Talking Logistics

MARCH 20, 2018

In addition, looking back to the summer of 2017, the June-August peak that typically happens was slower than anticipated. The 2017 holiday season was very strong and that carried through into the Chinese New Year. It is continually important to be proactive about identifying capacity trends and daily shipping reality.

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6 River Systems

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Bureau of Labor Statistics , there are 18,182 private warehousing establishments as of 2018, up from 15,203 in 2008. The average size of warehouses in 2000 was about 65,000 square feet, compared to about 181,370 square feet in 2017, according to a 2017 report from Westernacher Consulting. in Q1 2017, the lowest since 2008.”

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

DECEMBER 20, 2018

This has been an interesting year for the ocean shipping industry. Ocean carriers were mostly profitable at the end of 2017, but that trend eroded quickly in the first half of 2018. Or, yet again, is this just a temporary recovery, as the trend has been since 2008? 2019 Ocean Shipping Trends. Ocean Shipping Technology.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 4, 2018

From the last half of 2017 through today and beyond, a slew of market forces, some predictable and some unexpected, have combined to create a very real truck capacity shortage in the United States. economy in 2017 and so far in 2018, manufacturers have been producing more goods than usual and requiring more freight to be shipped.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

DECEMBER 20, 2018

This has been an interesting year for the ocean shipping industry. Ocean carriers were mostly profitable at the end of 2017, but that trend eroded quickly in the first half of 2018. Or, yet again, is this just a temporary recovery, as the trend has been since 2008? 2019 Ocean Shipping Trends. Ocean Shipping Technology.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Those shipments need to go by Ocean or the more expensive Air mode if ship berths can’t be found. Russia is strongly believed to have used cyber weapons to attack Georgia during the military incursion into the country in 2008. Because of this, they are predicting rates will skyrocket for Ocean and Air.

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Freightos

JUNE 30, 2016

The New Panama Canal Means Larger Ships Docking In New York. Widening the canal has extended the ship size it can accommodate from 5,000 to 14,000 TEUs, still 4,000 TEUs short of ultra-large container vessels that breeze through the Suez Canal. In fact, authorities expect it to be operational only in late 2017. 24/7 support?

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 13, 2016

The shipping industry saw growth and expansion in 2014 when compared to the state of the industry since 2008. While the driver shortage is a real threat to the state of the shipping industry, more carriers, such as UPS and FedEx, are expanding their fleets to address the capacity crunch. Fleets Are Expanding.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 9, 2015

Since the collapse of the housing market and the economy in 2008, the freight transportation industry has managed to claw its way out of a damaging situation and maintain historically low trucking rates. I think 2016 and 2017 will make 2014 look like child’s play,” Albrecht said. 3PLs Eat Much of Shipping Costs.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 15, 2015

A thorough analysis provided by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals , (CSCMP) in its “ State of Logistics ” report, indicates that by 2017, shippers in the U.S. 2009 was an exception due to the 2008–2009 recession.) Strategies for Surviving the Capacity and Trucker Shortage.

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TMC

JANUARY 25, 2018

Overall, 2017 was a good year for the ocean shipping industry. It’s a big switch from 2016, when the bankruptcy of Hanjin, one of the largest container shipping providers, forced everyone to confront how volatile this industry really is. While this is very positive for the shipping industry, you have to wonder.

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Requis

JULY 14, 2020

Steeped in the investment world since 2008, Brian decided very early on to focus on supply chain and operations investment. After graduation in 2008 I joined Jeff Citron at KEC Ventures (noted for stock trading platform Island ECN and Vonage; Jeff is also known for Datek Online). That stayed with me.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

In 2017 the ‘NotPetya’ cyber-attack on Ukraine, which irreversibly encrypted data on computers, caused $10bn-worth of damage around the world (it was widely blamed on Russia).”[5] 12] Charles Krauthammer, “ How to Stop Putin ,” Washington Post, 14 August 2008. [13] ”[4]. ”[6].

