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Despite Trucking Setbacks, Mexico Top U.S. Trading Partner as Peso Rises
Posted on 9/18/23 3:11 PM
Fairly or unfairly, many movies set in Mexico, or partly in Mexico, often feature banditry or other cartel unpleasantries which, of course, could be said of any other country in the world. Yet lately, Mexico has experienced a surge of crime directly affecting a major segment of their supply chain—ground transportation, or more precisely, the over-the-road trucking industry. While the U.S. has its own cargo theft issues (240 cargo thefts in the first six months of 2023) with the most pilfered states being California, Texas, and Georgia respectively ($360,000 per heist), Mexico’s cargo thefts are off the charts.
Topics: shipping, supply chain
Is Reshoring Manufacturing Back to the U.S. the Next Industrial Revolution?
Posted on 4/24/23 2:17 PM
For those working directly with supply chains, the memories of lockdowns and ongoing supply chain disruptions are likely indelible. Newton’s Third Law of Motion states, “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” The “reaction” is still knocking around the Supply Chain enough to give purchasers, shippers, and receivers a mild case of PTSD.
Topics: USA Made Products, shipping, Global Markets
Wing-clipped Port of Los Angeles TEUs Plummeted 17% in August
Posted on 10/18/22 9:41 AM
East and Gulf Coast Ports Overtake West Coast in Imports The backlash at America’s largest seaport seemed inevitable. Not that many months ago, upwards of 120 ghost ships languished well off L.A.’s coastline waiting to berth and offload cargo.
Topics: designing for export, USA Made Products, shipping, manufacturing
Southern California Ports Shipping Update
Posted on 2/21/22 8:54 AM
Topics: designing for export, international power components, shipping, manufacturing
Updating the Oceanic Shipping Container Rates—Part II
Posted on 8/24/21 9:40 AM
In an InfoPower article posted on March 15, 2021, “Importers of Chinese Electrical Cord Sets and Components May Continue Experiencing Gridlock,” Interpower noted the rising costs of shipping containers, specifically that the rate of a container shipping from Asia to Europe in November of 2020 was $2,200. In February of 2021, three months later, that same container cost $7,900.
Topics: designing for export, shipping, manufacturing