Maersk ups commitment to air with 130,000 sq/ft facility near LAX
Copenhagen-based A.P. Moller-Maersk, the global shipping and logistics giant, has opened a 130,000 square-foot import/export facility midway between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and...
Opinion: We must start investing in omni-shoring and regionalization today so we can reap their rewards tomorrow
Globalization has been at the forefront of global supply chains for years for many good reasons, but despite the benefits it has offered, it has also created a system rife with potential weak links.
It’s Tough Out There for Vehicle-Dependent Businesses. Fleet Automation Can Help
Any business that is dependent in some way on a vehicle is suffering from an array of challenges right now – and that’s true whether it’s a plumbing business with two or three trucks on the road, or a delivery company that relies on thousands of them. For starters, there are supply chain issues that make getting a vehicle in the first place difficult (read as: limited inventory at dealer lots and long wait times for specific makes and models if you happen to be choosy about what vehicle you want). These same supply chain kinks can make finding a replacement part when a component fails a painful and drawn-out affair. If you're a small business whose vehicle breaks down and the part is on backorder, what do you do? Hang a “Gone fishing” sign on your front door and twiddle your thumbs for a couple weeks? At the same time, labor shortages mean drivers are hard to find, as is the skilled labor to maintain the vehicles and keep them roadworthy. In a time of ongoing budget cuts, this means that many companies – large and small – are being forced to “do more with less”, stretching their already thin resources.
Port of Long Beach President Olvera urges caution on offshore wind
The Port of Long Beach’s newly elected Harbor Commission President Bobby Olvera Jr, also a Vice President in the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), says he sees no reason to rush into the adoption of off-shore wind in California without a careful review.
Lufthansa Cargo pursues ambitious ecommerce plans at Frankfurt Airport
eCommerce holds the promise of high growth in the coming years...
Port of Los Angeles - San Joaquin Valley rail service may begin in 2028
A rail service linking agricultural exporters in California’s San Joaquin Valley to the Port of Los Angeles could begin in 2028, according to Eugene Seroka, Executive Director, Port of Los Angeles...
NY State court upholds trucker e-tracking regs
Intrastate New York truckers will have to use the same electronic logging devices (ELDs) as their interstate counterparts, thanks to a court decision finding no basis for a driver support organization’s regulatory challenge.
AWO & Glosten Warn That California Harbor Craft Rules Will Be Costly
On August 9th, Crowley and the Port of San Diego broke ground on the shoreside charging station designed to provide clean energy for the company’s new zero-emissions tugboat, eWolf.
IANA hears railroads losing $4 billion/year to trucking & shipping overcapacity is driving more blank sailings
The Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) Expo opened in Long Beach, California with panelists warning that railroads have lost $4 billion annually in business to trucking and that blank sailings, caused by new ship orders, are on the rise and will impact U.S. ports.
Port of Long Beach $4.7 billion ‘Pier Wind’ offshore wind port construction to start in 2027
The Port of Long Beach projects that it will begin construction on its 400 acre ‘Pier Wind’ offshore wind port in 2027 which is projected to cost $4.7 billion, according to Suzanne Plezia, Senior Director/Chief Harbor Engineer for the Port of Long Beach.

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