West Coast Port Disruptions
Formal contract negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) begin on May 12, 2022. The ILWU represents port workers in California, Oregon and Washington. The PMA represents carriers and terminal operators at West Coast ports. The current ILWU contract is set to expire on June 30, 2022. Shippers […]
The Ocean Shipping Reform Act goes to a House-Senate Conference
Key to untying the Gordian knot known as the supply-chain crisis is recognizing and addressing unreasonable business practices by ocean carriers. Some of these practices can likely be attributed to consolidation, and a recent report by Commissioner Carl Bentzel, Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), finds the shipping container (“containerization”) was a key factor in this consolidation. […]
U.S. Retail Intelligence – April
April 29 – Publix Launches Rapid Delivery in Miami Using Instacart’s Carrot Warehouses Retailer is 1st grocer to use nano-fulfillment models. From: Progressive Grocer April 28 – Weis Markets Unveils $150M Cap Ex Plan Weis Markets continues to make record investments in new stores, remodels, fuel centers, IT upgrades and smaller store improvement projects. From: […]
