In this Issue:
- 39th Annual Quest for Quality Awards: Winners announced
- Navigating ocean cargo unpredictability
- ERP gains ground
- Risk assessment tools
Logistics Management Magazine Archives
August 2022 Logistics Management
August 31, 2022 · Focused on resiliency and adaptability, companies are increasingly turning to software platforms that help them tackle their current supply challenges and also plan for the future.
August 31, 2022 · While there have been recent changes in temperature-controlled logistics, known as “cold chain,” there are many of the same players remaining in the sector, but with some new people skills, processes and technologies.
August 15, 2022 · Which carriers, third-party logistics providers and U.S. ports reached the pinnacle of service-excellence during the most complex period in modern history? Our readers have cast their votes, and now it’s time to introduce this year’s winners.
August 15, 2022 · Less than Truckload (LTL) is equal to the e-commerce task.
August 15, 2022 · Again this year, winners in this TL category posted some of the strongest overall weighted scores of our survey.
August 15, 2022 · While rail freight and intermodal volumes waver, service stays steady.
August 15, 2022 · Infrastructure vital to service success.
August 15, 2022 · Ocean freight carrier service stars on the high seas.
August 15, 2022 · Third Party Logistics (3PLs) providing world-class service through highly-uncertain conditions
August 15, 2022 · Air cargo companies provide world-class service despite strong headwinds.
August 12, 2022 · Managing lift truck safety is daunting in today’s hectic materials handling environments, but safety-related technology is advancing rapidly, with sensor-driven solutions available that promise to avoid incidents before they happen.
August 8, 2022 · The entire staff of LM would like to thank the thousands of readers who took the time to respond this year. It’s your time and insight that drives the Quest for Quality and keeps it the purest snapshot of carrier and service provider quality available in the market.
August 8, 2022 · Shippers now need to reconsider how they position operations in a changing ocean market, how to plan and secure capacity, and how to develop long-term relationships with the most reliable ocean carriers. These are discussions focused on balanced, mutual commitments from all parties in an effort to mitigate future shipping chaos.
August 8, 2022 · On track to hit $78.4 billion in revenues by 2026, the global enterprise resource planning market is increasingly making its way into the supply chain management sector, where companies are leveraging their ERPs to both manage the current uncertainty and plan for the future.
August 8, 2022 · Now that the worst of it seems to be over, it’s time to take action to mitigate any future risk of supply chain disruptions. Developing a tool or using an existing software tool for assessing risk will help identify the weak links in your supply chain—but a tool alone is not enough.
August 8, 2022 · U.S. agencies are getting wake-up calls from Congress and shippers.
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Bipartisan legislation focused on supply chain resilience is introduced in the Senate
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Gartner releases its 20th Annual Global Supply Chain Top 25
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Schneider Electric maintained its top position, with Cisco Systems and Colgate-Palmolive rounding out the top three. NVIDIA also made a strong debut at seventh place.
U.S.-bound imports see growth in April, reports S&P Global Market Intelligence
May 22, 2024
April imports, at 2,524,299 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), saw a 7.7% annual increase, growing for the eighth consecutive month, following a 14-month stretch of annual declines, while up 8.5% compared to pre-pandemic April 2019. Annual growth in April was well short of March’s 16% annual gain. Imports grew 1.2% from March to April.
Industry experts dissect White House’s tariffs announcement
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As reported by LM earlier this month, after a statutory four-year review process of Section 301 tariffs levied on United States-bound imports from China conducted by the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the final outcome, the White House announced, that those tariffs are remaining intact, with ones for certain products, to see increases.
April intermodal volumes turn in solid performance, reports IANA
May 21, 2024
Total April volume, at 1,456,241 units, increased 12.0% annually, topping March’s 6.7% annual increase, and in line with February’s 14.6% annual increase.
Packaging Efficiency: The modern way to reduced freight costs
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Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach monthly volumes head up again
May 21, 2024
Total POLA volume, at 770,337 TEU (Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units), rose 12% annually, marking the ninth straight month of annual volume growth. The Port of Long Beach reported that total April volume, at 750,524 TEU, headed up 14.4% annually.
National diesel average drops nearly 6 cents, for lowest reading since July, reports EIA
May 21, 2024
The national average, at $3.789, decreased 5.9 cents, following a 4.6-cent decline, to $3.848, for the week of May 13.
Baltimore Bridge Collapse: Dali cargo ship is finally on the move
May 20, 2024
Authorities aim to reopen the main shipping channel by the end of May.
Bloomberg/Truckstop 1Q24 Truckload Survey points to improving spot market sentiment
May 20, 2024
Despite 62% of carriers reporting lower freight volume in 1Q, 33% predict freight demand to increase in the next 3-6 months. Only 19% predict freight demand to decline in the same timeframe, which represents a 12-point percentage decline vs. the 4Q survey.
BlueGrace Logistics Confidence Index sees signs of stabilization for the third quarter
May 20, 2024
For revenues, the report viewed third quarter expectations as “an interesting paradox with shipper optimism on the rise, but the expected magnitude of growth has moderated greatly, with 70% of the report’s respondents expecting positive third quarter revenue growth, topping expectations for the first and second quarters, which each respectively came in at 65%.
FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index falls to lowest level since last September
May 17, 2024
For March, the most recent month for which data is available, the TCI came in at- 7.25, following February’s -5.31 reading.
U.S. rail carload and intermodal volumes are mixed, for week ending May 11, reports AAR
May 17, 2024
Rail carloads, at 209,319, fell 7.0% annually, and intermodal containers and trailers, at 254,429 units, rose 7.7% annually.
Cass Freight Index points to annual shipments and expenditures declines
May 17, 2024
April’s shipment reading, at 1.098, decreased 4.0% annually, and expenditures, at 3.227, were off 16.8% annually.
