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Going Off the Beaten Path for North Carolina Warehousing Capacity

Kanban Logistics

While this isn’t shocking in major hubs like Los Angeles/Long Beach and New York/New Jersey, it’s much less expected in states like North Carolina. In this article, we’ll take a look at North Carolina warehousing capacity and tell you why a more rural location may be right for your business.

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Can’t find available warehouse space? Turn to a 3PL

Kanban Logistics

The situation is summed up succinctly by Chris Caton of Prologis, one of the country’s largest logistics real estate firms. For example, delays at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have led importers to spread shipments out to other ports across the country. Turn to a 3PL appeared first on Kanban Logistics.

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No Congestion Issues at the Port of Virginia

Kanban Logistics

and Long Beach, are experiencing severe congestion due to record volumes as US businesses replenish inventories that were depleted after COVID-related manufacturing shutdowns. Lean on Kanban for East Coast logistics services. We also offer additional logistics services like cross docking and rail-to-truck transloading.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Labor and management work out deal at Port of LA/Long Beach ( Logistics Management ). There are still plenty of problems to fix, but our roads and bridges aren’t crumbling,” said David Hartgen, lead author of the Reason Foundation report and emeritus professor of transportation at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

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Shipping Containers and Supply Chain Snarls: Is There a Way Out?

Enterra Insights

… We flew over the sprawling Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach — 40% of all U.S. The revolution took place a few years later and was the inspiration of a North Carolina truck driver named Malcom McLean. It used to take two days to get cargo off the docks. Now, it takes nine. imports come through here. ”[4].

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I (Don't) Drive Your Truck: West Coast Truckers Strike Again

Elementum

On July 21, truckers working for the Pacific 9 Transportation company went on indefinite strike, causing further congestion problems and delays at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Ryder Dedicated, a logistics division of Ryder System Inc., Companies are also addressing the severe gender gap in trucking.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 25 – July 1)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Cardinal Health started air delivery of pharmaceutical products and medical supplies via Zipline drone in North Carolina. San Francisco-based Zipline won FAA Part 135 air carrier certification for the long-range flights earlier this month. That’s all for this week.