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by Tom Moore on Jun 14, 2021 8:00:00 PM
Wall Street’s love of renewable energy could mean oil producers will now… Wall Street’s love of renewable energy could mean oil producers will now struggle to meet demand. Spending on oil extraction fell last year to about $330 billion, less than ...
by Tom Moore on Jun 7, 2021 8:00:00 PM
In particular, Long Beach and LA are substantially less productive than Chinese ports. The following table shows… In particular, Long Beach and LA are substantially less productive than Chinese ports. The following table shows the Chinese working ...
by Tom Moore on Jun 1, 2021 8:00:00 PM
The supply chain can’t catch a break: WTI Oil hits $68/barrel Road congestion cost U.S. truckers more than $42 billion in 2019 and led to 660 million hours in delays (Source: Federal Govt.) Rail congestion is a worry: U.S. rail regulators are ...
by Tom Moore on May 24, 2021 8:00:00 PM
Some data points: Consumer price index is up 4% year over year Container ship charter rates reached the highest levels in 16 years, with 60% late in arriving at ports in March (about double normal) Refrigerated spot freight rates are up 21% from ...
by Tom Moore on May 3, 2021 8:00:00 PM
There is a pallet shortage. Why? My take is that the bullwhip effect is on full display. According to Investopedia, “ the bullwhip effect refers to a scenario in which small changes in demand at the retail end of the supply chain become amplified ...
by Tom Moore on Mar 29, 2021 8:00:00 PM
The Evergreen ship is now free from the Suez Canal. Now for the bad news: lawsuits! How many? Lots. Shippers, other carriers, and the Suez Canal will all have claims on the $3.1 billion insurance policy – and beyond. The insurance policy is a ...
by Tom Moore on Mar 22, 2021 8:00:00 PM
No rail interlining from Mexico to Canada! That is the promise of Canadian Pacific Railway agreeing to acquire Kansas City Southern – BUT, will the Fed's agree? The last time CP tried to buy Norfolk Southern, they (the Feds) intervened. This time ...
by Tom Moore on Mar 15, 2021 8:00:00 PM
Snowflake's (NYSE: SNOW) “data warehouse-as-a-service” got a lot of hype and a huge stock valuation. Now warehouse management systems (WMS) have their own data-warehouse-as-a-service offerings. AutoScheduler.AI is partnering with Rebus by Longbow. ...
by Tom Moore on Mar 1, 2021 7:00:00 PM
From the 10K of a large non-union LTL carrier: “We can offer no assurance that the Department of Labor will not adopt new regulations or interpret existing regulations in a manner that would favor the agenda of unions, or that our employees will not ...
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