Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 19, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides our readers with a further update on the ongoing Red Sea shipping disruption including added context and implications. Background Just before the Christmas 2023 holiday, Supply Chain Matters alerted our readers to rather troubling signs for another global-wide shipping disruption. East Coast.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Greener Shopping and Shipping: The Rise of Carbon Neutral e-Commerce Delivery. This has sparked a trend for more transparency around the carbon impact of their e-commerce home delivery, and in Europe and the US specifically, ‘green’ delivery options are being made available. by Barbara Schielke, Chief HR & CSR Officer for Asendia.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 14, 2023

5 Immediate Impacts of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 By Nat Josef Just when it seemed like bipartisanship was going the way of the dinosaurs, Congress recently came together to pass the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022, which President Biden signed into law on June 16th. and Europe. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

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I.C.E. Transport

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The voyage of a cargo ship from Europe to the U.S. Yet, it's in the crucial transition from ship to door where the true test lies. East Coast covers an impressive 4,000+ miles.

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ModusLink Corporation

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Top View Cargo containers ship logistics transportation Container Ship Vessel Cargo Carrier. Managing cloud-based e-commerce platforms and global shipping logistics is a vital part of the process of overcoming cross-border challenges for online retailers. The Importance of E-Commerce Shipping and Logistics in EU Transportation.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) fell 34% to $996/FEU. Europe weekly prices increased 7% to $3.70/kg. Europe – N. A recent analysis suggests that some spending growth is on the types of goods , like video games, that don’t ship by ocean container – another factor in the relative disconnect between spending and freight.

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Resilinc

MARCH 28, 2023

February 2023 saw supply chain struggles continue across Asia and Europe due to dwindling energy supplies, ongoing effects of COVID-19, high inflation, and more. Europe Energy Crisis On February 5 th , 2023, EU banned Russian refined product imports—severing ties with its biggest external diesel supplier.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 24, 2022

But it was featured on CNN Business and in other business media because it had traveled 6,000 miles from Xian China and represented a growing trend in China-Europe supply chains: shifting a portion of container traffic away from pricey and congested ocean shipping lanes to rail.

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QAD

JANUARY 17, 2023

With a standardized global shipping solution, all sites operate and adhere to the same procedures, workflows and processes. Additionally, global shipping is further complicated with fluctuating fuel costs, increasing customer expectations, soaring parcel shipments and other factors. Step 1: Automate Compliance.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2023

But cross-border trade is an important part of the global economy and much of this trade is in physical goods that must be stored, shipped, transported, and eventually consumed. I also looked at changes in exports by the US, Europe, and China. Perhaps most notable is the substantial decline in container shipping rates.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 5, 2024

The Supply Chain Matters blog provides readers with a further update on the ongoing Red Sea shipping disruption including added context and implications. Background Just before the Christmas holiday, Supply Chain Matters alerted our readers to rather troubling signs for another global-wide shipping disruption.

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QAD

JANUARY 12, 2023

Multi Carrier Shipping – An Introduction. UPS, FedEx and other parcel carriers spend large sums of money advertising that all of your parcel shipping needs can be satisfied by one provider. Companies with low volumes, and/or stable shipping patterns, might be best served by opting for such a one-carrier solution. .

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

When you can barely see beyond the bow of the ship, when extreme wind and waves threaten to throw you off course – or worse, sink you – it’s understandable that long-term thinking can get chucked overboard like so much extra ballast. It’s an apt metaphor for ocean shipping these past many months. And the list goes on.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) increased 3% to $978/FEU. Europe weekly prices increased 4% to $3.86/kg. Europe – N. Europe rates remained below $1,000/FEU last week. Europe GRIs planned for November to try and push rates up to profitable levels. Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Weekly) fell 4% to $2,141/FEU.

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Supply Chain Movement

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The American giant Uber tried to gain a foothold in Europe with its subsidiary Uber Freight, a matching platform for road transport, but failed miserably and was taken over by the German scale-up Sennder. The post Wolves and ships appeared first on Supply Chain Movement. Uber Freight. martijn.lofvers@supplychainmedia.nl.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) ticked up 2% to $1,020/FEU. Europe weekly prices increased 6% to $3.94/kg. Europe – N. Europe rates were below $900/FEU as of yesterday, despite indications of a gradual improvement in volumes on this lane. Europe prices climb 6% to $3.94/kg. kg China – N. Asia – N.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Understand how the recent Red Sea ship attacks are impacting global supply chains and how to mitigate potential risks. Ships are avoiding Egypt’s Suez Canal, the shortest maritime route from Europe to Asia and one of the world’s most important waterways, which accounts for about 12% of the world’s shipping traffic.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 2, 2021

Shipping container shortage article and permission to publish here provided by Sam White at Argentus. The massive global shipping squeeze. In their story about the shipping shortage, the CBC quoted shipping analyst Alan Murphy, who detailed how this changing demand has massively disrupted the global shipping market.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

Amazon shipped last-minute Christmas gifts faster in 2023 than in 2022, according to data from analyst firm Momentum Commerce. products on the platform warned it would ship after Christmas. products on the platform warned it would ship after Christmas. DHL Group does not operate ships but it uses them to transport containers.

