The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 19, 2022

The ongoing impact of the pandemic brings greater challenges and obstacles with increased consumer demand, limited resources, shipping congestion, and labor shortages. Automation, cargo tracking, robotics, and remote fleet management are all examples of how IoT can be used to harness organizational data and gain insights into key processes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

Cargo ships lost 661 containers at sea in 2022, down from the 15-year average of 1,566 lost per year, according to the latest figures from the World Shipping Council (WSC). Some major ocean carriers have also announced new fees for goods shipped on the route as of June 1 in response to the canal restrictions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 28, 2022

UPS earnings rise as higher prices offset shipping slowdown. California, Mexico sign historic toll- sharing pact for Otay Mesa East Port. Amazon will rent the planes from Seattle-based lessor Altavair, which is sending the used passenger aircraft to Airbus’ maintenance and overhaul partner to be remodeled for carrying cargo containers.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 21, 2023

He began his career in the South African Air Force and later spent more than a decade with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), where he held various leadership positions in South Africa, Spain, and the United States, including President of Cargo Network Services Corp., cargo subsidiary. IATA’s U.S.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 20, 2016

As shoppers count down the days until they can score deals on the hottest products, cargo thieves are counting on cashing in on opportunities to swipe unattended trailers and shipments. The industry experiences more cargo theft incidents when there is a higher volume of consumer goods moving through the supply chain.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2020

Jeremy Thone is the Marketing Director at 3PL Systems, which is a transportation management system software company based in Signal Hill, California. Jeremy earned a Bachelor of Science, Marketing from the University of Southern California. Transportation Service #2 – Air Cargo. About Jeremy Thone. About 3PL Systems.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The unprecedented cargo logjams off the southern California coast wreaking havoc on supply chains show no signs of waning. Just two days before Thanksgiving, FreightWaves reported an “all-time-high 93 ships” were waiting there. Requirements to manage carrier invoices and other transactions grow in stride. They face higher costs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2023

The speed of the box’s throughput enables orders to be packaged, labeled and ready to ship in 30 minutes. pounds of cargo in a hold with about 1,800 cubic inches of space. The company is opening a third self-operating warehouse and distribution center in California as it looks to grow its US logistics arm. kg CO2e.

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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.? Such congestion naturally leads to bottlenecks in planning drayage and eventual increases in the total cost of shipping, not to mention an added strain on trucking as the bottlenecks grow.? . According to the?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Global shipping is national news with most stories covering the symptoms. 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, to accommodate ships with 20 rows of containers) and 15.2

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Hanjin Shipping recently filed for bankruptcy , and a number of its ships pulled into port last week, after a lot of delays and uncertainty. Hanjin is the world’s seventh-largest commercial shipping company, and it’s struggling to find the money to unload its ships. area, especially on eastbound lanes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Schiphol airport gears up for chilled vaccine cargos. Walmart scraps shipping minimum for subscription service. Holiday toy supplies at risk amid southern California port jam. The KLM Cargo warehouse at Schiphol has four cold storage areas for pharmaceuticals and a fifth will be ready in January.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Pitt Ohio’s Ground service also specializes in shipping non-conveyable products (e.g., OnTrac , previously known as California Overnight, is headquartered in Chandler, AZ and serves California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Colorado, and Idaho. The company offers 24/7 operational support.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Pitt Ohio’s Ground service also specializes in shipping non-conveyable products (e.g., OnTrac , previously known as California Overnight, is headquartered in Chandler, AZ and serves California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Colorado, and Idaho. The company offers 24/7 operational support.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Pitt Ohio’s Ground service also specializes in shipping non-conveyable products (e.g., OnTrac , previously known as California Overnight, is headquartered in Chandler, AZ and serves California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Colorado, and Idaho. The company offers 24/7 operational support.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

China’s WeRide unveils electric, autonomous cargo van. As the rush to get packages shipped across the country continues, Amazon plans to open 100 more facilities across the country in September, adding to the 250 facilities it has already opened this year. Chinese autonomous driving company WeRide has unveiled its first cargo van.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 17, 2021

International shipping industry article and permission to publish here provided by Daniel Choi. Even during the epidemic, the shipping industry’s significance in the value chain and the transportation of resources and goods worldwide was emphasized, probably most prominently. The Shipping Industry During Pandemic.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Amazon now ships more parcels than FedEx. In fact, Amazon has even begun shipping orders for outside customers. The California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are extending the hours during which trucks can pick up and return containers as they try to improve freight movement and delays through ports. billion in 2019.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Now, after eight months of increasingly bitter contract negotiations and lobbying by Congressional representatives, President Obama has ordered his Secretary of Labor, Tom Perez, to jump-start stalled labor talks between shipping companies and the dockworkers’ union. This problem has been exacerbated by many factors: Driver Shortages.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 4, 2021

Build in flexibility to improve shipping performance. Wicked winter storms and a major pileup of cargo ships in the Suez Canal have since created other supply chain disruptions. Your historical data is also significant for setting pricing and rates, especially if you’re offering free shipping or plan to in the peak season ahead.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 13, 2017

California proposes altering regulations to allow driverless vehicles (CCJ). CSX customers demand end to shipping bottlenecks as CEO apologizes (Reuters). Hypleroop One is rebranding itself as Virgin Hyperloop One, and Branson is joining the board…Virgin Hyperloop One will focus on a passenger and mixed-use cargo service.

