Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The portion of the index tracking ground parcel rates per package in Q1 was 29.5 A steep, across-the-board decline in imported cargo , exports and empty containers during March dropped volumes at several major ports to levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic. percent for Q4.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In addition to boosting night-time operations at the backed-up port of LA/Long Beach, Target is seeking to hire 30,000 new permanent staff for supply chains. From the earliest days of the pandemic, air cargo providers have been called upon to meet high demand for PPE and other critical products, and later to deliver vaccine doses.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

Editor's Note: This is a guest blog from Freightos , is a SaaS-enabled marketplace for the logistics industry. Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. First intermodal cargo transportation (containers are stacked on deck). Did You Know That ….

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 8, 2021

And luckily, unlike a large number of people out there, all of my Christmas packages arrived on time (although there were a few close calls). According to new data, while UPS, FedEx, USPS, and other carriers handled a record crush of holiday packages, some 2 million packages arrived late. percent and the Postal Service at 94.7

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Locus

DECEMBER 1, 2021

“The line between disorder and order lies in logistics.” ~Sun Worker shortages have made it challenging for retailers and logistics providers to allocate deliveries to their fleet drivers. With many toys stocked in ports, toy shopping is witnessing a logistical crunch. Power shortage in China. A rise in transportation costs.

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Aera Technology

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Communication between the many stakeholders involved in the cold supply chain (manufacturers, distributors, retailers, cargo companies, etc.). Four vessels parked off Long Beach, California, have been prevented from entering or leaving the port, including one that was taken by U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 1, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Some retailers are waiting weeks to move cargo by train out of Southern California’s ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, while others are giving up on the railroads and shifting shipments of furniture, apparel and other consumer goods to trucks for long inland journeys on highways.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

However, commonly used KPIs used by supply chain executives are usually focused on logistics performance (e.g., That might mean diverting from Los Angeles/Long Beach to Canada or Mexico. Requiring suppliers to contract only sub-suppliers who follow certain standards could be a good start.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 13, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Port of Long Beach goes big on trains to relieve congested docks. The company is paying participating small businesses a per-package fee to deliver Amazon orders within a 10-mile radius to their neighbors’ homes in states like Nebraska, Mississippi, and Alabama.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. President Biden introduces $2 trillion infrastructure package. But this isn’t regular, run-of-mill congestion; earlier this week 24 container ships were anchored off the coast waiting for space at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 8, 2021

And luckily, unlike a large number of people out there, all of my Christmas packages arrived on time (although there were a few close calls). According to new data, while UPS, FedEx, USPS, and other carriers handled a record crush of holiday packages, some 2 million packages arrived late. percent and the Postal Service at 94.7

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Over the last decade, as we have documented here, Amazon has been pushing its logistics arm to be less reliant on UPS, FedEx, and the USPS for delivering orders. This first started in 2014 when the company delivered 20 million packages. Amazon now ships more parcels than FedEx.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The world of supply chain and logistics is changing every day. Each one is featured as having done something unique to reinvent their supply chain and logistics. Coyote Logistics @CoyoteLogistics Coyote Logistics prides itself on its innovative logistics and supply chain philosophy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. It adjusted the flow of packages earlier this year via machine learning in response to shrinking demand. Inventory discipline is showing up in cargo numbers. For the full year, NRF and Hackett are expecting import cargo volume to have declined 13 percent versus last year.

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Amazon has started Black Friday deals early and more than 40% of merchants recently told logistics company Ware2Go that they’re already at “peak” holiday shopping levels. Seventy-three cargo ships await unloading at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Saturday, a record.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Warehouse rents near cargo airports skyrocket. The queue fell through the spring as Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, improved their cargo flows. The post This Week in Logistics News (October 15 – 21) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 8, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Amazon will deliver packages to customers by bike and on foot for the first time in the UK as the retailer announces new methods of reducing emissions. Amazon to swap vans for walking, bikes in London. Walmart tells suppliers new fuel and pickup fees are coming. This is not normal.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 19, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. 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.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 21, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Echoing Amazon: Walmart and Target try local package delivery. Port of Oakland sets all-time cargo record. Taking a page from their biggest rival, Walmart and Target are testing their own home package delivery services in the US. The average wait for berth space was 6.1

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