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Hurricane Harvey Updates

Elementum

The rain has stopped in Houston, Texas, but the traumatic conditions left by Tropical Storm Harvey have not yet cleared. Tropical Storm Harvey lashed Houston, Texas — America's fourth largest city — and has proven to be extremely traumatic to tens of thousands of people and businesses. click to zoom).

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Four Risk Mitigation Actions for Weathering a Stormy Market

TMC

Deciding whether to ship cargo via the U.S. East Coast or West Coast, for instance, requires shippers to weigh various factors such as the type of cargo, the required transit time, and the potential cost savings. The above actions will not eliminate risk from your supply chain, but they will help you to keep disruptions to a minimum.

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U.S. Freight Logistics Industry Recession Continues with Some Hopeful Signs

Supply Chain Matters

percent drop in cargo volumes. West Coast ports in favor of other ports such as Houston and major U.S. That stated, Maersk executives noted: “ proactive cost containment measures have been successful, and the Ocean contract negotiation season is proceeding in line with expectations. East Coast ports.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

Merchants including Dick’s Sporting Goods, Lowe’s, and Walmart say the rising stocks signal a recovery from last year’s shortages driven by supply-chain disruptions and put them in a strong position to take advantage of consumer demand this holiday shopping period. This year, Union Pacific Corp.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 15 – 21)

Logistics Viewpoints

Warehouse rents near cargo airports skyrocket. A semitruck equipped with Kodiak’s autonomous driving system is making daily delivery runs from an IKEA warehouse near Houston to a store close to Dallas, roughly 300 miles away. The queue fell through the spring as Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, improved their cargo flows.