{"id":17222,"date":"2021-04-29T13:53:57","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T13:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/?p=17222"},"modified":"2023-12-28T19:10:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T19:10:51","slug":"shippers-navigate-a-perfect-storm","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/blog\/shippers-navigate-a-perfect-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"Shippers navigate a \u201cperfect storm\u201d of logistical challenges in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17222\" class=\"elementor elementor-17222\" data-elementor-post-type=\"blog\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20f01f6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"20f01f6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e35b9c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e35b9c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As if the impacts of a global pandemic weren\u2019t putting enough roadblocks for shippers around the globe right now, congested seaports, a lack of available ocean containers, a persistent truck driver shortage, rising transportation rates, and fluctuating raw material availability are all adding to the chaos. Few, if any, industries have been spared this \u201cperfect storm\u201d of logistical and transportation hurdles, which are impacting everything from order lead times to delivery times to tracking.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e35c3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e35c3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On the labor front, companies are adding shifts, boosting their hiring bonuses, and paying out higher wages in hopes of finding and retaining the employees they need to be able to operate at full tilt. Staffing challenges have been particularly difficult for carriers, which not only have to put drivers in vehicle seats, they also need humans to man the phones, create shipping schedules, and dispatch those drivers (among other responsibilities).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf738c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf738c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cIn the midst of one of the strongest freight markets in years, there are still fewer workers employed in the truck transportation sector than a year ago,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freightwaves.com\/news\/trucking-job-numbers-stronger-but-tempered\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>FreightWaves<\/i><\/a>\u00a0points out, adding that national unemployment numbers and stimulus funds could be impacting \u201cthe willingness of people to become truck drivers or stay out on the road if they\u2019re already behind the wheel.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f956460 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f956460\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dcbbc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3dcbbc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">High Demand for Transportation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3223b88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3223b88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Other trends driving demand for all modes of transportation include the e-commerce boom and the rush to fill a backlog of orders that may have accumulated in 2020 during the depths of the global pandemic.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b20730 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b20730\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>And while U.S. jobless claims have retreated as COVID-19 restrictions have eased, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/business\/story\/2021-04-03\/jobs-hiring-trucking-nursing-customer-service-workers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>LA Times<\/i><\/a>\u00a0reports driving jobs are plentiful right now. \u201cThe highest-demand job in the country is for truck drivers, particularly those who can handle heavy commercial vehicles and tractor-trailer rigs,\u201d the publication reports, noting that nearly 760,000 such trucking positions were open in December\u2014roughly three times the openings for registered nurses, the second-most high-demand job right now.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e10501 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e10501\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the e-commerce boom continues, the driver shortage is the final issue the logistics companies have to address, the first is the shortage of customer service and procurement staff that handles the shipments coming in and scheduling the routes. Carriers are doing their best to address the volume of shipments, and catch up but it\u2019s becoming extremely difficult when volumes are not lightening. As a result, carriers are extending delivery times and are unable to provide reliable and accurate tracking.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f1d321 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f1d321\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Currently, carriers are trying to fill these roles, but are finding it extremely difficult to find the necessary talent. An article in Spend Matters, \u201c2021 and the war on supply chain talent: How tech can create a win-win,\u201d\u00a0 found \u201crising procurement and supply chain professionals are looking for impactful work, energized cultures and a place to build up their industry expertise and skill sets. Those three priorities are hard for any employer to deliver when staff is buried in reporting and the more tactical elements of the job. Because of this, it\u2019s not surprising that\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.apics.org\/docs\/default-source\/default-document-library\/millennial-survey_-web-final.pdf?sfvrsn=2#:~:text=Millennials%20are%20involved%20in%20a,and%20purchasing%20(51%20percent).\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">34% of supply chain professionals<\/a>\u00a0cite a \u201clack of needed resources or technology systems\u201d as the most challenging, frustrating, disappointing or unfulfilling aspect of their job.\u201d Companies that have prioritized the importance of technology will see the benefits, by attracting and retaining talent needed to optimize their business and customer experience.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a74d922 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a74d922\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc9c440 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc9c440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">But Wait, There\u2019s More\u2026<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81ddcf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81ddcf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As carriers work to attract more drivers, other groups are working to address other supply chain issues like seaport congestion and a lack of ocean shipping containers for imports and exports. Congestion continues in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, where container ship backlogs are currently nearing the 6-month mark.