by Peter Buxbaum Nov 09, 2020
The pandemic’s subtle effects on perishables
More domestic and at-home consumption bend some export and demand patterns.
COVID vaccines: logistics challenges and solutions
The development and testing phases for COVID-19 vaccines appear to be entering the home stretch. Bringing a vaccine to market in early 2021 would shatter all speed records for vaccine development.
Red Hook, Brooklyn: Ideal for e-commerce fulfillment
There are a couple of competing trends taking place in the waterfront neighborhoods of Brooklyn, New York. Cargo at the Red Hook Container Terminal has grown in recent years, and the company renewed its lease with the Port Authority in 2018. Red Hook Terminals also signed a long-term lease with New York City to revitalize the dormant 65-acre South Brooklyn Marine Terminal.
Port of New York and New Jersey: coping with the COVID economy
As cargo recovers from pandemic lows, the port considers the way forward
Developing the wind energy supply chain in New Jersey
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities’ second solicitation for offshore wind power, announced in September, was no casual bureaucratic pronouncement. Activities such as these generate the demand for offshore wind power, and incentivize companies to invest in that industry.
New Jersey wind port will be one of several to serve energy industry
The development of a marshaling facility was announced in June by the state’s governor. Manufacturing and O&M ports will also be required.
North America’s Class I railroads moving ahead
These transportation titans are weathering the pandemic better than many, and continue to invest in infrastructure, services, and technology.
The battle for dominance over the last 5,280 feet
The most costly portion of a delivery is the last 5,280 feet – the last mile and maybe the most difficult portion of the supply chain is the last fifty feet.
For temperature-controlled logistics, uncertainty rules in pandemic’s wake
Reopening’s success, post-lockdown consumer behavior is a wild card.
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