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Rail could boost exports in new Port of LA pact

Freight Waves

The Port of Los Angeles has signed a Memorandum of Agreement to generate more export traffic for the port from California’s Central Valley through an agreement with the city of Shafter and the developer of a logistics hub there. Central to the agreement is the Wonderful Logistics Center , a 3,400-acre development in Shafter, Calif. —

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This Week in Logistics News (July 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

Ongoing attacks on vessels in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthis continue to disrupt shipping lanes in the chemical industry’s supply chain, according to Al Greenwood, chemicals expert and deputy editor at ICIS. The Houthis are creating significant supply chain disruptions for chemical companies and governments.

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Improved Supply Chain Visibility Requires an End-to-End Solutions

Logistics Viewpoints

There have been massive supply chain disruptions since the pandemic began. The world’s fleet consists of approximately 6,000 ships. These ships carried nearly 150 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containers last year. China’s stringent COVID lockdown in critical port cities has impacted global supply chains.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

Over these 10 years+ I have learned a lot about supply chain and logistics through conversations with end users, suppliers, and my colleagues. Department of Transportation (DOT) has added three major West Coast ports to its data-sharing supply chain platform. according to the Walmart Marketplace website.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 16 – 22)

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The majority of positions are for in-store workers while others roles are for the company’s supply-chain facilities. In a final piece of holiday news, USPS has said will not levy an extra delivery surcharge during the winter peak season, saying the decision makes USPS “the most affordable way to mail and ship this holiday season.”

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This Week in Logistics News (July 9 – 15)

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Well, the Environmental Protection Agency states that this species “ was introduced into the United States in the mid-1990s, possibly stowing away in a shipping container.” Prior to this insight I thought there was no downside to the benefits brought to shipping from the standardized shipping container.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 18 – 24)

Logistics Viewpoints

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.