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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long million vehicles cross the bridge annually, or about 30,000 per day, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. mile-long span.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

What Berglund is referring to is the advantage that shipping lines hold for negotiations with cargo shippers for 2022 and beyond. Xeneta currently puts the Asia-West Coast spot rate at just under $10,000 per FEU, with some cargoes paying additional priority shipment fees of $1,400-$7,500. By October, it was up to $6,000-$6,500 per FEU.

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Warehousing News Roundup: April 8, 2019

Stord

Rail freight volumes continued to fall at the end of March alongside service outages due to flooding in the Midwest. True Value has already successfully implemented this strategy in the Midwest, and is now bringing it to its Northeast region with this new investment. This number fell by 5.4%

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All The Supply Chain News You Need To Know 1.14 - 1.18

Freight Plus

TMS. ,” says Bart De Muynck, Gartner’s research vice president, transportation technology to. New York City has seen a 29% increase in residential deliveries from 2010 to 2015. Transport Topics. Transport Topics. Two cargo bikes can replace one motorized vehicle, Peters Mendes pointed out. Spotify. ,

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Don’t Get Caught Off-Guard: Preparing for July 2016 SOLAS Shipper Mandates

Talking Logistics

The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) new requirements go into effect on July 1, 2016, stating that all packed containers must have verified gross mass weights reported to the carrier and terminal before loading. Shippers, beneficial cargo owners or non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs) are responsible for verifying weights.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 8-12, 2014)

Talking Logistics

October 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Department of Transportation Eliminates $1.7 Amazon to use bike messengers for one-hour delivery in New York City ( Reuters ). Robinson road transport service offering portfolio…Since 1993, C.H. Robinson Expands Focus in Dutch Market.

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Commerical Air Cancellations Quarantine Ebola Supplies

MIT Supply Chain

Nine pallets of caps, gowns, boots, and masks are sitting at the JFK airport in New York City awaiting the next available flight to West Africa. UPS collected the pallets on August 18 for Air Freight Consolidated service. It was originally posted on the Humanitarian @ MIT blog. humanitarian ebola Humanitarian aid'