Supply Chain Shaman

JULY 15, 2021

The day before I traveled to Boston, I spoke to a client. containers are received rom China for every container shipped. 70% of global supply chain shipments are by sea, 18% move by road transport, 9% go by rail, 2% by inland waterways and less than 0.25% by air. Labor shortages abound for road freight. Price Increases.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Beagen and Joe Lynch discuss big changes at the port brought on by the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 2022). In the podcast interview, Lauren and Joe discuss the big changes at the port – changes brought on by the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 2022). About Lauren Beagen.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides highlights of the realities of higher number of vessels among global ocean container shipping lines meeting contracting shipping demand levels that are now leading to headcount and schedule reductions. Background Ocean container shipping and logistics are the lifeblood of global supply chain movements.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 28, 2022

Ortiz was a larger-than-life figure in the Boston sports scene for 14 years, with more memorable moments than anyone other baseball player I can think of. And of course, there was his famous speech following the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, where he declared “this is our f—— city and nobody is going to dictate our freedom.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Amazon showed off its next-generation drone at a recent event near Boston to highlight the future of delivery. The 80-pound hexagon-shaped aircraft, about 5½ feet in diameter, is nimble enough to make deliveries in highly populated areas such as Boston, Atlanta and Seattle. The largest U.S. This year, Union Pacific Corp.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 30, 2015

Transportation has followed the same evolutionary pattern, moving upstream from day-to-day freight transactions to an integral component of top-level corporate planning and procurement strategy. As a strategic process, transportation procurement may still seem very tedious and challenging. Disaggregate freight spend data.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Beagen has extensive experience in oceanborne commerce and maritime law, with specific emphasis on maritime transportation, Shipping Act issues, supply chain management, international antitrust law, and port and terminal operations. The number of ships waiting to enter the biggest U.S. exporters, importers, and the U.S.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 15, 2016

Today marks the three-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings, a sad and scary day, especially those of us living in the Boston area. February 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). How long before Amazon announces that it is buying its own 18,000 TEU container ship?

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Talking Logistics

MAY 19, 2017

The weather finally warmed up in Boston, although temperatures in the 90s so early in the season is not what I had hoped for. Uber Freight launches to connect truck drivers with available shipments (TechCrunch). Port of Los Angeles and GE Transportation launch solution to digitize maritime shipping.

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Freight Plus

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

"Am I paying too much for my inbound freight?" - John C. While most companies keep a tight handle on their outbound freight as well as their commercial invoice costs, inbound freight is often overlooked. Your freight spend begins with your suppliers and vendors but it doesn't end there. Granby, CT. Clean data capture.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 6, 2017

While these approaches can certainly deliver a significant return on investment (ROI), other strategies that can positively impact their transportation network are often overlooked – for example, thinking more strategically about capacity. In contrast, a 3PL partner will constantly look for matches within their own dense freight network.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

I was hoping for 70F+ weather, but even Florida fell victim to the Polar Vortex, with temperatures only in the 50s (which felt tropical, nonetheless, compared to Chicago and Boston). Uber Freight: Transportation Facility Brand Managers. I woke up at 2:15 am on Wednesday and couldn’t fall back to sleep.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 30, 2018

These can include freight costs that are too high, transit times that are too long or not charging enough for freight.”[1] Boston Consulting Group (BCG) analysts assert, “Logistics networks have never been more complex. The freight invoice data verifies what really happened (Were measurements correct?

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Kanban Logistics

JULY 13, 2023

Prime East Coast location: North Carolina sits in the middle of the East Coast, midway between Miami and Boston, with easy access to several vital interstate highways like I-95, I-85, and I-40. It contains multiple freight rail systems and is also home to seaports in Wilmington and Morehead City as well as two inland ports.

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Kanban Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2022

North Carolina sits smack in the middle of the East Coast, midway between Miami and Boston, with easy access to several vital interstate highways like I-95, I-85, and I-40. The state’s moderate climate means less weather-related shipping problems and a smoother supply chain, overall. Productive, Non-Union Workforce. Port Access.

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Freight Plus

OCTOBER 16, 2018

It’s no secret that this has been a challenging year for ground freight. Are you doing all you can to ensure efficient shipping over the road? The first step to knowing you are making the right decisions with your freight is understanding the impact mode can make on cost, speed, and risk. The trucking. WHY THEY ARE DIFFERENT.

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Kanban Logistics

JULY 14, 2022

Prime East Coast location: North Carolina sits smack in the middle of the East Coast, midway between Miami and Boston, with easy access to several vital interstate highways like I-95, I-85, and I-40. It contains multiple freight rail systems and is also home to seaports in Wilmington and Morehead City, as well as two inland ports.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

UPS Freight, has started to empty its network of freight and is refusing inbound shipments with delivery dates after November 8, 2018, reports William B. The actions taken by UPS will place a considerable burden on LTL shippers, and it is essential to understand what this move means for the shipper that routinely uses UPS Freight.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 3, 2017

Boston startup raises $10M for retail software that predicts inventory needs (Boston Business Journal). Freightos unveils beta launch of international freight price index (American Shipper). 2016 North American Freight Numbers. Self-Driving-Truck Startups Race to Take On Uber (WSJ – sub.

