hosted 5.5 REFERENCES.

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FLEXE

MAY 12, 2016

.</p> <p>When you consider locations for logistics facilities, you might first think of the cities with the biggest ports or the most warehouse properties and transportation options, like New York, Los Angeles or Chicago. It’s one of the nation’s top-ranked markets for transportation and distribution.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 9, 2017

Those lanes are associated with retail, and the cargo may include last-minute merchandise for the back-to-school season. HOT MARKETS – Three markets had rate increases last week for outbound vans, and all three are known for retail distribution centers. per mile now, due to a richer mix of load and lane choices.

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NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

GPS shipment trackers can track freight over the globe, helping to avoid cargo theft, understanding where it takes place and seeking advice of areas to avoid. Great to be able to go back and have that information and understand what went wrong – but this also allows the shipper to blame the carrier.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 16, 2017

The decline is a normal seasonal trend, reflecting a change in the mix of cargo and lanes. The Philly market is home to some large distribution centers, as is its neighbor Allentown , so that whole area got a little lift from freight heading to even bigger population centers in the Northeast. You'll still average about $1.40

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TMC

JUNE 30, 2016

In December, the Port of Los Angeles handled the largest container ship ever to call at a North American port. These big ships are expected to alter the distribution of cargo between U.S. As the Wall Street Journal [1] reported, Los Angeles port prepared for the docking of the Benjamin Franklin.

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TMC

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

In December, the Port of Los Angeles handled the largest container ship ever to call at a North American port. These big ships are expected to alter the distribution of cargo between U.S. As the Wall Street Journal [1] reported, Los Angeles port prepared for the docking of the Benjamin Franklin.

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ShipBob

JULY 14, 2022

Now the company is looking for a new sailing date, potentially weeks later, to load that cargo on. In 2020, approximately 815 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs, or the rough equivalent amount of cargo that fits in a twenty-foot shipping container) of freight moved via ocean. The future outlook of freight from China.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 8, 2021

Tesco and Boots to help distribute Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine. Tesco and Boots are ready to help the UK government distribute the new COVID vaccine developed by Oxford/AstraZeneca. Tesco has offered to use its country-wide distribution company Best Food Logistics to aid the roll out of the vaccine.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2018

For instance, while transpacific rates have dropped from 12 to 25 percent for shipments from Shanghai to Los Angeles or New York respectively, the cost of moving goods from Asia to Europe are uncomfortably up 16 percent over last year. Even some large companies struggle with distribution challenges and excessive transportation costs.

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ShipBob

MAY 11, 2021

Many factories and warehouses faced closures due to COVID outbreaks, which disrupted the fulfillment and distribution processes. The Suez Canal became blocked, which held up inventory from the cargo on board the ship, as well as other ships that couldn’t go their planned route. Distribute your inventory across multiple locations.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

With Amazon looming on the horizon, Advance Auto Parts is prepared to defend its territory with nearly 6,400 stores and 54 distribution centers that enable same-day or next-day delivery. The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The Drewry Shanghai-Los Angeles assessment is down 57% in the same period. Supply Chain Dive , reporting on continued White House initiatives, said, “ efforts will remain focused on data collection and identifying potential incentives to encourage shippers and carriers to move cargo faster. ”. Gas Prices Rise in Parts of U.S.,

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Stord

MAY 2, 2022

That resulted in bottlenecks, such as the record backlogs at the port of Los Angeles, where container ships waited for weeks to offload cargo. A distributed network with centralized insights offers companies a way forward–even in this mess. Meanwhile, demand for online goods hasn’t diminished.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The company is installing camera-studded inspection stations equipped with artificial intelligence-powered technology called AVI, or automated vehicle inspection, at hundreds of its distribution centers worldwide. In Los Angeles, September 2023 loaded imports landed at 392,608 TEUs, an increase of 14 percent compared to the previous year.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Warehouse rents near cargo airports skyrocket. The queue fell through the spring as Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, improved their cargo flows. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Miami International Airport. It has gradually declined since then.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 4, 2021

US to detail global distribution plan for 80 million vaccine doses. Sri Lanka braces for oil spill from sunken cargo ship. cities, including Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, San Diego, San Francisco, and Seattle. Carriers bet on Capacity-as-a-Service. Amazon is installing “meditation booths” in warehouses.

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Freightera

MAY 26, 2017

Notice the distribution of the SmartWay carriers in terms of the pricing mix. In terms of actual marine transport, there are multiple companies that are working on hybrid electric and purely solar electric vehicles that are both cargo vessels, tankers and car carriers. The price moves from $900 up to $4000. The same thing in trucking.

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 14, 2021

One measure of this is the daily tally of container ships idling outside the congested ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach — the entry point for about 40 per cent of goods imported into the US. Container ships are anchored by the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. Fallon/Bloomberg.

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