Tag Archives: ships

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 →

Posted in Capacity, Coordination, Prices, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Capacity, Capital Investment, Containers, overtime, ports, ships, trucking | Leave a comment

Walmart to charter ships to ensure capacity for the holiday season

Posted on August 19, 2021 by aviyer2010

An article in SupplyChainDive titled “Walmart charters ships to ensure freight capacity, inventory for peak season (August 18, 2021) describes the challenge of higher out of stock levels and delivery capacity constraints faced by the retailer. By chartering the vessels, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Capacity, charter, Inventory, mgmt5612021, out of stock, ships, WalMart | 59 Comments

The impact of a US bill requiring 75% of US food aid to be shipped on American vessels

Posted on April 29, 2014 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (April 24, 2014) titled “Provision could limit US Food Aid” describes a Coast Guard spending bill that requires “75% of US food aid to be shipped on US owned vessels”. The impact is … Continue reading →

Posted in Cost, emb2019, Global Contexts, imm2018, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Cost, emb2019, Food, Global, imm2018, lead time, regulation, ships, Supply Chain, transport, USAID, vessels | 13 Comments

The Jones Act and its impact of shipping between US ports

Posted on January 18, 2014 by aviyer2010

An article in Bloombergbusinessweek titled “Lots of Oil, Not Enough Ships ” (December 16, 2013) describes the Jones Act, a 1920 US law that restricts ships that ply between US ports to be US carriers with a US crew. Given … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Cost, Global, regulation, ships, Supply Chain, transport, Water | 19 Comments

A deeper Jacksonville port to accommodate larger ships through the Panama Canal

Posted on July 27, 2013 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (July 27, 2013) describes a move to increase the depth of the Jacksonville port from 40 to 47 inches, through dredging, to accommodate the larger ships that will be passing through the Panama … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability | Tagged Capacity, competition, Consumers, Costs, Jacksonville port, Panama Canal, rail, Retailers, shippers, ships, Supply Chain, transport | Leave a comment

Should Europe ban the “beaching” of old ships flying the European flag?

Posted on June 15, 2013 by aviyer2010

An article in the Wall Street Journal (June 13,2013) describes a move to ban the beaching of old ships (flying European flags), a method used in India and Bangladesh to recycle old ships. Instead, recycling will require use of dry … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability | Tagged beaching, Capacity, Consumers, Cost, Global, Legal, recycling, regulation, ships, Supply Chain, Survival, Sustainable | Leave a comment

American flagged or American controlled ships to move military cargo globally?

Posted on November 23, 2012 by aviyer2010

An article in the New York Times (November 19, 2012) describes decision by the US military to use US flagged ships to move military cargo, thus providing billions in fees for US ships. But 82% of the ships are controlled … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Cost, military, Risk, Service, ships, Supply Chain, transport | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Capacity, Cost, exports, Global, hurricane, Imports, Inventory, manufacturing, Margins, ports, Retail, ships, Suppliers | Leave a comment

Slower, larger, less polluting but on time ships

Posted on November 20, 2011 by aviyer2010

In an interview with Nils Anderson, CEO of Moller-Maersk, in Fortune (Nov 7,2011), he claims that ships have a 50% on time arrival rate. His company is now adding larger but slower ships, which will emit 50% less CO2, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Service Operations, Supply Chain Issues, Sustainability | Tagged Capacity, Cost, Global, ships, Slower, Supply Chain, Sustainable | Leave a comment

Panama Canal Expansion and US Trade and Domestic port Impact

Posted on September 24, 2011 by aviyer2010

A New York Times article (August 16, 2011) describes the construction in the Panama Canal, scheduled to be completed by 2014, that will permit ships that are 25 % longer and 50 % wider to pass through while relieving the … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Contexts, Operations Management, Supply Chain Issues | Tagged Capacity, Consumers, Cost, Global, Panama Canal, ships, Supply Chain | Leave a comment