Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The talks cover more than 22,000 workers at 29 ports from California to Washington state that include major hubs for trade with Asia. The work incidents generally haven’t delayed cargo movement, but officials say they worry that confrontations over work disputes could escalate.

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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. unemployment rate.

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MAY 1, 2018

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. Tianjin Port Explosions Disrupt the Auto Industry.

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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. What Is Dock-to-Stock Time?

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 22, 2024

A report published by the Washington Post titled Dockworkers union asserts ‘absolute, airtight’ anti-automation stance (Paid subscription) , indicated that the dockworkers demands are not unique: “ Technology has been eliminating some jobs and creating others for more than two centuries.

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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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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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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 1, 2022

“The problem is, as we go into the holiday season, they’ve got the wrong stock in the warehouse,” Moore said. 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. I wear a number of hats these days.

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Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

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. Tianjin Port Explosions Disrupt the Auto Industry.

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Cathy Roberson

DECEMBER 17, 2022

(Source: Reddit ) There’s been a lot of supply chain pains over the years, many of which are well documented – port congestion, capacity issues, rising spot rates, plunging spot rates, hidden fees, maxed out warehouses – just to name a few but one that I’m still trying to wrap my head around is access to bathrooms.

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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.” All fireworks that are imported from China are sent overseas in cargo containers and then distributed across the states via multimodal channels.

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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. Most companies are scurrying around trying to find alternative procurement options until the crisis plays itself out. 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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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

District Court for the Western District of Washington state, backed by the attorneys general of 17 states. Earlier this week, I wrote an article highlighting that cargo theft is on the rise. SmartKargo offers air cargo services to provide fast deliveries. The FTC made the allegations in an antitrust lawsuit in U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Warehouse demand undeterred by economic turbulence in third quarter. billion in chemicals cargo a week. Founded in 2018, Pickle Robot tackled a number of warehouse challenges using industrial robots built on core AI software, computer vision, and advanced sensors. Target pivots to larger stores with new 150K-square-foot format.

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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. The speakers cover everything from air and ocean freight to trucking and warehousing. We are a marketplace for warehousing services. Transcript.

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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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Multichannel Merchant

JANUARY 3, 2023

Amazon, facing a continued slowdown in its ecommerce business and under pressure to boost flagging sales, is looking to sell excess capacity on its commercial cargo jetliners used to move goods among its network of warehouses here and in Europe, Bloomberg reports. billion, which is $48.6 billion more than in 2019. .

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Labor shortages in transportation and warehousing are quick to make headlines, but job opportunities across the supply chain continue to go unfilled despite promising pay and benefits. And within the sector, the warehousing and storage category has added the most jobs.

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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. Humanoid robots are on their way to warehouses as companies start to move beyond the disembodied arms, moving trays and other machines aimed at speeding up logistics operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Amazon introducing warehouse overhaul with robotics Climate change stress test coming for Amazon sellers and suppliers US will tighten curbs on China’s access to advanced chip tech S. Amazon launched the system this week at one of its warehouses in Houston. So maybe this functionality will help to get people outside more.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

Cargo begins clogging Port of Los Angeles amid railroad worker shortage. Apparently, warehouses are full. As a result, cargo is clogging the ports of Los Angeles amid a railroad worker shortage. And now on to this week’s logistics news: Amazon launches same-day delivery from brick-and-mortar retail brands.

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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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Cathy Roberson

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Rosenau Transport owns 24 facilities throughout four Western Canadian provinces, Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, and Manitoba, and offers less-than-truckload (LTL), full-truckload (FTL), flat deck/flatbed, small parcel, and warehousing services. How does this all benefit postal operator Royal Mail? International cross-border.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 15, 2022

Market fulfillment centers are a compact, modular warehouse built inside or added to a store, which, in addition to fresh and frozen items, can store thousands of other items. 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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Tailwind

DECEMBER 2, 2015

We used to deliver pallets of software discs for Shelf Ware Corporation of Walla Walla, Washington, back in the early 90s. So every week we pick up a really, really, really, ‘Less–Than-Truckload’ of software at their warehouse and take it to their customer in Ocala FL.” ” “Exactly.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2024

Under pressure to reduce injuries and deaths from crashes involving heavy trucks, FMCSA in August 2023 notified the trucking industry that it would entertain requests to waive agency decisions made in 2018 and 2020 that ruled federal hours-of-service rules (HOS) preempt MRB laws in California and Washington, respectively, for interstate trucking.

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JUNE 1, 2018

But those initial sales, such as as the 25 Peppers in use at the Smithsonian in Washington D.C., The Brazilian government agreed to a diesel fuel price discount for 60 days, and will sign a bill allowing truckers not to pay tolls on rear axles when they’re not hauling cargo, among other concessions. Alibaba Leads $1.38

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BlueYonder

JUNE 1, 2018

But those initial sales, such as as the 25 Peppers in use at the Smithsonian in Washington D.C., The Brazilian government agreed to a diesel fuel price discount for 60 days, and will sign a bill allowing truckers not to pay tolls on rear axles when they’re not hauling cargo, among other concessions. Alibaba Leads $1.38

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 8, 2022

Delivery drivers will ride e-cargo bikes and walk to customers’ homes and offices in central London, replacing thousands of traditional van journeys in the city’s congested roads. ” This week, Walmart announced that it would charge some of its suppliers a new fee to transport goods to its warehouses and stores.

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JANUARY 30, 2025

SUBSTITUTED SERVICE (ALTERNATE PORT SERVICE) This provision shall govern the transfer of cargo by trucking or other means of transportation at the expense of the Carrier. Rates that are ramp or CY at origin apply from the inland rail carriers ramp at the place of receipt of the cargo by Carrier. Dangerous/Hazardous Cargo, N.O.S.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2024

Walmart in the news: Walmart launches pilot program for customers to recycle reusable shopping bags Walmart Canada says robots are coming to 2 Ontario warehouses, but jobs not at risk Amazon has become the largest private EV charging operator Biden calls for steep hike to tariff on Chinese steel S.

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