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AFFLINK

JULY 12, 2018

Whether you’re shipping goods across the sea or across the highways, your products will eventually move along inside of a vehicle without a driver. Lastly, Tesla has begun testing its autonomous Semi trucks by using them to deliver batteries from its battery plant in Nevada to its vehicle assembly plant in California.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Stagnation of Air Cargo and Sea Freight Rates. Even though there have been concerted efforts to reverse the downturn experienced in the year 2015, most shipping lines have not succeeded in reversing the trends in supply chain. Air cargo rates will also remain static. Managing Risk. Top 3 Benefits of Driverless Vehicles.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Trend 2: Nearshoring operations Companie s have been rethinking their supply chain strategies ever since the COVID-19 pandemic put a chokehold on worldwide shipping lanes. They’re investing in advanced route optimization software to manage new cargo flows efficiently. Customers and investors care about sustainability, too.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 10, 2017

Here are some details from the press release: The solution will help manage and track the paper trail of tens of millions of shipping containers across the world by digitizing the supply chain process from end-to-end to enhance transparency and the highly secure sharing of information among trading partners.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

bound ship is being held ‘hostage’ (Reuters). Baidu receives approval from California DMV to test self-driving cars (Reuters). The fallout from Hanjin’s bankruptcy continues, with $14 billion of cargo still stranded at sea. Cargo owners such as consumer products maker Dorel Industries Inc and the U.S.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 13, 2016

Wal-Mart cuts delivery time for pilot shipping plan (Reuters). Hapag-Lloyd, Five Asian Liners Form New Shipping Alliance (Bloomberg). California Shippers Face Trucking Surcharge (WSJ – sub. Finally, in more terrestrial news, Walmart is making adjustments to its subscription shipping program.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

The ocean freight industry suddenly lost one of the top ten players when Hanjin Shipping Co. Hanjin's exit strands 89 ships worldwide containing some $14 billion worth of cargo, much of which was headed to the U.S. Shipping containers toppled by strong winds of Typhoon Meranti, in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Photo by Reuters.

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QAD

DECEMBER 16, 2021

A lack of railcars to move cargo from the ports is adding more delays. Six major corporations (Walmart, Home Depot, Samsung, Target, FedEx and UPS) will use the expanded off-peak hours to move cargo off the dock, freeing up dock space, by moving 3,500 containers per week during the night shifts at the two Southern California ports.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

FedEx Introduces Enhancements to Deep Frozen Shipping. UPS to Rollout Fleet of Electric Vehicles in California. Another of my predictions was the continued adoption of alternative fuel vehicles, and this week UPS announced the deployment of 100 fully electric commercial vehicles in California.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

DECEMBER 15, 2021

For example, while it may not be feasible to transport 100% of your freight via air, air freight continues to be the fastest way to replenish inventory, so prioritizing specific freight can help keep cargo moving. Currently, many ocean carriers are looking to move more IPI (interior point intermodal) cargo versus focusing on port-to-port.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 23, 2015

A massive El Niño occurred in 1997-1998, unleashing record rains in California, deadly tornados in Florida, and a brutal drought in Indonesia, thus landing the term firmly on the radar (no pun intended) of millions of people around the globe.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Countdown to Black Friday: Are You an Easy Target for Cargo Theft? As shoppers count down the days until they can score deals on the hottest products, cargo thieves are counting on cashing in on opportunities to swipe unattended trailers and shipments. The post Countdown to Black Friday: Are You an Easy Target for Cargo Theft?

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 8, 2019

Here are some excerpts from the article: The retailer wants suppliers that ship full trucks of products to deliver orders within a specified two-day window 87% of the time, up from an 85% rate it targeted previously. P&G and Wayfair: More Shippers Taking Direct Control of Logistics Operations.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 15, 2019

In the past year alone wildfires have ravaged California, multiple hurricanes have hit South America, and Indonesia has been rocked by a deadly earthquake and tsunami that caused thousands of fatalities. To put it simply, context matters.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

JUNE 5, 2023

Dockworkers have throttled cargo operations from Southern California to Seattle in a series of walkouts and slowdowns, the WSJ Logistics Report’s Paul Berger writes, in a blunt sign of deep divisions between the union and port employers after more than a year of contract negotiations. West Coast ports.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In the race to fill distribution centers and store shelves with inventory for the holidays, some of the world’s largest retailers and ecommerce sellers are jumping ahead of smaller competitors by chartering ships, shifting freight to air, re-rerouting inland shipments, and hiring more staff for distribution centers and other supply chain nodes.

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