Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2021

In the article, he wrote about Amazon Relay, the acquisition of Whole Foods, Amazon the carrier, and the expansion of its warehousing capabilities. And the company’s operations and technology have evolved over the last three years, with a focus on its trucking, warehousing, and air capabilities. Amazon Warehousing.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 15, 2022

Featuring Our Top 16 Articles on Freight and Logistics! According to Simplex Group , this helps companies plan for warehousing space, advertising, and staffing. According to Simplex Group , this helps companies plan for warehousing space, advertising, and staffing. The Job of a Freight Forecaster.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 20, 2016

As shoppers count down the days until they can score deals on the hottest products, cargo thieves are counting on cashing in on opportunities to swipe unattended trailers and shipments. The industry experiences more cargo theft incidents when there is a higher volume of consumer goods moving through the supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 25, 2021

The global supply chain is routinely beset by challenges, both large and small, but the past couple of years have delivered a string of significant logistics disruptions that have threatened to upend the tightly choreographed dance of global freight transportation. That’s starting to change. More and more large U.S. In the U.S.,

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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. DB Schenker Singapore has also cemented the position as a key pillar in Singapore’s logistics ecosystem, being the number one air exporter (for freight forwarding) and attaining market leadership in ocean freight as well. Singapore’s Status a Global Hub.

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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. Sembcorp, LYS Group, Engie and JinkoSolar, are just a few players involved with solar power installation. The competition is already very mature for going solar.

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Freightos

APRIL 2, 2024

More Resources Home April 2, 2024 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. China – N. Europe weekly prices fell 6% to $3.31/kg.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Late 2021 saw Maersk continue to shift towards vertical integrations, with acquisition of Senator, a German freight forwarder for $644 million dollars. While Facebook is looking at virtual reality, Alibaba and Amazon are looking more at freight. More on Maersk’s transition to an end-to-end provider can be found in this 2020 report.

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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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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Can the warehouse facility actually produce clean energy? Can the warehouse be skipped altogether!? When moving cargo, can shipments be consolidated more? Tim has crafted delivery solutions for many e-commerce clients and managed the supply chains for several chemical and freight forwarding companies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

Cargo ships lost 661 containers at sea in 2022, down from the 15-year average of 1,566 lost per year, according to the latest figures from the World Shipping Council (WSC). Target’s inventories at the end of the last quarter were 16 percent lower than the same period a year ago and Walmart cut inventories in its U.S.

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 30, 2021

Following an unprecedented downturn, the freight market has posted an almost full calendar year of impressive growth spurred by demand from a few sectors of the domestic economy. The second half of the past quarter was highly atypical and posted freight volumes that vastly exceeded those generally seen during peak season.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The initiative involves placing RFID tags on packages and wearable devices on employees to eliminate manual scans, reduce misloads, and accelerate parcel throughput in the delivery giant’s warehouses. Last year’s negotiations took place as dozens of container ships were backed up off the coast of California waiting to unload cargo.

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SupplyPike

MAY 20, 2020

Did you know that you do not have to hire and pay for a full truck if your freight is much less than a truckload? Freight carriers offer a variety of choices for transporting commercial shipments. In contrast, FTL freight occupies a whole truck and is quite bigger, usually weighing 20,000 pounds or more.

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Cathy Roberson

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

However, GXO Logistics CEO Malcolm Wilson told analysts during the company’s latest earnings call, “We're not expecting to see many of the seasonal pop-up types of short-term warehousing activities that we've seen in previous years. I wear a number of hats these days.

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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. He crafted delivery solutions for e-commerce clients and managed supply chains for several chemical and freight forwarding companies.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

There are many trade associations and organizations that represent carriers, but what about about freight brokers and 3PLs? TIA was founded in 1978 by a small group of supply chain executives. TIA members also include freight forwarders, intermodal marketing companies, Non-Vessel Operating Common Carriers, and 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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Talking Logistics

JULY 8, 2016

It was a relatively quiet week for supply chain and logistics news, with robots and weak freight demand dominating the headlines. Air cargo firms feel the pressure from plunge in freight prices (Reuters). Honeywell To Acquire Intelligrated, A Leader In Supply Chain And Warehouse Automation Technologies.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

That includes the acquisition of collaborative warehouse robotics provider 6 River Systems in 2019, and online shipping fulfilment services provider Deliverr in May of last year. © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. per share, taking a deep dive since early February.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 8, 2022

One thing is certain, in order for our airline to be successful, it is imperative the value our pilot group brings to the table must be properly recognized. Atlas also has maintained a strong relationship with DHL including joint ownership of Atlas’ subsidiary Polar Air Cargo in which DHL is a minority owner.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Anchor Group & Mikael Lind, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE). came from trucks carrying cargo. Møller–Maersk, Deutsche Post DHL Group, and Yara International joined the coalition as founding members. Wolfgang Lehmacher is operating partner at Anchor Group and advisor at Topan AG.

