Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

That includes the acquisition of collaborative warehouse robotics provider 6 River Systems in 2019, and online shipping fulfilment services provider Deliverr in May of last year. The company cited falling demand for shipping services in 2023 and the overall macroeconomic downturn that has impacted global businesses as reasons for this action.

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AUGUST 16, 2022

To address this challenge, Switzerland is developing an autonomous underground cargo system. Blain notes, “[The] first 10-stop, 70-km (43-mile) series of underground tunnels [are] scheduled to begin taking cargo in 2031.” ”[4] The Swiss vision will take some time to become a reality. .”[4]

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 16, 2022

To address this challenge, Switzerland is developing an autonomous underground cargo system. Blain notes, “[The] first 10-stop, 70-km (43-mile) series of underground tunnels [are] scheduled to begin taking cargo in 2031.” ”[4] The Swiss vision will take some time to become a reality. .”[4]

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

I thought you would be interested in the following story from The Wall Street Journal. Cargo Vessels, Cruise Ships Line Up for Scrapping. Download the Wall Street Journal app here: WSJ. – Bob.

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Intelligent Audit

JULY 14, 2022

Cargo vessels, planes, and semi-trucks portray freight transportation as they cross great distances to get loads to their final destination. While apparent damage is an obvious reason to file a cargo claim, few know where to start. Loss of Cargo Due to Inaccurate Drop Off and Delivery. dollars in 2021.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The Wall Street Journal reported this week (Paid subscription or metered view) that ocean container freight rates related to the most active global shipping lanes continue to decline amid what is traditionally considered the peak shipping period leading up to the holiday fulfillment season in the November-December period.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 29, 2021

Nearly a week ago, a cargo ship — which if it stood on its end would be taller than either the Empire State Building or Eiffel Tower — ran aground in the canal completely blocking the waterway. Some ships are carrying security teams that enable them to pass through the piracy zone. Journalists Peter S.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Help With Shipping Crisis (WSJ – sub. market, and as reported by the Wall Street Journal yesterday: Since the shipping company filed for bankruptcy protection in a Seoul court Wednesday, terminal operators, ports, cargo handlers, truckers and others have refused to handle its cargo, for fear they won’t get paid.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 13, 2023

We therefore wanted to highlight another published survey that provides data reflecting on the beginning of the traditional peak shipping season, whether shippers are anticipating a classic peak season, along with their expectations of container shipping rates as industries prepare for second-half activity levels.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

Here are some examples from the past few months: P&G : P&G is undertaking “a multibillion-dollar effort to remake an antiquated and inefficient network of factories, warehouses and offices into a new model that gets goods to stores more quickly,” reported Sharon Terlep in the Wall Street Journal this past February. “P&G

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 30, 2021

While all stores ships online orders, Best Buy is consolidating ship-from-store units in a limited number of stores across the country to drive efficiency and effectiveness. These locations should be rolled out by holiday and will take on about 25% of the national ship-from-store volume.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 27, 2021

1] One of those “future shocks” occurred when the Suez Canal was blocked for days by a grounded container ship — the Ever Given. 2] Costas Paris, Parmy Olson, and Sarah McFarlane, “ Ship Stuck in Suez Canal Heightens Pressure on Global Supply Chain ,” The Wall Street Journal, 24 March 2021. [3]

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In the race to fill distribution centers and store shelves with inventory for the holidays, some of the world’s largest retailers and ecommerce sellers are jumping ahead of smaller competitors by chartering ships, shifting freight to air, re-rerouting inland shipments, and hiring more staff for distribution centers and other supply chain nodes.

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

So I went straight to the source and asked consultants, trade reporters, Wall Street Journal reporters and others, what their go-to logistics and supply chain sources were. Journal of Commerce (U.S) Shipping Gazette Daily News. Air Cargo World. This American based niche news site specialises in air cargo.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 8, 2016

Air cargo firms feel the pressure from plunge in freight prices (Reuters). As reported by Loretta Chao in the Wall Street Journal: Orders for new heavy-duty trucks hit a nearly six-year low in June, indicating that trucking companies expect little relief from a weak freight market and sluggish economic growth.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

AUGUST 5, 2015

More than a year ago, the Supply Chain Collaborator blog examined the trend toward crowd sourcing and wondered aloud whether an “Uber for commercial shipping” was imminent. Yet, as an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal concludes, we are still nowhere near developing a killer app for crowd sourced commercial shipping.

