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Winter Alert: Winter Weather Conditions Developing Across Much of the US

GlobalTranz

states and parts of northern Mexico. Starting Saturday, a Pacific storm system will cause heavy snowfall from Portland to Seattle. Winter weather continues to impact multiple U.S. Highway 231 in Morgan County in northern Alabama. This continues to be a rapidly evolving weather event.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 16-20, 2015)

Talking Logistics

As you read this, I’ll be flying back home from Mexico City where I presented at the Logistic Summit & Expo 2015 , arguably the largest supply chain and logistics event in Mexico. Starbucks to debut delivery in Manhattan, Seattle this year (Reuters). Since it’s late and I have a 3 a.m. Roadnet® Transportation Suite 3.6.9

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This Week in Logistics News (September 4 – 10)

Logistics Viewpoints

Over 80% of oil output in Gulf of Mexico still offline a week after Ida. American Eagle acquired AirTerra, a Seattle-based shipping and logistics startup. Earlier this week, it was reported that over 80 percent of oil production in the Gulf of Mexico remains shut in after Hurricane Ida. Costco has reintroduced purchase limits.

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How E-Commerce Is Reinventing the Humble Warehouse

MIT Supply Chain

In one configuration, modeled in Mexico City, trucks are loaded at mini-warehouses strategically located near population centers throughout the city. A Seattle startup, FLEXE, has gone a step further by creating what amounts to the Airbnb of warehousing. This is one of the concepts we have modeled at the MIT Megacity Logistics Lab.

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Outbound Tender Rejections Increase for the First Time Since March Peak

Zipline Logistics

Seattle is becoming a more favorable market for carriers and rejection rates are increasing. We are seeing favorable rates for shippers in Seattle, Ontario, California, and Denver, Colorado as carriers look to capitalize on outbound volumes. New Mexico. The governor of New Mexico extended the stay-at-home order through May 15.

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Gridlock at US Ports is Reshaping the Supply Chain

RFgen

According to The Wall Street Journal, supply chain managers have increasingly shifted their destinations to ports on the East Coast, Gulf Coast and in Western Mexico and Canada instead, hoping to bypass any West Coast congestion. Roughly half of all U.S. cargo has flowed through the country’s West Coast ports until recently.

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Gridlock at US Ports is Reshaping the Supply Chain

RFgen

According to The Wall Street Journal, supply chain managers have increasingly shifted their destinations to ports on the East Coast, Gulf Coast and in Western Mexico and Canada instead, hoping to bypass any West Coast congestion. Roughly half of all U.S. cargo has flowed through the country’s West Coast ports until recently.