Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Dave Clark, SVP Worldwide Operations and Customer Service at Amazon, was the keynote speaker on Tuesday, and during his talk he announced this week’s top supply chain and logistics news story: Amazon Flex: Amazon will now pay you to deliver packages (The Verge). Cloud Logistics Announces Industry’s First Same Day TMS.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2024

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights for the recently released Allianz Safety and Shipping Review 2024 Report. Safety and Shipping Review 2024 Report Global commercial and specialty insurance provider Allianz Commercial has released its annual review of trends and developments in global shipping and safety.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 29, 2024

Current published reports and available industry data reinforce indications that the peak both in volume and in ocean container shipping rates may have been reached. Once more, current longer term industry trends imply a period of excess global container vessel ship capacity by 2026. The authors indicated that 478 ships, totaling 3.1

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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. Crews began the on-water removal of containers from the still-stuck Dali , as one necessary step in clearing the ship from the collision site.

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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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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. Mid-Atlantic 3PL providers like Kanban Logistics can support your supply chain by handling drayage and container stripping services at both of these Ports.

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The possibility of disruptions at major ports like New York/New Jersey, Savannah, and Baltimore has businesses facing the real danger of shipment delays, inventory shortages, and cost increases. A prolonged strike could paralyze inbound and outbound shipping, creating bottlenecks that ripple across the entire economy.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 2, 2019

David Sparkman, head of David Sparkman Consulting, reports, “Empty stores and shopping centers are increasingly being converted into warehouse and e-commerce distribution centers, according to the global industrial real estate firm CBRE, which examined in detail two dozen such projects ranging from southern California to Baltimore.”[2]

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NC State SCRC

JUNE 19, 2024

Today’s blog is written by a guest writer, Graham Perry, a writer at Business Tech Innovations specializing in logistics supply chain optimization. With expertise in fleet management and transportation technology, his articles empower businesses to navigate the dynamic world of logistics with peace of mind. and General Motors.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Infrastructure growth is a major issue for companies who ship a lot, especially those like CAT who ship heavy permit loads from the ports. Global Distribution Global Supply Chain Logistics Supply Chain Strategy Transportation Planning Working Capital Management' It is also happening at border crossings such as Mexico.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news: Amazon in the news: Amazon closes, abandons plans for dozens of U.S. Ocean shipping rates have plunged 60% this year. West Coast port congestion leads to new ideas in cross-country rail shipping. The cost to ship a 40-foot container from China to the U.S. warehouses. As of Sept.

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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 the last two weeks, though, prices have rebounded with N. America rates climbing 14% to $2.88/kg America and $3.85/kg

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Unleashed

APRIL 11, 2024

Baltimore bridge disaster adds new stress to global supply chains. Consider offering volume discounts and free shipping incentives to lift AOV. US manufacturing activity expands for first time since 2022. The latest ISM Manufacturing PMI report registered an unexpectedly high 50.3% in March – up 2.5% from February.

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TransAudit

JUNE 17, 2024

The Port of Baltimore, a crucial node in the U.S. The Incident and Closure The unexpected closure began on March 26, when the container ship Dali lost power and collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing the bridge to collapse. port of call alongside Newark and Houston. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S.

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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 end result of the loss of propulsion was the ship crashing into the bridge. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 24, 2015

In 2008, when Howard Schultz (Starbucks chairman, president and chief executive officer) returned to the ship, orders had been failing, money was leaking out and internal communication was poor. After four years in global logistics he was posted to Amsterdam in 2012 as senior vice president, Supply Chain Operations, EMEA. “At

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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. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Maybe we will see cocaine turbines or solar panels.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 17, 2019

Environmental Protection Agency holds up a shipment at the port of Baltimore because they are understaffed, it impacts supply chains across the nation. When the Automated Commercial Environment system goes down in San Diego for two hours during produce season, or when the U.S.

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PLS Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2021

What is container drayage shipping? Container drayage shipping is moving container freight over short distances, mainly in the same metropolitan area between ports, facilities, rail yards or other shipping hubs. Drayage transportation is handled by trucks and is usually part of intermodal transport.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. America’s imports are stuck on ships floating off LA. While the shipping bottleneck from the Ever Given should begin to dissipate, another bottleneck in the US looms: port congestion. And more ships keep arriving, making the congestion worse. That’s all for this week.

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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

Of course, cost isn’t the only factor—overall shipping time, flexibility, and reliability matter, too. Neutral or Unclear: Baltimore, Miami, and other East Coast ports. Robinson, Wide Open: How the Panama Canal Expansion is Redrawing the Logistics Map. Which ports stand to gain and lose the most in this scenario?

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 21, 2016

Of course, cost isn’t the only factor—overall shipping time, flexibility, and reliability matter, too. Neutral or Unclear: Baltimore, Miami, and other East Coast ports. Robinson, Wide Open: How the Panama Canal Expansion is Redrawing the Logistics Map. Which ports stand to gain and lose the most in this scenario?

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Freightos

MAY 21, 2024

Even with fleet growth from new vessels being applied to add more ships to rotations and accommodate longer journeys around the south of Africa, carriers are still facing a capacity shortage. Fully restored access to the port is expected by the end of the month, with Maersk already accepting Baltimore bookings for June.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Included in this update are ongoing developments involving Volkswagen , along with the tragic accident involving a container ship slamming into the Francis Scott Key Bridge that closed the Port of Baltimore in March. miles to partially collapse into the Patapsco River that leads to the Port of Baltimore , closing this key U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 5, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. This announcement comes on the heels of Blue Yonder’s acquisition of flexis AG, offering factory planning, sequencing and slotting capabilities, and Doddle, offering returns management and reverse logistics solutions. It was supplying jet fuel to Delaware’s Dover Air Force Base.

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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. For those of you who have drayage and logistics challenges stemming from this accident, we wanted to take a moment to say that we’re here to help and explain how. What’s Happening Now? What’s Happening Now?

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Freight Plus

JANUARY 31, 2019

Truckers protest Baltimore port delay times. They work the ships hard and heavy because if they don’t turn them in a timely manner, then they get fined, or the ships won’t come here,” Miller told The Baltimore Sun, “But they let us sit in there for hours on end.” Drivers are reporting delays of up to 8 hours at the port.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 12, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. 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. Now 27 ships navigate the Panama Canal each day, compared with 39 previously.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. 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. 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.

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