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Addressing Challenges in Global Logistics Operations with Technology

DELMIA Quintiq

Going back 14 years ago, the logistics industry dramatically reduced capital expenditure in 2008 when the great recession hit. This shift is more prominent in North America as they have typically, bigger houses and therefore, more scope for concepts such as a home gym and home office.

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Navigating Ongoing International Transportation Capacity Challenges

Talking Logistics

From import space and export space tightening up and a hot drayage market causing capacity constraints to volatile air freight rates – international transportation has had its share of challenges the last 10-12 months. Soaring Air Freight Rates. This has driven quite the demand for air freight.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

For centuries the expense, risk, and frustration with ocean freight held back expansion of the international economy, despite the invention of the steam invention. Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. First use of a modern container for ocean freight.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

The Freightos System is SaaS for freight contract management, automatic price quotations, and business intelligence. For centuries, the expense, risk, and frustration with ocean freight held back expansion of the international economy, despite the invention of the steam invention. First use of a modern container for ocean freight.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 2-6, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Amazon partners with Atlas Air Worldwide for cargo services (MarketWatch). Study: Biggest trucking firms outsource over 42% of their freight (FleetOwner). New components, like LeanDex for freight rate indexing, have applicability across many of our 7,500 customers. Truck Orders Fall in April (WSJ – sub.

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Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking: Networked Supply.

Global Trade Management

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. That was the message of a panel of experts on perishables shipping Wednesday at the AirCargo Americas Conference in Miami. International trade is the engine of global prosperity today. The size of global trade has nearly doubled since 1990. • Inconsistent computer communications.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 4-8, 2013)

Talking Logistics

America’s truckmakers run into soft patch ( Financial Times ). Signs of Stabilization as Air Cargo Grows in January ( IATA ). Back in 2008, FedEx set a goal to improve the overall fuel efficiency of the FedEx Express global vehicle fleet 20 percent by 2020, as compared with its 2005 performance.