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3c5958 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3c5958\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cVessels continue to be unloaded at the terminals while arriving vessels go directly to anchorage and wait in anchorage from 4-8 days for an available terminal,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernoverseas.com\/port-congestion-update-4-9-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Western Overseas Corporation<\/a>\u00a0reports.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-265d21b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"265d21b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cThe explosion in e-commerce purchases by American consumers in the last several months of the pandemic resulted in container volumes that overwhelmed workforces on the docks, in warehouses, and on truck routes in between that have struggled with illnesses and absences because of the COVID-19 pandemic,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakingbusiness.com\/articles\/53362-west-coast-port-congestion-easing-but-slowly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Baking Business<\/i><\/a>\u00a0points out, adding that these workforce challenges may wane as more workers are vaccinated.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-748bfc7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"748bfc7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9308ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9308ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where Did All of the Containers Go?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaa3df4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aaa3df4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The container shortage is also making life difficult for shippers and carriers right now. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellenicshippingnews.com\/is-worldwide-container-shortage-crisis-for-long\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Hellenic Shipping News<\/i><\/a>, the cascade of events caused by the pandemic created this global crisis, which is impacting most international supply chains right now. And, the companies that\u00a0can\u00a0secure containers for their goods are paying much higher prices for those containers than they did, say, a year ago.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85e87d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85e87d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cThe lack of containers in the right locations during the recovery phase had a massive impact on rates. Market participants declare that transportation cost has increased from about $1,500 to $6,000-$9,000 per container in February this year,\u201d\u00a0<i>Hellenic Shipping News<\/i>\u00a0reports.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b9b08c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b9b08c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some countries are stepping in to help. With reports of growing congestion and the lack of containers spreading into China\u2019s major ports, for example, Chinese officials recently called for better cooperation to maintain trade and slow the rise in container rates. \u201cThey recently called on the ports and shipping associations,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maritime-executive.com\/article\/chinese-officials-call-for-cooperation-to-end-container-shortage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>The Maritime Executive<\/i><\/a>, \u201cto work with the international carriers to resolve the container shortage.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bff4aca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bff4aca\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e318e43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e318e43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">No Quick Fixes<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff4d22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ff4d22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While there is no overnight fix for the myriad supply chain and transportation issues that have surfaced in 2021, transportation providers and other entities are taking steps to help minimize the negative impacts on their own organizations and for their customers. \u201cNumerous measures are currently being taken to break the deadlock,\u201d the publication adds, \u201csuch as carriers\u2019 attempts to reduce free time and detention periods, more efficient unloading systems, etc.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1ff383 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1ff383\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Companies are also using more software, artificial intelligence (AI), and other technology-based solutions to navigate their transportation-related challenges, while providers are also leaning on these tools to help them work smarter, better, and faster during this disruptive period. Using modern transportation management systems (TMSs), for example, shippers can streamline their transportation procurement and planning; make quick decisions on the fly; and free up their employees to focus on more important tasks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a8893e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a8893e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHere at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/\">Odyssey Logistics<\/a>, we continue to monitor the current situation and support our customers as they work through the challenges that are placed in front of them. By optimizing every aspect of the logistics supply chain, including transportation management, planning, tendering, visibility, event management, and freight audit\/payment\/reporting across a global logistics network, we serve as a valued partner for shippers operating in\u00a0<i>any<\/i>\u00a0business conditions.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As if the impacts of a global pandemic weren\u2019t putting enough roadblocks for shippers around the globe right now, congested seaports, a lack of available ocean containers, a persistent truck driver shortage, rising transportation rates, and fluctuating raw material availability are all adding to the chaos. Few, if any, industries have been spared this \u201cperfect storm\u201d of logistical and transportation hurdles, which are impacting everything from order lead times to delivery times to tracking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":22448,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"blog_category":[74,69],"class_list":["post-17222","blog","type-blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","blog_category-industry-trends","blog_category-managed-transportation"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Shippers Navigate a Perfect Storm of Logistical Challenges - Odyssey Logistics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Shippers are dealing with the perfect storm congested seaports, a lack of ocean containers, a truck driver shortage and rising rates.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.odysseylogistics.com\/blog\/shippers-navigate-a-perfect-storm\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Shippers Navigate a Perfect Storm of Logistical Challenges - 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