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Shipper of Choice: A Vital Status for Supply Chain Success
In this tight market it has become so important for shippers to reach the level of being a “shipper of choice.”
Urban Delivery Is Getting Tougher for Shippers and Carriers
Truckers are facing increasing obstacles to deliver shipments in metropolitan areas like New York.
U.S. Truckers Are ‘Drowning’ in Empty Containers
Restrictions on empty-container returns at major ports are the top issue that needs fixing to help ease U.S. supply chain bottlenecks, the head of the Harbor Trucking Association said, adding that true round-the-clock operations aren’t yet in place.
Freight trucks idle at the Port of Los Angeles. Photo: Bloomberg.
The Wheels on the Chassis Go Round and Round … Not
With the current focus on the tens of thousands of containers stuck on ships outside major U.S. ports, it’s easy to forget a maxim of supply chain management: If it’s not on wheels, it’s not moving.
Truck chassis sit at a shipping terminal. Photo: Getty Images.
Vanishing Ships Underscore Supply Woe: Crisis Peak Is a Mirage
A line of more than 80 container ships waiting to dock at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, was cut in half in late November — or so it seemed. Turns out the vessels disappearing from the queue were merely hiding from it, loitering in the Pacific out of reach of the official count.
Container ships berthed at the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Bloomberg.
Three Trends That Shook Supply Chains This Year, and Three to Watch Next
Everyone is wondering what 2022 will bring for supply chains. But to understand how next year might unfold, it’s helpful to take a closer look at how earlier events shaped the landscape.
An online shopper scrolls through an e-commerce app on their smartphone. Photo: cottonbro/ Pexels.
Long Beach Port Chief Sees Congestion Easing in Six Months
The head of one of the two ports in the U.S.’s busiest maritime gateway said he expects congestion that has caused upheaval throughout supply chains to improve in about six months’ time.
Container ships moored off the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports in Long Beach, California. Photo: Bloomberg.
Amazon Packages Pile Up as AWS Outage Spawns Delivery Havoc
An Amazon Web Services outage wreaked havoc on the e-commerce giant’s delivery operation, preventing drivers from getting routes or packages and shutting down communication between Amazon and the thousands of drivers it relies on.
Amazon Flex drivers load parcels into their cars. Photo: Bloomberg.
Teen Truckers Are Here, Easing U.S. Shortage and Stoking Concern
Lowering the age of truck drivers is one of several proposals for government action to get more people behind the wheel.
A young truck driver reads through documents. Photo: Oleg Baliuk/ Canva.
Watch: Overcoming Global Supply Chain Bottlenecks
Bill Brooks, vice president of North America transportation with Capgemini, delves into the multiple causes of the congestion that’s currently plaguing global supply chains, and speculates on some possible short- and long-term solutions to the crisis.
Overcoming Global Supply Chain Bottlenecks
FedEx, UPS Turn Holiday Surge Into Someone Else’s Problem
Retailers have increasingly turned to regional couriers to help shuffle packages that delivery titans UPS and FedEx can’t — or won’t.
Packages move down a chute at a United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) Worldport facility in Louisville, Kentucky. Photo: Bloomberg.
West Coast Dockworkers Reject Contract Extension, Seek Talks
The union representing about 15,000 dockworkers at the U.S.’s largest ports declined an offer by employers to extend existing labor contracts for a year, setting the stage for heated negotiations.
A truck stops at the Port of Long Beach. Photo: Bloomberg.
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