According to the The Journal of Commerce, the West Coast ports are losing volume. The West Coast share of imports coming from Asia is down from 61.1% in 2021 to 58.8% in 2022 while the East Coast and Gulf Coast ports rose. According to the JOC, the ILWU contract negotiations are causing this change although there are concerns about drayage and rail as well.
According to the Wall Street Journal, supply chains are back to normal. We do NOT agree. Using a take-off from Monty Python, supply chain disruption is not dead yet.
Railroads move 40% of U.S. freight, making them a critical link in the supply chain. Learn why rail disruptions create widespread bottlenecks and how manufacturers can build more resilient supply chains.
Shocks and events such as the war in Ukraine, the pandemic and Brexit, among other may feel like they have appeared out of nowhere, but these events are taking place within the context of overarching trends that are unmoved by these short-term shocks and events. This provides us with another perspective on how to react and devise successful supply chain strategies as we look to the future.
Lisa Anderson shared advice for how to succeed in 2023 with Flexport. She was joined by global logistics experts to discuss how to thrive in 2023.
Supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, transportation delays and global volatility continue to create risk. Lisa Anderson discusses the challenges affecting supply chains and what they could mean for retailers and consumers.
Lisa Anderson provides supply chain perspective for Bloomberg’s Chief Future Officer interview with Deutsche Post DHL Group CFO Melanie Kreis, exploring resilience, growth, diversification and the strategies shaping the future of global logistics.
A tentative agreement may have averted a nationwide rail strike, but supply chain disruptions remain a significant concern. Lisa Anderson discusses why ongoing labor, geopolitical and economic pressures will continue to challenge supply chains.
A potential nationwide rail strike highlights the continued fragility of the supply chain. Lisa Anderson discusses why labor challenges, geopolitical pressures and ongoing disruptions will continue to create supply chain risk.
NewsNation WGN interviewed Lisa Anderson about the supply chain issues that have plagued the west coast ports and that are now showing up as backups on the east and gulf coasts as well. We discussed why this is happening and what can be done.
