SCD: Pitney Bowes Global Ecommerce laying off more than 1,200
SUPPLY CHAIN DIVE reports: Pitney Bowes’ former e-commerce logistics unit will lay off more than 1,200 ...
DSV: STAR OF THE WEEKDSV: FLAWLESS EXECUTIONKNIN: ANOTHER LOWWTC: TAKING PROFITMAERSK: HAMMEREDZIM: PAINFUL END OF STRIKE STLA: PAYOUT RISKAMZN: GOING NOWHEREAMZN: SEASONAL PEAK PREPARATIONSJBHT: LVL PARTNERSHIPHD: MACRO READING AND DISCONNECTSTLA: 'FALLING LEAVES'STLA: THE STEEP DROP
DSV: STAR OF THE WEEKDSV: FLAWLESS EXECUTIONKNIN: ANOTHER LOWWTC: TAKING PROFITMAERSK: HAMMEREDZIM: PAINFUL END OF STRIKE STLA: PAYOUT RISKAMZN: GOING NOWHEREAMZN: SEASONAL PEAK PREPARATIONSJBHT: LVL PARTNERSHIPHD: MACRO READING AND DISCONNECTSTLA: 'FALLING LEAVES'STLA: THE STEEP DROP
SUPPLY CHAIN DIVE reports:
Railroads set a new record in 2021 — but not a favorable one from a shipper’s perspective.
The seven Class I railroads that operate in the United States collected $1.18 billion in revenues from demurrage fees during the first three quarters of 2021. That’s the highest annual figure recorded since at least 2011, according to data reported to the Surface Transportation Board. And shippers often ended up on the receiving end of the bill.
The ballooning revenues, created in part by a surge in imports and transportation demand, have raised a critical question which shippers and railroads fundamentally disagree on: Who’s at fault for congestion?
The two parties point the finger at each other as to who should take responsibility for bottlenecks — and the associated costs.
Shippers say they were on the hook for fees even in cases where reduced rail service prevented them from accessing their cargo…
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