FreightWaves announces Shipper of Choice winners Kellogg’s takes first place Ellis Smith, General Manager of Content 18 hours ago 0 1,226 2 minutes read For the first time, FreightWaves and its partner Convoy have recognized the manufacturers, distributers and retailers who do the best job of keeping the American economy moving by fighting driver detention, providing accessible facilities, and […]
Wall Street Journal June 8th, 2016 by Ted Mann Subscription required http://www.wsj.com/articles/united-technologies-pratt-struggles-with-supply-chain-for-new-jet-engine-1465324438 United Technologies’ Pratt Struggles With Supply Chain for New Jet Engine “United Technologies Chief Executive Gregory Hayes estimated that 44% of the company’s 1,600 suppliers—including the 500 to 600 who supply parts and materials for the engines themselves—weren’t meeting the company’s on-time delivery […]
The good news, North American ports were not in the bottom 10 of global/ worldwide rankings. Only top ten ranking, Port of Baltimore (#10) for ship size < than 8,000 TEUS(twenty foot equivalent units). Ports of N.Y. and N.J., not in the top ten rankings for the Americas. Source: Journal of Commerce Port […]