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Happening Now: Panama Canal reduces the maximum number of ships

Oct 5, 2023 / by Weber Logistics posted in Happening Now

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According to the Associated Press, the Panama Canal recently announced that it will reduce the number of ships allowed to travel the Canal to 31 per day. This is down from 32 per day in August. The reason for this reduction is the ongoing drought that has limited the supply of fresh water available to operate the locks.  

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Happening Now: Industrial Real Estate Market Shows Resilience

Sep 28, 2023 / by Weber Logistics posted in Happening Now

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According to the Wall Street Journal, the amount of available warehouse space remains historically tight. The article details the current industrial real estate landscape, with a variety of graphs charting industry metrics like available space, industrial leasing activity, and retailer inventory-to-sales ratios.

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Q&A: Are 3PL Dedicated Trucking Services a Good Fit for Your Organization?

Sep 26, 2023 / by Weber Logistics posted in Transportation Strategies, 3pl contracts, dedicated trucking

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With dedicated trucking services, your company can hire a 3PL provider to manage your transportation operations. The 3PL will dedicate equipment and staff solely to your business and will operate as though it is your company’s own transportation arm. The 3PL makes all investments in equipment, staffing, systems, and maintenance and charges you accordingly.

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Happening Now: Rising fuel prices leading to higher trucking costs

Sep 20, 2023 / by Weber Logistics posted in Happening Now

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According to the JOC, the price of diesel fuel has increased by 20% over the last three months. This increase in fuel prices is likely to impact trucking companies and their customers as we head into the new year.

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What Does an Agile 3PL Look Like?

Sep 15, 2023 / by Weber Logistics posted in 3PL, 3PL Outsourcing, Flexible Logistics, Agile 3PL

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The recent Weber Logistics eBook,Supply Chain Agility: The New Logistics Superpower, describes the importance of having an agile 3PL partner that can anticipate disruptions and help you meet them head on. This ready-for-anything approach to logistics can keep your business responsive to changing markets and customer needs.

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Happening Now: US container imports continue to rise

Sep 14, 2023 / by Weber Logistics posted in Happening Now

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According to FreightWaves, import container volumes in August were up 0.4% from July and up 5.5% from June. August volumes were also 2.5% higher than pre-COVID volumes in August 2019, showing “continued consistency with 2019 results.”

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Happening Now: Contract Talks Begin at East Coast Ports

Sep 7, 2023 / by Weber Logistics posted in Happening Now

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The current contract for dockworkers at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports is set to expire over a year from now, in late September 2024. According to The Wall Street Journal, unions representing workers at ports from Maine to Texas have already begun contract talks with the ports in hopes of coming to an agreement well ahead of that expiration date.

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Rely on omnichannel distribution from a 3PL warehouse

Aug 29, 2023 / by Arlene M. Slivka posted in Vendor Compliance, 3PL Outsourcing, eCommerce Fulfillment, Multi Channel Fulfillment, Fulfillment B2C, retail, Agile 3PL

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To maximize sales revenue, brands often need to keep two sets of customers happy. Retail partners require compliance with their rigid vendor requirements. And eCommerce customers want their orders delivered fast and error free.

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Shipping container weight: why bigger is better into LA

Aug 15, 2023 / by Weber Logistics posted in Southern California Ports, Port Logistics, Transportation Strategies, overweight

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Whether container rates are up or down, chances are you’d like to pay less to import containers. Fortunately, there’s a straightforward way to reduce shipping costs when shipping into the Ports of L.A. and Long Beach. In this article, we’ll discuss the practice of importing products using higher shipping container weights and making use of the Overweight Corridor.

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Can your 3PL perform kitting in the warehouse?

Jul 20, 2023 / by Arlene M. Slivka posted in Warehouse operations

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The products that you have sitting in your warehouse – or that of your 3PL warehousing partner – may not be in the configuration that they need to ship to the end customer. For example, you may need to combine multiple component products into one new re-configured (or ‘kitted’) product. Or you may need to break apart an existing kitted product into multiple component products. There are multiple variations of these configuration challenges.

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