Port of Long Beach awarded funds for critical projects
Waterfront maintenance, repair work financed through Harbor Maintenance Tax The Port of Long Beach received federal funding for civil works plans laid out by the Army Corps of Engineers, aimed at financing several maintenance and repair projects along the waterfront. The funds arise from the Harbor Maintenance Tax – collected by the federal government from ports based on the value of imports, some domestic cargo and on cruise...
Port of Long Beach Cargo volumes climb in April
Efforts to recapture market share lead to eighth consecutive month of growth Trade moving through the Port of Long Beach gained momentum in April, marking the eighth consecutive month of year-over-year cargo growth at the nation’s second-busiest seaport. Dockworkers and terminal operators moved 750,424 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) last month, up 14.4% from April 2023. Imports rose 16.3% to 364,665 TEUs and exports declined...
Episode 484: Diving into the e-commerce transaction at Jay Group
For The New Warehouse podcast, we had the pleasure of being on site and recording on location at Jay Group in Lancaster, PA. Kevin sat down with their President and COO, Blake Dudek as well as Ryan Millman of UnDigital and Akhilesh Srivastava of Fenix Commerce to discuss the end to end e-commerce order and how all of their solutions play a part to improve the customer experience and drive further value for brands. Giving the Consumer...
U.S. Rail Traffic report for the week ending May 4, 2024
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending May 4, 2024. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 463,106 carloads and intermodal units, up 0.0 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending May 4 were 213,410 carloads, down 5.1 percent compared with the same week in 2023, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 249,696 containers and...
U.S. Rail Traffic report for the week ending April 27, 2024
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 27, 2024, as well as volumes for April 2024. U.S. railroads originated 848,882 carloads in April 2024, down 6.5 percent, or 58,751 carloads, from April 2023. U.S. railroads also originated 1,018,569 containers and trailers in April 2024, up 8.6 percent, or 80,471 units, from the same month last year. Combined U.S. carload and...
TIA launches 5 ways logistics leaders can harness AI successfully
The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) released a new white paper titled Transforming Freight Logistics in the Era of Generative AI. The paper covers the five ways logistics leaders can harness AI to scale efficiency, security, and growth. “AI is forever changing the world as we know it,” said Anne Reinke, president & CEO of TIA. “While many are scared of the future, we feel that the 3PL industry can...
U.S. Rail Traffic report for the Week Ending April 20, 2024
The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported U.S. rail traffic for the week ending April 20, 2024. For this week, total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 474,544 carloads and intermodal units, up 0.8 percent compared with the same week last year. Total carloads for the week ending April 20 were 216,945 carloads, down 6.7 percent compared with the same week in 2023, while U.S. weekly intermodal volume was 257,599 containers and...
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