Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Although air cargo is usually the priciest mode of transport, it became the only way to ensure timely delivery given the dismal state of ocean reliability during the pandemic. The shipping industry, which accounts for 80% of world merchandise trade, had a record year in 2021 , with volume totaling 179.1 from 2020 and a 5.4% in the U.K.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 19, 2020

Shipping in or out of Alabama should be?back When shipping to or from California, check to ensure that facilities are online and operational. Shipping to or from Colorado should not be restricted.?? . If shipping to or from DC, ensure your supply chain partners can handle freight.?? . Transportation?could

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

I’d advise shippers to not get complacent about transportation costs for the longer term, however. The ocean freight industry suddenly lost one of the top ten players when Hanjin Shipping Co. The ocean freight industry suddenly lost one of the top ten players when Hanjin Shipping Co. filed for bankruptcy on August 31st.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 5, 2020

Shipping in or out of Alabama should be close to normal. . As the state reopens retail facilities on May 4, shipping in and out of Arizona should not be substantially impacted. . When shipping to or from California, check to ensure that facilities are online and operational. . Status: Partially Open . Arkansas .

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Freight Plus

APRIL 6, 2021

Now we are dealing with other severe weather issues in the Southeast, flooding in Nashville, and severe weather patterns heading down to Louisiana. A common practice is for shippers to take orders that were technically going to ship in April pull them into the current month. Volumes remain super elevated; capacity remains super tight.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JULY 14, 2015

The ability of some retailers to modify their transportation programs on the fly, in response to serious external disruptions (i.e. Anecdotal evidence would indicate that those retailers who could make an easy transition, have done so and see no reason to revert back to the questionable reliability of their former transportation plans.

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Similar to sales tax and economic nexus, inventory tax requirements vary by state and can vary based on how long the inventory is stored there, whether it is being shipped out of state or being stored in a 3PL or other third party warehouse , and in some cases may even include work in process (WIP) inventory. Is There a Federal Inventory Tax?

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Since 2009, when ScottsMiracle-Gro began implementing its new distribution model, the Company has reduced the number of miles traveled to ship products to home center customers by approximately one-third. ScottsMiracle-Gro is consolidating the warehousing and distribution of its bagged products that are shipped to home center stores.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Census Bureau, the top location in terms of tonnage, the Port of South Louisiana, processed more than 212 million tons of cargo over 12 months. Ports have become more critical than ever for companies looking to move massive quantities of goods around the globe. According to the most recent statistics from the U.S.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 28, 2017

While the storm is directly impacting south Texas and Louisiana, this supply chain disruption will be felt across North America. Transportation Update by Mode. Global Forwarding – Ocean and Air Shipping. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected in this area as they endure the situation. Intermodal / Rail Operations.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Census Bureau, the top location in terms of tonnage, the Port of South Louisiana, processed more than 212 million tons of cargo over 12 months. Ports have become more critical than ever for companies looking to move massive quantities of goods around the globe. According to the most recent statistics from the U.S.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Additionally, you may notice that the cost of your shipment changes depending on which state you are shipping to or from.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Additionally, you may notice that the cost of your shipment changes depending on which state you are shipping to or from.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

Several factors can impact the cost of freight shipping, including your shipment’s weight, dimensions and any special handling requirements, such as temperature or shape. Additionally, you may notice that the cost of your shipment changes depending on which state you are shipping to or from.

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Elementum

AUGUST 30, 2017

It made its second landfall on Wednesday morning, August 30th, inundating another Texas city, Port Arthur, and hit the coastal areas of Louisiana. Houston shipping channels and ports at Corpus Christi and Galveston have been shut down. tons of relief supplies , flew to Alexandria International Airport in Louisiana.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JUNE 14, 2018

With three maritime ports that together rank 7th in waterborne shipping, Indiana provides the only statewide port system with direct waterway access to two U.S. More than 175 million pounds of cargo are shipped through ths state's airports annually. million tons of commodities were shipped through 60 barge terminals. Media Type.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

The Panama Canal Authority promised a dozen daily slots for ships of all stripes to pass through the new lane -- ultimately. The canal surely has had some issues getting the new set of locks up and running smoothly,” said Peter Sand, an analyst with the shipping association BIMCO. “It LNG tankers, he said, “are a maybe.”.

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Material Handling & Logistics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

As long as Florida’s ports remain open, deliveries of fuels from so-called Jones Act tankers, or ships with permission to move supplies between two U.S. Last week, ships that normally move fuel from the Gulf Coast to Florida headed north to New York and Philadelphia to load from those ports instead. Running Low.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

The Panama Canal Authority promised a dozen daily slots for ships of all stripes to pass through the new lane -- ultimately. The canal surely has had some issues getting the new set of locks up and running smoothly,” said Peter Sand, an analyst with the shipping association BIMCO. “It LNG tankers, he said, “are a maybe.”.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Harvey downgraded to a tropical depression on Wednesday night, August 29 but heavy rains and life-threatening flash floods are expected to continue in and around Houston, Beaumont/Port Arthur, eastward into southwest Louisiana for the rest of the week. According to reports, there is no vessel movement and there are no ships in the channel.

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

In addition to raw material shortages, vaccine storage and transportation is also proving to be a major hindrance. While Pfizer vaccine requirement is even more complicated, requiring ultra-cold refrigeration, temperature of -94 F to be precise, for safe storage and transportation. Michigan, on the other hand, had a different issue.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The tighter standards may make those kinds of workarounds more difficult for American exporters About 10,000 ships pass through the Soo Locks each year to bring iron ore, grain, limestone and other staples across the Great Lakes and Canada into the Midwest and beyond. The water level at Memphis fell to a record-low elevation of minus 11.5

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 7, 2014

FedEx Freight to Increase Shipping Rates. According to the press release: The propane fleet will replace gasoline- and diesel-fueled vehicles used largely in rural areas in Louisiana and Oklahoma with other states pending. Con-way Freight Introduces Drive Safe Systems™. Yahoo Autos ). UPS Invests in Propane for U.S. Delivery Fleet.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 14, 2021

Amid the concern of gas shortages, Bloomberg reports the Biden administration may consider waiving the Jones Act, passed in 1920, to allow foreign tankers to transport gasoline and diesel fuel. A smaller drone will then be used to transport items to a number of delivery points throughout the islands.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

MAY 11, 2017

The Wall Street Journal reports on the swelling support among lawmakers for increases in gas taxes to help offset the mounting costs of the nation’s crumbling transportation infrastructure. But your CFO will definitely, innately understand that transportation is not responsible for rising costs stemming from a fuel tax hike.

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QAD

MARCH 21, 2019

Cargo transportation in the U.S. to easily import and export goods anywhere in the world, and its open borders between states make it simple to ship goods across the country. The only state exception is Louisiana, whose legal system is based on the Napoleonic civil code. Annual freight traffic equaled about 37.22

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