Last year the increase in emissions at the Port of Los Angeles was due to the extreme congestion at the port. ships were stacked up nearby, waiting to unload. And congestion in the terminals also created more truck waiting.
Fortunately, the particulates and lesser pollutants did not rise too much, and ramain=ed below the target levels.
We can expect improvement in 2022, because of the congestion relief we are seeing now.
Marcus Hand | Oct 07, 2022
Emissions soar at Port of Los Angeles in 2021
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Tagged container shipping, emissions, Logistics, ocean shipping, ports, scorecard, sustainability
A study by Morgan Stanley consultants indicates that there is way too much inventory in retail outlets. They believe it’s an overshoot of almost 20%. That means that inventory needs to be liquidated by these firms, and also that they will slow down reordering.
The implication for transportation is less demand for it. That’s consistent with the downturns on prices we see for goods movement in both ocean shipping and domestic trucking.
Too much inventory can be good for retailers like TJMaxx and Ross that can help liquidate inventory of more upscale retailers. They will have good supplies of products to move at a discount.
It is interesting to see how directly supply chain and logistics activity correlates with inventory levels. While it’s not always the case, right now the connection is direct.
Rachel Premack Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Inventory is a ‘high risk’ for retailers: Morgan Stanley – FreightWaves
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Tagged inventory, Logistics, ocean shipping, transportation, trucking, warehousing
California again takes the lead in denying demurrage and detention charges by marine terminals and intrmodal equipment providers, such as chassis providers, when return is prevented by actions outside the control of the users. Such conditions might include gates being unavailable for return, a provider diverting the equipment from the original intrchange location, and when the carrier documents an unsuccessful attempt to return the item, or because a vessel’s booking date is changed.
All these changes will be good for the business. They will force carriers and equipment providers to pay attention to the effects of congestion, and work to reduce it.
Congratulations to California for this law. Now let’s see how it works.
John Kingston Wednesday, October 5, 2022
New California law designed to rein in detention and demurrage charges – FreightWaves
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