The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

An Update from Sharm El-Sheikh on Decarbonisation of Transport. Transportation accounts for 17 percent of global greenhouse gases (GHG) and 20 percent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Unlike in Glasgow, there was no dedicated transport day, nor a transport pavilion in Sharm El-Sheikh.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

UPS is seeking alternative strategies for its truck brokerage business, which has seen sales plummet amid a freight recession marked by declining rates and over capacity. Amazon achieved its fastest-ever global shipping times last year but isn’t resting on its laurels. percent year-on-year decline in cargo revenues in 2023 to $1.5bn.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2024

In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long million vehicles cross the bridge annually, or about 30,000 per day, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. mile-long span.

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ToolsGroup

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Global Trade Authority Rob Garrison, CEO and Co-Founder of Mercado Labs, shares insights from over 30 years of supply chain experience working with a variety of Fortune 500 companies. Here, he explains what caused current global supply chain disruptions, and shares the five steps needed to overcome today’s supply chain issues.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Ocean Risk Management part 2: Navigating Global Shipping Alliance The shipping industry continues to evolve. In this article we will focus on another key development in the shipping industry: Global Shipping Alliances (GSAs). In recent years there has been a focus on Green Shipping and sustainability to decarbonize the shipping market.

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American Global Logistics

AUGUST 1, 2023

An Insider's Look at the Current State and Future Trends of Global Trade Introduction to Ocean Shipping in 2023 Ocean shipping plays a vital role in the global trade landscape. As the primary mode of transportation for goods across continents, it transports raw materials, finished products, and everything in between.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

However, interestingly enough, in today’s global freight environment, shipping from China to Los Angeles by ocean freight and following that up with air cargo shipments to Europe may actually be a more viable route. In other words, ocean cargo costs would cost about $0.21/kilogram kilogram to Europe. Total blended cost?

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 17, 2021

For global freight shippers, managing disruption comes with the job. 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. In 2015, there were roughly 17 global ocean carriers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 6, 2021

In some logistics application areas, like global trade compliance , they are a market leader. However, at its heart, production in the Asia-Pacific region was severely curtailed for a period of time for issues ranging from the COVID impact on worksites to energy shortages, to port capacity limits. So, there was supply chain disruption.

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Turvo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The global transportation system in 2021 is experiencing a unique and unexpected crisis. Market participants state that the cost of transportation has increased from approximately $1,500 to $6,000 – $9,000 per container in February this year. A problem also linked to shipping companies. What happened to the containers?

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Capacity Constraints Continue to Arise. Capacity constraints continue to come under microscope as shippers look for a better understanding to the state of the market. Top causes of capacity constraints include: . Capacity constraints within truckload and parcel have led to spillover within the LTL market.?

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

DECEMBER 15, 2021

2021 was a difficult year in global logistics due to ongoing volatility. As we approach another potentially volatile year, I wanted to provide key strategies for global shippers to consider. As you prepare for 2022, consider what different modes, trade lanes, or inland transportation strategies you can implement in your supply chain.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Singapore’s Status a Global Hub. From its peak, 97% flight capacity was reduced from Singapore Airlines. Typically, 45% to 50% of cargo is carried in belly holds of aircraft. However Singapore has managed to preserve it position as a global trade hub. The incessant flight cancellations caused major constrains to capacity.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 27, 2020

This drop in capacity resulted in demand outweighing supply and therefore, air prices multiplying as global trade needed to continue. Airlines have adapted to the changing market by introducing cargo only flights, with minimal schedules to keep global trade moving. The market has been impacted at varying levels.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 21, 2021

A new era of air transportation trends is emerging to create a confusing outlook for shippers. Air freight has been in nonstop peak-season mode despite pandemic-induced capacity decline, while other disruptions, such as the Suez Canal blockage, drove even more demand to air.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights an added dimension to our monthly summary of global supply chain activity trending and implications. In a prior published commentary, we provided highlights of March and Q1-2022 global production indices along with their implications. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares select individual prediction snapshots that are included in our annual 2023 predictions for industry and global supply chains research advisory. Background. Prediction Background. Technology where it existed is quite dated. Parcel Segment.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

Target is increasing its use of larger delivery vehicles in markets served by its sortation centers, improving capacity and creating more efficient routes, executive vice president and COO John Mulligan said on an earnings call last week. Target has been testing high-capacity van routes at Dallas and Minneapolis sortation centers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2024

The most obvious impact was the disruption of traffic and transportation. The port handles about 11 million tons of cargo per year, including automobiles, containers, coal, and farm products. The collapse had several immediate and long-term consequences for the region.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2015

We continue our series on the most read articles from the Cerasis blog for 2015 today by featuring any of the blogs in the transportation management or transportation categories. . Top 10 Most Read Transportation Management and Transportation Articles of 2015. We list them in order of the tenth most read to the most read.

