The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

He resides, with his wife of 38 years, Nancy, in Dallas, TX, Baltimore, MD, and Saranac Lake, NY, and on Water Island, USVI. Larkin is married and is the proud father of four adult children (Conor, Clifford, Casey, and Sarah Alexandra).

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All Things Supply Chain

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, supply chains have faced geopolitical tensions, environmental challenges and significant disruptions, like the bridge accident in Baltimore. Despite some recovery, the Red Sea remains a concern…

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 13, 2021

With the new expansion, Amazon is rolling out same-day delivery to Prime members in Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Tampa, Charlotte and Houston, bringing the total markets served to 12. In these markets, shoppers will be able to place orders online throughout the day, then have items on their doorstep in as fast as five hours.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2015

As the senseless violence in Charleston reminded us, as did similar episodes in Baltimore, Ferguson, and Newtown, we are far from living up to our nation’s ideal of “One nation, under God.” The question is whether we will once again wring our hands, say our homilies, and perhaps remove a flag, and then go back […].

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 16, 2014

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1943. _. ” —Translation from the Greek by Ludwig Edelstein. From The Hippocratic Oath: Text, Translation, and Interpretation , by Ludwig Edelstein. Today, nine out of ten supply chains are stuck.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 13, 2022

He resides, with his wife of 38 years, Nancy, in Dallas, TX, Baltimore, MD, and Saranac Lake, NY, and on Water Island, USVI. Larkin is married and is the proud father of four adult children (Conor, Clifford, Casey, and Sarah Alexandra). About Clarendon Capital.

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BlueYonder

APRIL 29, 2024

When one link is effected, it impacts the whole supply chain as we have seen with the constant disruptions that have taken place in recent times including the recent Baltimore bridge collapse and raw materials shortages.

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BlueYonder

MAY 23, 2024

Whether it’s the conflicts across Israel or Ukraine, or the Baltimore bridge accident, these are unplanned events that logistics teams need to respond to both quickly and strategically,” he points out. Regarding the evolving situations in Baltimore and the Panama Canal, how are we able to navigate around these logistics challenges?

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

It is a beautiful day in Baltimore. Unfortunately, in my opinion, it will take a material event, like the one above for Toyota or Kellogg, to understand why it matters. Let me know how I did answering your question. And, for all of those following the blog, please join in the discussion. Have a great week! I think that I will go for a run.

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Supply Chain Digest

APRIL 4, 2024

Shut Down of Baltimore Leads Drewry to Take a Look

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 17, 2013

Each time that they are published, the Shaman sighs and chuckles in her little apartment in Baltimore. As a result, articles are written proclaiming demand-driven results and then the reader is given a solution that is anything but demand driven. What the articles that flood the market do not tell you about is: Slow Adoption.

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Freightos

MARCH 27, 2024

The Port of Baltimore handles more roll-on/roll-off volumes than any other US port, including a large share of farm equipment exports – and is likely to have an impact on vehicle transport – but is less critical in terms of container traffic. According to Vespucci Maritime, the port handled 1.1

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Freightos

APRIL 2, 2024

Dive deeper into freight data that matters Stay in the know in the now with instant freight data reporting Sign up for Free Analysis Salvage crews have already started working to clear the wreckage from last week’s bridge collapse in Baltimore. Baltimore is the largest US port for vehicle imports and exports.

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Freightos

MAY 10, 2015

The Wire is an incredible TV show, following the drug ecosystem in urban Baltimore and the police officers tasked with bringing it into check. And season two is all about the Port of Baltimore. The Wire, Season 2 ( Link ).

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Freightos

APRIL 9, 2024

Dive deeper into freight data that matters Stay in the know in the now with instant freight data reporting Sign up for Free Analysis Recovery efforts in Baltimore continued to make progress this week. New rail services are already moving containers between the ports of Baltimore and NY/NJ to assist shippers disrupted by the closure.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 18, 2013

BMW to Mazda Imports Slowed as Strike Shuts Baltimore Port ( Bloomberg ). Wal-Mart seeks to tether small stores to big ones ( The Detroit News ). Free-Shipping Offers Abound This Holiday Season, According To Shop.Org. Onshoring: Manufacturers capitalise on goods ‘made in the USA’ ( Financial Times ).

