The major lanes between Houston/LA (I-10 Corridor), Chicago/Ohio, NJ/Eastern PA, and Atlanta remains the same with ample capacity however lead times have shortened. Cargo flows and ship calls are rebounding in China. Savannah / Brunswick are predicting import cargo decrease by 40% in March and April from 2019 levels. Port of Virginia estimates cargo lost in February thru April at 44,000 ctrs ~11% decline. Ohio container ramps are some of the worst impacted. MORE

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Ethical Sourcing Forum (New York, NY). The keynote address at the Ethical Sourcing Forum featured Professor Michael Toffel of Harvard Business School, who, along with doctoral student Yanhua Zhou, showcased their latest statistical research on code compliance, this time focusing on factories in China based on Intertek’s Workplace Conditions Assessment (WCA) data. EUISSCA Alliance Sustainable Sourcing Conference 2016 (New Orleans, LA). MORE

In this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Amazon in talks to lease 20 jets to launch air-cargo business (The Seattle Times). Here are some details from the article: Leasing 20 jets would be a significant expansion of an Amazon trial operation out of Wilmington, Ohio, operated by ATSG on Amazon’s behalf, sources said. That would help Amazon keep the cargo planes loaded even after the holiday crush ends. It’s warm outside. MORE

Cargo Owners Complain of ‘Total Mess’ Shipping Goods to Asia (WSJ – sub. In other transportation management news, MercuryGate announced the launch of MercuryMart, “a dynamic information exchange providing TMS users with access to a broad range of sources of available capacity.” Meanwhile, Cleveland.com reports that Peloton will roll out platooning on the Ohio Turnpike this year. My garage door is crumpled. How did it happen? MORE

When the expanded Panama Canal opened this June, a new set of routes became available for shippers and beneficial cargo owners (BCOs). Cargo can enter the country via East coast or West coast ports depending on variables such as the type of product being shipped. Modern TMS solutions are designed to help shippers make such trade-offs, with analytics platforms that take data from multiple sources and present the shipper with a single access point for calculating total landed cost. MORE

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Strategies include sourcing more items directly from manufacturers to improve margins, SKU rationalization and space reduction, “show more carry less” and assisted-store ordering. The company’s success fueled plans to build a fulfillment center in Greater Cincinnati, Ohio, creating 75 full-time jobs. About 40% of VF Corp’s production is sourced from the Americas, more than double the industry average. MORE