Are Blank sailing the new the New Norm
With the ongoing congestion and backlog of containers sitting at the ports and off shore, we may see more blank sailing at US Port in the near term. We have yet to find a workable solution to the current backlog of containers sitting off the coast in Los Angeles and other ports the only way […]
In Support of Metal Scrap Shippers
As all of us serving the Metal Scrap Community have experienced there has been new constraints that we have experienced. This has been caused by services issues we have all experienced by Carriers and drayage companies. Carriers don’t have equipment or space on the vessels, schedules are ever changing, effecting drayage companies. Planning for these […]
Charleston Port Smashes Recorders
South Carolina Ports turned in its best cargo-handling performance in history in March — and the volume was 34% higher year-over-year. “This significant achievement leads up to another historic milestone as we prepare to welcome the first ship to the Leatherman Terminal on Friday,” South Carolina Ports President and CEO Jim Newsome said in a […]
3PLCentral is saying: In January of 2020, the logistics industry was ripe with optimism.
This was especially true for third-party logistics warehouses who were hopeful to take advantage of what was predicted to be a year of growth. Fast forward only a few months into the new year and the world changed. Many logistics and supply chain businesses experienced unprecedented challenges and were left to navigate a quickly evolving […]
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