Talking Logistics

JUNE 17, 2016

Amazon Cuts Shipping Fees in Threat to Alibaba’s U.S. FAA proposes fining Amazon $350,000 for hazardous package (Reuters). 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.

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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.). Consider the recent bankruptcy of one of the world’s largest marine shipping companies – South Korea’s Hanjin Shipping Co.

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Locus

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Many retailers are reserving trucking spaces or ships and doing their best to counter the toy shortage. Missing shipping containers, port congestion, backlogs in ports and warehouses, and shortage of trucks are causing a supply chain nightmare to the toy industry. Shipping delays. Worker shortages.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

UPS to apply surcharges to residential packages after costs surge (Reuters). Finally, there are more than 20 cargo ships anchored at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach waiting to be unloaded. Ryder Reports Record Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2014 Results and Provides 2015 Forecast. Con-way Inc.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2023

The speed of the box’s throughput enables orders to be packaged, labeled and ready to ship in 30 minutes. The Ultra5 also includes what Packsize calls a “Flaps Down” feature that allows boxes to flow through the packaging process by placing a paper band around the flaps to secure them to the sides of the box.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

That might mean diverting from Los Angeles/Long Beach to Canada or Mexico. Work with your broker to see if you can get priority on unloading the ship and inland transport. Hold your imports as long as possible before committing to final delivery.

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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

APRIL 2, 2021

America’s imports are stuck on ships floating off LA. President Biden introduces $2 trillion infrastructure package. While the shipping bottleneck from the Ever Given should begin to dissipate, another bottleneck in the US looms: port congestion. And more ships keep arriving, making the congestion worse.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 1, 2022

The deliveries will take place as part of a pilot that’s being conducted by Waymo and JB Hunt Transport Services to test out self-driving trucks along certain shipping routes in Texas. Earlier this week, Waymo , announced that it will deliver home goods for Wayfair using its fleet of autonomous semi-trailer trucks.

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MAY 13, 2022

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. Ford expedites freight to alleviate supplier disruptions in China.

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 9, 2021

When products are available, shipping has gotten choked up due to historically heightened demand , COVID-related port shutdowns and storm-created chaos. Seventy-three cargo ships await unloading at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Saturday, a record. Port closures and shipping container shortages.

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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

Amazon now ships more parcels than FedEx. In fact, Amazon has even begun shipping orders for outside customers. This first started in 2014 when the company delivered 20 million packages. Across FedEx, about 600,000 packages a day are being rerouted due to staffing shortages. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S. When customers order items not stocked at one of Belk’s fulfillment centers, those items are shipped directly from the vendor. Belk @belk With more than 300 department stores in 16 states throughout the Southern U.S.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The model factors in shipping variables such as weather patterns and traffic conditions. “We 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. billion as U.S. supply chain reliability. Milwaukee; and Newark, N.J.

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OCTOBER 21, 2022

Container-ship logjams off US ports finally easing as imports fall. Retailers help decarbonize ocean shipping. Warehouse rents near cargo airports skyrocket. Container ships are still waiting to get space at North American ports. There’s still a long way to go to clear the backlog.

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JULY 8, 2022

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. Delivery drivers will ride e-cargo bikes and walk to customers’ homes and offices in central London, replacing thousands of traditional van journeys in the city’s congested roads.

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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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MAY 21, 2021

Echoing Amazon: Walmart and Target try local package delivery. Port of Oakland sets all-time cargo record. West coast ports race to clear ship backlog by August. Taking a page from their biggest rival, Walmart and Target are testing their own home package delivery services in the US. days, compared with 6.6

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