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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

The following is a 5,000 word exploration of Maersk’s strategic shift to end-to-end logistics services, based on open sources. For Maersk, June of 2016 was the breaking point. After a rough 2015, the first half of 2016 was no different. The Post-2016 Strategy: End-to-end Shipping. Driving the Maersk Shift.

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2016 Supply Chain Trends: 7 of 12 Trends that Will Drive Supply Chain Management in 2016

GlobalTranz

We have already covered the top 6 trends for 2016 in manufacturing. 2016 Supply Chain Trends: The First 7 of 12. 2016 Supply Chain Trends: The First 7 of 12. Today we will begin our two part series covering the 2016 supply chain trends we expect to see come to fruition in the next year.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 25-29, 2016)

Talking Logistics

rural vs. city environment, developed vs. emerging countries, inside the warehouse or yard vs. public airspace). Robinson announced that it opened “a new state of the art certified cargo screening facility (CCSF) in Carson, CA.” Once cargo is screened, it can be quickly transferred to or from the airlines.”

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This Week in Logistics News (September 5-9, 2016)

Talking Logistics

What do you get when you combine an electric van with a fully automated cargo space, drones, joystick control, and cloud-based algorithms to control order picking, the loading of packages, the automated cargo space, and route planning for the vehicle and delivery drones? DOT pushing slower truck speed limits (The Hill).

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This Week in Logistics News (July 25-29, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Ryder Reports Second Quarter 2016 Results. Booking a flight has been electronic for 50 years, but the cargo on airplanes, trucks, and ships is still booked manually. percent increase in net income in Q2 2016 compared to the same period last year. Seattle startup Flexe pulls in $14 million from investors (The Seattle Times).

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Amazon supply chain management pushes retail to the limit

Kinaxis

It’s just the latest in a string of patents that span the gamut from smart stores to flying warehouses. Amazon is even entering the transportation space, signing agreements with the Air Transport Services Group and the Chinese government to enter into the freight cargo business – effectively cutting out the middleman.

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases. Image via StarAir.dk). Behind the Maersk shift. One goal, two different motivations.