A Year of Transition for 3PLs
Third-party logistics providers enjoyed another growth year in 2022, driven by inventory buildup from past supply chain disruptions and decreasing purchased transportation costs.
How 3PLs Are Building More Collaborative Supply Chains
Third-party logistics providers have been adjusting to normalizing market conditions as supply chain disruptions, inventory shortages and surging demand have receded.
Mitsubishi Warehouse Deal With Port of San Diego Falls Through
A deal between the Port of San Diego and Mitsubishi Cement Corp. for a storage facility at the 10th Avenue Marine Terminal has fallen through, officials announced Feb. 1.
Trucking Demand Growth Increases Land Management Concerns
WASHINGTON — The increase in demand for freight transportation is adding strain on land management, experts said during a session at the Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting Jan. 11.
Logistics Managers’ Gauge Rises for First Time Since March
Supply chain activity in the U.S. picked up for the first time since March, buoyed by elevated inventories even as transportation costs slid for a sixth straight month.
GXO, Bayer Grow Partnership With Nebraska Warehouse
GXO Logistics Inc. celebrated the opening of a new warehouse with Bayer in Kearney, Neb., the companies announced Sept. 27.
September 27, 2022Storage, Labor Plague Logistics Companies Searching for Warehousing Solutions
While products for the most part are no longer sitting on ships waiting to be offloaded, the supply chain kink has just moved farther down the line — to warehouses, where much of the freight that was on those ships missed its window to be in the retail store.
Real Estate Firms Focus on Trucking
The commercial real estate sector has sharpened its focus on trucking-related properties as demand for facilities and space has increased.
L.A. Warehousing Mecca Halts Expansion Just as Needs Soar
Communities in the Inland Empire, the logistics mecca east of Los Angeles, are suspending new warehousing projects to examine the impact from decades of pollution, putting the industry under pressure when it’s needed most.
The Future of Warehouse Building Is Urban
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Accelerating e-commerce purchases and continuing supply chain disruptions are reshaping the warehouse and distribution industry, driving up costs and creating robust demand for storage facilities in urban areas and near ports.