Cathy Roberson

APRIL 2, 2021

I write for publications such as the Journal of Commerce and Air Cargo World. So… the Ever Given…yeah, I know, I grew tired of seeing all of the Tweets, memes, and other social media coverage of it but I had a few journalists call me (thank you to the Washington Post, Fox News, and Business Insider btw. Definitely not.

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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. paint, liquids, rakes) and extending range of service based on volume.

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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. paint, liquids, rakes) and extending range of service based on volume.

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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. paint, liquids, rakes) and extending range of service based on volume.

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Cathy Roberson

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Access to bathrooms This has been a problem forever for truck drivers when they are picking up or delivering cargo. I'm coming to your facility providing a service shipping your product. Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo World.

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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. However, finding enough happy little elves to pack and ship all those gifts may prove a tall order. That’s up 23 percent from 2014. That prices them below giants Wal-Mart ($35) and Target ($25).

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 1, 2022

The offering allows the merged company to reach 74% of the US population across 30 states and Washington DC, according to a blog post announcing the launch. Retailers with store-front will push this option and curbside pickups to offset high shipping costs. The service’s transit times range from three to five days.

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Ware2Go

APRIL 28, 2023

Dock-to-Stock time is the amount of time it takes for a product to arrive at a point of origin (like a warehouse ) and be stocked on the shelf, ready to ship. Every minute that product sits on a truck, cargo ship, or warehouse dock is a minute that it can’t be turned back into revenue. Increased capital on-hand.

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Promptus LLC

JULY 1, 2024

It involves moving cargo from one vessel to another, typically when there’s no direct route between the export and import ports. Transshipment plays a key role in global trade.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2021

Washington farm exports crimped by cargo-container shortage. With the third vaccine authorized, these manufacturers are pressing for more companies to be authorized to ship the vaccine. One method of last mile deliveries that has seen an uptick in recent years is drop shipping. HelloFresh boxes sustainability.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Celebrating the anniversary of this first flight, we’re taking a look at nine most amazing things you should know about air cargo. 1 First air cargo flight: 1910. 2 Craziest air cargo market entry: DHL Express. 3 Largest air cargo plane: Antonov An-225. 5 Most Evil Genius Cargo: Lasers. Source: Imugr.

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Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

West Coast Port Strike Disrupts Shipping Lanes. When a breakdown in labor negotiations led 20,000 dockworkers to go on strike at two of Washington state's largest ports in October 2014, cargo-laden ships were left stranded as the flow of goods came to a halt for six months.

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Shipchain

JULY 3, 2019

Taylor Telford at the Washington Post reports that “of the 250 million pounds of fireworks that are imported to the United States each year, nearly 95 percent come from China.” So in spite of the fact that we typically only see grandiose fireworks celebrations on the 4th, fireworks are being produced, shipped, and supplied all year long.

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Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

West Coast Port Strike Disrupts Shipping Lanes. When a breakdown in labor negotiations led 20,000 dockworkers to go on strike at two of Washington state's largest ports in October 2014, cargo-laden ships were left stranded as the flow of goods came to a halt for six months.

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Freight Plus

MAY 30, 2018

The Washington Post. The Washington Post. Escalating driver pay and rising diesel fuel costs ultimately mean higher consumer costs as shippers pass along the shipping buck and charge more for goods. For example, Uberized freight would use app based technology to match cargo with empty space on trucks. That's real.".

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Aera Technology

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

According to the Washington Post , biologics are being used to treat hemophilia, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, chronic pain and some forms of cancer. “At least eight Hanjin ships have been seized as of Friday. Big Opportunities. Big Challenges.

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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. mile-long span. An estimated 11.5 An estimated 11.5

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2020

Containers are piling up in ports, international shipping has been hammered, Western companies are battling to source products from traditional suppliers, and disruptions are being experienced throughout the global supply chain. COVID-19 Impact on Shipping. And, according to some analysts, things could get worse—a whole lot worse!

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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. Basically, responsible for ocean freight carriers, ocean ships that rely on truck companies. More than half of Hanjin’s ships were chartered.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 6, 2019

” With both parties already gearing up for next year’s election, dysfunction will remain the operative word in Washington. Cargo caught up in industrial unrest : “Strikes, overtime bans, or work-to-rule can affect any transport mode, almost anywhere in the world. Weather disruptions. … Two things have changed.

