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What’s the Difference Between FTL, LTL, FCL, and LCL? (Infographic)

BR Williams Supply Chain Management

When it comes to shipping freight, there’s a lot of terminologies that get thrown around. Often you’re drowning in acronyms, and it can be hard to know what the best shipping method is for your cargo. There are two main methods of shipping freight : trucks and ships. But which shipping method is best for you?

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10 Critical Components for Your Freight RFP Checklist

GlobalTranz

Introduce your company and your unique shipping needs. Even if you’re working with familiar partners, provide detailed lane data, including origin and destination zip code info, freight volume and frequency, commodity types, cargo values, special equipment and delivery requirements, terms and conditions and facility profiles.

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The Approach to Effective Freight Procurement

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The Approach to Effective Freight Procurement by LSCMS Shippers’ Council Container shipping procurement faces a multitude of challenges shaped by global events, industry shifts, environmental mandates, and technological advancements. It serves as the compass guiding shippers toward efficient, economical, and dependable cargo transport.

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Management of Ocean Transit Time Reliability and Visibility

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Certain shipping lines are investing in the last mile companies. The Shippers Council forms the voice for Shippers and BCO’s where likeminded experts collaborate within a shared community to influence global logistics excellence, and support sharing of ideas for continuous improvement and benchmarking of best practices.

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The State of the Trucking Market in 2021

GlobalTranz

Port backlogs, cargo limitations on container ships, and a lack of available equipment and port facility staffing.? Such congestion naturally leads to bottlenecks in planning drayage and eventual increases in the total cost of shipping, not to mention an added strain on trucking as the bottlenecks grow.? .

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A ‘Beached Whale’ in the Suez Canal: Stuck Working Capital

NC State SCRC

By now many of you have heard about the “Ever Given”, which has been stuck in the Suez Canal since Tuesday, and is blocking all container ships trying to get through with their cargo. For many years, as we moved to low cost countries, the shipping industry benefited. It may take weeks, by some estimates.

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The State of Uncertainty in the Freight Market!

Supply Chain Game Changer

UPS and FedEx both have released statements professing their need to continue shipping as an essential business, but it will be harder for smaller, more local carriers to keep up with their pace. Why Preparation and Continuous Improvement Enable Business Continuity Despite Uncertainty. have vanished per day.”.

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