Long Beach Manufacturing Shipping 
Logistics Viewpoints
NOVEMBER 2, 2021
When you can barely see beyond the bow of the ship, when extreme wind and waves threaten to throw you off course – or worse, sink you – it’s understandable that long-term thinking can get chucked overboard like so much extra ballast. It’s an apt metaphor for ocean shipping these past many months. And the list goes on.
Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 30, 2021
Global shipping is national news with most stories covering the symptoms. When the ball drops on Times Square to welcome in 2022, the employees at the Port of Long Beach will celebrate moving 9 M TEUs in imports: a 26% increase year-over-year. meters, to accommodate ships with 20 rows of containers) and 15.2
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Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 16, 2024
The international inbound transportation service is only available to Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) sellers that source or manufacture goods in China, and all cargo must be shipped from Yantian, Shanghai, or Ningbo ports. And with that, I bid you adieu, and let’s move on to this week’s logistics news. Cargo imported into the U.S.
Logistics Viewpoints
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
hope to slash shipping costs and save millions of dollars when they sit down later this month to negotiate long-term contracts with ocean carriers following last year’s surge in rates. The average contract cost of shipping a container from China to the U.S. Retailers in the U.S. West Coast was $2,618 as of Feb. That’s down 28.4%
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
For example, shippers spent much of last year bemoaning soaring ocean shipping rates and ships waiting for days to unload once they reached their destination port. This is an 80% drop year on year drop. This is an 80% drop year on year drop. When the Federal Reserve (the Fed) believes inflation is too high, they raise interest rates.
The Logistics of Logistics
MARCH 8, 2023
After gaining vital international experience in manufacturing and transpacific shipping, he took on a variety of roles back in the U.S. In the podcast interview, Sean and Joe discuss the empty container marketplace and the importance of efficiency, visibility, and sustainability when moving shipping containers.
Logistics Viewpoints
JULY 26, 2024
based carrier’s role in Mexico as nearshoring manufacturing trends drive more cross-border trade. Global supply chains are shifting, Mexico’s role in global trade is growing, and Mexican small and medium enterprises and manufacturing sectors are looking for reliable access to the U.S.
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