Container Service at Port of Portland Saved Following Threat of Shutdown
Supply Chain Brain
MAY 22, 2024
Ending container service at the Port of Portland would have made Oregon the only coastal state in the U.S. without a container terminal.
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Unwrapping Honey Mama’s year of growth with Crisp
crisp
OCTOBER 31, 2023
From Portland, Oregon farmers markets to national shelves, Honey Mama’s has crafted a uniquely memorable presence in the world of chocolate. Tucked in the heart of Portland, Oregon is Honey Mama’s, a beloved refrigerated chocolate brand that has grown from its Pacific Northwest roots into a nationwide treasured treat.
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West Coast Heats Up for Van Freight
DAT Solutions
OCTOBER 10, 2017
The same was true for roundtrips between Portland, OR and Stockton : Stockton to Portland was up 28¢ to $2.92/mile. Portland to Stockton added 44¢ for a $2.04/mile The roundtrip rate between Seattle and Stockton got a raise in both directions: Seattle to Stockton climbed 55¢ to $1.96/mile. mile average.
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NRF 2022: 4 Big Session Themes from Retail’s Big Show
ToolsGroup
JANUARY 25, 2022
Portland, San Diego, and Cleveland are cited by American Shipper as locations with more capacity to consider. A happy team drives better customer experience, which drives loyalty. As the port of Long Beach continues to suffer blockage and delays, companies are taking a fresh look at alternate ports for supply chain relief.
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Winter Alert: Winter Weather Conditions Developing Across Much of the US
GlobalTranz
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Starting Saturday, a Pacific storm system will cause heavy snowfall from Portland to Seattle. Snow will blanket portions of the Northwest, the Intermountain West, and the Midwest. The heaviest snowfall in this region will occur in the Cascades, Tetons, and Colorado Rockies.
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Supply Chain Cartoon Caption Winners for Jan, 27, 2020 Contest
Supply Chain Digest
MARCH 19, 2020
Greg Fox of DeltaOne Software and Dave Swanson of Portland, Maine, Take Home the Prize with a Great Captions
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This Week in Logistics News (July 31 – August 6)
Logistics Viewpoints
AUGUST 6, 2021
service fee for deliveries beginning August 30 in the Boston and Chicago areas, as well as Manchester, New Hampshire, Portland, Maine, and Providence, Rhode Island. This is seen as proof that the economics behind grocery delivery are a challenge for even the largest of companies. Shoppers were informed of a $9.95
An Old Soul Blazing Her Way in Modern World
BlueYonder
MAY 27, 2020
Vancouver, Washington (a suburb outside of Portland, Oregon), is now home and I am in total awe of the beauty in the state of Washington. I attended the University of Portland and double-majored in Global Business and Spanish, spending one semester in Spain.
First UPS U.S. Delivery eBike Debuts in Portland, Ore
Supply Chain 24/7
DECEMBER 8, 2016
UPS is now delivering some of its packages in Portland, Oregon, with a prototype electric-assist tricycle, with plans to deploy additional e-bike deliveries next year if successful to help solve the ever-evolving demands of urban logistics.
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Update on Boeing 737 MAX Fuselage Door Plug Incident
Supply Chain Matters
JANUARY 12, 2024
Fortunately, the aircraft was able to return to its point of departure, Portland, Oregon for an emergency landing. As highlighted in our original commentary , an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft flying at 16,000 feet experienced a main cabin decompression as a result of a rear exit fuselage door plug blowing out.
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Climate Activists Target London Insurers
Supply Chain Brain
MARCH 1, 2024
rallies took place in New York City, Houston, San Francisco, Portland and Denver. In Europe, there were protests and actions in France, Germany and Switzerland. In the U.S.,
This Week in Logistics News (December 5-9, 2016)
Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 9, 2016
Delivery eBike Debuts In Portland, Ore. According to the press release: This new electrically-assisted tricycle began delivering packages in Portland, Ore., Back here on Earth, this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Nikola One Hydrogen-Electric Truck Revealed. Electric Trucking Charges Up (WSJ – sub. First UPS U.S.
How the best shippers manage capacity challenges
DAT Solutions
JANUARY 31, 2019
Three shippers answered that question during a panel discussion at the 2018 DAT User Conference in Portland, OR. What can shippers do to make their freight attractive to carriers? Here's what they had to say. For industry insights, product training, and networking opportunities, attend DATCON19, October 9 -11 in Austin, TX.
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Boeing’s Newest Production and Quality Challenge
Supply Chain Matters
JANUARY 8, 2024
Fortunately, the aircraft was able to return to its point of departure, Portland, Oregon for an emergency landing. Latest Incident On Friday of last week, an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft flying at 16,000 feet experienced a main cabin decompression as a result of a rear exit fuselage door plug blowing out.
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How the best shippers manage capacity challenges
DAT Solutions
JANUARY 31, 2019
Three shippers answered that question during a panel discussion at the 2018 DAT User Conference in Portland, OR. What can shippers do to make their freight attractive to carriers? Here's what they had to say. For industry insights, product training, and networking opportunities, attend DATCON19, October 9 -11 in Austin, TX.
