Tag Archives: ports

White house suggestions to reduce supply chain congestion

Posted on February 24, 2022 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (February 24, 2022), titled “White House Lays Out Broad Changes to Address Supply-Chain Shortfalls” , describes several initiatives short, medium and long term,to deal with global container flows. In the short run, eliminating … Continue reading →

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GE’s program to speed up US Imports through US ports

Posted on March 9, 2018 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (March 6, 2018) titled ” GE Units Expands program to speed up U.S. imports through supply chains”, describes GE Transportation’s work with the port of Long Beach in California to speed up imports … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Sandy, New Jersey ports and retail supply chain impact

Posted on November 4, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (November 3, 2012) describes power supply issues at the ports in New Jersey causing diversions of inbound ships to Norfolk and other locations. But shipping to Dubai from New York costs $ 3000 … Continue reading →

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