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Transportation Industry Braces for a Looming Transportation Capacity Crunch Crisis in 2017. However, its usage is yet to reach a point where shipping professionals consider it indispensable for their business. As the shipping business has gone global, it has grown in complexity. Read the Full Article Here.

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RFgen

JANUARY 16, 2019

Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of warehouses in the country has increased exponentially, from 15,203 locations in 2008 to 17,389 establishments in 2017. When that cargo ship arrives at its destination, the entire shipload can be received in a quick and easy barcode scan. According to the U.S.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

General average is a throwback to the days when a crew tossed cargo overboard to lighten the ship in a storm. If a ship experiences an extraordinary sacrifice or expenditure at sea today, the ship owner may declare general average. Ship owners have a lien on the ship’s cargo.

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TMC

JANUARY 25, 2018

Overall, 2017 was a good year for the ocean shipping industry. It’s a big switch from 2016, when the bankruptcy of Hanjin, one of the largest container shipping providers, forced everyone to confront how volatile this industry really is. While this is very positive for the shipping industry, you have to wonder.

Trends 54

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

The term “Blockchain” was first coined by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008 as the name for the electronic transaction ledger to be used in support of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin. And Maersk has now teamed up with IBM on a new blockchain-based electronic shipping platform. So, as with anything, let’s start at the beginning.

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

We saw that starting to turn around in 2016 and continued to accelerate into 2017," he notes. trillion in 2017, up 6.2% from the year before, and about $250 billion more than companies spent on logistics in 2008. trillion in 2017, up 6.2% Parcel delivery volumes jumped 7% to $99 billion in 2017.

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TMC

JANUARY 25, 2018

Overall, 2017 was a good year for the ocean shipping industry. It’s a big switch from 2016, when the bankruptcy of Hanjin, one of the largest container shipping providers, forced everyone to confront how volatile this industry really is. While this is very positive for the shipping industry, you have to wonder.

Trends 48

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FLEXE

AUGUST 31, 2017

Thanks to Amazon, consumers are accustomed to fast, affordable shipping. Fast, affordable shipping requires adding more locations to create a larger fulfillment network that moves inventory closer to end customers. 2017 is projected to set a record-high for store closures—even beating out 2008—with nearly 9,000 stores closing.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Overall, 2017 has been a good year for the ocean shipping industry. It’s a big switch from 2016, when the bankruptcy of Hanjin, one of the largest container shipping providers, forced everyone to confront how volatile this industry really is. Most would say we reached the peak of carrier consolidation in 2017.

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Lucas

JULY 3, 2018

The growing importance of labor metrics in warehousing is no surprise given that 60% of companies say they are having trouble finding hourly workers (according to the 2017 DC Employment Outlook Survey). Conversely, the percentage of warehouses using automation was basically unchanged since 2008. Annual workforce turnover.

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FLEXE

AUGUST 31, 2017

. </p> <p>Thanks to Amazon, consumers are accustomed to fast, affordable shipping. </p> <p>Fast, affordable shipping requires adding more locations to create a larger fulfillment network that moves inventory closer to end customers. . </p>

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 20, 2019

The earliest mention of Blockchain technology was the Oct 2008 article published by the ever enigmatic, Satoshi Nakamoto which evangelized the use of distributed ledger philosophy to develop the digital current called Bitcoin. How did Blockchain technology emerge? I would like to call Bitcoin as Blockchain 1.0.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

It’s Mind-Bogglingly Cheap to Ship To China. Supply and demand on US-China exports, combined with historically low freight prices, meant that, shipping a 40′ foot container from the Port of Long Beach to the Port of Shenzhen costs less than the price of a mid-range MacBook. Singles’ Day vs Black Friday.

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Arkieva

JANUARY 6, 2017

If you use certain items frequently, keep them closer to the working or shipping area. Someone even went as far in a Washington Times op-ed to say “It’s worse than 2008, it reassembles 1937…”. Hope to share more supply chain strategy post sin 2017. Warehouse efficiency directly depends on its layout. Read More ».

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