Elementum
JULY 15, 2015
West Coast ports are starting to improve congestion issues, but Oakland faces a potentially disastrous labor shortage that threatens to slow progress. Oakland’s Labor Dilemma. Oakland has seen a rise in container volumes starting in March as shippers began moving back to West Coast ports. Impact on Supply Chain.
Material Handling & Logistics
AUGUST 11, 2017
The ocean freight industry uses many acronyms to describe a shipment’s routing. Here are some of the most common ocean freight routing terms that are important to know. . Here are some of the most common ocean freight routing terms that are important to know. . This acronym stands for Mini Land Bridge.
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DAT Solutions
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016
Even if they didn’t have cargo on Hanjin ships, big retailers are starting to shift inventory from West Coast distribution centers to other DCs farther east. Those eastbound freight moves will become more urgent, and rates are likely to rise further, as Black Friday draws closer. Prices slipped in the Northeast, though.
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. Rickenbacker International Airport was a bustling hub for air freight well before the pandemic—a day’s truck drive to half of the U.S. We had a good cargo business before the pandemic.
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. Measuring the Imbalances*.
Talking Logistics
NOVEMBER 22, 2013
Port truck drivers on West Coast protest costs, working conditions ( Cargo Business News ). In other transportation-related news, UPS announced that UPS Ground, Air and International, and Air Freight rates within and between the U.S., TomTom launches toll reporting to help transport companies manage costs. UPS Sets 2014 Rates.
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 3, 2022
How Shanghai’s lockdown is dampening Port of Oakland volumes. 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. s CargoNet.
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