But, it must be said, should the US border ever be closed again, it would be C-TPAT shippers and carriers who would be allowed to resume business first. More immediate benefits are: CBP’s claim of reduced number of inspections at the border (thus saving time); if a physical inspecti...
At Direct Freight Services, we help shippers find carriers to bring loads to their destinations. From short routes to cross-country, Direct Freight gives shippers the tools they need to find reliable truckers to carry the load. For drivers and carriers, Direct Freight’s database of currently ...
Item ship via overrides are the shippers that can be used to deliver an item to its destination. Items are units of inventory that are defined to the system according to item codes. The item code consists of the code itself and, optionally, a SKU, which allows you to define the item fu...
(2022) explored the use of PLs as mini-depots for CS with time-dependent arc capacity to fulfil stochastic express deliveries, suggesting that PLs are essential to support a cross-docking function and to leverage the capacity of crowdshippers. 2.2. Social and behavioural Implications of PLs for...
Shippers, especially those represented by the Waterfront Coalition were among the leaders of the charge for the PierPass program that went into operation on July 23. The program is designed to cut congestion at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles and on regional highways by redirecting some...
5). Inappropriate container loading by shippers is a major cause of leaking containers, which in turn increases the danger of shipboard fire, as was the case with the X-Press Pearl's nitric acid leak. While much of the discussion here has centered on dangerous goods, it is also important ...
Outside of the additional operating costs for railroads, the shippers are impacted by both the declining value of goods and the cost of holding inventory due to uncertainty in delivery times. The train delays also contribute to losses to the public in the form of emissions and level crossing ...
To maintain the cold chain, incl. in locations beyond the shippers' and receivers' control, the introduction of temperature-controlled vehicles, esp. trucks, should be supported. Refrigerated storage facilities, distribution and processing centers close to rural production zones are needed. Distribution...
According to information from shippers, these “residues” can represent discharges of 60 tonnes of washing slurry per hold and even more during routine procedures on board dry bulk carriers. For this reason, the MEPC of the IMO felt the need to establish clearer rules on the regulatory level...
At the operational level, the existing studies have addressed the problem of transportation planning which aims at establishing the optimal shared plans to improve the operational efficiency of carriers or shippers. Most of the studies on HC in freight transport have focused mainly on operational probl...