Elementum

MAY 13, 2015

Over the last several months, Walmart— the world's largest retailer— has slowly been increasing the share of products it imports through Mexico, a move that many other retailers have been reluctant to make for decades. Despite these drawbacks, Walmart is continuing to bank on Mexico’s supply chain. Mexico’s $5 Billion Port Facelift.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Mexico Shipping Series Part 3: Transportation Success is More than a Low Rate per Mile.Transportfolio by C.H. As freight markets become more efficient in matching supply/demand, just having the lowest rate per mile won’t cut it anymore. Let’s not forget, they also saved six figures in cargo claims and reshipments.

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Resilinc

JULY 6, 2021

The extreme port congestion and container shortages that drastically reduced shipping out of Southern China last month have eased, but as freight volumes from Yantian and other Pearl River Delta ports recover, the rebound will send another wave of disruptions through the troubled global shipping network, according to American Shipper.

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ShipBob

MARCH 28, 2024

ShipBob specializes in simplifying this process, helping businesses avoid the common pitfalls of international shipping. Efficient transit In-bond shipments are designed to cut through the red tape that typically slows down international shipping, creating a more efficient route for goods to travel. What are in-bond shipments?

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The number of package flights operated by FedEx Express and UPS significantly declined month over month in July, underscoring how far the overall air cargo market has sunk since the spring of 2022 and the effect of efficiency initiatives the companies have undertaken in response to lower express volumes.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 2, 2020

The huge build-up of containers at China’s docks has created a major ocean freight imbalance, with a shortage of cargo in US and European ports and a shortfall in boxes needed by Western exporters to ship products to other parts of the world. Ocean Freight. Air Freight. Ocean Freight.

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Promptus LLC

APRIL 3, 2023

Freight class or NMFC (National Motor Freight Classification) is a shipping industry standard and grouping system developed by the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA). It is used for interstate, intrastate, and foreign (Mexico and Canada) commerce movement of cargo.

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TMC

AUGUST 31, 2017

Some Mexico cross-border rail lines continue to be closed (KCSM/BNSF) – an embargo has been enacted. Embargoes have been enacted and may impact your freight. Operations for freight cargo will remain closed until further notice. Movements may still be delayed beyond Friday.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 23, 2018

Executives in a new survey, 2018 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index, are divided about whether a new pact would help Mexico (24.3%); hurt Mexico (21.8%); or leave trade unchanged (25.7%). 8 Mexico even though the Brazilian economy is roughly 70% larger. . In the 50 country rankings, Brazil slips two spots to No.

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The country is slightly larger than the US state of New Mexico, with terrain that rises from coastal plains to hills and mountains. The country moves over 2 billion mt-km of freight per year. . It’s merchant marine includes more than 1,700 vessels, including bulk carriers, container ships, general cargo ships and oil tankers.

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TMC

AUGUST 31, 2017

Some Mexico cross-border rail lines continue to be closed (KCSM/BNSF) – an embargo has been enacted. Embargoes have been enacted and may impact your freight. Operations for freight cargo will remain closed until further notice. Movements may still be delayed beyond Friday.

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TMC

AUGUST 31, 2017

Some Mexico cross-border rail lines continue to be closed (KCSM/BNSF) – an embargo has been enacted. Embargoes have been enacted and may impact your freight. Operations for freight cargo will remain closed until further notice. Movements may still be delayed beyond Friday.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 7, 2018

Deans ( @dhdeans ) reports, “The online tracking of trailers, containers, rail wagons and cargo boxes is becoming increasingly common in all markets across the globe. We may still be a long way away from a future where trucks and ships will be controlled by artificial intelligence (AI) alone,” he writes. ”[16]. ”[16].

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Freight Plus

JULY 29, 2020

Freight Waves. The United States - Mexico Cross border trucking and trade is a huge industry in which freight volumes are on the rise. . Long haul freight volumes are rising especially in Texas to Mexico area. Long haul freight volumes are rising especially in Texas to Mexico area.

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Freight Plus

JULY 29, 2020

Freight Waves. The United States - Mexico Cross border trucking and trade is a huge industry in which freight volumes are on the rise. . Long haul freight volumes are rising especially in Texas to Mexico area. Long haul freight volumes are rising especially in Texas to Mexico area.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

A lot of the spot market freight volumes that were stalled in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey have started to come back. Last week, Houston's van freight volumes rebounded to 88% of pre-storm levels. That put even more pressure on freight rates, accounting for 3¢ added to the national average for each trailer type.

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 5, 2015

It appears that ports on the US West Coast are back in full swing after a protracted labor dispute delayed cargo worth billions of dollars and caused untold reputational damage to the companies caught in the crossfire. First, over the next several years, new shipping options will become available to US companies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The moves come one day before senior administration officials are set to visit Mexico, whose cartels are part of the global trafficking network, for meetings expected to involve discussion of the drug threat. But the express carriers are still flying less than they were a year ago because of weak shipping demand.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2022

Shipping companies added capacity, but now containers are stuck in port. Cargo losses escalate as thieves target cars, electronics. The Port of Oakland reported cargo in April dropped 7 percent compared to the same period a year ago due to factory and port shutdowns in China. And now on this week’s logistics news.

