Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Port truck drivers on West Coast protest costs, working conditions ( Cargo Business News ). This follows the company’s acquisition of 3PD this past July, another provider of heavy goods, last-mile logistics in North America. TomTom launches toll reporting to help transport companies manage costs. UPS Sets 2014 Rates.

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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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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. Measuring the Imbalances*. In the United States, the Pandemic has yet to Peak. Ocean Freight.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

For the specific routing of Shanghai to Los Angeles , the index was reported as $9112 at the end of March, compared to $10,986 at the end of February. Data published at the end of March indicates that for movement of ocean container shipping transit from Asia to North America , the average time had declined to 108 days, upwards of 15.4

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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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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Those previously unplanned shipments have brought about a surge in demand for trucks in Los Angeles. Los Angeles. Rates are based on DAT RateView , with $28 billion in lane rates, updated daily, for 65,000 point-to-point lanes across North America. Chicago, 2. Elizabeth, 3. Grand Rapids, 5.

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Supply Chain Network

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

(NYSE: R), a leader in commercial fleet management , dedicated transportation , and supply chain solutions , announced today it has started to take delivery of 125 medium-duty electric panel vans, the first of their kind in North America, now available for lease or rent.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 3, 2022

For the specific routing of Shanghai to Los Angeles , the index was reported as $10,986, representing a 158 percent year-over year increase. Data published at the end of February indicates that for movement of ocean container shipping transit from Asia to North America , the average time had declined to 106 days, upwards of 15.1

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

That might mean diverting from Los Angeles/Long Beach to Canada or Mexico. However, make sure you have infrastructure at the reliever port, or things might just be worse. Work with your broker to see if you can get priority on unloading the ship and inland transport.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 22, 2021

The spot rate of booking a 40-foot container from Shanghai to Los Angeles hit $10,229 the first week of August, up 238 percent from the same time a year prior. IKEA’s stores in North America are the hardest hit by product shortages, followed by Europe. But just how scarce are they?

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Retailers like Amazon are chartering private cargo ships, making their own containers, and leasing planes to bypass supply chain disruptions like long wait times for dock space and workers. IATA data shows global demand for air cargo markets jumped 3.7% Air cargo carriers in North America posted an 11.4%

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GTG Technology Group

APRIL 3, 2018

Being the largest for-hire carrier company in North America, UPS is central to any steps the transportation and shipping industry may take in an effort to become more economical. to design a truck that has the same cargo space and carrying capacity as the fuel-based trucks that it currently uses.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 10, 2017

CX North America Integrates Its Freight Collaboration Platform With Active Aero Group’s Technology. 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. Who’s to Blame for the Trucker Shortage? WSJ – sub.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 17, 2021

It has already wreaked havoc on supply chains, transport networks, and ports, resulting in a sharp drop in cargo volumes. Thus, even at the peak of the outbreak, spot rates were steady whenever the cargo was less. This is mostly owing to the profitable nature of the China-North America trading route.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In 2015, Hollar established its headquarters outside of Los Angeles, California, choosing a strategic location for its first warehouse — in close proximity to the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach.

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Freightera

MAY 26, 2017

We’re looking at emission control zones that basically only cover a narrow zone off the East and West Coast of North America, Europe, the Mediterranean and Japan and in those zones, ships are required not to use low sulfur fuels and to use scrubbers and outside the zone, it’s business as usual. We’re in North America right now.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 10, 2021

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union is trying to stop the next round of automation at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles because it will eliminate jobs. Marine terminal automation is “the most contentious issue facing longshore unions on the West and East coasts of North America,” wrote JOC.

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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 million customers.

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