Monthly Archives: October 2021

US Coast Guard boards MSC ship in ongoing California pipeline spill probe

Posted on October 18, 2021 by | 1 comment

It is possible that anchor dragging by a ship months ago was responsible for the pipeline spill off Huntingdon Beach CA that appeared just recently.

While it wasn’t a large spill, the sensitive nature of the area requires a full investigation.

Perhaps we will ultimately find out how the spill happened. The investigation will help ordinary folks reflect on the wisdom of allowing pipelines and drilling so close to large populated areas with beautiful, heavily used beaches.

Sam Chambers October 18, 2021

US Coast Guard boards MSC ship in ongoing California pipeline spill probe – Splash247

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Amazon blinks as transport costs surge and pushes use of collection points

Posted on October 15, 2021 by | 1 comment

The last mile is problematic for customer delivery. Amazon’s enthusiasm for ever faster delivery is causing some pain for the company. Maybe it’s the driver shortage?

The Amazon lockers, or collection points, are one way of reducing pain. The customer needs to do the last mile, and there is only one stop for the delivery van. Offering an inducement to use one is one way to get customers to try them. It might work for customers who are out and about every day, and probably drive by one. For stay-at-homes, especially during the pndemic, maybe not.

There’s no easy solution for last-mile delivery.

By Ian Putzger, Americas correspondent 15/10/2021

Amazon blinks as transport costs surge and pushes use of collection points – The Loadstar

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President Biden challenges private sector to tackle supply chain logjams

Posted on October 14, 2021 by | Leave a comment

Apparently the main action so far is to jawbone LA and Long Beach to open for more hours. The Executive Directors of the ports are in line with this.

But port governance gives them little actual power to open the terminals for longer hours. Ports are basically landlords, and have no operational control over the terminal operators, which are several different firms. It’s not clear what the Directors can do to change operations at these private firms.

Some announcements have been made, and it will be worth watching to see if any of the terminals do actually lengthen their hours of service. Doing so would help move cargo quicker, and that is certainly needed right now.

By Nick Savvides 14/10/2021

President Biden challenges private sector to tackle supply chain logjams – The Loadstar

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