Shipping delays are a major contributor to disruptions like supply chain partnership breakdowns, end consumer complaints and expensive inefficiencies. Pinpointing where these delays occur — and solving for them — requires top-notch visibility and actionable data points.
In-transit visibility options have skyrocketed over the past several years, making it easier than ever to track a shipment’s en route movements. The same cannot be said, however, for terminal visibility. project44’s newest...
The winter holidays have long been harbingers of chaos for the logistics industry. Typically, volume spikes and tender rejection rates soar ahead of the festivities, leaving shippers scrambling for capacity as shoppers scavenge store shelves for the latest and greatest gifts.
Last year’s peak retail season stands apart from previous years in that there wasn’t much of a “peak” at all.
The project44 Ocean Container Rollover Index (P44ORI) – which measures the weekly proportion of cargo departing...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/subdued-holiday-season-offers-opportunity-for-service-improvements
What a difference a year makes. At this time in 2022, over 100 container ships were stuck waiting off the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, with around 150 off all North American ports combined. Now, there are almost no ships waiting in Pacific waters and increasingly few off the East and Gulf coasts.
Ship-position data showed just 30 container vessels off North American ports Friday morning. All remaining queues are down to single digits per port.
Factory closures for Asia’s Lunar...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/coast-is-almost-clear-as-port-congestion-fades-even-further
A year ago, fear was a big driver of the supply chain crunch: fear that goods wouldn’t arrive on time, stoked by headlines warning that shipping delays could “cancel Christmas.” It became a vicious cycle. The threat of delays caused importers to max out orders and bring them forward, causing more delays.
Importers ordered too much in late 2021, and to avoid another holiday scramble, they shipped in seasonal goods early in 2022. This front-loading alleviated pressure on the supply chain in the...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/chance-that-container-ship-arrives-on-time-still-a-coin-toss