Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

This year, with the LA Rams being Super Bowl champs, Good360 said it will ship thousands of “unsellable” Bengals-branded hats, T-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, COVID-19 masks, and scarves to struggling people in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. And now on this week’s logistics news.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Nikkei Asia ). Imports from Asia to the United States increased by 40% from 2019 to 2021, while the volume of exports remained almost unchanged. Retailers like Amazon are chartering private cargo ships, making their own containers, and leasing planes to bypass supply chain disruptions like long wait times for dock space and workers.

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Freightos

APRIL 2, 2024

Judah Levine April 2, 2024 Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) fell 3% to $3,628/FEU. Asia-US East Coast prices(FBX03 Weekly) were level at $5,291/FEU. Asia-Mediterranean prices(FBX13 Weekly) increased 17% to $5,307/FEU. Asia in March, where rates hit $5.25/kg

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 3, 2022

Cargo losses escalate as thieves target cars, electronics. The Port of Oakland reported cargo in April dropped 7 percent compared to the same period a year ago due to factory and port shutdowns in China. Volume from Asia has slowed, as have the number of vessels coming to the port, according to the release. s CargoNet.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

In addition to saving on electricity used in warehousing activities, the electricity in some cases can even be sold back to the grid. Sometimes bumper-to-bumper, transport vehicles need to expend lots of energy to their air conditioning units just to keep interiors cool enough for their drivers and their cargo.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

While delivering medicines, food and spare parts, Skyports electric drones by design also eliminate all of the carbon emissions and much of the danger in ship to ship cargo transfers. Skyports’ Sanjay Suresh told me how he operates delivery operations that improves not only the speed of delivery, but also safety.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 15, 2024

This response is driven by ongoing threats to crew and cargo safety, necessitating the rerouting of ships around the Cape of Good Hope, resulting in substantial delays and escalated shipping costs. 7 Chemicals and Fertilizers Chemical fertilizer in a warehouse waiting for shipment, as a result of the Red Sea ship attacks.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 3, 2020

For example, you might be surprised how beneficial rail service between Europe and Asia can be for your business today. . Robinson’s average rail transit time between Europe and Asia is 14-18 days, with some routes completing the trip in only 12 days. Ocean transit time between Asia and Europe is often 45 days or more.

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Stord

APRIL 26, 2022

As an extension, companies are hoarding warehouse space to accommodate the extra product stored in the U.S. Sellers, like Home Depot and Walmart , are chartering their own cargo ships to ensure freight capacity for their products. We have a saying here at Stord, “you date your freight providers and marry your warehouse partner.”

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 9, 2024

The Silk Road became a massively critical route that moved goods from the Mediterranean region to East Asia. Massive amounts of data can be gathered in an instant via IoT or other digital technologies like GPS, RFID, warehouse management systems (WMS), blockchain technology, and more.

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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. In partnership with Lufthansa Cargo, DB Schenker launched the first regular carbon neutral cargo flight connection in history, saving around 174 metric tons of conventional kerosene each week. Singapore’s Status a Global Hub.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

It means being able to see where a shipment or an order is while it’s in transit — whether on a truck, a railcar, an ocean liner or a cargo plane — anywhere in the world. Contrast that with Southeast Asia, where we have to fill the gap with cell phone triangulation. You need visibility because you live within such a variable network.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 20, 2022

We are seeing it now in terms of truck drivers and warehouse workers, and Walmart is an example of a company that has been trying to get ahead of these shortages by offering higher wages and on-the-job perks. Autonomous cargo ship completes 500-mile voyage. Uber Eats pilots autonomous delivery with Serve Robotics, Motional.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Today, 75 to 80% of cargo arrives on time. It fixed a glaring business problem in the industry – a tacit understanding that container liners would charge extra, on top of existing fees, if they had a container they could ship for more (rolled cargo). As long as you know which 75 to 80% is, you can provide a guarantee on that.

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Vinculum

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Ecommerce revenue in Southeast Asia (see Fig.1) 1) is expected to grow significantly in Southeast Asia with ecommerce leader in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, forecasted to grow from $37.48 1 Ecommerce revenue forecast of selected Southeast Asia countries. billion in 2023 to $60.63 billion in 2024.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

This system uses giant warehouses, lots of trucks, and even cool robots to move things quickly. We’ll look at their warehouses, their delivery tricks, and even how they use new technology to make things faster. billion (net profit) Profit by Region/Country: North America is a major market, followed by Europe and Asia.

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Turvo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Containers from Asia were shipped to North America, but due to COVID-19 restrictions, almost nothing moved in the opposite direction. And it wasn’t just about docks and warehouses. In Asia, deliveries have been delayed for several weeks, forcing many companies to negotiate price increases with buyers.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

The World Container Index , assessed by Drewy Consultants, is a compilation of eight major shipping routes to and from the United States , Europe and Asia. Data published at the end of March indicates that for movement of ocean container shipping transit from Asia to North America , the average time had declined to 108 days, upwards of 15.4

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 6, 2023

Reportedly, one terminal at the Port of Los Angeles cancelled cargo movement operations on Monday of this week while two terminals at the Post of Long Beach closed. Dockworkers, truckers, rail and warehouse workers in Europe, Asia, and the U.S. Dockworkers, truckers, rail and warehouse workers in Europe, Asia, and the U.S.

