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Yantian Port Congestion: How Can Shippers Navigate Another Major Supply Chain Disruption?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

A good example of how this plays out is in the case of congestion at the Port of Oakland. Over the last few months, as the delays at the LA port were mounting, carriers started diverting sailings to Oakland. Oakland is now also severely congested and suffering from the same unpredictability. The result? Final thoughts.

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Seeing Supply Chain Visibility through Different Lenses

Bristlecone

Ensuring my order would be included in the earliest shipment that the distributor was planning to make from Seattle to the Oakland warehouse. New sources of revenue and increased staff productivity await logistics service providers. Distributors can create reliable sourcing networks and ensure responsive and scalable customer service.

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3 Reasons to consider upskilling your TMS

Locus

However, managing both captive (in-house) and outsourced fleets while maintaining optimal performance in logistics operations presents a unique challenge – the need for effective hybrid fleet management. Even more baffling, a package meant for Oakland, CA, ends up in Emeryville, CA, all because of a shared ZIP code (94608).