Where Are All the Trucks?

Where Are All the Trucks?

by | May 31, 2019 | houston, intermodal

Where Are All the Trucks? In May, I was invited to speak at the Houston chapter of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) on my favorite subject, the shortage of dray trucks. Inefficiencies I smugly declared, “There is no shortage of dray trucks,...
When Bigger Isn’t Always Better

When Bigger Isn’t Always Better

by | May 31, 2019 | intermodal, shipping

When Bigger Isn’t Always Better With the advent of the mega ships such as Panamax and the Ultra Large Container Vessels (ULCV), shippers and logistics experts were all so excited. The thought of one ship holding 10,000 TEUs, 14,500 TEUs or even more promised...
Ship Channel Closure Update

Ship Channel Closure Update

by | May 31, 2019 | houston

Ship Channel Closure Update About an hour ago, the Unified Command held a press conference at the La Porte Emergency Operations Center to update industry and the public on response efforts following yesterday’s collision of the M/V Carla Maersk and Conti...