March 2015 Logistics Link

MIQ MIAMI MOVES TO NEW LOCATION

The MIQ Logistics Miami team recently moved into a new, enhanced facility. The address is now 11210 N.W. 91st Street, Suite 1, Miami, FL 33178. Reach them at (305) 888-1600 Phone, (305) 888-9608 Fax, globalmiami@miq.com, email.

NOMINATE MIQ LOGISTICS

Please nominate MIQ Logistics for this year’s list of 100 Great Supply Chain Partners, which will be published in the July/August issue of SupplyChainBrain magazine. Vote here.

U.S. ECONOMIC UPDATE

• The Conference Board reported leading indicators continue to point to short-term growth, however, the LEI’s six-month change suggests we may be entering a period of moderate expansion.

TRANSPORTATION MARKET UPDATE

• ATA Truck Tonnage Index Fell 3.1% in February
• Cass Freight Index Report – February 2015
• January 2015 Transportation Service Index (TSI)
• North America Transportation Market Updates are available in a central location on miq.com

GLOBAL MARKET UPDATE

• February volumes at POLA and POLB are down annually
• Transpacific Eastbound General Rate Increase (GRI), Peak Season Surcharge (PSS), and Bunker Fuel Adjustments 

PUMPING UNIT MANUFACTURER

The Customer: Builds, repairs & services pumping units in China and ships to drilling sites in Americas.

The Challenge: Each unit weighs 32,000 lbs. – which requires high shipping costs.

The Strategy: MIQ analyzed their warehouse capacity, each pumping model’s bracing needs, and vessel requirements.

The Solution: Load optimization plans were based on the needs of each equipment model and by shipping the pumping units in batches. By focusing on optimal batch quantities, the customer could reduce the number of containers necessary for moving multiple units at one time.

The Results: For the initial model shipped under this plan, MIQ Logistics reduced the customer’s container usage by 20 percent and its freight charges by 13 percent.

EVENTS MIQ IS ATTENDING

• Georgia Logistics Summit 2015: 3/31 – 4/01/15, Atlanta, GA, Booth 18

• MIQ Logistics Dan Bentzinger To Present At KC IT Symposium,  4/9/15, Overland Park, KS 

• John Carr To Speak at EFT: 6/16-6/18, Chicago, IL