Consortium of ocean carriers to make Asia-US runs. It’s a form of monopoly. But it insures that there’s a ship to run on a regular schedule. What will happen to freight rates and service levels?
G6 lines wait for US to approve network expansion – Lloyd’s Loading List.
Posted in Logistics, Supply Chains
US Customs is hinting that deliveries of containers will be slowed because of the sequester. A Lloyd’s Loading List article says things are normal now, but wait till the furloughs kick in.
Federal spending cuts will delay box inspections, warns US Customs – Lloyd’s Loading List.
Posted in Logistics, Supply Chains
It’s interesting that ports, obviously part of the logistics processes, have not assimilated ideas from modern logistics to the extent needed. This goes for all ports– gateways, feeder hubs, or transshipment hubs. All need to rethink how they measure performance. No longer will the old metrics work.
It reminds me of the mining business years ago. Mine managers were judged on metrics like tons per day and uptime– equipment utilization. that was because in the boom times of the 80’s they could sell all they produced– they had supplier power.
Today in the port business things have changed. Because ports are part of the supply chains of many diverse firms, they need to pay attention to the service requirements of their customers. Why? Because as logistics teaches us, they must find out what the customers need to be successful and provide that—make their customers successful. This means attention to service measures rather than production metrics.
This article outlines why ports need to use better analytics and new KPIs to manage their logistics enterprises. It’s from portstrategy.com
Posted in Logistics, Shipping, Strategy, Supply Chains
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