BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

To give you a better idea of how a small error can have a huge impact, imagine a container ship navigating from China to Seattle with a compass that is off by 1 degree. At that setting, it would miss its intended port by over 100 miles – putting the container ship closer to Vancouver or Portland.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 3, 2018

For congested metropolitan areas such as Seattle, the focus is actually on the ‘final 50 feet’ of those shipments.”[3] He reports one such sprawling conurbation is found in China, which “plans to merge nine huge cities in the Pear River Delta to create a megacity called JingJinJi.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 29, 2016

Seattle startup Flexe pulls in $14 million from investors (The Seattle Times). Initially the Freightos Marketplace is focused on US imports from China, by air and ocean. Booking a flight has been electronic for 50 years, but the cargo on airplanes, trucks, and ships is still booked manually. Annual Imports.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

It will allow for the automation of more complex warehousing tasks, such as unloading shipping containers and picking packets or individual e-commerce orders. Content Summary: Walmart Says It Can Reduce Emissions in China by 50 Million Tons. Walmart is aiming big when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in China.

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RFgen

MARCH 26, 2020

Amazon’s innovations in two-day, next-day and same-day shipping are experiencing an exponential slow down. But with the radical increase in shipping, the ability to fulfill orders faster, with greater visibility and in much higher volume, how can the supply chain cope? Doctors at major hospitals in Seattle and Washington, D.C.

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RFgen

MARCH 26, 2020

Amazon’s innovations in two-day, next-day and same-day shipping are experiencing an exponential slow down. But with the radical increase in shipping, the ability to fulfill orders faster, with greater visibility and in much higher volume, how can the supply chain cope? Doctors at major hospitals in Seattle and Washington, D.C.

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DAT Solutions

MARCH 6, 2019

The West Coast is starting to see the freight that shipped from China after the Chinese New Year celebrations ended. Seattle is the closest U.S. port for those ships, and that freight was already being loaded onto trucks last week. Outbound volumes from Seattle were up by double digits. Rising Rates.

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EMERGE App

JULY 16, 2018

When you’re in the e-commerce industry or entrepreneurship space, buzzwords like “drop shipping” and “Amazon FBA” just roll off your tongue. For all purposes, the best place to find stuff is in China. Shipping should be free and fulfilled by Amazon for last-minute travellers.

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Proxima

AUGUST 3, 2020

Many international in-bound imports were able to maintain successful operation through the height of lockdowns – using larger ships with increased capacity to clear up empty container backlogs. For areas impacted by Covid-19 like Seattle, freight managers reported periods of 10 loads inbound for every load they shipped outbound.”.

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Freightera

APRIL 28, 2020

China is moving very quickly now. When I went to Seattle last fall, I met with several leaders in Amazon’s transportation, supply chain and logistics teams: they are well aware of the Physical Internet. In China, Water Mirror is a new startup working on an operating system for the Physical Internet. EB: What are the exceptions?

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Cargo ships were re-routed or delayed en route to and from ports from Savannah to Baltimore. Mangkhut weakened as it moved on to Hong Kong and other ports and manufacturing centers in Southeastern China, but high winds and flooding damaged property and infrastructure. Seattle to Los Angeles also rose 9¢ to $1.48/mile.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 6, 2022

Pre pandemic we were importing the majority of our inventory from East Asia, in particular China and Japan. We then opened a distribution center in Seattle to use their ports up there instead of the ports in Long Beach and Los Angeles, which are extremely backed up. Lesson #5: From Shipping to Stocking, Process Matters.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 5, 2023

From the “long shot but worth a try” files, Bed Bath & Beyond is seeking tens of millions of dollars from container shipping lines, claiming the carriers willfully abandoned service commitments at the height of supply-chain turbulence to reap enormous profits from the market turmoil.

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Techgistics

JUNE 4, 2017

Amazon has had such a major impact on eCommerce, that I thought it would make sense to look back on some of their innovations that are directly or indirectly impacting logistics: Super Saver Shipping Super Saver Shipping was introduced in 2002 offering free shipping for orders over $25. Fast and free shipping raised the stakes.

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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

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Retailers turning to specific-day delivery over speediest shipping. Companies are coping with rising costs to source and produce goods in China and other Asian locales. Shipping industry officials had hoped the talks, which began in May, would have concluded around now. UPS, Overstock to launch returns pilot program.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 2, 2015

WTO cites China, U.S., Amazon Flex is available now in Seattle. Meanwhile, Cloud Logistics introduced its Same Day TMS program “designed to allow shippers to start shipping – and saving – the day they start the project.” Manhattan Associates Mobile Distribution Management Takes Center Stage at CSCMP 2015.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 21, 2023

Seven years ago, I wrote that Cyberdyne Systems’ Skynet division was working on teleportation capabilities that will eliminate the need to wait for products to ship entirely. The chip industry is keen to protect its profits in China as the Biden administration considers another round of restrictions on chip exports to China.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 25, 2019

Here are some more details from the article: Amazon recently expanded its nascent home-delivery service, called Amazon Shipping, beyond test markets in London and Los Angeles. Amazon is also ramping up its ocean shipping capabilities. That can include pick-up at the factory door in China, shipment across the Pacific to a U.S.

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 14, 2021

One measure of this is the daily tally of container ships idling outside the congested ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach — the entry point for about 40 per cent of goods imported into the US. Some large retailers, including Walmart and Costco, have resorted to chartering ships to deliver goods. Where’s it all going to go?”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The levies would primarily be focused on imports from China that benefit from non-market practices. Moller-Maersk A/S , the maritime shipping giant that has been diversifying into land transportation, is betting that driverless trucks will help make deliveries more reliable. West Coast, according to data from shipping platform Xeneta.

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