Tag: shipping

Disruption in Ocean Freight, Increasing Delays and Costs

Another major ocean shipping disruption is underway This affects global supply chains Rising costs and delays result Ongoing high demand, low supply situation There is currently a disruption in ocean shipping, which has been more significant than the Suez Canal backup in March. The Port of Yantian in China is responsible for roughly 25% of […]

The Global Shipping Backup on Video

A video from the U.S. Coast Guard shows the massive backup of container ships waiting to be unloaded at the Port of Los Angeles. As we’ve previously mentioned, Covid-19 disruptions continue to affect the availability of dock workers needed to unload ships and containers. With a backup in Western receiving, containers themselves aren’t able to […]

Chris DeWolfe at the CCJ Summit, credit Aaron Huff

Our Logistics & Inventory Operations Manager on Improving Shipper/Carrier Cooperation

The Commercial Carrier Journal Solutions Summit was recently held in Phoenix, and Chris DeWolfe, our Logistics and Inventory Operations Manager, had the chance to speak on a panel about the new policies and investments United Pipe is making to guarantee efficient and on-time pipe deliveries by freight carriers to our distribution centers. Because of new […]