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Elementum

MAY 13, 2015

Before the mega-retailer started shipping goods through Lazaro Cardenas, the KCS had fallen on hard times. The project aims to increase the country’s total shipping capacity by 60% by building four new international port terminals and modernizing nine existing terminals. West Coast ports to Mexican ports by 2016.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 3, 2016

Discussions about customs automation, the pros and cons of the Trans-Pacific Partnership , and infrastructure status and its trade implications swirled in Washington, D.C., But I found myself asking, “How long until Amazon Prime or a similar service offers free 3-day shipping to a U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Related content: U.S.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2014

Headquartered in Woburn, MA, Eastern Connection has a large array of services ; in addition to same day and overnight delivery, it also offers international shipping through a partnership with TNT Express and offers customized logistics solutions through its logistics department. It was highlighted by Inc.

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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

APRIL 9, 2021

We have also seen shortages of semiconductor chips , shipping containers, and even test monkeys (seriously). With eligibility requirements easing and vaccine supplies growing, Walmart is now administering vaccines in more than 3,800 stores and clubs across 48 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, DC.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

New York City officials plan to turn six waterfront locations into maritime shipping hubs as a way to handle the booming number of e-commerce deliveries across the five boroughs. It comes after Japanese shipping giant Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. Can the US break China’s grip on solar? The bosses of A.P. The bosses of A.P.

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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. The widening of the Panama Canal to enable larger ships to pass through the trade artery will generate this traffic.

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Cathy Roberson

OCTOBER 9, 2021

A number of value-added services are also offered including dangerous goods shipping, same-day/hotshot service, and residential delivery. Combined, the former acquisitions provide GLS with parcel and freight delivery services in California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Utah. International cross-border.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

The order states that you leave Missouri with the 5000 kilograms, drop 2000 kilograms in New York, then head towards Atlanta and drop around 1800 kilograms there and finally, the remaining 1200 kilograms need to be dropped in Washington. See a problem there? Is there something that can be improved there?

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3PL Insights

OCTOBER 9, 2017

shipping ports are included in the list of largest ocean ports in the world. million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent unit shipping containers) in 2015. Approximately 2,000 shipping vessels come and go from this port per year. Approximately the same 2,000 shipping vessels have calls to port there each year. million TUEs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 15, 2022

UPS wants to ship packages in the metaverse. The filings are for goods and services including “non-fungible tokens” (NFTs); “virtual goods, namely, packages, parcels, [and] shipping labels;” and “virtual retail shipping.” ” I wonder if the metaverse expects same-day shipping.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 16, 2023

The failure will affect the movement of people and goods, he said Monday at an annual conference of the American Council of Engineering Companies in Washington. Congratulations to the Las Vegas Golden Knights and Denver Nuggets. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 6, 2018

Autonomous cars drop their passengers off at the curb by day, trucks drop off cargo at night. A problem that used to cost Washington, D.C. For shipping and logistics companies, that’s a huge savings when you consider that travel of all kinds for business and industry costs, on average, $25.19 per hour per vehicle.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 3, 2023

.”[4] They note, “Russia conducted naval exercises in the northwestern Black Sea — the part near the coastline Ukraine still holds — backing up the suggestion that it could seize or destroy cargo ships of noncombatant nations.” ” The Washington Post, 26 July 2023. [7] Appeasement will not work.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2022

It includes free shipping of online purchases, free grocery deliveries to the home for orders of at least $35, prescription discounts and other benefits. XPO Logistics launched a Ship Net-Zero program, giving shippers the option to purchase carbon credits to offset emissions from shipments. Walmart+ costs $98 per year, or $12.95

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

A behemoth in the logistics industry, UPS has operations in shipping, air freight, trucking, last-mile delivery and drone delivery. 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. Expeditors International of Washington Inc.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

As shipping costs, and capacity constraints for home delivery during the week leading up to Christmas, more and more retailers are looking to drive consumers to the store rather than online. The program, called Ships in Product Packaging , will allow sellers to ship items without any additional packaging.

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