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? Scheduling Changes: Ports like Norfolk are adjusting their operations to handle the additional cargo.

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

companies that rely on East and Gulf Coast seaports have been importing early, shifting goods to the West Coast, and even putting cargo on pricey flights to hedge against a threatened Oct. These ports handle a significant portion of the nation’s containerized cargo, especially for the consumer goods, retail, and manufacturing sectors.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2024

Reportedly, cargo ships accounted for over 60 percent of vessels lost in 2023. 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. This amounts to 26 large ships lost worldwide during 2023, compared to 41 in the year earlier period.

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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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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Some ORC activity happens before merchandise ever reaches stores, with 29% of retailers saying they had been the victim of cargo theft that occurred along their supply chains. The number was down from 40% last year and 44% the year before. The country’s largest cities are the most frequent targets of ORC.

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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. The port handles about 11 million tons of cargo per year, including automobiles, containers, coal, and farm products.

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Freightos

APRIL 16, 2024

America’s East Coast, alternative ports continue to handle the rerouting away from the Port of Baltimore without reports of significant congestion or with increases in freight rates. In air cargo, B2C e-commerce demand out of China continues to be the biggest driver of strong volumes, tighter capacity and upward pressure on rates to N.

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Freightos

MAY 1, 2024

Recovery efforts continued at the Port of Baltimore this week, where temporary channels let some trapped vessels exit the port , and accommodated the first container ship arrivals since the collapse. In air cargo, Freightos Air Index China to N. Freight news travels faster than cargo Get industry-leading insights in your inbox.

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TransAudit

JUNE 17, 2024

The Port of Baltimore, a crucial node in the U.S. Impact on Local and Global Trade The closure had immediate and profound effects on cargo volumes, particularly impacting container, roll-on/roll-off, and bulk traffic. Maersk, for instance, resumed its TP20 service from Asia, reaffirming Baltimore’s status as a pivotal U.S.

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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. What is to stop individuals from using other gateways in the region such as Baltimore or Washington DC to enter the country?

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 19, 2024

Predictive Analytics For years, IoT sensors have been deployed on trucks and containers to collect data on the condition and status of cargo. Enhanced Security The recent Baltimore bridge collapse exposed a key vulnerability in maritime logistics, impacting major U.S. manufacturers, including McCormick & Co. and General Motors.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2024

Anti-narcotics investigators have uncovered substantial amounts of the disguised drugs in the past two years as smugglers go to ever-more elaborate lengths to get illicit cargoes on board ships. The majority of the volume will fit within UPS’ existing U.S. daytime flight operations, EVP and CFO Brian Newman said.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2024

In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long The bridge is part of the heavily traveled Interstate 695 linking Baltimore to Washington, D.C. mile-long span. An estimated 11.5

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Earlier this week, the company warned officials in Maryland that it plans to close two delivery stations next month in Hanover and Essex, near Baltimore, that employ more than 300 people. I am confident we will dramatically reduce the need for stamping over the next two decades.”

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Baltimore rates rose sharply after Irma, likely due to ocean cargo that was diverted from Miami and Savannah. The lane from Baltimore to Charlotte jumped up 60¢ last week to $2.22/mile, Rates are dropping on a handful of lanes heading INTO Baltimore, however. mile, but volumes are trending back down now.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Even from a great distance, three September storms had an impact on California cargo in mid-October. Cargo ships were re-routed or delayed en route to and from ports from Savannah to Baltimore. In mid-September, we were focused on evacuating the Carolinas and diverting trucks and freight away from Hurricane Florence.

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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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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Neutral or Unclear: Baltimore, Miami, and other East Coast ports. They serve regional markets and are unlikely to receive large volumes of cargo headed to the battleground region. While not major container ports today, both are likely to grow as they upgrade and are able to serve the fast-growing greater Gulf Coast region.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 21, 2016

Neutral or Unclear: Baltimore, Miami, and other East Coast ports. They serve regional markets and are unlikely to receive large volumes of cargo headed to the battleground region. While not major container ports today, both are likely to grow as they upgrade and are able to serve the fast-growing greater Gulf Coast region.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2021

Workers at a plant in Baltimore manufacturing two coronavirus vaccines accidentally conflated the ingredients several weeks ago, which has contaminated up to 15 million doses of the vaccine. For example, asset-based carrier Cargo Transporters ran across-the-board pay raises but were still having trouble attracting drivers.

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Freightos

MAY 21, 2024

In other ocean developments, two months after its collision with the Key Bridge in Baltimore, crews refloated the Dali and removed it from the crash site. Fully restored access to the port is expected by the end of the month, with Maersk already accepting Baltimore bookings for June. Rates from the Middle East to N.

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Arkieva

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Located in New Castle County, we are a jump, skip and a hop from cities like Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C. The full service port handles about 400 vessels annually with an annual import/export cargo tonnage of more than 6 million tons. Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware with almost 71,000 residents.

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Kanban Logistics

MARCH 29, 2024

All of us at Kanban Logistics are deeply saddened by this week’s tragic accident at the Port of Baltimore. According to CNBC , in the wake of the catastrophic bridge collapse at the Port of Baltimore, ocean carriers are shifting responsibilities onto U.S. Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by the event.

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Freight Plus

JANUARY 31, 2019

Truckers protest Baltimore port delay times. The issue stems back to the Panama Canal expansion which has brought cargo to the port at a faster rate than it's scaled. DHL claims that the warehouse robots that they’ve already invested in have increased order picking productivity by 100%.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 12, 2024

Retailers and manufacturers are flying more goods around the shipping crisis in the Red Sea , industry experts say, helping boost international airfreight operators after a long period of sagging cargo volumes. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Now 27 ships navigate the Panama Canal each day, compared with 39 previously.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2024

cargo imports in May could hit highest level since last October Transloading is heating up again Hundreds of cargo ships lost propulsion in U.S. Baltimore is not included in Global Port Tracker’s national totals because its data is reported later than other ports.

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