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Holiday surge in e-commerce could cause delivery crunch

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Nov 27, 2020
It won't be as bad as early in the pandemic, but shoppers should plan ahead.
A postal worker loads packages into a mail truck outside a USPS center in Los Angeles, California, in August.
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Cardboard boxes in high demand this holiday season

by Marielle Segarra
Nov 16, 2020
Online sales are expected to surge this year because of the pandemic. And that means retailers need a lot more boxes.
A postal worker monitors packages at a processing and distribution center in April in Oakland, California.
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As imports boom, warehouses fill up, and businesses face a storage shortage

by Justin Ho
Oct 1, 2020
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach handled record amounts of imports in August. Meanwhile, warehouse rents increased by 10% from this time last year.
Warehouse rents in Southern California are up roughly 10% compared to a year ago.
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U.S. ports busier than ever as East-West shipping rebounds

by Justin Ho
Sep 9, 2020
Fueled by pandemic-driven online shopping and holiday buying, goods are flowing in after a dip.
Containers are offloaded at the Port of Los Angeles, the nation's busiest port which was relatively quiet during the early months of the pandemic.
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Shipping in the age of COVID-19

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Apr 1, 2020
How a Mississippi barge business is navigating the coronavirus outbreak.
A tug pushes a barge down the Mississippi River through St. Paul, Minnesota.
Karen Bleier/AFP via Getty Images
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Air freight prices surging in a "perfect storm"

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Mar 24, 2020
Loading up passenger planes with cargo is not an easy thing to do, physically or economically. But it's happening.
Air freight is directional. A lot more comes to the U.S. from China than the other way around.
Amdrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
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A customs broker battles the effects of COVID-19

by Bennett Purser
Feb 24, 2020
Gretchen Blough of Erie, Pennsylvania, explains how business out of China has "screeched to a halt."
A deserted street in Shanghai on Feb. 6.
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Shipping costs likely to rise as new clean-air rules kick in for vessels on January 1

by Scott Tong
Dec 26, 2019
By how much shipping costs and the price of diesel will increase is up for debate.
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Six fewer shipping days till Christmas puts pressure on UPS, FedEx and USPS

by Nova Safo
Dec 5, 2019
This year's late Thanksgiving has put shippers on alert. They're reminding customers to send their gifts early.
UPS has sent emails and social media messages about shipping deadlines. Above, a UPS worker sorts packages in San Francisco.
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Record number of returns expected this holiday season

by Andy Uhler
Nov 29, 2019
Online returns are costing retailers more than ever. In-store returns, however, create an opportunity for a shopper to buy something else.
Retailers are feeling pressure to have a smooth returns process, in addition to fast shipping.
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