GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Fewer labor resources are available to meet the rising demand in both the warehouse and in transit. ? Talent shortages, especially limited drivers, will exacerbate the capacity crunch and result in shortages across warehousing and transportation simultaneously.? . Supply & Demand Chain Executive , in 2020, the ?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Typically, 45% to 50% of cargo is carried in belly holds of aircraft. One of the key achievements in 2020 was the automation systems commissioning and go-live of the integrated Red Lion facility in May – at the height of the pandemic. For example, in 2020, over $SGD 1 million was spent in developing our employees through training.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

This is not the usual peak season, and it started much earlier than in 2020. Port backlogs and cargo limitations are undermining efficiency while warehouse and storage space remain challenging. That changed in early-to-mid 2020 when peak surcharges went into effect to accommodate the e-commerce surge and higher freight volumes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2021

as of January 1, 2020 [3]. Cargo transfer requirements. Once in port, each stage can be monitored, from pilot onboarding and cargo transfer to disembarkation. The IMO 2020 regulation has set a precedent for further restrictions to come. from originally 3.5% Other planned vessel movements. Any safety considerations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 12, 2024

Autonomous supply chains can help businesses by enabling faster and more accurate demand forecasting, optimizing inventory levels and distribution networks, automating warehouse and delivery operations, and enhancing customer service and satisfaction. Rolls Royce predicts that lighter unmanned vessels will burn 15 percent less fuel.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

In past years, USPS has hiked its fees from roughly October to January during the annual surge, including increases in 2022, 2021, and 2020. Cargo volumes at the Port of Los Angeles rose 3 percent year-over-year to 828,016 TEUs in August, marking the first increase in 13 months, port officials said.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 6, 2021

For the US Women’s National Soccer Team, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics were supposed to be another Gold Medal event, as it entered with a 44-match unbeaten streak. Water rushed into industrial areas extensively damaging facilities, machinery, and warehouses. The cargo deliveries took place July 18 off the coast of Key West, Florida.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Merchants can use the service, called Multi-Channel Distribution, to send inventory to warehouses run by other logistics providers, other online marketplaces and even to physical stores to be put on shelves. mile route from a small warehouse to a Walmart retail store in Bentonville, Arkansas. days for general cargo vessels.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 2, 2023

Retailers of virtually every size raced to bulk up online delivery offerings at the onset of the pandemic in early 2020, as consumers shifted to shopping online for everything from home décor to cleaning supplies. Experts say such sites will have to be clustered close to the state’s big ports and warehousing hubs.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 24, 2022

(photo credit: depositphotos.com) According to consulting firm McKinsey, funding for logistics startups almost doubled in 2021 compared to 2020. While reverse logistics was not specifically called out, funding for warehousing and automation, e-commerce fulfillment, contract logistics services, and inventory/order management represented 13.5%

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

What Berglund is referring to is the advantage that shipping lines hold for negotiations with cargo shippers for 2022 and beyond. Xeneta currently puts the Asia-West Coast spot rate at just under $10,000 per FEU, with some cargoes paying additional priority shipment fees of $1,400-$7,500. By October, it was up to $6,000-$6,500 per FEU.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 25, 2021

In many organizations, freight shipping has become static: companies use air cargo because that’s what they’ve always done. Just-in-time inventory levels have helped retailers and other shippers grow without holding vast amounts of inventory in their warehouses, but I-need-it-now shipping practices prioritize speed at all costs.

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Kanban Logistics

MAY 13, 2021

After a COVID-related slowdown in early 2020, volumes at the Port have continued to climb. And we are seeing growth across many different sectors of cargo, but particularly in the refrigerated containers … both import and export.”. Refrigerated cargo also experienced record volumes in March with 1,686 container moves.

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Requis

JANUARY 9, 2020

Here are the supply chain trends that we see shaping the conversation, and the actual evolution, of B to B in 2020. Another example from fulfillment might involve things like faster alternate transportation route planning in case of the unexpected, or monitoring cargo temperature for shipments of perishable food or medicines.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In logistics and supply chain management, however, transport and warehousing are the most significant sharing processes thanks to a welter of economic benefits for all parties—and the trend is accelerating despite the dampening effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. US start-ups MakeSpace and Omni are leading the way in urban discreet warehousing.

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Kinaxis

APRIL 26, 2017

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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QAD

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The Battle for Air Cargo Capacity. The air cargo sector is facing this challenge as it battles another one: lack of capacity. in 2020 and another 1.3 Specialist air cargo operators are used to handling temperature-sensitive cargo, but the enormity of this operation is going to put pressure on them never seen before.

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 22, 2021

… A carrier that values freeze protection makes appropriate investments in infrastructure and equipment to include heated trailers, docks, service centers and warehouse facilities, as well as specialized dock training and temperature-sensitive load planning software to protect every shipment. ” Forbes, 30 November 2020.