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Supply Chain Movement

APRIL 21, 2015

TOC Europe 2015. TOC Europe – Your Global Container Supply Chain Event. The TOC Europe is the global meeting place for ports, terminals, shipping lines, 3PLs & shippers. Events 3PL Ahoy Container Supply Chain Rotterdam shipping lines TOC Europe' Date: 9-11 June 2015. Venue: Ahoy, Rotterdam (NL).

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2024

Global shipping prices are continuing to rise as Houthi rebels keep up attacks on cargo vessels in and around the Red Sea. The disruptions are at a key point for ships passing through the Suez Canal and are creating ripples across supply chains in Europe and the U.S., And now on to this week’s logistics news. East Coast.

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Supply Chain Digest

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Huge Numbers of Commercial and Naval Ships being Built, often as Same Yards

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Kinaxis

APRIL 18, 2018

by Dr. Madhav Durbha With the Alps as a backdrop, LogiPharma Europe 2018 proved to be both energizing and thought provoking. Given that the cells involved are living, they have very short lifespans and must be shipped in tightly managed, cryogenic conditions in a timely manner.

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Freightos

JUNE 15, 2021

You’ve seen the Suez Canal memes, you know furniture is taking way longer than usual to get to your door, and you may have even heard about Pelotons shipped by air to reduce delivery times. While the cure for COVID is well on its way, there is no vaccine for what’s afflicting container shipping. But that’s changed. Logistics is global.

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Freightos

JANUARY 3, 2024

More Resources Home Red Sea and Suez Canal Shipping Crisis Update Judah Levine Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Even with an international naval force in place, Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea continue. America East Coast peak of $22k/FEU.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The world’s oceans have been a vital part of global trade since humans first launched ships from shore. As a result, maritime shipping lies at the very heart of the global logistical system. In this concluding article, I want to discuss how climate change risks are adding to challenges faced by shipping firms and their clients.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Even more so when they’re trying to ship smaller quantities at a higher frequency to meet the ever-increasing consumer demands. Our industry is facing unprecedented circumstances – shipping volumes are on the rise, but there’s a shortage of carriers to provide enough capacity for planned and unplanned freight demands.

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C3 Solutions

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The conflict in Gaza and Israel has spilled over into the world’s busiest shipping lanes, making travel hazardous for vessels trying to pass through the Suez Canal to transit between Asia and Europe. As a supply chain specialist, you are without a doubt following along with events in the Middle East.

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Freightos

JANUARY 15, 2024

For example, the Freightos Baltic Index indicates a 69% increase to North America’s East Coast and a staggering 226% to Northern Europe since the crisis began. In fact, the hard reality is that looking back over the past decade, supply chains have been disrupted by shipping bankruptcies, wars, pandemics, geopolitics and tariffs.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 25, 2021

An ‘aggressive’ fight over containers is causing shipping costs to rocket by 300%. Shipping costs have skyrocketed as desperate companies wait weeks for containers and pay premium rates to get them, according to industry watchers. and Europe have surged 300%, Mark Yeager, chief executive officer of Redwood Logistics, told CNBC.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Despite the promised business of a rapidly approaching holiday shipping season, airfreight shippers should expect the falling rates to persist. As a potential recession looms and shipping volumes continue to fall, shippers can expect carriers to accept the vast majority of freight. . Tender Rejections Plummet as Volume Slows.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

As a logistics service provider, focusing on over-the-road surface transportation management solutions via technology and managed transportation services, we find the following information on the history of shipping containers of great significance to the logistics and supply chain community at large. Readers' choice! Significance.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 17, 2021

International shipping industry article and permission to publish here provided by Daniel Choi. Even during the epidemic, the shipping industry’s significance in the value chain and the transportation of resources and goods worldwide was emphasized, probably most prominently. The Shipping Industry During Pandemic.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

The History of the Shipping Container. 26 April 2016 marks the 60th anniversary of the maiden voyage of the Ideal X and the birth of modern container shipping, a development that played a critical role in spurring the global economy. But the modern shipping container has changed much more than one industry. Category Key.

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TMC

AUGUST 23, 2017

In Europe, about 90% of the shipments managed by large EU carriers are actually subcontracted to small carriers. EU shippers tend to pay a higher cost per unit to ship than their U.S. EU cabotage makes drivers and equipment more readily available throughout Europe. Part 2 of the white paper explores this in greater depth.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 15, 2024

The latest updates on shipping delays in the Red Sea in January 2024, including which businesses and industries have been impacted. 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.

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Resilinc

JUNE 15, 2021

Container ships are the backbone of world trade. According to Statista, the world’s merchant container ship fleet grew from 11 million metric tons (mt) of deadweight tonnage (a measure of a vessel’s weight-carrying capacity) to 275 million mt in 2020—a 2500% increase.

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