Tianjin: Another Explosion! Warehouse explosion rocks Tianjin, 2 months after deadly blasts. No casualties have been reported from the fire, which broke out at a chemical warehouse 10:30pm. The blaze was brought under control. The cause appears to be similar to the first explosion: the improper storage of volatile chemicals. This will likely result in intensified the … [Read more...]
Explosions at Chinese Container Port -Tianjin
Explosions at Chinese Container Port -Tianjin From Reuters: Two huge explosions tore through an industrial area where toxic chemicals and gas were stored in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin, killing at least 50 people, including at least a dozen fire fighters, officials and state media said on Thursday. At least 700 people were injured, more than 71 … [Read more...]
SOMI – Supplier Owned & Managed Inventory Model
SOMI - Supplier Owned & Managed Inventory Model Superior Freight Services, Inc. offers the SOMI model. What is SOMI? SOMI is a supply chain management strategy intended to drive cost savings and lower inventory levels forming a leaner supply chain. It facilitates a pull-based approach that helps prevent excess inventory from being pushed into the supply chain. Here … [Read more...]
West Coast Port 2014 Contract Talks to Begin May 12th
West Coast Port 2014 Contract Talks to Begin May 12th The president of the PMA (Pacific Maritime Association) said that the U.S. West Coast employers’ organization will begin contract negotiations with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union on May 12th. Retailers and the Agriculture Transportation Coalition wanted negotiations to start as soon as possible so that … [Read more...]
2014 Pending West Coast Dock Strike
2014 Pending West Coast Dock Strike The current 6 year contract between the ILWU (Union) and PMA (Employers) expires 5:00pm PT on July 1st 2014. At the beginning of March, there was expressed cautious optimism about the West Coast contract negotiations by the chief negotiator Jim McKenna. From JOC article: McKenna said past experience demonstrates that if negotiations … [Read more...]