The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the two busiest container ports in the U.S., are leading the way on emissions and pollution reduction, according to new reports.
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How Tariffs on Chinese Imports Affect Trade at the Port of L.A.
The trade war between China and the U.S. has had an outsized impact on the nation’s largest west coast cargo destination. The U.S. continues to place tariffs on incoming goods from China, and China is planning tariffs on a staggering $75 billion in U.S. products.
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Is Uber Freight Taking Over the Shipping Industry?
On September 9, Uber announced an expansion of its shipping and logistics operation, Uber Freight. The company signed a 10-year lease in Chicago, where it will open a new office and hire 2,000 people in the area over the next three years, mainly for the freight unit.
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Trucking Outlook 2019/2020 — Is the Slowdown Here to Stay?
Early this year, analysts predicted a slowdown in the $800 billion trucking industry. Unfortunately, things have turned out even worse than originally predicted — 2019 has found the U.S. in the midst of a freight recession, with significant difficulties in the trucking industry.
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Why is Last-Mile the Ecommerce Logistics Holy Grail?
In 2016, Schneider National acquired two specialty trucking companies to launch their last-mile delivery services. Just three years later, they’re shutting down the project, citing poor performance.
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What is 4PL? Understanding the Next Level of Logistics Outsourcing
3PLs are well established as vital partners in the modern supply chain landscape. They fill essential logistical roles in warehousing, drayage, intermodal transport, and much more, allowing companies to scale operations at a sustainable pace without taking on massive amounts of infrastructure and investment.
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Creating Supply Chain Visibility Where it Matters Most
In the modern global supply chain, complete end-to-end visibility is often regarded as the ultimate goal. But what constitutes end-to-end visibility? As tracking technology becomes more advanced, companies feel the pressure to keep everyone informed throughout the entire supply chain.
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Is a More Sustainable Supply Chain Right Around The Corner?
According to a recent report from the IPCC, human beings have a little more than a decade to cut greenhouse gas emissions by half or face unprecedented environmental consequences. The report created a ripple effect through the media when it was released, along with renewed public pushes for substantive change.
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How Will Machine Learning Impact the Supply Chain?
Widespread adoption of machine learning in the supply chain represents a quantum leap for optimization and efficiency analysis efforts. Powerful software can do the work of dozens of human analysts in a fraction of the time, freeing up your experts to focus on teasing out trends and often finding solutions for inefficiencies we didn’t know existed.
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New Drayage and Portside Tech Wrap-up 2019
Drayage has long been one of the least understood and most critical processes in the supply chain. Without effective drayage systems, cargo doesn’t get unloaded from container ships and international trucks in a timely manner, creating backups that slow operations at warehouses, retailers, ecommerce hubs, and more.
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