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 15, 2020

Now the entire freight transportation industry, across air, ocean, road, and rail sectors, is awash with disrupted expectations and has retreated into survival mode. Air Freight Transportation Trends 2020. Record Capacity Declines and Price Increases. Year-on-year capacity declines are significant, to put it mildly.

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Logistics Middle East

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

In this list, we cast light on the Middle East's foremost cargo ports, based on their cargo storage and handling capacity and overall contribution to the global supply chain operations.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

The supply chain industry is on a years-long digital transformation journey, and one of the key objectives that industry leaders almost universally aim to achieve is true end-to-end (E2E) visibility across their complex global networks of suppliers, partners and customers. It’s the right goal.

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American Global Logistics

JUNE 23, 2020

Current events are reshaping global supply chains with speed and force. Changes to ground transportation, likewise, are whipsawing shippers and carriers. Supply and demand have seesawed triggering instability in ground transportation operations. Cargo capacity, driver shortages, and technology are in flux.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Companies of all sizes have been capturing the value from Global Supply Chain to increase the economies of scale and scope for years. Due to the rapid change in global business environment, managers find it difficult to gain the edge over competitors. However, you may wonder what kind of practices really work.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

3 Ideas for Finding Air Capacity in the Transatlantic Lane | Transportfolio. If you have struggled lately to find available air capacity in the Transatlantic lane, you’re not alone. Capacity is hard to find in this lane, and the busiest time of the year for air shipping is just ahead. It’s a global phenomenon. Plan ahead.

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

JULY 21, 2023

BR Williams trucking has become a leader in the transportation industry. The result was so effective that the company implemented it on a global scale and still partner with BR Williams for this solution nearly ten years later. This refrigerated shipping method costs significantly more than the standard 53-foot dry van capacity.

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

JULY 21, 2023

BR Williams trucking has become a leader in the transportation industry. The result was so effective that the company implemented it on a global scale and still partner with BR Williams for this solution nearly ten years later. This refrigerated shipping method costs significantly more than the standard 53-foot dry van capacity.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Forecasting Shipping Delays; Cargo Swamps Airports; Alibaba’s Challenge. The supply-chain problems are helping drive stronger inflation, the WSJ’s Gwynn Guilford and Anthony DeBarros report , as rising transport and other logistics costs flow through to the cost of consumer goods. Transportation. Cargo Facts).

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2022

China accounts for about 12% of global trade. China’s stringent COVID lockdown in critical port cities has impacted global supply chains. Shippers – the companies paying Ocean, Rail, and Truck carriers to transport their goods – can do little to speed shipments snarled by port congestion. million TEUs.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Neel is the EVP and Global Head of Airfreight at Flexport , the platform for global logistics. Neel is the EVP and Global Head of Airfreight at Flexport , the platform for global logistics. Flexport is the platform for global logistics. Airfreight is an option, however it is more expensive and capacity is tight.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 16, 2018

Completed by the exporter, the bill of lading provides a list of the contents of the shipment, establishes the value of the cargo, and acts as a legally binding document through the shipping process. Maintain Visibility with a Transportation Management System. Optimize Shipments Northbound and Southbound to Increase Capacity.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 5, 2022

As many companies push for this change and commitment to a business, it leaves less capacity for typical pharmaceutical chains—especially pharmaceutical companies that do business in the last mile of residential delivery. By now, most news sources have shared the areas of concern and delays with road and maritime transportation.

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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. The air cargo sector is facing this challenge as it battles another one: lack of capacity. billion globally in 2021, but its vaccine needs to be kept at minus 70 degrees Celsius.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

As the market continues to change, what’s your transportation strategy for handling fluctuations? As the marketplace changes, new demands on supply chains are adding complexity everywhere, especially on a global level. Transporting goods such long distances nearly always comes with additional nuances to plan for.

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American Global Logistics

MARCH 5, 2024

As of late February 2024, CMA CGM is now shipping cargo through the Red Sea trade route. Key labor issues Disrupting Global Supply Chains There are a number of key labor issues that are affecting the logistics industry. In recent years, shipping capacity has been under pressure. One issue is the shortage of truck drivers.

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Cargo planes could not fly out of or into Russia or Ukraine. As of this year, Ukrainian wheat exports are down 30.7%, drastically affecting Ukrainian and global wheat markets. and global economies factored considerably in supply chain disruptions. and the global economy. In 2019, both countries combined exported 25.4%

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