The Bumble Bee shipping buzz: A move to quarterly procurement bids
Moving to a fixed quarterly RFP program with brokers has added consistency, accuracy and reliability to Bumble Bee’s relationship with intermediaries
Moving to a fixed quarterly RFP program with brokers has added consistency, accuracy and reliability to Bumble Bee’s relationship with intermediaries
“Items that likely would have been forfeited, slated for auction or destroyed as part of a final disposition are now going to help those in need,” CBP’s Miami International Airport port director said.
Several governments, organizations and transportation companies have worked together to patch a badly disrupted supply chain in efforts to improve the flow of supplies in the Bahamas.
Hurricane Dorian’s devastation of Grand Bahamas Island and the Abaco Islands is so widespread that logistics providers lack basic infrastructure to deliver relief supplies, leading many shipments of food and other products to go to waste. Prioritizing what resources are needed and coordinating government and private sector shipments is challenging after any natural disaster, but […]
Suspicious weather brewing in the Caribbean. Disturbance could soon become the next named storm of the 2019 hurricane season.
Boeing Chairman and CEO Dennis Muilenburg on Wednesday expressed confidence the company would quickly overcome recent troubles with its new 737 MAX and 777X airplanes, but worried escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and China could undercut future sales of 767, 777 and 787 aircraft in its largest market. “The lack of a trade deal […]
Canada’s fourth-busiest port reports 17 cargo vessels a day or more off schedule as region recovers from tropical storm.
Halifax and the region hit with heavy winds as potent post-hurricane system leaves 300,000 without power and knocks down a construction crane.
Due to Dorian’s unwelcome extended stay, FreightWaves is expanding free SONAR access through next Friday, September 13. As anyone in logistics knows, in the midst and aftermath of hurricanes and other natural disasters, the ability to access the latest information on the market is critical.
Hurricane Dorian has been creeping up the Southeast coast of the U.S., impacting some of the country’s largest ports.
One more day of flooding, wind damage before Hurricane Dorian moves away from U.S. Parts of Canada are next.
The two railroads said customers should expect delays and possible rerouting.
Port reports early arrivals and diversions ahead of hurricane’s arrival in Atlantic Canada as forecasters warn of “severe impact.”
Delays, diversions and weekend gates as ports get back to normal schedules.
Brian Aoaeh writes about the disruption to supply chains caused by hurricanes and extreme weather.
SONAR provides real-time data on Dorian’s progress and forecast, along with likely and actual impacts to transportation and energy infrastructure.
Hurricane Dorian taking its time riding east coast, flooding communities along the way. Tornadoes, power outages, too.
Category 1 storm still poses danger as it reaches Maritimes over the weekend, forecasters warn.
Logistics providers and non-governmental relief groups are facing difficulties getting large quantities of emergency supplies and personnel into the Bahamas because the runways and ports are severely damaged.
Ports, coastal communities in southeastern U.S. still at risk from Dorian damage through rest of the week.