Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Much of this added container volume is attributed to either retailers front-loading their Q4 inventory purchases, or diversions related either to the likely threat of a U.S. This port reportedly processed an average of 13 container vessels for each of this three month period. East Coast labor disruption, which as noted actually occurred.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Import cargo volume at major retail container ports has been increasing steadily and is on track to meet or surpass last year’s levels. According to the Washington Post , the American retail industry is expected to add around 755,000 temporary workers during October and November—the same number as previous years.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 5, 2016

As reported by The Seattle Times , “Amazon will fly its latest Boeing 767 widebody jet freighter, publicly revealing the new ‘Prime Air’ branded livery of its fast-growing fleet of used cargo planes” at today’s Seafair aerial display over Lake Washington near Seattle. The video below shows the jet freighter getting painted.

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Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

With contingency plans in place, the company announced that it had a healthy inventory supply of finished products and did not foresee a risk to patient supply at that time. This inventory glut crowded warehouses, eventually forcing companies to cut back on their new orders to clear out their backed-up storage facilities.

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Aera Technology

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Meanwhile, pharma companies are still trying to iron out distribution and inventory complexities that cause another $25 billion in excess inventory – in a nutshell, the new drugs are complex proteins and if they’re not properly handled every step of the way to market, they’ll go bad! Big Opportunities. Big Challenges.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2020

Ports in the United States, The Netherlands, Britain, France, and elsewhere have reported a drop in cargo volumes ranging from around 5 percent in January to an estimated 25 percent in February. in vehicle sales worldwide in 2020 due to Coronavirus. Coping with the Crisis. Could Things Get Worse?

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Seventy-three cargo ships await unloading at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach on Saturday, a record. That was among the issues that hobbled production and shipping of Rainbow High dolls, a toy that MGA Entertainment CEO Isaac Larian recently told The Washington Post might not make it into the US in time for Christmas.

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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? The situation is exacerbated by local stockpiling.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 6, 2023

For example, in June 2021, Washington Prime Group, a shopping mall real estate company that owns 102 locations around the US filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, leaving space for e-commerce firms to potentially move their inventory and fulfillment operations in. said Wednesday it has begun offering a service to handle returns.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

Cargo begins clogging Port of Los Angeles amid railroad worker shortage. With the new partnership, retailers will fulfill orders from inventory in their stores, and a Flex delivery driver will pick them up from the retailer. As a result, cargo is clogging the ports of Los Angeles amid a railroad worker shortage.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 15, 2022

According to reports, the supply is so constrained right now that retailers are limiting the number of products consumers are allowed to purchase in order to preserve their inventories. The Port of Los Angeles handles about 40 percent of US container cargo and is home to more union workers than any of the 29 Pacific Coast ports.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2022

Amazon announces new changes to inventory limits. Amazon is making more changes to its inventory limits, including a new extra-large category and an increased price threshold for its small and light program. The BrightDrop Zevo 600 has a payload of up to an estimated 2,200 pounds and over 600 cubic feet of cargo area.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

It started in 1969 as DHL Air Cargo, and by the late 1970s, the company had expanded its operations and offered services throughout the world. FedEx is the largest cargo airline in the world in terms of scheduled freight tonne kilometers (FTK), a distinction the company has held since 2014, and it’s the fourth largest in terms of fleet size.

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FLEXE

DECEMBER 11, 2016

FLEXE , Flexport and Convoy –three technology companies adding flexibility to the supply chain–,recently hosted the first Peak Logistics breakfast in Seattle, Washington. So today and yesterday, there was not enough capacity, cargo was rolled, prices spiked. So I wanted to tell you, why does your cargo get bumped.

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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. Want to bet that some of your inventory has come through Delaware?

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2023

-bound shipments post first annual gain in 14 months in September Teamsters at DHL rally for fair contract The Mississippi River has dropped to a historic low Amazon is introducing an array of new artificial intelligence and robotics capabilities into its warehouse operations that will reduce delivery times and help identify inventory more quickly.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Focal Systems’ solution is integrated with Walmart Canada’s existing inventory systems to automatically detect availability concerns and direct store teams to replenish products. The talks cover more than 22,000 workers at 29 ports from California to Washington state that include major hubs for trade with Asia.

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NC State SCRC

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Since startup, more than 850 cumulative cargoes of LNG originating from Cheniere have been delivered to 32 countries and regions worldwide. In support of that global reach, Cheniere has additional offices in London, Singapore, Washington, Beijing, and Tokyo.

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