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!

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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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Freightos

DECEMBER 2, 2021

A Freightos survey of 300+ companies sheds light on how importers have been navigating supply chain disruptions. You might not think about shipping containers and ocean freight when you click “buy” on your Amazon order, but there’s a direct connection between the two. What’s changed in a year?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

Container shipping prices skyrocket. Amazon has announced that it plans to develop new technology for its autonomous delivery vehicles in Helsinki, Finland. The engineers will begin by developing 3D software to emulate the “complexities of real life.” Descartes acquires GreenMile. Furniture makers are seeing increasing backlogs.

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Freightos

JUNE 30, 2016

A Bloomberg review of key M&A activity focused on finance, consumer, telecommunications, technology and healthcare, with logistics not even getting a mention. The most preferred method, at a whopping 86%, is harnessing technology. Driven by more complex supply chains, shippers are looking for concrete results.

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Freightos

MAY 10, 2015

There are tens of thousands of books about logistics and supply chains. Amazon has 31,817 books about supply chain and 24,934 about logistics. That’s 56,751 supply chain and logistics books. All those books would weigh 49,000 kilograms – half the cargo mass of a Boeing 747-200F.

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Global Trade Management

MAY 16, 2014

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. Fuel optimized Supply Chains. Increased transportation costs can affect the optimal design of a supply chain. Another key to managing the fuel-optimized supply chain is transportation optimization. arviem real-time cargo monitoring.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

This week, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) , with sponsors Penske Logistics and consulting firm Kearney , released the 33rd Annual State of Logistics Report to organization members and the industry as a whole. GDP level, and a level not seen since 2008. This report provides a snapshot of the U.S.

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EcoVadis

JUNE 3, 2018

Blockchain, the innovative technology that powers the digital currency market, has gained prominence since the introduction of the cryptocurrency bitcoin in 2008. Now, companies are starting to apply blockchain technology to improve supply chain management.

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Supply Chain Opz

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

In the past, supply chain professionals are trained to handle the service issues through a planning of inventory , service level and after-sales operations. From the information technology perspective, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) get the highest attention. However, the origin of CRM is pretty unclear.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Compared to the 1,382 containers on average lost per year between 2008-2019 as reported by The World Shipping Council, that’s a big jump. There is also research being done into how technology can help sense container movement, allowing for faster reactions. With a cargo insurance policy, you are covered for unexpected losses.

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Freightos

JANUARY 28, 2016

Parcel delivery has been transformed by technology and the impact of e-commerce on last mile delivery. Expect drones, robotics, augmented reality to impact lower down the supply chain. Forwarders have their innovation heads in cloud technology, so that they move data as well as they move freight. Like reach (e.g.

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Freightos

JANUARY 28, 2016

Parcel delivery has been transformed by technology and the impact of e-commerce on last mile delivery. Expect drones, robotics, augmented reality to impact lower down the supply chain. Forwarders have their innovation heads in cloud technology, so that they move data as well as they move freight. Like reach (e.g.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 11, 2020

When leading economists start talking about a drop in manufacturing comparable to the start of the 2007-2008 global financial crisis, you can be sure that the world’s leading industries are in for a torrid few months. Since then, the impact on manufacturing and global supply chains, across multiple industry sectors, has been significant.

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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. Most often, LPs help the tracking, transfer and receiving of pallet-loads as they make their way through the supply chain with a high level of accurate visibility.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2015

We've already listed the top 10 manufacturing articles, the top 10 supply chain articles, and yesterday, the top 10 logistics articles. This is especially true when outsourcing transportation management, as transportation can include a large part of your overall supply chain and business costs.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

LLamasoft Introduces Supply Chain Sherpa Mobile Design and Visualization Modeling Tool. HighJump Software, TrueCommerce EDI Solutions Group Announces Strategic Partnership with ProcessPro. FedEx Introduces Enhancements to Deep Frozen Shipping. Reports 2012 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results. operations for UPS.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 4, 2015

COP21, the Paris Climate change conference taking place this week got us thinking what the carbon cost was for shipping the TV. A quick check showed that shipping the TV from Taiwan to Nashville (ocean & trucking) led to about 6.7 kg of carbon emissions. The broader climate issue.and freight’s role. It’s not just trucks.

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Global Trade Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. Networked Supply Chains Require Better Visibility. As manufactures and retailers increasingly depend on extended rosters of sourcing companies, the resulting networked supply chain requires improved visibility. The size of global trade has nearly doubled since 1990.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 23, 2023

This week, the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) , with sponsors Penske Logistics and consulting firm Kearney , released the 34th Annual State of Logistics Report to organization members and the industry as a whole. companies have been increasingly moving supply chain closer to home.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 3, 2020

As demands change, so must our supply chains. As early as 2008, multinational companies began experiencing rising labor costs in China’s coastal provinces. As such, each option can serve your supply chain in a different way. Could rail service benefit your supply chain? Cargo insurance.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Passages, capes, and straits are defined as geographical areas through which international shipping routes must transit. Chokepoints commonly have shallow, constricting depths, which hinder navigation and place restrictions on ship capacity. Potential for closure or interruption. Gibraltar and Suez during World War II).

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Global Trade Management

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. Tuesday, 26 February 2008. The technology discussion is trumping the business imperative. International trade is the engine of global prosperity today. The size of global trade has nearly doubled since 1990. Subscribe To. The Box or the Chocolates? Think Lindt ® chocolates.

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Global Trade Management

AUGUST 4, 2008

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. Monday, 4 August 2008. If you define an ‘Effective Global Trade’ as a trade that is executed on schedule, without damage to the cargo and at planned cost, then your threshold for an ‘Effective Global Trade’ is too low. Subscribe To.

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