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MIT Supply Chain

MAY 12, 2022

The operators contract with the port authority to move cargo through their terminals. In my book The New (Ab)Normal: Reshaping Business and Supply Chain Strategy Beyond Covid-19 (MIT CTL Media 2020), I explain how platform-based retailing gained another boost when the Covid-19 pandemic accelerated the growth of online shopping.

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Elementum

JULY 11, 2017

According to research analysts, the global mobile augmented reality (AR) market to grow at a CAGR of 89% during the period 2016-2020. AR can visualize any planned rearrangements in full scale, making the warehouse a test bed for future warehouse operation modifications and planning. Worldwide shipments will reach at least 27.3

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AFFLINK

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

As we enter the last half of 2019 (and cast our eyes on 2020), there are a number of developments that need to be watched. With unique identifiers, shipments and cargo can be tracked on a transactional level. The entire history of a shipment or cargo can be tracked, with clear hand-off points and accountability.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

The latest report is refreshingly more candid in depicting the challenges and ills of the logistics and transportation services sector and the need for new thinking and added emphasis on shipper and cargo holder value and service’s needs. Last year’s annual report reflecting on 2020 business logistics costs indicated a level of 7.4

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Although dozens of conferences exist around the globe, warehouse managers should consider going to one of the best supply chain conferences of 2019 (plus MODEX, which is held in even-numbered years and occurs in 2020). There is no reason you should not at least make it to the low-cost conferences in the coming year.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 3, 2021

If 2020 was the year of B2C, 2021 could likely be the year of B2B. “The MRO customer is an important pro customer for The Home Depot,” the CEO told analysts in 2020. Manufacturing is gaining steam not only in the US but around the world as businesses return to a COVID-19 type of redefined normalcy.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

It used to take two days to get cargo off the docks. Marketing expert Robby Pedraza explains, “During World War II, standard sized shipping containers were developed to ship military cargo to the front lines. Conex containers evolved into modular units that could stack efficiently to store more cargo in one location.”[4].

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Shipsy

MARCH 30, 2021

from 2020 to 2025. The Frost and Sullivan report clearly depicts that the first half of the 2020, when COVID-19 hit the world and caused travel restrictions and lockdown, experienced a major slowdown in the logistics and supply chain world. Adoption of new warehouse technologies could also be seen in the upcoming times.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

More on Maersk’s transition to an end-to-end provider can be found in this 2020 report. 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.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 27, 2024

Coast Guard authorities are assured that the bridge debris and/or underwater obstacles are sufficiently cleared for cargo ship navigation. refineries and warehouses. How in this era of advanced technology, navigation and cargo ship advancements could such a disaster such as this occur?

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

· More than a fifth of the distance driven by European cargo trucks in 2021 was “deadhead mileage,” where vehicles traveled empty, often on the return leg of a journey. · · This means that trucks travel with no cargo at all for billions of miles — with a significant financial and environmental cost for shippers and carriers. ·

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Elementum

MARCH 1, 2018

According to research analysts, the global mobile augmented reality market is expected to grow by 89% between 2016 and 2020. AR Vision picking software offers real-time object recognition, indoor navigation, and information with the in-house Warehouse Management System (WMS) to support workers and lessen the time needed for manual operations.

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Turvo

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

From carrying cargo to keeping shipping lanes open, truckers, carriers, and management alike helped hold supply chains together during the COVID crisis. Despite this impact, many carriers also struggled to make ends meet and survive in 2020. And 2021 is the continuation of the unknowns of 2020.”

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 21, 2021

This is all happening while the Transportation Security Administration is reporting a 1000%+ increase in passenger travel in April 2021, compared to April 2020, with the vaccine fueling hopes of getting back to a sense of “normalcy.”. Right now, cargo is king and leading routing decisions for most airlines.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

The kick-off to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan is just two weeks away, after being postponed last summer due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This was part of the reason the company missed its 2008 goal to reduce aircraft emissions by 20 percent by the end of 2020. FedEx now has a mission to be carbon-neutral by 2040.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Warehousing. If they have many items, these will need to be selected from different zones of the warehouse and placed together in a shipping box. If you decide to build your fulfillment strategy around drop shipping , you won’t stock products in a warehouse. This company will manage your warehousing, packaging and shipping.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 14, 2023

The manufacturer’s private fleet has deployed a fleet of Einride EVs to haul freight between GE Appliances’ inbound warehouses and manufacturing facilities in Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee. Warehousing and storage employment fell to 1.91 In some locations, it’s both technologies on the same truck.

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Cathy Roberson

APRIL 2, 2021

I write for publications such as the Journal of Commerce and Air Cargo World. Just in case you were wondering… Some stories I wrote this past week: On-demand warehousing startup nabs new funding to expand offerings, network , JOC Are FedEx Express’ new services a competitive threat to DHL and UPS? ,

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 1, 2022

Consumers couldn’t get enough of buying goods since the pandemic occurred in 2020, and shippers struggled to keep enough inventory on hand once pre-pandemic inventories were depleted. “The problem is, as we go into the holiday season, they’ve got the wrong stock in the warehouse,” Moore said.

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