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The Future of Commercial Real Estate 2020
3PL Insights
JULY 20, 2020
These markets are Charlotte, Cincinnati, Denver, Louisville, Orlando, Portland, St. However, a few markets have emerged as locations with high liquidity and a large enough market to produce a good return on investment. Louis and Tampa.
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52 Rates and Demand Are Still High for Refrigerated Freight
DAT Solutions
OCTOBER 11, 2017
Reefer rates on the lane from Sacramento to Portland soared 70¢ to $3.42/mile. Reefer rates were up big in Northern California , but the wildfires raging in that area may affect some routes. Be careful out there. Reefer load counts got a big boost along the Mexican border in Nogales, AZ and McAllen, TX.
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Walmart Making Significant Bet on Warehouse Robotics
Supply Chain Matters
APRIL 5, 2023
In February, the retailer announced plans to close technology hubs located in Austin, Texas , Carlsbad, California and Portland, Oregon.
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Supply Chain by the Numbers for Week of Feb. 12, 2015
Supply Chain Digest
FEBRUARY 11, 2015
Procter and Gamble to Build Future Factorym Driver Turnover Certainly not Improving, Labor Tensions Escalating in China, Hanjin has Had Enough with Port of Portland'
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How Important is 1% to Your Supply Chain?
BlueYonder
FEBRUARY 27, 2017
At that setting, it would miss its intended port by over 100 miles – putting the container ship closer to Vancouver or Portland. To give you a better idea of how a small error can have a huge impact, imagine a container ship navigating from China to Seattle with a compass that is off by 1 degree.
LTL Carrier Profile: Con-Way Freight
The Logistics of Logistics
MARCH 24, 2013
The company was founded by Leland James in Portland, Oregon. Con-Way Inc. is traded publically on the NYSE, stock symbol, CNW. LTL Carrier Profile: Con-Way History. Con-Way was established in 1929 as Consolidated Truck Lines. Contract Freighters, Inc. CFI) was founded in 1951.
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2 Signs That the Freight Recession Really Is Over
DAT Solutions
JUNE 6, 2017
Crop production is rising out of the Northwest, so reefer rates fell on inbound lanes like Sacramento to Portland , OR. Texas is still ahead of California for reefer load availability, but the gap is narrowing. Those rates fell 30¢ to an average of $2.72/mile.
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Consumers Demand Supply Chain Accountability Down to the Last Straw
Material Handling & Logistics
AUGUST 18, 2018
Portland, Ore., And in July 2018, Seattle imposed the first U.S. ban on straws, following the lead of Vancouver a few months earlier. There are also active attempts to prohibit straws in New York City, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco.
Boeing’s Corporate Culture Fix is a Systemic Challenge
Supply Chain Matters
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Fortunately, the aircraft was able to return to its point of departure, Portland, Oregon for an emergency landing. Background In early January, an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft flying at 16,000 feet experienced a main cabin decompression as a result of a rear exit fuselage door plug blowing out.
Closed Loop Recycling Systems are Key to Sustainable Concessions for the Portland Blazers
NC State SCRC
JULY 13, 2019
Asean Corporation’s StalkMarket, the Portland Trail Blazers, and the Moda Center. Mr. Chandler reported that one of the retailers they had contacted was a natural food chain in Portland, and they responded very positively to the idea. As a result, the Company began contacting vendors to gage their interest in biobased products.
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A Complete Breakdown of the 26th State of Logistics Report
GlobalTranz
JULY 10, 2015
Unfortunately, others have seen container traffic come to a dead halt, as was the case in Portland, Oregon. Additionally, some ports have seen record-breaking amounts of shipments come into the US. This sudden slippage of container traffic in the West Coast ports has a direct link to the labor issues in these respective states.
Smart Speakers Are Infiltrating Hotels – Will Room Service Ever Be the Same?
AFFLINK
JULY 17, 2018
A few months ago, a family in Portland, WA, reported that their Alexa device had recorded and sent conversations to a contact in Seattle, apparently without their knowledge or consent. How can hotel owners and managers integrate Alexa into the hospitality experience without missteps?
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California Reefer Freight Starts to Heat Up
DAT Solutions
JULY 5, 2017
Sacramento to Portland , OR rates soared 31¢ to $2.77 While Sacramento to Portland was up, Los Angeles to Portland rates fell 31¢ to $2.77/mile. Some of those increases were due to the urgent need to deliver fresh fruit and vegetables to grocery aisles before July 4th.
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Corporate supply chain social responsibility in the news
Supply Chain View from the Field
SEPTEMBER 2, 2013
The Times article notes that “unauthorized subcontracting, or farming work out, to an unapproved factory (as was the case for the Quaker Pet Group order in China), is “very, very common,” according to Gary Peck, founder and managing director of the S Group, a design and sourcing company based in Portland, Ore.”
