This is ridiculous. Not every East Coast US port can be top 5!! Last week it was Houston! And where are Savannah and Miami and Jacksonville? How many of these investments will be lost?
Source: Port of Virginia on pace for record box growth | AS Daily Newsletter | AS Daily | American Shipper
Posted in Ports, Strategy, Supply Chains
An interesting take on the rapid developments in container movements. Houston and the Gulf Coast ports have some impetus. Where can you distribute from there?
While the West Coast struggles with congestion and dysfunctional politics, the Third Coast – the urbanized, broadly coastal region spanning the Gulf from Brownsville, Texas, to greater Tampa – is emerging as a center of industry, innovation, and economic growth.
Source: “The Third Coast” Port of Houston Primed for Success – Supply Chain 24/7
Posted in Logistics, Shipping, Strategy, Supply Chains
Yet another mega-merger in the 3PL space. But with all the headaches of putting together two large businesses, will more profits result? I doubt it. as the article below makes clear, CHR grew organically from within, whereas XPO is growing through mergers. As a veteran of some mergers, I think there are major operational and information (IT) obstacles that always need to be overcome, not to say differences in corporate culture.
According to Supply Chain 24/7’s correspondent, ‘in seeing how CH Robinson’s EBITDA translates to margins, and in realizing that XPO’s acquisition volume will likely slow in the years ahead, one could predict that XPO will perform very much like CH Robinson, and that questions surrounding profitability will soon be answered.’
Source: What CH Robinson Worldwide’s Profits Tell Us About XPO Logistics’ Future – Supply Chain 24/7
Source: XPO Logistics Said Near Deal to Buy Con-way for $3 Billion Cash – Supply Chain 24/7
Posted in Logistics, Managerial Econ, Strategy, Supply Chains, Trucking
Tagged mergers
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