MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

One manifestation of this problem is that multiple ports on the east coast are deepening their approach channels in order to attract bigger cargo ships. The widening of the Panama Canal to enable larger ships to pass through the trade artery will generate this traffic.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 17, 2022

Across the United Kingdom , all eyes are on a threatened work stoppage involving dockworkers at the Port of Felixstowe , the country’s largest container shipping port. Bloomberg reported that shipping lines such as Maersk have already announced contingency plans for vessels e=scheduled to call on Felixstowe.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 11, 2024

It has been just over two weeks since a container ship lost power and crashed into a support pylon of Baltimore, Maryland’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in the early morning hours of March 26. miles to partially collapse into the Patapsco River , blocking the main shipping channel that leads to the Port of Baltimore.

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NC State SCRC

AUGUST 31, 2021

COVID has also hit a number of key ports, like the port of Yantian , which is a major outbound port for shipping products to the US. Once a port shuts down, ships and containers back up, and this bottleneck is difficult to catch up with. There aren’t enough workers to unload the ships. Then there are the container issues.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

Also, traditional logistics focuses its attention on activities such as procurement , distribution, maintenance, and inventory management. The entire business cycle of an industrial company (sales forecast, supply, production, storage, shipping, after-sales service, etc.) New Jersey: John Willey & Sons Inc.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Ten years ago, when travelling in New Jersey, I drove by where the plant used to operate and broke down in tears seeing that the production was now all offshore. Once you know the total cost of procuring the goods, it will drive the decision on what is acceptable for your organization.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Bed Bath & Beyond @BedBathBeyond Bed Bath & Beyond has discovered a way to save millions of dollars on freight over the next few years, thanks to a new 755,000 square-foot distribution facility slated to open in the fall of 2019. The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S.

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FLEXE

MAY 25, 2017

Edison, New Jersey. On-demand fulfillment can be particularly useful for high-growth eCommerce retailers looking to test and expand into new markets, offer pop-up promotions, and improve customer delivery promises. It’s location makes it the ideal city for reaching all major cities in the Northeast and New England markets.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2016

planes and ships ); Iran and North Korea and their nuclear ambitions; ISIS exporting its brand of terrorism around the world; and China building islands in the South China Sea (and reportedly putting weapons on them ). Cyber risk and security is getting more attention from the ocean shipping community too.

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