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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. Why Businesses, Large and Small, Think it’s Fair to Share.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 5, 2024

Yemen-based Houthi militants have been attacking high-value cargo vessels in the Red Sea since November in a show of support for Palestinian Islamist group Hamas fighting Israel in Gaza. Asia-to-North Europe rates more than doubled to above $4,000 per 40-foot container this week, with Asia-to-Mediterranean prices climbing to $5,175.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

With global cargo lanes clogged, businesses are turning to new ways to deliver goods. Mississippi River cargo traffic near Luling, La. The former wartime airbase handled a record 1,655 international cargo arrivals in 2021, a 73% jump from 2019, and overall tonnage rose 18%. We had a good cargo business before the pandemic.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 17, 2021

Supply chain disruptions that consist of port and terminal congestion, shipping delays due to high cargo volumes, lack of labor due to Covid-19 and limited space have caused a myriad of challenges for shippers. Lower levels of passenger air travel over the past year have created congestion at air cargo terminals worldwide.

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Ware2Go

JANUARY 7, 2022

Recent supply chain disruptions , including images of cargo ships stuck off the West Coast , have led eCommerce shops to rethink their just-in-time and just-in-case inventory strategies. . In a November survey , 87% of merchants shared that they already were affected by increased freight costs. Disadvantages.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2021

Companies located in Asia will be impacted not only by the delay of shipments from Europe, but also by a shortage of empty containers returning to their region, further stalling their abilities to deliver goods around the world. Micro-fulfillment centers and warehouse automation technology have been receiving a lot of attention.

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Freightos

JANUARY 12, 2017

Air cargo is used by global importers and exporters when they need to get goods somewhere rapidly and reliably. While 90% of everything is shipped by ocean, air connects the world faster, cutting China-US freight shipping time from 20-30 days by ocean to only 3 days by air cargo. Why Ship Cargo by Air?

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 23, 2023

Added safety and health protections are also included that outline installation of vehicle air conditioning and cargo ventilation in all larger delivery vehicles, sprinter vans, and package cars purchased after Jan. All existing delivery vehicles will be equipped with two fans and air induction vents in cargo compartments.

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The Network Effect

JULY 16, 2014

They are anxiously awaiting (and hoping for) a successful dock worker agreement between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA). Retailers rely heavily on these ports for imported goods coming in from Asia. How could this affect them in the long run?

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NC State SCRC

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

This includes shortages of containers, chassis, vessels, as well as deficit in marine terminals, warehousing and rail capacity. Warehousing has been the fastest growing sector of the economy for employment; January 2022 showed employment was up 59.3% Inventory is piling up in warehouses. since January 2018 (4-year comp).

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

That said, implementing Lean concepts would undoubtedly be part of that strategy, for example, - Lean Warehousing : Many firms (both retailers and manufacturers) are now aggressively rolling out Lean in their warehouse operations. Eliminate Before You Automate : Automation is critical to large, efficient warehouse operations.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2017

LLamasoft Offers Customers Access to FLEXE Marketplace for On-Demand Warehousing Services. Fuel-Cell Maker to Help Amazon Improve Warehouse Efficiency (WSJ – sub. Cargo Owners Complain of ‘Total Mess’ Shipping Goods to Asia (WSJ – sub. UPS Boosts Saturday Operations To Increase E-Commerce Delivery Speed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

A combination of scarce warehouse space, labor shortages, and lack of trailers are hampering manufacturers’ efforts to reduce order backlogs for items like sofas and desks that consumers ordered in droves during lockdown. Now, furniture makers are seeing a logistics bottleneck create more problems as they try to keep up with demand.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Click the links below to compare this year's innovations to those from previous years: Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2017 : exoskeletons, autonomous forklifts, flying warehouses, last-mile delivery, and more. Warehouse Automation. Content Summary: Honeywell and Carnegie Mellon Partner to Bring AI to the Warehouse.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 10, 2022

For example, carriers plan to reduce the capacity for the Asia-to-North America West Coast trade lanes by as much as 29% in the weeks following China’s Golden week in early October. Ocean Shipping Giant MSC Announces Air Cargo Service. Wary of Unpredictable Operations Costs, DHL Expands Robotics Partnership.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2021

Washington farm exports crimped by cargo-container shortage. A coalition of countries is pitching a plan to the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) to require global shipping companies to raise funds for an effort to deploy widescale fleets of zero-carbon emission cargo ships within a decade.

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Ware2Go

JANUARY 7, 2022

Recent supply chain disruptions , including images of cargo ships stuck off the West Coast , have led eCommerce shops to rethink their just-in-time and just-in-case procurement strategies. In a November survey , 87% of merchants shared that they already were affected by increased freight costs. Disadvantages.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 30, 2019

With container ships jumping from 5,000 TEU Panamax to 23,000 TEU Mega jumbos, carriers need huge amounts of cargo to fill these ships – and that’s only possible with cooperative vessel-sharing agreements. Nothing, actually, but it’s a decidedly different box ship business today than that of 20 years ago.

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