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Viewpoint: The causes of port congestion — and tactics to improve efficiency

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.

By Lidia Yan, CEO at NEXT Trucking

It was a rough start to the year for shippers and carriers around the world. 

While the freeing of the Ever Given container ship in the Suez Canal in March caused the biggest headache in port congestion, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach — the two biggest gateways for U.S. imports — are not far behind. Both ports hit unusual...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/viewpoint-the-causes-of-port-congestion-and-tactics-to-improve-efficiency

Career Tracks: NEXT Trucking hires finance, operations leaders

NEXT Trucking, hailed as a freight-tech pioneer connecting shippers and carriers, has bolstered its finance and operations leadership to oversee the El Segundo, California-based company.

Patrick Winter is the NEXT VP of operations

Timothy Danaher has been hired as chief financial officer and Patrick Winter has joined the company as vice president of operations.

“We are pleased to announce the addition of an accomplished new generation of leadership to the team who will help us continue to...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/career-tracks-next-trucking-hires-finance-operations-leaders

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