What's Hot and What's Not for Vans in February
DAT Solutions
FEBRUARY 26, 2016
TriHaul of the Week, for Vans: Stockton - Seattle - Portland - Stockton. Minimize the pain by taking a series of shorter hauls: Seattle to Portland , at $2.25/mile, mile, then Portland to Stockton for $1.13. You can take advantage of recent rate increases northbound out of Stockton , and pick up a load to Seattle that pays $1.86/mile
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Free Food! You're Invited to a BBQ
DAT Solutions
MARCH 8, 2017
To thank you for making these past 10 years a success, we’ll be handing out free pulled pork sandwiches and sausages here in Portland, OR, at the Jubitz Truck Stop – where DAT got started almost 40 years ago. Stop by if you’re in the neighborhood: 10210 N Vancouver Way, Portland, OR. And you’re invited.
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Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 12, 2014
Pentant also helps customers meet UK Revenue & Customs requirements for imports and exports to be managed through an approved inventory control system for the ports of Dover, Portland, Poole, Plymouth, Teignmouth, Bideford and Scrabster, as well as London City and Warton airports.
Less than Truckload (LTL) Freight Rate Update: Northwest USA
Freightera
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
Sample rates for 1 pallet, 48”x48”x48”, 500 lbs, class 125: From Portland, OR, to Tangent, OR. If you are shipping LTL freight in the Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana), you might end up using this carrier often! Was: $214.02 USD, now: $171.94 From Seattle, WA, to Tacoma, WA. Was $207.85 USD, now: $198.45
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An AWESOME Experience
BlueYonder
FEBRUARY 14, 2018
Thinking there was no way that my second Symposium could top the first, I traveled to Portland, for the 2016 event at Nike headquarters. It was because I had become so energized by the event – the speakers, the networking and the opportunity to learn from my peers across industries and regions! I quickly learned how wrong I was!
Life before load boards
DAT Solutions
AUGUST 14, 2018
Dial-A-Truck monitors first appeared at Jubitz Truck Stop in Portland, Oregon in 1978. Meanwhile, the Dial-A-Truck (DAT) service launched at Jubitz Truck Stop in Portland, Oregon, with a video monitor that displayed available loads. Keller is an asset-based brokerage with a 150-truck fleet, plus packaging and warehousing services.
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How Did Truckers Find Loads 40 Years Ago?
DAT Solutions
MARCH 13, 2018
Schultz remembers when he first heard of the Dial-A-Truck electronic load board at the Jubitz Truck Stop in Portland, Oregon. He had a customer who had regular shipments to Seattle, Spokane and Portland. On the Portland run, the driver would stop at Jubitz to refuel--and to check the Dial-A-Truck monitor.
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70 Reefer Demand Spikes During Inspection Blitz
DAT Solutions
JUNE 13, 2017
to Portland, OR was up 45¢ to $3.33/mile. Sacramento to Portland added 50¢ to 3.21/mile. A few lanes out of California crossed the $3 mark: The biggest jump in price was on the lane from Fresno to Denver , which surged 61¢ to $3.14/mile. Sacramento to Salt Lake City rose 27¢ to an average of $3.00/mile.
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Material Handling & Logistics
JULY 29, 2018
UPS has tested this model in Portland, Pittsburg and Ft. In Hamburg, Germany, for example UPS put a container in the city center and in the morning delivers packages to that location. Then using electric bikes couriers deliver the packages around the city. In the U.S., Lauderdale.
An AWESOME Experience
BlueYonder
FEBRUARY 14, 2018
Thinking there was no way that my second Symposium could top the first, I traveled to Portland, for the 2016 event at Nike headquarters. It was because I had become so energized by the event – the speakers, the networking and the opportunity to learn from my peers across industries and regions! I quickly learned how wrong I was!
How much lower will freight rates fall?
DAT Solutions
FEBRUARY 13, 2019
Stockton, CA to Portland, OR, was up 13¢ to $2.63. Philly to Boston jumped up 16¢ to $3.43/mile. Allentown to Boston was also up 14¢ to $3.62/mile. Out West, Denver to Oklahoma City added 14¢ at $1.38/mile.
Last chance to join the 2017 DAT User Conference
DAT Solutions
OCTOBER 17, 2017
The conference is October 23-25 in Portland, Oregon. The 2017 DAT User Conference is almost here. If you haven't registered yet, don't miss out on this opportunity to learn how to get the most out of your DAT products. Guests arrive on Monday and sessions run Tuesday and Wednesday. Here's what's in store: Keynote Sessions.
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1980s Freight Matching Secret Weapon: High School Students
DAT Solutions
APRIL 17, 2018
One of Syfan's customers frequently shipped to Portland, Oregon. "I I think it was one of our regular carriers who first told us about the Dial-A-Truck load board at Jubitz Truck Stop in Portland," he said. "The truckers helped us out, and we kept them from having to deadhead back home," he said. A new kind of load board.
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70 America’s Haunted Highways and Byways
Freight Center
OCTOBER 22, 2019
Oregon — Portland. The spookiest spot in Portland isn’t on the road, but below it. Today, Portland Underground Tours offers a two-hour walking tour. Recently, a pair of native North Carolina researchers uncovered the true story of a 35-year-old woman who died in a car crash near the underpass. California — Garden Valley.
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