Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 24, 2025

From electronics manufacturers to retail giants, companies are grappling with a complex landscape of rising duties and other supply chain challenges. The stated aim of those measures is to bolster domestic manufacturing and reduce reliance on foreign supply chains. In the U.S., In the U.S., Agriculture U.S. A 2025 U.S.

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EFT

JUNE 16, 2025

Similarly, Drewry’s World Container Index for June 5 noted spot prices on the Shanghai-to-Los Angeles route had increased 117% month-on-month per FEU and 96% to New York. and is therefore one of the most exposed to the kind of changes now rippling their way through trade and shipping.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Click here to send us your comments That according to a recent blog post by the maritime analysts at Drewry, which noted that “More than five years have passed since the huge shipping disruptions, damaging port congestion, and cost spikes of the Covid period, but one feature has remained: freight rate volatility.” Supply Chain Digest Says.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 22, 2025

Strikes on Iran Shipping on High Alert in Mideast After U.S. Strikes on Iran June 22, 2025 Bloomberg The shipping industry was placed on high alert on Sunday with warnings that Tehran could retaliate against commercial vessels following after U.S. Naval forces in the area warned that ships, especially U.S.-linked airstrikes.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 23, 2025

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 12, 2025

RELATED CONTENT RELATED VIDEOS Global Trade & Economics Related Articles Port of Los Angeles Sees Sustained Import Surge Ahead of Tariffs Trumps Tariffs Pose Risk to Global Trade and U.S. Featured Product Popular Stories Ship Traffic Through Red Sea Remains Sparse, Despite Houthi-U.S. Truce Ocean Transportation J.B.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2023

A few weeks ago I wrote that Little Brown Bakers, the manufacturer behind Girl Scout Cookies , is warning of unforeseen supply issues that will be impacting both manufacturing and distribution of its treats. The speed of the box’s throughput enables orders to be packaged, labeled and ready to ship in 30 minutes.

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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.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 5, 2022

gained immense popularity) or health care, manufacturing employment has decreased?nearly unloading in Los Angeles. due to a lack of visibility, they are having a hard time effectively managing processes, and unloading imports, resulting in slow delivery times and shipping delays rippling across the entire supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 17, 2021

With summer winding down, we take a look back at the major trends that occurred in ocean shipping in the first half of 2021 and reflect on what your organization can do to proactively prevent major supply chain disruption. Today’s article is from FourKites and examines ocean trends for 2021. Global ramifications of port congestion.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 31, 2023

Originally from Los Angeles, Luke is a graduate of Indiana University and currently resides in Cincinnati, OH. About FRAYT FRAYT is a last-mile on-demand delivery and logistics technology company that offers businesses professional, reliable on-demand shipping through an intuitive web platform, API, and mobile app.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

In that interview we mentioned that he would visit Made In USA Zipper manufacturer, UCan Zippers to film a video documenting the company's commitment to American Manufacturing for nearly 30 years. Why are we having an interview with an American Manufacturer on a logistics blog, you ask? It's simple. Think about it for a second.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2024

In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long The end result of the loss of propulsion was the ship crashing into the bridge. mile-long span. An estimated 11.5

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E2open

JANUARY 19, 2023

(NYSE: ETWO), the connected supply chain SaaS platform with the largest multi-enterprise network, today released the Q4 2022 edition of its Ocean Shipping Index, a quarterly report that offers data-driven insights to better manage the movement of goods around the globe and on key lanes between Asia, North America, and Europe.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2022

Well, according to Czinger, a Los Angeles-based boutique hypercar manufacturer, that is about to be a possibility. Empty shipping containers stack up at US port depots. There has been a lot written about the need for shipping containers. At some point, it seems we all have the need for speed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

Cargo ships lost 661 containers at sea in 2022, down from the 15-year average of 1,566 lost per year, according to the latest figures from the World Shipping Council (WSC). Some major ocean carriers have also announced new fees for goods shipped on the route as of June 1 in response to the canal restrictions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 30, 2021

Previously, some Prime members could get Amazon Fresh orders and Whole Foods deliveries dropped off in their garage, but only if they lived in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Seattle. Apple’s Advanced Manufacturing Fund is financing the project. And these retailers could certainly use some help.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 29, 2022

We have heard that there is a focus on near-shoring, reshoring, and local manufacturing. Building a fab (manufacturing site) takes two-to-four years and requires the availability of water and trained labor. For example, when I used to ship ice cream by reefer container to China from the west coast, the time on the ship was 12-18 days.

