California Cargo Procurement Analytics 
Logistics Viewpoints
JUNE 2, 2023
Walmart added new functionality that lets sellers purchase shipping labels for domestic orders on its marketplace. Sellers can only purchase a shipping label through Walmart for orders that are in an unshipped status, it noted. manufacturers re-evaluating their reliance on China. Walmart SWW currently offers FedEx and USPS shipping.
Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 30, 2021
Pandemic demand for goods, and the shifts from a service economy, increased volume in southern California ports where 40% of ocean carriers unload for entry into the United States. The supply chain can handle cost increases more easily than variability. The landlocked ports of Southern California are especially problematic.
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GlobalTranz
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Port backlogs, cargo limitations on container ships, and a lack of available equipment and port facility staffing.? But variations exist between regions, e.g., California is at $4.291 as of August 30, 2021, while the Gulf Coast was at the lower end of the spectrum at $3.038. . transportation metrics ?that According to the?
Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 30, 2021
Pandemic demand for goods, and the shifts from a service economy, drove the increase in southern California ports where 40% of ocean carriers unload for entry into the United States. meters draft, and cargo capacity up to 14,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU); previously, it could only handle vessels up to about 5,000 TEU.
Logistics Viewpoints
DECEMBER 4, 2020
Schiphol airport gears up for chilled vaccine cargos. Holiday toy supplies at risk amid southern California port jam. And according to multiple reports, the first doses of the vaccine are on the way to the US as well. But grocery orders delivered through its stores will still carry a minimum purchase requirement.
Supply Chain View from the Field
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
I was in Houston yesterday evening, speaking to a large group of procurement executives at a roundtable held by KPMG’s Procurement Advisory Group, at the fabulous Brennan’s restaurant on Smith Street. The event was well attended, with over 40 executives present.
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 28, 2023
Unseasonably cold weather in Spain slowed down the growing of peppers, leading to Morrisons limiting purchases to two per customer. A steep, across-the-board decline in imported cargo , exports and empty containers during March dropped volumes at several major ports to levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic. million U.S.
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