Tag Archives: ports

Port of Oakland Seaport Logistics Complex

http://www.supplychain247.com/article/port_of_oakland_in_talks_to_build_170_acre_seaport_logistics_complex

A very far thinking move by this port.

Top 20 U.S. Ports: Competition Heats-Up for Discretionary Cargo – Supply Chain 24/7

A summary of current outlook at US ports around the country.  Competition is fierce, and events may conspire again to force us to change supply chains.

http://www.supplychain247.com/article/top_20_us_ports_competition_heats_up_for_discretionary_cargo

Supersizing the Port of Long Beach

A great article on John Slangerup, the new head of the Port of Long Beach, CA, and the efforts to fit the port in better with supply chain realities.  An important feature: his outreach effort across the country to let people know the port will address supply chain issues for the end user of the cargoes.  That’s a big step forward, and it’s needed at all our ports.

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Supersizing the Port of Long Beach: Big plans to streamline logistics, grow capacity, and switch to ‘green’ power – The Orange County Register.