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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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 28, 2022

UPS earnings rise as higher prices offset shipping slowdown. 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. billion, as revenue per piece shipped rose 8.6%, offsetting a 2.1%

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

Container shipping prices skyrocket. Amazon said the development center in Helsinki will work alongside Amazon staff at the Amazon Scout R&D lab in Seattle, as well as teams in Tubingen, Germany, and Cambridge. Porsche calls on its suppliers to use 100% renewable energy. Descartes acquires GreenMile. The measure has surged 53.5

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Columbus is a key distribution point for the Midwest and the Northeast, and it shipped more to the Southeast after the storms. One exception was out West: Rates on the lane from Seattle to Salt Lake City gained 36¢ at $2.25/mile. One lane that still doesn’t pay well, though, is the one from Seattle to Stockton, CA.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

After reports last week indicating that Seattle based digital freight start-up services provider Convoy was preparing for a possible sale or winding down of business operations there are indications that freight logistics platform provider Flexport will be the acquirer of Convoy’s underlying technology.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2018

I found out this past Monday when I went out for my final training ride before shipping my bike to Santa Fe, NM for the JDRF Ride to Cure. Target offers free 2-day shipping this holiday (USA Today). Urban Delivery Solution In Seattle. What does it feel like to cycle in 29F weather going 17.2 mph for 27 miles?

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 13, 2024

The Stakes for Boeing An editorial commentary published by the Seattle Times in mid-March ( Paid subscription or metered view ), began with the following sentence: “ You know a company is in deep trouble when comedians and stock analysts take similar jabs.” It further smacks of outsourcing as the lever to reduce operational costs.

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Multichannel Merchant

AUGUST 15, 2019

Buy online pickup in store (BOPIS) is a key approach to making that happen, reducing supply chain and shipping costs. Pilot Program for Automated Lockers Seeing Success in Seattle. With ecommerce expanding and consumers expecting greater speed and convenience, retailers need cost-effective ways to meet these demands.

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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 founders of each company came together to discuss the overlap of technology and logistics and how it can be used to solve every day problems.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

The same thing can happen from a freight forwarding perspective: If you’re shipping from Poland, you might not be thinking about what’s happening in Amsterdam, but if you’re using KLM as a carrier [which has a major hub in Amsterdam] and the airport in Amsterdam shuts down, your shipment from Poland could get delayed or cancelled.

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DAT Solutions

JUNE 6, 2017

Higher prices out of Memphis and Columbus tell us that retail traffic is moving, and higher rates out of Dallas and Seattle show us that the improvement is far-reaching. Seattle to Spokane was up 20¢ to $2.70/mile. Beef and other meats shipping out of Dallas pushed rates up 20¢ on the lane to Columbus. That paid $2.19/mile

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 15, 2016

So let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon poised to take on UPS, FedEx in delivery business (Seattle Times). Pitney Bowes Expands Shipping Logistics Portfolio with Acquisition of Enroute Systems Corporation. November 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI).

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 30, 2021

Previously, some Prime members could get Amazon Fresh orders and Whole Foods deliveries dropped off in their garage, but only if they lived in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Seattle. The agreement will help businesses that sell on Adobe’s platform offer free two-day shipping and other services, such as easy returns.

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Multichannel Merchant

MARCH 17, 2020

“With this in mind, we are temporarily prioritizing household staples, medical supplies and other high-demand products coming into our fulfillment centers so that we can more quickly receive, restock, and ship these products to customers.”. For non-essential products, Amazon said, “we have temporarily disabled shipment creation.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 31, 2021

.”[2] Twelve years later, Evans assumed command of the destroyer USS Johnston (DD-557) — the only commanding officer the ship would ever know. On the day of the ship’s commissioning, 27 October 1943, at Seattle, Washington, Commander Evans addressed the crew and prophetically stated, “This is going to be a fighting ship.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 24, 2023

Prior to co-founding Flexe, Karl was CEO of AdReady, a Seattle-based advertising technology company. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Seattle, Flexe brings deep logistics expertise and enterprise-grade technology to deliver innovative eCommerce fulfillment, retail distribution and network capacity programs to the Fortune 500.

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Freightos

JANUARY 12, 2017

International Air Freight Shipping: Definition. While 90% of everything is shipped by ocean, air connects the world faster, cutting China-US freight shipping time from 20-30 days by ocean to only 3 days by air cargo. Why Ship Cargo by Air? Why Not to Ship Cargo by Air? Definitely not the greenest way to ship.

