Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2022

Last October, over 100 ships, including 70 container ships, were waiting at anchor or in drift zones to unload at the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. While conditions have eased in North America, port congestion has gotten much worse in China. We have many different data sources,” Mr. Dowse went on to say. “We

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

Key ports like Rotterdam, Hamburg, Singapore, Hong Kong and Los Angeles will be the key ports to be ready for fueling the first truly green lanes. The EU has started to work on charting out a plan for that transition, but other large markets like North America and China will likely not follow them in 2024.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Expanding and shifting sourcing Earlier this year, a number of retailers told analysts that they had expanded their sourcing partners to diversify inventories and mitigate risks. Floor & Decor is one of the latest retailers to diversify its countries of origin by moving a large portion of sourcing out of China.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 13, 2022

The advent of containerization heralded a revolution in cargo handling techniques, the ramifications of which are still influencing maritime trade all over the world today. ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach which saw their busiest March on record, handling a combined 898,287 TEU’s. Source: project44 Monthly report.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

Spot rates for the Shanghai to Los Angeles shipping lane segment reportedly averaged $1823. percent drop in cargo volumes. According to data from Bloomberg Intelligence , container trade for the Asia to North America segment fell 26 percent during Q1 of this year. percent this year. Earlier this month, A.P.

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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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