Is a beer shortage on tap? Inflation and supply chain pressures on brewers are intensifying

Original article source: USA Today Is a beer shortage on tap? Inflation and supply chain pressures on brewers are intensifying We have endured no shortage of shortages recently. There was toilet paper and computer chips, followed by tampons and baby formula. Could the next shortage involve beer? The potential arises as beer makers, big and […]

FedEx to hike rates by 6.9% ‘given the inflationary backdrop’

Original article source: supplychaindive.com FedEx to hike rates by 6.9% ‘given the inflationary backdrop’ Dive Brief: • FedEx will levy a general rate increase averaging 6.9% for its Express, Ground and Home Delivery services starting Jan. 2, 2023, the company announced Thursday. The move follows a rocky quarter in which FedEx saw a decline in […]

San Pedro Bay ports see loaded import volumes drop in August

Original article source: supplychaindive.com San Pedro Bay ports see loaded import volumes drop in August The ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach each saw a YoY drop in loaded container volumes in August, despite improvements in battling congestion, according to monthly port data.The Port of Los Angeles saw loaded import container volumes drop 17% [...]

White House supply chain strategy shifts beyond 24/7 port operations

Original article source: supplychaindive.com White House supply chain strategy shifts beyond 24/7 port operations CHICAGO — The Biden administration’s plan for addressing supply chain congestion will shift away from urging ports to move to 24/7 operations after failing to get major traction among ports and businesses due to the cost involved. “It’s a free market [...]

Cargo Ships Continue To Arrive, Just To End Up Waiting To Get Into Ports Of LA, Long Beach

Original article source CBS LA Cargo Ships Continue To Arrive, Just To End Up Waiting To Get Into Ports Of LA, Long Beach Los Angeles is no stranger to traffic jams, but not necessarily those in the water. The jam in the waters off the Port of Los Angeles continues to get worse, with a [...]

How New Regulations Will Impact Shipping, the Environment, and Freight Rates

Original article source supplychain24/7 IMO 2020: The Big Shipping Shake-Up Over 90% of all global trade takes place on our oceans. Unfortunately, the network of 59,000 vessels powering international commerce runs on sulfur-laden bunker fuel, and resulting emissions are causing problems on dry land. As today’s infographic by Breakwave Advisors demonstrates, new emissions regulations taking […]

2019 Third-Party Logistics Study: The State of Logistics Outsourcing

Original article source supplychain24/7 The 2019 23rd Annual Third-Party Logistics Study shows that shippers and their 3PL providers are increasingly moving toward meaningful partnerships and working together to accomplish their supply chain goals. Both parties appear to have a much greater awareness of what they’re trying to accomplish as well as the ways in which [...]

Trouble in Paradise for Third-Party Logistics & Their Fleets

Original article source supplychain24/7 What Happens When You’re Best Friend Turns into Your Biggest Foe? Shock, Anguish, and Sadness. That’s the situation that the 3PL companies are dealing with right now. Trucks, Ships, and Boxes; their most intimate homies have rebelled against them. Believe it or not, managing fleet is one of the biggest challenges […]

Retailers Scramble As Shipper Bankruptcy Puts Goods In Limbo

Original article source yahoo.com NEW YORK (AP) — Some major retailers are scrambling to work out contingency plans to get their merchandise to stores as the bankruptcy of the Hanjin shipping line has thrown ports and retailers around the world into confusion. They don’t have a lot of time. Giant container ships from the South […]

UPS Announces U.S. Rate Increases

Original article source supplychain247.com By Jeff Berman United Parcel Service, Inc. announced an increase in its Ground, Air, International and Freight average rates, the company has announced these rate hikes a month and a half earlier than last year. In earlier fashion than usual, UPS yesterday rolled out United States rate changes that will go […]