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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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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 11, 2017

This acronym stands for All Water Service, which is one of the most cost-effective ways to ship your cargo, and also one of the most eco-friendly ; however, it’s also one of the slowest forms of freight transportation. With AWS, your cargo will be shipped from the port of origin to its destination using only water routes.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 18, 2015

In this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Amazon in talks to lease 20 jets to launch air-cargo business (The Seattle Times). Seattle passes law letting Uber, Lyft drivers unionize (Reuters). This week, as reported in The Seattle Times, Amazon is negotiating to lease 20 Boeing 767 jets for its own air-delivery service.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Retailers turning to specific-day delivery over speediest shipping. They also have faced tense geopolitical environments, unreliable and expensive ­global shipping services and supply chain delays exacerbated by port congestion and even inland transportation issues. UPS, Overstock to launch returns pilot program. trade with Asia.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Amid all that uncertainly, shipping rates skyrocketed, and it got even crazier in the month to follow. So while Santa didn't save all that much money on shipping this year, those presents were delivered amid much more stable spot marketplace. Out West, Los Angeles to Seattle rose 17¢ to $2.79/mile. This time last year: $2.09/mile.

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Stord

JULY 29, 2024

The new fulfillment center already services leading customers and ships over 5 million packages annually. "We are thrilled to continue to support brands with our best-in-class consumer delivery experiences through this additional Hebron, KY facility."

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QAD

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The Ports of Seattle and Tacoma are likewise expanding gate hours. QAD CMO Carter Lloyds recently wrote about three major industry disruptors , starting with shipping. In October, the U.S. federal government, in concert with major industry representatives, took steps to help alleviate the port problems.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

To give you a better idea of how a small error can have a huge impact, imagine a container ship navigating from China to Seattle with a compass that is off by 1 degree. At that setting, it would miss its intended port by over 100 miles – putting the container ship closer to Vancouver or Portland.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

” Another company in this agriculture space is Freight Farm, which provides farmers the ability to grow vegetables in converted freight shipping containers equipped with the latest hydroponics and automated systems equipment. Each container — the kind commonly seen on trains, trucks or ships — costs $85,000, not including shipping.

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PLS Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2021

What is container drayage shipping? Container drayage shipping is moving container freight over short distances, mainly in the same metropolitan area between ports, facilities, rail yards or other shipping hubs. Drayage transportation is handled by trucks and is usually part of intermodal transport.

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Promptus LLC

JULY 1, 2024

For example, if a cargo container is shipped from the port of Seattle, Washington to the port of Busan, South Korea, and there is no direct […] The post The Role of Transshipment in Global Trade appeared first on Promptus LLC.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 3, 2018

For congested metropolitan areas such as Seattle, the focus is actually on the ‘final 50 feet’ of those shipments.”[3] Historically, last mile deliveries in urban meant delivering goods to a store and even that was a challenge. ”[3] In some cities, alleys behind businesses are used for deliveries.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

In other words, if your shipping your own goods, you’re competition. Let’s Talk About Boats, Ships, and Trucks. That’s not surprising, given that Amazon’s shipping costs grew from $11.5 About half of these jobs are in the US, and half of them based out of their Seattle headquarters. Amazon’s logistics hiring plans.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Taking greater control of shipments would give Seattle-based Amazon more flexibility and help it avoid possible congestion in its warehouses. For now, those tend to be handled by Maersk and companies like it.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 12, 2020

Produce shipping is showing signs of strengthening and should begin building activity for the remainder of the month before leveling off in June. Seattle is becoming a more favorable market for carriers and rejection rates are increasing. Shipping in or out of Alabama should be back to pre-pandemic difficulty. Status: Open.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 5, 2020

Seattle is becoming a more favorable market for carriers to head to with rejection rates increasing a bit. . Moving freight into Seattle, Ontario, California, and Denver , Colorado markets should pick up. Shipping in or out of Alabama should be close to normal. . Shipping to or from Colorado should not be restricted. .

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Talking Logistics

MAY 19, 2017

Port of Los Angeles and GE Transportation launch solution to digitize maritime shipping. Hot off the wires this morning, Descartes announced that it has acquired ShipRush , a leading provider of e-commerce multi-carrier parcel shipping solutions for small-to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Ryan, Descartes’ CEO.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 29, 2016

Seattle startup Flexe pulls in $14 million from investors (The Seattle Times). Booking a flight has been electronic for 50 years, but the cargo on airplanes, trucks, and ships is still booked manually. Freightos Launches First International Freight Marketplace to Power $2 Trillion Worth of U.S. Annual Imports.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 26, 2017

The past few years have seen a steady push for more omnichannel logistics solutions, such as online or in-store returns, purchasing or shipping. Now, consumers can return products to Amazon stores, and recently, Amazon launched a no-employee grocery store, Amazon Go , in Seattle. What Does It Mean For 2017?

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CargoBarn

JULY 18, 2018

The hugely popular Amazon Prime day started in 2015 to celebrate the Seattle-based e-tail giant’s 20th anniversary by offering sitewide discounts to Prime Members. Gasoline prices about 30 percent higher than the same point last year, AAA says. This year, Prime “Day” was actually 36 hours: July 16-17.

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