Feb 1, 2021 | Ocean Freight
Ship congestion around the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach hit an unexpected level, deteriorating the bottleneck at the busiest entryway for U.S. Sea Freight Imports. A record of 38 holder ships are anticipating space – 36 at anchor and two more that were...
Feb 1, 2021 | Global Trade
The Biden administration plans to review the phase one U.S.-China trade deal, said Jen Psaki, White House press secretary. Based on publicly available data, it’s hard to imagine they’ll find anything other than a debacle. China isn’t even close to...
Dec 21, 2020 | Global Sourcing
Supplier Consolidation One area Mechanical Power excels, given its diverse product offering, is the ability to help OEM’s consolidate their supply base to Mechanical Power. Often, larger OEM’s have legacy spend practices built in that ultimately equate to buying lots...
Dec 17, 2020 | Global Sourcing, Inventory Management
Logistics and Inventory Management Services Once capable suppliers are identified abroad and good parts are made, transporting them to point of use is essential. On paper, this is easy. In practicality, it has proven very challenging, especially recently. Transport...