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Cathy Roberson

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Photo courtesy of GLS UK-based postal operator, Royal Mail further expands its international operations through its subsidiary, General Logistics Systems (GLS) with the acquisition of Canadian freight operator, Rosenau Transport, announced on Oct 8. How does this all benefit postal operator Royal Mail? International cross-border.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2022

Körber acquires enVista’s omni-channel and global freight audit and payment services. US initiates trade fight with Mexico over energy policy. The two designs, one that looks more like a small plane used by hobbyists and another with a big belly used for additional cargo space, were recently unveiled in a company blog post.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

That might mean diverting from Los Angeles/Long Beach to Canada or Mexico. Work with your broker to see if you can get priority on unloading the ship and inland transport. In-bound freight delivery efficiency can be optimised by consolidating in-distribution hubs and reducing stock levels at country level.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2022

FedEx plans to test autonomous drone cargo delivery with Elroy Air. Air Canada wants more cargo jets 3 months after launching service. Staten Island workers could challenge the company’s current labor model, which is the backbone of its Prime two-day shipping promise. Walgreens to offer Wing drone delivery in suburban Dallas.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

Increased near-shoring in Mexico and elsewhere as companies seek shorter supply chains. For instance, the hangover from the pandemic, which has not yet permitted ocean freight from China to return to anything like normal service, is a problem that continued COVID outbreaks and associated port closures are exacerbating.

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Stord

APRIL 26, 2022

Brands, like Gap and Lululemon , are using expensive air freight routes to get items faster and circumvent port congestion. Sellers, like Home Depot and Walmart , are chartering their own cargo ships to ensure freight capacity for their products. businesses are experimenting with additional ways of transport. As the U.S.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Last week, the United States, Canada, and Mexico struck a new tri-lateral agreement to replace NAFTA, now called USMCA. Whenever possible, you can better position your freight and your business if you make time to find appropriate carriers and drivers and prepare your compliance documentation. Canada is the number one market for U.S.

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3PL Insights

JULY 28, 2016

million tons of shipping materials. The Panama Canal expansion was designed to double the shipping capacity of the canal. Cargo ships arriving to Miraflores Locks. The Cosco Shipping Panama christened the new locks by making the first commercial passage on that day, holding a massive capacity of 9,443 TEU.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Bed Bath & Beyond @BedBathBeyond Bed Bath & Beyond has discovered a way to save millions of dollars on freight over the next few years, thanks to a new 755,000 square-foot distribution facility slated to open in the fall of 2019. The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S.

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Supply Chain Opz

JULY 15, 2013

Customs and Border Protection with focus on the international cargoes bound for the United States. Customs and Border Protection for border security between the United States, Mexico and Canada. 4) 24-Hour Rule: under this rule, sea carrier is required to transmit descriptions of the cargo bound for the United States.

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QAD

MARCH 21, 2019

It is bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. has 5,054 airports, most of which have paved runways long enough to handle large jets and cargo planes. Annual freight traffic equaled about 37.22 Cargo transportation in the U.S. Primary trading partners included Canada, Mexico, China and Japan.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 4, 2021

Sri Lanka braces for oil spill from sunken cargo ship. With the success of the program, Best Buy is now looking to use more store employees to make home deliveries, especially on orders that request next-day shipping. US to detail global distribution plan for 80 million vaccine doses. So far, it hasn’t been working.

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Zipline Logistics

JUNE 23, 2020

However, the freight market, and the domestic economy, rebounded from April lows much quicker than anticipated over the last month. During the last few weeks, outbound tender volumes, a useful measurement of freight in the market, have soared. But there are a few trends that are currently affecting the freight. Rates rose 10.1

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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. Some large retailers, including Walmart and Costco, have resorted to chartering ships to deliver goods. That throughput is fixed in nature.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 13, 2023

billion of goods stuck waiting in Mexico. Absurd” safety inspections are causing wait times as long as 24 hours in lines that stretch for 14 miles, Mexico’s biggest trucking group said in a statement October 8. Uber Freight and others that are testing autonomous big rigs in Texas and surrounding states. Maersk joins FedEx Corp.,

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Techgistics

JANUARY 3, 2017

Amazon leased 20 cargo planes to deliver goods to and from fulfillment centers, registered as an ocean freight forwarder in China , hired former CEO of the freight forwarder UTI Worldwide , as Vice President of Global Logistics, and built an ‘ Uber for Trucking ’ app to match truck drivers with shippers.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2017

In the meantime, here’s Trump, Amazon, and the rest of this week’s supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention: Amazon Expands Into Ocean Freight (WSJ – sub. Donald Trump’s Tough Talk on Trade With Mexico Weighs on Logistics Boom (WSJ – sub. Freight on digital fast track: DHL launches CILLOX.

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