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Cathy Roberson

APRIL 2, 2021

I write for publications such as the Journal of Commerce and Air Cargo World. The Journal of Commerce has a number of fantastic articles on the current problems, which, btw, date back to last June. Welcome to Rethinking Supply Chains by me, Cathy Roberson. I also do random supply chain projects for folks.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Fortunately, Port Tampa Bay—Florida’s largest—reopened last Friday, welcoming ships carrying fuel as well as containers and cruise passengers, according to Tampa Bay Business Journal. While ports re-opening is good news for supply chains, not all shippers will share the shipping capacity equally.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Higher container costs , resulting in container-by-container decisions on what to ship. Labor shortages , impeding the ability to get cargo unloaded, loaded, or moved. Image source: American Journal of Transportation. Container availability , leaving importers scrambling to find space.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

As a country, I think that we need to rethink supply chain flows for chassis, drayage and the unloading of larger ships. I don’t think that the ports are up to the challenge of moving the high-levels of freight with larger ships without rethinking unloading space, equipment and flows. It takes 2 to 3 days to unload a ship.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

bound ship is being held ‘hostage’ (Reuters). The fallout from Hanjin’s bankruptcy continues, with $14 billion of cargo still stranded at sea. According to a Reuters report: As of Wednesday, of Hanjin’s 97 container ships, 36 were waiting outside of overseas ports, according to South Korea’s finance ministry.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Blockchain Makes Inroads in Shipping (WSJ – sub. ” Uber is not the first company trying to disrupt the trucking and freight brokerage business (see Transfix , Convoy and Cargo Chief ), but it certainly has the most funding and brand recognition, and with Bill Driegert on board, a proven executive who understands the industry.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 28, 2017

Shipping expenses increased 36 percent in the quarter to over $4.5 Norway Takes Lead in Race to Build Autonomous Cargo Ships (WSJ – sub. As reported in the Wall Street Journal , the money “will go toward expanding nationally and adding more shippers and trucking companies to its platform.”.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 17, 2016

Amazon Cuts Shipping Fees in Threat to Alibaba’s U.S. Uber for shipping startup Roadie picks up $15 million investment from UPS, others (Atlanta Business Chronicle). Descartes: The Impact of SOLAS on Ocean Shipping and Data Management. Online Shoppers Want Delivery Faster, Cheaper, Survey Shows (WSJ – sub.

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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. Some ports are quarantining arriving ships for 14 days. Ocean Freight.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 7, 2015

Cargo Chief Cracks the Code on Transportation Capacity. The charge for same-day delivery from macys.com or bloomingdales.com is a flat $5 above standard ground shipping fees. For example, there’s Cargo Chief , which issued a press release this week on how it is “cracking the code on transportation capacity.”

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Import cargo volume at major retail container ports has been increasing steadily and is on track to meet or surpass last year’s levels. However, finding enough happy little elves to pack and ship all those gifts may prove a tall order. That’s up 23 percent from 2014. That prices them below giants Wal-Mart ($35) and Target ($25).

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Trucking Companies Boost Big-Rig Orders on Rising Shipping Demand (WSJ – sub. Daimler Trucks North America launches 3D printed parts program (Commercial Carrier Journal). As reported by the Wall Street Journal : United Parcel Service Inc. Dockworkers Walk Out of Labor Talks (WSJ – sub. Growing length of U.S.

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RFgen

MARCH 19, 2015

Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said it could take up to eight weeks for the port to resume normal operations again, while other industry professionals believe it could take some ports up to six months , The Wall Street Journal reported. cargo has flowed through the country’s West Coast ports until recently.

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RFgen

MARCH 19, 2015

Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said it could take up to eight weeks for the port to resume normal operations again, while other industry professionals believe it could take some ports up to six months , The Wall Street Journal reported. cargo has flowed through the country’s West Coast ports until recently.

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Vanguard Software

JUNE 18, 2021

The Wall Street Journal – Supply Chains Are Strained. June 12, 2021 – Cargo ships stacked up at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Supply Chain Brain – Out-of-Control Shipping Costs Fire Up Prices From Coffee to Toys. The Latest Supply Chain News. These Companies Are Best Prepared.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Future of brokerage: Cargo Chief to bet on pay for time ( Overdrive ). The new business will locate Amazon at the center of a logistics industry that involves not just shippers like FedEx and UPS but also legions of middlemen who handle cargo and paperwork associated with transnational trade.

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APICS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

One of the world’s biggest shipping companies, South Korea-based Hanjin Shipping, filed for bankruptcy earlier this month, leaving as much as $14 billion worth of cargo floating and manufacturers uncertain, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

Container Shipping Industry The quarterly performance of ocean container shipping lines continue to reflect decreased volumes and significantly reduced profitability levels amid this industry’s reported 30 percent reduction in scheduled route capacity. The firm’s Maersk Line container shipping business unit reported net profit of $2.3

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Freightos

AUGUST 6, 2016

A version of this article originally appeared in The Journal of Commerce (August 6, 2016). Plummeting freight rates mean that under 50% of logistics providers turn a profit on ocean shipping, while threatening competition from industry newcomers like Amazon and Alibaba spell out unprecedented challenges for the logistics industry.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Robinson Strengthens Anti-Cargo Theft Strategy. Retail stores become shipping hubs to battle Amazon ( USA Today ). Neiman Marcus goes to year-round free shipping ( USA Today ). Union Rift Poses Test for UPS ( Wall Street Journal ). Shipping online orders from Best Buy stores could generate an extra $5.8

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

ports we use to take advantage of the shipping availability, Dollar General’s CEO Mike Witynski told analysts. Besides running a logistics market research firm, catch my weekly articles on air cargo, freight forwarding, the express markets, and a monthly podcast on Air Cargo World.

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