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A Gloomy Future for the Port of Los Angeles?

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

In June 2016, the Panama Canal will double its capacity, and this capacity expansion will undoubtedly reshape the freight flows around the globe, including those transiting through the Port of Los Angeles (click here for a past blog related to this subject). How can the Port of Los Angeles respond to this threat?

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Port of Los Angeles: Disintermediation and Other Risks

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

  The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are vital to the LA economy, not only because they provide a significant number of jobs in the shipping and logistics industries, but also because they give the city itself a competitive edge with regard to shipping times and transportation costs when it comes to operating a global businesses here.

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We Are In Trouble. Raise the Red Flag. Be Proactive.

Supply Chain Shaman

In Los Angeles, due to the trade deficit between the United States and China, 3.5 Labor shortages abound for road freight. The Freight Rates for a 40 foot container from China to the west coast of the United States is quadruple the price of a year ago. Budgets will tighten with less funding on supply chain infrastructure.

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“True Greenfield” – Answering the Distribution Service Time Challenge 

Logility

Inbound sourcing costs and constraints need to be part of the objective function. Consider inbound sourcing costs and constraints Inbound freight has a significant impact on the best facility location — inbound costs can be one-third of the total freight spend.

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Q3 2021 Trucking Trends and Freight Market Update

Zipline Logistics

The freight market has been on the receiving end of several systemic shocks that continue to affect industry providers and shippers alike. And when you add in the current labor and commodity shortages along with an inflationary environment, it is apparent why freight rates have been steadily climbing.

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U.S. Freight Logistics Industry Recession Continues with Some Hopeful Signs

Supply Chain Matters

freight and logistics industry continues to mitigate recessionary conditions including the April 2023 Logistics Manager Index reaching its lowest level lowest level in six years and one-half years. freight, logistics and parcel movement industry. Freight rate reportedly fell 37 percent. The LMI has now declined 6.7

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U.S. West Coast Dockworkers Enacting Multi-Day Job Actions

Supply Chain Matters

But shipping industry sources now indicate that negotiations deteriorated last week over the scope of expected dockworker wage increases. Reportedly, one terminal at the Port of Los Angeles cancelled cargo movement operations on Monday of this week while two terminals at the Post of Long Beach closed.