OceanWaves

OceanWaves: Cargo crisis, lack of transport workers causing critical delays

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ OceanWaves Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: What’s wrong with shipping?

DETAILS: Anthony Smith, director of market experts at FreightWaves, discusses the ongoing shipping crisis with Salvatore R. Mercogliano, an associate professor of history at Campbell University.

SPEAKER: Mercogliano hosts The Maritime History Channel podcast and What’s Going on With Shipping on YouTube. He is a frequent contributor and commentator on the intersection...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/oceanwaves-cargo-crisis-lack-of-transport-workers-causing-critical-delays

OceanWaves: Building a resilient supply chain

Anthony Smith and Nate Shutes chat at FreightWaves’ OceanWaves Summit.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: The ways SMBs are building a resilient supply chain

DETAILS: A discussion on the ways shippers are planning for the future of maritime logistics.

INTERVIEWER AND SPEAKER: Anthony Smith, lead economist at FreightWaves, and Nate Shutes, VP of global fulfillment and logistics at Blu Dot, a furniture designer and retailer.

BIO: Shutes has nearly 20 years of experience in the supply chain, having worked with leading brands and service providers both public and private. His current...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/oceanwaves-building-a-resilient-supply-chain

FreightWaves names annual FreightTech 100

FreightWaves announced the FreightTech 100.

In partnership with Ryder, FreightWaves recognized the FreightTech 100, the top freight technology companies, during the OceanWaves event Wednesday.

More than 1,200 nominations and over 220 unique companies were considered. FreightWaves analysts, researchers, journalists and data scientists narrowed the 220 companies down to the FreightTech 100.

Third-party auditor and accounting firm Katz, Sapper & Miller (KSM) will take over the process from here.

KSM is in charge of receiving the votes from...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-names-annual-freighttech-100

OceanWaves: Why aren’t ports 100% digitally connected?

This fireside chat recap is from the FreightWaves OceanWaves Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Can you hear me? U.S. ports’ dead spots 

DETAILS: Ports around the world often suffer from digital communication blackouts. These dead spots not only leave a nation open to trade terrorism, they also inhibit the real-time tracking of trade, lost containers and damaged containers. 

SPEAKERS: Lori Ann LaRocco, CNBC senior editor of guests and a FreightWaves contributor; Jack Hedge, executive...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/oceanwaves-why-arent-ports-100-percent-digitally-connected

OceanWaves: Are SMBs being left out in the cold?

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ OceanWaves Summit on Wednesday.

TOPIC: Are SMBs being left out in the cold?

DETAILS: The founder and CEO of Global Gateway Logistics discusses trends she has seen within her business and how the current market differentiates between SMEs and large, enterprise global shippers. The global transportation veteran also diagnoses issues with current industry technology and operational areas that are being overlooked.

SPEAKER: Caitlin Murphy is the founder...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/oceanwaves-are-smbs-being-left-out-in-the-cold

OceanWaves: Managing supply chains during hazardous weather events

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ OceanWaves Summit on Wednesday.

TOPIC: How to manage global supply chains throughout hazardous weather conditions

DETAILS: According to a recent United Nations report on climate change, rising temperatures will continue to amplify extreme weather events, affecting operations and capacity of global trade. FourKites’ Glenn Koepke discusses how technology combined with different capacity strategies can help supply chains stay resilient during these...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/oceanwaves-managing-supply-chains-during-hazardous-weather-events

OceanWaves: How to navigate the port congestion minefield

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ OceanWaves Summit.

TOPIC: Shipper strategies to counter congestion

DETAILS: A look at how importers can minimize import shipment delays and what the prospects are for future ocean freight pricing, given all-time-high anchorage levels. Also, how long could current peak conditions actually last?

SPEAKERS: Nerijus Poskus, vice president of global ocean, Flexport, and Greg Miller, senior editor, American Shipper and FreightWaves

BIO: Poskus leads long-term...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/oceanwaves-how-to-navigate-the-port-congestion-minefield

OceanWaves: How Amazon aggregator Perch finds shipping capacity

A screen capture of Perch's John Esborn talks with FreightWaves' Andrew Cox during the OceanWaves summit.

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ OceanWaves Summit on Wednesday.

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: How Amazon aggregator Perch secures shipping capacity 

DETAILS: Perch’s John Esborn explains to FreightWaves Senior Retail Analyst Andrew Cox how the company works to get capacity with ocean carriers as it continues to grow through acquiring Amazon sellers. 

SPEAKER: Esborn is a director at Perch who serves as the head of international transportation.

BIO: Esborn has been working in international...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/oceanwaves-how-amazon-aggregator-perch-finds-shipping-capacity

OceanWaves: Los Angeles port boss lays out congestion-fighting plan

container shipping

This fireside chat recap is from FreightWaves’ OceanWaves Summit.

TOPIC: Port perspective on managing import surge

DETAILS: Ocean carrier arrivals are surging, while the capacity of rail, trucking and warehousing is limited. How can the Port of Los Angeles dig out with a record number of ships waiting at anchor? And how long could this last?

SPEAKERS: Gene Seroka, executive director, Port of Los Angeles, and Greg Miller, senior editor, American Shipper and FreightWaves

BIO: Seroka interacts with a...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/oceanwaves-los-angeles-port-boss-lays-out-congestion-fighting-plan

Freight economist to government: Stay out of ocean shipping mess

Cranes lifting containers off a vessel onto shuttle tractors.

Calls for the U.S. government to regulate the shipping industry in response to massive delays, insufficient vessel and container capacity, skyrocketing transport rates and terminal late fees are misguided because conditions are the result of overwhelming consumer demand and unusual supply volatility caused by COVID, a leading freight economist said Wednesday.

“You’ve got an industry in freight movement that grows at a 3% to 5% pace a year. All of a sudden you have this surge of 20% in volumes....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freight-economist-to-government-stay-out-of-ocean-shipping-mess

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