Chunker takes chunk out of California’s container congestion

Amid California’s congestion at the ports, and with warehousing space practically nonexistent, one company has managed to source 20,000 container storage spaces along with 3 million square feet of available warehouse space out of a hat.

However, this isn’t magic. Brad Wright, CEO of Chunker, explains that he simply found storage space where no one else thought to look.

And the timing couldn’t have been better. There’s growing concern that California’s port congestion could soon be exacerbated by...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/chunker-takes-chunk-out-of-californias-container-congestion

Christmas vacation will exacerbate supply chain bottlenecks

Chart of the Week:  Weekly Customs Import Shipments – USA, Logistics Managers’ Index – Warehouse Capacity SONAR: WCSTM.USA, LMI.WHCP

If you thought 2020 would go quietly into that good night, you haven’t been paying much attention. Many people have posted on social media that they are ready for this year to end, as if the problems of the year created by the COVID-19 pandemic will suddenly disappear with the turning of the calendar page. One headache that appears to be staying with us at least...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/christmas-vacation-will-exacerbate-supply-chain-bottlenecks

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