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 2, 2023

During a fireside chat I had with Fred Smith on January 26, 2023, to kick off a series of events to mark the 50th anniversary of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics , he talked about how FedEx uses technology to drive competitiveness. Technology played a critical role in FedEx’s early successes, and that is still the case today.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 20, 2016

I’m at Heathrow airport waiting to board my flight back to Boston, which is delayed by over an hour so far. You get on the M25 and before long you have a front seat view of the biggest transportation challenge facing companies in England and many other countries around the world: traffic congestion. E-Commerce Drives Surge in U.S.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2017

Rapid temperature cycling due to crazy Boston weather. These Giant Drones Could Seriously Disrupt the Shipping Industry (NBC News). Cargo Owners Complain of ‘Total Mess’ Shipping Goods to Asia (WSJ – sub. My garage door is crumpled. How did it happen? Mini-earthquake right underneath garage door.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Thoma Bravo has other noted investments in supply chain tech providers, including end-to-end transportation and logistics provider project 44 and aerospace industry Cloud platform provider Exostar. Trimble to Acquire Transporeon in the Logistics and Transportation Technology Segment. Locus Robotics Raises an Additional $117 Million.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

GCC chemical industry is not immune to global trade fluctuations, transportation constraints and escalating competition, elevating the importance of supply chains to improve the bottom line. Focussing on lowering logistics costs by coordinating time charters or invest in joint shipping lines to capture ship-owner returns.

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 28, 2014

The personal protective equipment (PPE) – shipped by our team of doctors and logisticians in Boston [1] – is destined for the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in Liberia, which will then distribute supplies to locations at the front lines of the health crisis such as JFK Memorial Hospital in Monrovia. And here is the rub.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

And, according to a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study, 54% of companies with above one billion in revenues are now considering reshoring. Natural gas and oil expenses contribute to extreme cost disparities in shipping from Asia to the U.S., for example, compared to shipping state-to-state. Premium freight capacity improves.

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Kanban Logistics

MARCH 26, 2020

North Carolina sits smack in the middle of the East Coast, midway between Miami and Boston, with access to several vital interstate highways like I-95, I-85, and I-40. Quicker transportation times result in lower freight costs. Quicker transportation times result in lower freight costs. Intermodal.

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Cathy Roberson

JUNE 6, 2022

Bill Catania, Founder, and CEO describes the company as a “delivery operating system” – not quite a transportation management system (TMS) but similar with some overlaps. Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, as well as a monthly podcast on Air Cargo World.

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

We’re not fine, we’re not good,” said Walter Kemmsies, economist at JLL, “Even if a US-China agreement leads to more US exports, the US lacks transportation infrastructure needed to a support a more export oriented economy,”. Uber Freight sourcing truckers to rate shippers. This week in "Where's my freight?!". Now hiring!

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Freight Plus

JANUARY 31, 2019

They work the ships hard and heavy because if they don’t turn them in a timely manner, then they get fined, or the ships won’t come here,” Miller told The Baltimore Sun, “But they let us sit in there for hours on end.” Where's my freight?". Containers stuck at the port are hit with demurrage fines to the tune of $450/day.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2021

In April of 2005, just a month after completing my first half marathon (and vowing I would never run a full marathon in my life), I went to the finish line at the Boston Marathon and saw Team Hoyt for the first time. Team Hoyt became a fixture at the Boston Marathon, completing the race 32 times, while running another 40 marathons as well.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

For example, the China-owned COSCO and China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) have confirmed their merger. You can read more on the topic in our recent white paper, Wide Open: How the Panama Canal Expansion Is Redrawing the Logistics Map [DK1] , which was written collaboratively with Boston Consulting Group. Free Time and Chassis.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

I was in a meeting with folks from Manugistics (now part of JDA) getting an update on the company and its transportation management system. Roadnet® Transportation Suite 3.7.2 DAT Solutions Launches Freight Market Analytics Service. Toys R Us lowers free shipping limit for online orders. I don’t think so.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 18, 2021

Starting this past Wednesday and rolling through Sunday, the Vax Express will visit Boston, Mattapan, Worcester, Lowell, Lawrence, and Fitchburg. Home Depot contracted its own container ship. The company has contracted a ship that will begin running next month. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

But some Class 1 railroads, CSX in particular, are cutting back on intermodal service to favor more profitable freight. Undergoing profound change are transportation management systems (TMS) and warehouse management systems (WMS), which hold the promise of improved management and planning of carrier capacity and inventories.

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Locus

DECEMBER 22, 2021

With last-mile delivery costs contributing to more than 50% of total shipping costs, the rising expectations in home delivery increases the risk of encountering inefficiencies. Transportation activities (aviation, rail, shipping, heavy and light trucking) are responsible for approximately 17% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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Freight Plus

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

If you had a shipment in Los Angeles that was going to Boston, the best way to do it was to have a local truck pick it up in, say Rancho Cucamonga, and take it to a car loader, which was a cross-dock operation with a rail siding. The car loader would pack, high and tight, your shipment in a rail car along with other shipments going to Boston.

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