Elementum

JULY 28, 2015

On July 21, truckers working for the Pacific 9 Transportation company went on indefinite strike, causing further congestion problems and delays at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Both Congress and trucking companies are scrambling for innovative solutions to a growing issue. Strikes and Wage Hikes.

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Kinaxis

JULY 24, 2015

Los Angeles’ garment industry is fretting over a city-wide proposed pay hike for workers, that would see the minimum wage in the city raised by 50% to $15 an hour by 2020. The supply chain that brought them to you is made up of so much more than just trucks and cargo boxes. It’s made up of people.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. Small trucker, Malcom McLean, fumes at slow loading of cargo aboard ship – “There has to be a better way.”. First intermodal cargo transportation (containers are stacked on deck). Significance. Significance.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 16, 2016

to ship a 5 lb package the full distance from Shenzhen to Los Angeles. That spend will need to come from either the customers, who will pay for the convenience, or reduced from other points in the supply chain (which is where less-sexy but more impactful supply chain innovation comes in). mile for delivering a 5 lb package.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. Small trucker, Malcom McLean, fumes at slow loading of cargo aboard ship – “There has to be a better way.”. First intermodal cargo transportation (containers are stacked on deck). Significance. Loading costs plummet.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

billion in chemicals cargo a week. ARC Advisory Group’s Clint Reiser pointed out that “Pickle Robot is a recent example of the Greater Boston robotics cluster expanding to propel new and innovative warehouse robotics.”. Boston, and Chicago. That’s all for this week.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Ryder Forms Strategic Partnership with Plug and Play to Support Development of Innovative Supply Chain and Logistics Startups. The nation’s top ports of entry, Los Angeles-Long Beach and New York-New Jersey, in October imported a combined 1,031,127 20-foot-equivalent units…That amounted to a 2.5%

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Taco Bell continues to be innovative in its efforts to get tacos into its customers hands. China’s WeRide unveils electric, autonomous cargo van. By one data point, the flow of inbound containers entering the Port of Los Angeles increased 60 percent for August 2021 as compared to the same month last year.

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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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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

This will make the supplier sluggish to respond to changes and slow moving on innovation. That might mean diverting from Los Angeles/Long Beach to Canada or Mexico. It is important for supply chains to be open to innovation at a distribution level and implement change. What can you do?

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

Cargo begins clogging Port of Los Angeles amid railroad worker shortage. As same-day delivery becomes more important to consumers, retailers are looking at innovative ways to deliver on this expectation. As a result, cargo is clogging the ports of Los Angeles amid a railroad worker shortage.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 4, 2022

From contractor controversies to rising fuel costs, logistics professionals across the transportation industry are turning to innovative solutions to persistent problems. The Drewry Shanghai-Los Angeles assessment is down 57% in the same period. FRONTdoor Collective Provides Fresh Thinking Amid Contractor Controversy.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 14, 2013

Infor Delivers Automotive Innovation Throughout The Value Chain. Supreme Court rules in favor of ATA in challenge of Port of Los Angeles Clean Truck Program ( Cargo Business ). I’m short on time this morning, so let’s go straight to the news. Transplace Updates, Enhances TMS Freight Allocation Module 2.0.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

These 36 innovative companies have figured out how to hack their operations, gaining some financial or media recognition for their methods. Kick back, be inspired and happy innovating. Coyote Logistics @CoyoteLogistics Coyote Logistics prides itself on its innovative logistics and supply chain philosophy.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 29, 2019

are set to launch on Friday [March 29, 2019], testing whether an old-school industry will embrace a new financial tool designed to protect cargo haulers and shippers against swings in freight rates.” A New Market Seeks to Draw Freight Bets (WSJ – sub. and one will track a national benchmark.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The companies will work with Korean battery maker SK Innovation to make EV battery cells in the US that will fir the circular supply model. The California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are extending the hours during which trucks can pick up and return containers as they try to improve freight movement and delays through ports.

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Gravity Supply Chain

MARCH 29, 2022

Interestingly, the adjacent ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach make up the ninth-biggest container port complex in the world. With container volumes outstripping port capacity, Long Beach has been wrestling with port congestion and cargo delays for months on end. Concluding Thoughts.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 10, 2017

The demonstration stretched from the Los Angeles Port Headquarters to the 110 Freeway’s Sepulveda Boulevard exit and back again, about a 12-mile loop. I encourage you to read the post for my perspective on the matter, but here’s what I concluded: The only way to solve the driver shortage problem is through innovation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 27, 2023

In August, President Biden hosted the leaders of Japan and South Korea at Camp David, bringing the three countries together in a bid to further encourage collaboration and innovation. The shifting numbers could be seen at the Port of Los Angeles, where cargo volume increased for the second consecutive month compared to 2022.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 16, 2021

Los Angeles-based startup URB-E is looking at ways to move goods at a lower price point in crowded cities. The company has developed an electrically driven fleet of foldable cargo carts that are propelled by battery-powered bicycles. Last week, I wrote about a potential ketchup shortage that is looming in the US.

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Freightera

MAY 26, 2017

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. We have zero emissions vehicles working in drayage already in the port of Los Angeles. The same thing in trucking. It’s all coming.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 12, 2021

Amazon spends $131 million for stake of cargo airline ATSG. The company has acquired a minority stake in a cargo airline that operates a portion of its fast-growing air-cargo division. million shares of Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), the air cargo operator said in a securities filing on Monday. Albertsons Cos.’

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 19, 2024

In the past weeks, ocean freight rates have risen as much as $10,000 per 40-foot container, as container ships seeking to avoid the attacks embarked on long detours around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, diverting more than $200 billion of cargo away from the critical trade artery. Global trade declined by 1.3

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