Snarled supply chains that helped fuel red-hot inflation are slowly disentangling, offering hope for relief for cash-strapped consumers.
Terminal optimization key to lessening the impact of supply chain disruption
Congestion, congestion, congestion – maritime and intermodal operations have been blighted by the challenge for many months.
Utah Inland Port Authority Ends Fiscal Year 2022 Under Budget
Press ReleaseJune 23, 2022 Utah Inland Port Authority Ends Fiscal Year 2022 Under BudgetThe Authority also Hired Seven Additional Full-Time Employees SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) wrapped the fiscal year 2022 under budget, with more full-time staff members, and numerous exciting projects on the horizon. The UIPA Board of Directors voted Thursday to approve its …
NS offers incentives to ocean carriers to balance container flows
Norfolk Southern Railway is offering a $75-per-container incentive to ocean carriers that balance the number of containers leaving and returning through the ports of New York and New Jersey, and Virginia, a measure it says will keep railcars flowing smoothly between the ports and inland markets.
Biden to sign ocean shipping reform bill after Congress approves legislation
The first major overhaul of regulations governing U.S. container trades since 1998 was easily approved by Congress on Monday and President Biden is expected to sign the bill into law shortly.
Cordero says Port of Long Beach processed 9.4 million TEUs In 2021
Mario Cordero, executive director of the Port of Long Beach said in his “State of the Port of Long Beach” address that the Port “had its busiest year ever” in 2021…
Utah Inland Port Authority Hosts Logistics Industry Leaders to Discuss National Supply Chain Problems
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Inland Port Authority convened local and national partners Monday to discuss nationwide supply chain challenges and Utah’s role in providing solutions. Panelists discussed the complicated business of logistics. While many possible fixes have been proposed for the broken supply chain, there likely isn’t a silver bullet. “No one party can solve everything,” said Andrew …
Inland Port Authority brainstorms solutions to supply chain problems
SALT LAKE CITY — As the country’s supply chain continues to have problems, members of the Utah Inland Port Authority brainstormed possible solutions. They say the COVID-19 pandemic has completely changed how international shipping companies do business, and American companies need to make serious adjustments if things are to improve…
How Utah can be the model for fixing the nation’s supply chain
SALT LAKE CITY – Leaders from major shipyards and rail yards from around the country visited Utah Monday to find solutions for the nation’s broken supply chain. They looked to Utah’s Inland Port. Solutions were already in motion as about 100 shipping containers arrived by train in Utah Friday. That’s just the beginning…
UIPA hopes Oakland pact will help supply chain
Hoping to repeat success of an initiative with the Port of Long Beach, the Utah Inland Port Authority (UIPA) is working to forge a similar agreement with the Port of Oakland in hopes of untangling the knots in supply chains…
Opinion: Can Utah help solve the supply chain crisis?
The controversial but needed Utah Inland Port can enhance manufacturing in Utah and other Western states, promising to handle exports and imports more efficiently The nation faces a serious supply chain problem just as the holiday shopping season starts. Can Utah provide some help to solve this and other economic problems?
FMC Commissioner Bentzel’s grade on US logistics system: D-plus
The current supply chain crisis will be the subject of a series of hearings led by Federal Maritime Commissioner Carl Bentzel beginning on Tuesday when the FMC will begin laying the framework. The meetings will be with industry and public partners on maritime data infrastructure. Meetings with specific port participants begin next week. In an exclusive interview, Bentzel tells American …