Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 23, 2022
Last October, over 100 ships, including 70 container ships, were waiting at anchor or in drift zones to unload at the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. We have many different data sources,” Mr. Dowse went on to say. “We Some shippers have more and better data sources that can be leveraged.
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. according to the Walmart Marketplace website. Cargo imported into the U.S.
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Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
But SHIFEX, the freight forwarder rate index, recently recorded the lowest ocean freight rate between China and the port of Long Beach in 24 months —a rate of $3,500 to move a 40-foot container. This is an 80% drop year on year drop. When the Federal Reserve (the Fed) believes inflation is too high, they raise interest rates.
Logistics Viewpoints
JULY 26, 2024
The canal is a key source of revenue for the government of Egypt, and it is one of the country’s top earners of foreign currency. With a turn of ceremonial dirt, Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson, Congressman Robert Garcia and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg broke ground on a $1.6
Supply Chain Shaman
OCTOBER 5, 2021
Look at the 72 ships off the coast of Long Beach (up 65% from a year ago). Bi-directional orchestration is the constant redesign of the supply chain across make, source, and deliver to improve outcomes and reliability.) Could Outside-in Thinking Help? (Bi-directional
Supply Chain Shaman
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
Ships continue to hold in the west coast harbors of LA and Long Beach, and the west coast warehouses are full. The focus of planning is volume not value, and leaders struggle to change and embrace bi-directional orchestration to capture the price/volume trade-offs between source, make, deliver and plan.
Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 17, 2021
The import dwell times at the Port of Long Beach fluctuated throughout the first half of 2021, with a high of 9 days. Another large source of disruption was the March blockage of the Ever Given vessel in the Suez Canal, which prevented goods from both entering and exiting the canal.
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