Sep 15, 2023 Navigating the e-commerce dilemma: Balancing convenience and cost in home delivery operations By Marc Iampieri Chris Considine Felix Pflaum Andrew Talerico Robbie Ehlers +2 more... Show less The convenience of e-commerce and near-instant gratification for shoppers to get same-day or next-day deliveries for their purchases...
Aug 21, 2023 Avoiding disruption by shipping to the East Coast? Think again as drought impacts the Panama Canal By Joe Cubellis Miriam Hall Marc Iampieri Andrew Kerr Rebecca Nolan Mark Scales Steve Scales +4 more... Show less In an age of persistent disruption, the next “black swan” event may be lurking in Central America. The Panama Canal, leveraged for 40% of...
Aug 02, 2023 The home delivery riddle: How to ship a shirt without losing your shirt By Marc Iampieri Chris Considine Bryan Eshelman Raj Konanahalli Kai Kang +2 more... Show less E-commerce enjoyed a considerable tailwind during the pandemic, as lockdowns and social distancing led buyers to expect shippers to meet...
Jun 29, 2023 Transportation Dinner and Debate: Industry opportunities, ESG priorities, and potential challenges on the horizon By Esben Christensen Stelios Fragkos Josh Hubbard Marc Iampieri Jason Keyes Steve Scales Erik Mattson +4 more... Show less Last week at our annual Transportation Dinner and Debate, we were pleased to welcome industry experts and executives from all segments of...
Jun 27, 2023 2023 Halftime Logistics Report: Soft freight conditions continue, presenting a period of opportunity By Marc Iampieri Erik Mattson Ryan Nelis Miriam Hall Luiz Gosling James Roe +3 more... Show less Expectations for a second-half 2023 rebound for volume and pricing in the logistics and shipping industry have been thwarted by...
Jun 21, 2023 Four takeaways from the Wells Fargo Industrials Conference By Marc Iampieri Erik Mattson Miriam Hall We recently returned from the Wells Fargo Industrials Conference in Chicago, where we participated in a series of fireside chats and...
Mar 03, 2023 Power dynamic shifts amid shipping’s pivot to new normal By Marc Iampieri Erik Mattson Andrew Kerr James Roe Luiz Gosling +2 more... Show less 8 Takeaways from TPM 2023 We recently returned from an eye-opening 2023 TPM conference in Long Beach, Calif. The annual event brings...
Feb 26, 2023 2023 Container Shipping Outlook: This time is different By Esben Christensen Stelios Fragkos Marc Iampieri Lian Hoon Lim Erik Mattson Luiz Gosling Jesse Bermensolo John Katsigeorgis Andrew Kerr James Roe +7 more... Show less The period from mid-2020 to the fourth quarter of 2022 was a high-water mark for the container shipping industry, and with it came...
Feb 21, 2023 Pretty in pink: How Pandion is building the logistics network of the future By Marc Iampieri What will the future of logistics and home delivery look like? AlixPartners’ Marc Iampieri recently sat down with Scott Ruffin, the...
Feb 14, 2023 Lane change for public transport investment opportunities By Stuart Cockburn Esben Christensen Stelios Fragkos Maxim Vanhencxthoven +1 more... Show less The push for greener travel and an overhaul of contract models is opening up investment opportunities in public transport, but...
Jan 09, 2023 The supply chain may have avoided the rail strike – but the rail supply chain is still challenged By Miriam Hall 2022 was, in many regards, a year for the record books. Supply chains were more fractured than ever, and no link was left untouched by...
Dec 16, 2022 Auge in Auge mit der Rezession – was Autozulieferern in naher Zukunft bevorsteht By Hannes Weckmann Christian Siekmann Micha Hirschinger In der aktuellen Ausgabe widmen wir uns der Automobilindustrie im Hinblick auf eine mögliche Rezession. Dabei legen wir den Fokus auf die...
Dec 12, 2022 Tuesday’s gone…and so is the windfall of detention and demurrage revenue at US container terminals By Luiz Gosling Marc Iampieri Brian Nemeth North America terminal operators will be under financial pressure in 2023. We expect container terminals and container operators’ margins...
Nov 10, 2022 Companies are falling short on consumers’ home delivery expectations By Chris Considine Bryan Eshelman Marc Iampieri Raj Konanahalli Brian Nemeth +2 more... Show less The e-commerce surge forced by the pandemic has been a tricky turn of events to tackle for businesses. On one hand, it allowed companies...
Oct 19, 2022 Next stop on the rail disruption express By Erik Mattson Miriam Hall Andrew Kerr Last week, a union representing almost 12,000 rail workers in the United States voted down a tentative contract, which had been brokered...
Oct 14, 2022 Look for automakers to lean on the supply chain to meet climate net-zero commitments By Arun Kumar Himanshu Khandelwal THE ALIXPARTNERS AUTOMOTIVE BRIEF The automotive industry has been identified as a major source of global emissions. Automakers are...