01/13/2023Savannah, GA ー A Global Commerce Hub Reading Time: 4 minutes As NFI continues to enhance its port network in the East, Savannah, GA, is emerging as a top import logistics and distribution market. The area is an import hotspot with one of the nation’s busiest and fastest-growing ports, centricity to significant markets, and intricate interstate highway access. Savannah is a cosmopolitan community with a European… Continue reading Savannah, GA ー A Global Commerce Hub
12/13/20222022 NFI Wrapped 2022 NFI WrappedReading Time: 6 minutes 90 Years of Excellence: A Story Still In The Making This year, NFI celebrated its 90th Anniversary, a milestone only made possible by the dedication of our people and partnerships with our customers. Since 1932 we’ve worked to build a culture that empowers employees, embraces innovation, and reinforces our commitment to customers. We thank those… Continue reading 2022 NFI Wrapped
09/07/2021ACT Expo Wrap-up: How NFI is Leading the Charge Reading Time: 3 minutes For ten years the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo has been the largest and most comprehensive assembly of advanced technology commercial vehicles. This year was no different as experts in the industry gathered in Long Beach this past week. Various projects and announcements were featured at the show, all of which will have a significant… Continue reading ACT Expo Wrap-up: How NFI is Leading the Charge
07/01/2021What the Approaching ILWU-PMA Contract Renewal Means for Shippers Reading Time: 5 minutes After a year marred by congestion, skyrocketing cargo handling costs, increased demand as a result of the pandemic, and looming clean air mandates, West Coast marine terminal operators have had all the more reason to explore productivity improvements and cost-saving options like automation. Historically, concern about displacing and replacing employees with robotics had prompted the… Continue reading What the Approaching ILWU-PMA Contract Renewal Means for Shippers
05/03/2021How to Navigate the Complexities of Today’s Drayage Market Reading Time: 3 minutes North America’s drayage market is as complex as ever. Congestion at the ports, increasing demurrage costs, competition for chassis, and other mounting issues have created havoc for shippers attempting to get a hold of their supply chain. As NFI continues to help customers navigate through the intricacies of the continent’s port complexes, NFI Vice President… Continue reading How to Navigate the Complexities of Today’s Drayage Market
01/22/2021Port Drayage 2021 OutlookReading Time: 6 minutes Port Drayage 2021 Outlook Featuring Aaron Brown, Senior Vice President, NFI Cal Cartage What do you think will be in store for the drayage industry in 2021? I fully expect that the huge increases in volume that we’ve seen so far through the third and fourth quarter will continue in the next year and more… Continue reading Port Drayage 2021 Outlook
12/09/20202020 Drayage Year in Review Reading Time: 7 minutes Year in Review: Drayage 2020 Aaron Brown, Senior Vice President of NFI Cal Cartage What have you seen this past year in the drayage market? I’d have to say 2020 was an unprecedented year, which is probably the most frequently used word to describe 2020. In the first half of the year, many… Continue reading 2020 Drayage Year in Review
11/11/2020Industry Insights: As the Holiday Season Arrives, Constraints at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Ports Tighten Even More Reading Time: 4 minutes As the country heads into the holiday peak season, gridlock at the LA/LB port complex continues. Struggles with delayed vessel arrivals, congestion, labor availability, chassis shortages, and appointment system shortcomings continue to hamper the flow of containers. The industry continues to push for a more collaborative approach to problem-solving that looks to address the many… Continue reading Industry Insights: As the Holiday Season Arrives, Constraints at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Ports Tighten Even More
10/05/2020NFI Leads the Inauguration Ceremony Procession Celebrating the New Port of Long Beach BridgeReading Time: 2 minutes The Port of Long Beach celebrated the completion of its new, state-of-the-art bridge opening Monday, October 5, 2020. After seven years of construction, the bridge will replace the shorter, narrower Gerald Desmond Bridge, which currently carries 15 percent of all containerized goods coming into the U.S. Designed to improve traffic and cargo flow, the six-lane… Continue reading NFI Leads the Inauguration Ceremony Procession Celebrating the New Port of Long Beach Bridge
09/29/2020Southern California Port Congestion Worsens; Experts Weigh in on Addressing the Gridlocked Ports and Chassis Shortage Reading Time: 2 minutes Peak season has arrived and as the number of imports increases, the Los Angeles / Long Beach Port Complex continues to experience the worst congestion it’s seen in years. The biggest challenges presented to shippers in Southern California are the shortage of import pickup appointments, empty container return appointments, and chassis. These factors combined result… Continue reading Southern California Port Congestion Worsens; Experts Weigh in on Addressing the Gridlocked Ports and Chassis Shortage