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 15, 2016

Today I travelled to Baltimore to attend the ISM/Spend matters Global Procurement Tech Summit. I will be speaking on procurement analytics tomorrow, but got to attend a set of great sessions over the first half of the day. The first speaker was Anne Rung, Administrator from the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.

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Supply Chain Insights

JULY 17, 2012

They deliver pantry supplies to our small office in Baltimore <without charging us shipping> a couple of times a week. We love Amazon. At Supply Chain Insights, we are loyal Amazon shoppers. The experience is fun; and for us, convenient.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 12, 2022

I hopped on the plane in Baltimore on my way to Atlanta last week. Always late, I squeezed past a middle-aged man wearing a black mask in the aisle seat and promptly fell asleep nodding my head on the window ledge. As we circled Atlanta, I woke up and started a obligatory conversation with my neighbor. What brings you to Atlanta?

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Kanban Logistics

APRIL 17, 2024

The recent accident at the Port of Baltimore is causing disruptions to imports on the East Coast, including at the Port of Norfolk and the Port of Wilmington, NC. How has the Port of Baltimore accident affected Norfolk and Wilmington? How has the Port of Baltimore accident affected Norfolk and Wilmington?

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ivalua

APRIL 4, 2016

A couple of weeks ago, ISM and Spend Matters had their first Eprocurement Technology Summit in Baltimore, Maryland on the Inner Harbor. I attended with a few colleagues from Directworks. We wanted to go to see what kind of conference it was, and could be in the future.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2024

The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore being struck by the Dali and collapsing is an unpredictable disruption to the supply chains of several industries including automobiles, coal, and agricultural machinery. Coal industry: The Port of Baltimore is the largest coal port in the country, handling about 20 million tons of coal per year.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 11, 2024

Multi-industry global supply chain teams are increasingly aware of maritime supply chain risk consequences after a large 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. The collision caused this massive bridge spanning 1.6

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 19, 2024

The Port of Baltimore has seen roro and container vessel traffic resume with the opening of a deep-water channel on May 14, allowing access to four alternative channels.

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American Global Logistics

APRIL 8, 2024

According to Maryland Port Administration data, the Port of Baltimore is the busiest U.S. At this time, the projected date for the Port of Baltimore's reopening is unknown. The bridge closure has doubled travel time from Baltimore to Washington, D.C. port for handling imports and exports. Delays and increased transit times.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 1, 2024

East Coast ports are modifying their operations to absorb cargo diverted from Baltimore harbor, where salvage specialists are clearing debris from the destroyed Francis Scott Key Bridge.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 22, 2024

Department of Transportation reaffirmed the timeline the reopen the Port of Baltimore in a meeting with East Coast port leaders.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 13, 2024

Baltimore Port officials said they hoped to move the Dali within two days.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 29, 2024

The M/V Dali crashed in the Key Bridge on March 26, killing six maintenance workers and sending the bridge into Baltimore's main shipping channel in pieces.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 19, 2018

The top locations are 1) New York City; 2) Los Angeles; 3) Miami; 4) Chicago and Houston, tied; 5) San Francisco/Oakland; 6) Atlanta; 7) Baltimore; 8) Orlando; 9) northern New Jersey, Washington, D.C., The country’s largest cities are the most frequent targets of ORC. Return Fraud Continues to Post a Threat to Retailers.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 20, 2024

Army Corps of Engineers still expects to fully reopen Baltimore's primary shipping channel by the end of May.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 28, 2024

A salvage firm that helped contain the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and safely demolished part of New York’s Tappan Zee Bridge with explosives is heading to Baltimore.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 5, 2024

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2024

The incident of the container ship Dali striking and destroying the Francis Scott Key spanning the Port of Baltimore falls within two of these categories. Report authors indicate that most incidents have been related to machinery damage or failure, followed by collisions with other vessels, or contact with port infrastructure.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 2, 2024

A majority of the vessels permitted in the secondary channel will be ones helping with cleanup efforts for the collapsed Baltimore bridge.

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Supply Chain Brain

MAY 15, 2024

The report released on May 14 describes how the ship experienced two electrical blackouts 10 hours before it left the Port of Baltimore.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 23, 2024

The City of Baltimore says it plans to pursue "significant" claims against the firms responsible for the Dali , in a bid to compensate the city, its residents and businesses.

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