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Freightos

MARCH 19, 2024

More Resources Home Navigating the Waves: Exploring Digital Booking in Ocean Logistics at TPM 2024 Judah Levine The sessions at this year’s TPM, the preeminent North American ocean freight conference, was more focused on the role of technology in ocean logistics than ever.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 10, 2016

But there’s also something exhilarating about watching a group of kids, over the course of a few short weeks, come together as friends and as a team, overcoming adversity together, celebrating achievements together, and just having plain old fun together regardless of the score. April 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI).

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SupplyPike

APRIL 17, 2020

LTL freight carriers normally transport small shipments of freight from many companies. In this system, space is shared by all of the cargo on one truck. When companies opt for LTL shipping, they are charged for the section of the semi-truck that their freight takes up. Reduce your warehouse costs.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 17, 2017

Robinson , Descartes Systems Group , and Elemica are sponsoring this year’s team and employees to participate in the ride, which will be September 14-16 in Saratoga Springs, NY. In the meantime, here’s this week’s supply chain and logistics news: Amazon Plans Air Cargo Service for Chinese Customers (WSJ – sub.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 10, 2022

As freight rates continue to fall, shippers will likely continue to leverage blank sailings to balance operational costs against volatile fuel prices. Ocean Shipping Giant MSC Announces Air Cargo Service. Last week, ocean carrier MSC joined Maersk and CMA CGM in announcing the development of an MSC air cargo service.

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20Cube Logistics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

For one, using a company that specialises in logistics means you can leverage its network of warehouses and transportation modes to scale your distribution globally. 20Cube specialises in digital logistics and freight forwarding through our platform called MyHub. Advantages of Digital Freight Forwarders. Route Optimisation.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Another Friday where I have limited time, so let’s go straight to this week’s supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention: Uber to move freight, target trucking for the long haul (Reuters). “In freight … the golden standard is that it takes (the broker) five hours of phone calls to find your truck. .

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The Wall Street Journal reported this week (Paid subscription or metered view) that ocean container freight rates related to the most active global shipping lanes continue to decline amid what is traditionally considered the peak shipping period leading up to the holiday fulfillment season in the November-December period. Bob Ferrari.

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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. Rickenbacker International Airport was a bustling hub for air freight well before the pandemic—a day’s truck drive to half of the U.S. We had a good cargo business before the pandemic.

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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. In some locations, it’s both technologies on the same truck. The Einride Pods are monitored remotely.

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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. Other items that are heavy or bulky must be shipped via freight , and that requires access to a whole different network of specialists. It involves: Inventory management.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 8, 2019

Providers of real-time freight visibility solutions. Back in July 2017, I interviewed Bennett Adelson, the former CEO of MacroPoint (which was later acquired by Descartes Systems Group, a Talking Logistics sponsor) about OTIF and how it is driving demand for visibility solutions. project44 Adds Ocean Visibility to Platform.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

Part of this decrease may be attributed to temporary declining freight volumes as regions in Asia continue to deal with COVID-19 related suspensions of production, shipping or transport operations. In February, a new Stage I Measure was introduced, which tracks that average period from cargo ready to origin port departure.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Editor’s Note: This is a blog by one of our affiliate partners, Global Vision Group , a Federal Maritime Commission licensed Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) and Ocean Freight Forwarder (OFF). Is Full container freight not moving? Try moving your most important freight LCL to the East Coast.

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

West coast importers trying to beat tariffs find warehouses short on space. Freight volumes in December and January were bolstered by two major factors: U.S. While import volumes surged 9% YoY, warehouse availability is down to 4.6% Shippers hoping to avoid tariffs are now stuck with another bill: millions in warehouse fees.

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