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ToolsGroup

JANUARY 6, 2022

It’s time to re-think how our products are manufactured and distributed. “We were able to do this because we are a manufacturer of most of our products and this allowed us to bring in products at competitive pricing and quantities. Lesson #5: From Shipping to Stocking, Process Matters.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 2, 2021

Shipping container shortage article and permission to publish here provided by Sam White at Argentus. The massive global shipping squeeze. In their story about the shipping shortage, the CBC quoted shipping analyst Alan Murphy, who detailed how this changing demand has massively disrupted the global shipping market.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Unloading at the western ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have been an issue for many months. As a country, I think that we need to rethink supply chain flows for chassis, drayage and the unloading of larger ships. It takes 2 to 3 days to unload a ship. The ships are getting larger.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

JANUARY 19, 2022

There’s no doubt that the pandemic, with its harsh lockdowns and impact on economies worldwide, has played a dramatic role in the supply chain disruptions being experienced by manufacturers. Shipping challenges. These issues are being faced by manufacturers across the board with no simple solution in sight.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 12, 2022

Richard is the Co-Founder and CFO of Staxxon , a shipping container company that has developed an innovative shipping container that is poised to revolutionize the space. The company outsources its manufacturing to third party Staxxon certified manufacturing partners and parts suppliers. About Richard Danderline.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 5, 2018

While I thaw out a bit, here are the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Tight Trucking Market Has Retailers, Manufacturers Paying Steep Prices (WSJ – sub. Amazon shipped over 5 billion items with Prime in 2017 (TechCrunch). UPS and FedEx Handle Record Holiday Surge With Minimal Delays (Bloomberg).

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 17, 2021

International shipping industry article and permission to publish here provided by Daniel Choi. Even during the epidemic, the shipping industry’s significance in the value chain and the transportation of resources and goods worldwide was emphasized, probably most prominently. The Shipping Industry During Pandemic.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. 49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. Following a March 2022 surge of Covid-19 in Shanghai, shipping company A.P.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Now all major ports in the United States are currently experiencing unprecedented congestion and labor shortages, leading to product stockouts and inflation — as well as significant supply chain challenges for retailers, manufacturers and logistics providers. While some critical U.S. To learn more watch LCT in action.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks. Flexibility, in particular in manufacturing, is an important skill that when implemented well can produce long term efficiencies and robustness to the supply chain.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 26, 2021

The fallout from the global pandemic persists and shipping delays are rampant. Retailers should have had their goods by now yet for some their inventory hasn’t even left the country of manufacture. That is notwithstanding the trail of additional ships and containers that are still on their way to Los Angeles.

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QAD

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Manufacturers know all the issues: U.S. The Port of Los Angeles is joining the Port of Long Beach in doubling operational hours to 24/7. QAD CMO Carter Lloyds recently wrote about three major industry disruptors , starting with shipping. Recommendations for Manufacturers. As one headache is eased, another pops up.

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ShipBob

JULY 14, 2022

While your customers can track their parcels from their smartphones down to the block the delivery truck is on, the best you can hope for is a phone call when the ship leaves port and one when it arrives on the other side of the world. Our ability to ship, store, and trade goods remains fragmented — and key logistics data remains siloed.

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QAD

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Transportation, scheduling and on-time delivery are important for any manufacturer and inventory manager to keep manufacturing and supply chain businesses running smoothly. Unforeseen disruption can cause unexpected delays, but there are many operations in the manufacturing industry that can be streamlined through automation.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2018

And this global trip isn’t just for sightseeing – leading companies find that a diversified sourcing base and far-flung manufacturing can help cut production costs, increasing the bottom line. Here are just a few pain points that are increasing transportation costs: Container shipping headaches. This leads to rate fluctuations.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Free shipping? In related news, the Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon recently “tested package delivery by licensed cab in San Francisco and Los Angeles using taxi-hailing mobile app Flywheel.” Delivery used to be a cost of doing business. That’s so old school. The focus now is on same-day delivery. UPS, FedEx, and USPS?

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Stord

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

At the Port of Los Angeles, for example, a sudden rush of shipments overloaded the local warehouse market. The Port of Los Angeles and trade disruption in 2018: Last year, new tariffs caused direct and indirect problems for shippers. One obvious challenge was the added cost of importing many goods or products.

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Meanwhile, the price of gas has risen to such extreme levels that the energy costs for aluminium manufacturers now outstrip the sales price, giving them reason to suspend their production activities. Additionally, severe shortages of computer chips, wood, metal, coffee and other raw materials are disrupting manufacturing around the world.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

The next step of the ZEV declaration integrates workstreams of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) High Level Action Champions (HLAC) with Automotive Manufacturers and The Climate Group’s EV100 to avoid duplication of effort and to pool resources. Shipping Routes: Clydebank Declaration.

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