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More than 900,000 TEU pass through the Puerto Rico port system, making it one of the largest in the Caribbean by volume. Plus, when you add in its three airports—including the busiest cargo airport in the Caribbean—Puerto Rico has plenty of capacity for moving freight on and off the island.   If you’re starting a new business in Puerto Rico, or you’re considering working with a new supplier, it’s important to know exactly how long it will take your freight to get to Puerto Rico.   Below, we’ll offer a number of different scenarios to give you an idea of what to expect.   At...

90% of Fortune 500 companies can’t be wrong.   That’s the estimated percentage of America’s largest companies who outsource their logistics and supply chain functions, according to research from Armstrong & Associates, Inc. $63 billion As it stands, the 2023 global logistics outsourcing market was valued at around $63 billion dollars. It’s only expected to grow, reaching $79 billion by 2028. Given all the benefits of logistics outsourcing, its increasing popularity is no surprise. Outsourcing allows an organization to scale fast, increase efficiencies, and access cutting-edge expertise, among many other benefits.   In this article, we’ll show you exactly what it means to outsource your...

Today, shipping containers are the standard method for moving cargo. However, that wasn’t always the case.   Containerized cargo is a relatively recent invention. In fact, the first voyage of a ship holding containerized cargo traveled from Port Newark, New Jersey to Houston, Texas in 1956. By the end of the 20th century, 90% of the world’s trade cargo was moving in containers.   The transportation industry owes this massive transformation to innovators like Malcolm P. McLean, who started his career as a truck driver and ended it as a shipping magnate, and Keith Tantlinger, who helped McLean standardize these containers and invented the features...

Transportation companies, logistics providers, conscious consumers, and green-leaning businesses are all looking for ways to make shipping more sustainable. Whether you’re talking about moving goods, materials, or supplies as freight or getting small parcels in the hands of consumers, green logistics is a hot topic right now.   In some ways, supply chain optimization is built for sustainability. Creating efficiencies can also lead to things like emissions savings. However, in some cases, the sustainable solution isn’t always the cheapest one. To offer just one example, some companies are feeling the pinch when it comes to using more expensive biofuels to power the planes and boats...

Nine of the United States’ top 20 trade partners are in Asia. Together, these countries traded $1.18 trillion in freight with the United States in 2019 alone, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.   If you’re planning on jumping into this market by shipping freight from Asia to the United States, we’ve got you covered. Below, you’ll find our complete guide to moving cargo from Asia—including countries like China, Vietnam, South Korea, Taiwan, and more—to the U.S. We’ll show you everything you need to know to get your goods from your suppliers in Asia to your location in the U.S.—safely and easily. First, let’s...

It was a textbook case of supply and demand. That's what drove industrial real estate rents sky-high in greater Los Angeles in 2022. And the effects may ripple all the way down the supply chain to shippers moving freight through the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.   To sum up exactly what happened: Where industrial real estate—including warehouse space—was concerned, 2022 was a landlord's market with very few vacancies. As a result, rent in Los Angeles rose in 2022, both for new tenants and existing tenants. Additionally, to compensate for inflation, some landlords added consumer price index (CPI) increases on top of rent...