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In order for our freight economy to stay healthy, it requires a stable infrastructure, specifically in the transportation sector. 4, 2015, provides long-term funding certainty for surface transportation projects and also contains a broader set of permit streamlining reforms. 2009: 8. MORE
in 2015, while at the same time five key issues favorable to shippers are manifesting in the transportation market today. Monahan points to the dramatic 15% drop in spot market rates in Q3-Q4 of 2015 as one point of evidence of the falling transportation costs for shippers. MORE
Summer is supposed to be the busiest time of year for freight and air shipping, but given slow demand and overcapacity in recent months, expectations for the third quarter have changed, and not for the better. I Know What You Shipped Last Summer. MORE
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). Global trade volumes fell for the first time since 2009 by 1.7 MORE
Congress is under pressure to quickly deliberate on effective measures that resolve the seemingly chronic problem of transportation money, but it’s following a pattern of putting things off: there have 34 short-term funding bills like last week’s passed since 2009. MORE
Here’s the news that caught my attention this week: January 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Truckload Freight and Rates Dip Seasonally in February: DAT Freight Index. Cass Freight Index – February 2015. MORE
While container terminal operators certainly feel the pressure, freight forwarders and the shipping lines themselves have a few planning puzzles to sort out on their own. Decrease in port calls for big ships since 2009. Massive ships. Slow steaming. Alliances and consolidation. MORE
Con-way Freight Introduces Drive Safe Systems™. FedEx Freight to Increase Shipping Rates. Proposed DOT FY 2015 budget draws mixed reactions from industry stakeholders ( Logistics Management ). MORE
Here’s what I wrote back on this date in 2009, as I recalled the events of that tragic day eight years earlier: I grew up in Brooklyn, New York, near Red Hook and the docks. DAT Solutions Launches Freight Market Analytics Service. Today is September 11. I never forget. MORE
reading in April, a reflection of currently manageable capacity utilization and low fuel prices—something that is expected to stay intact through the end of 2015. Diesel prices are at the lowest weekly average price since October 2009, marking the longest decline in 2015. MORE
When compared to 2009, when 68% reported having to reduce the size of their staff, these numbers are very encouraging. The results have been tabulated for the 68th annual Survey of Distribution Operations. MORE
IATA head says air freight load factors near 2009 crash levels, but the Middle East is still leading the pack MORE
How Freight Disrupted Itself. In the last year, a new dynamic has begun to reshape the freight industry. Phil knows his (freight) stuff. In his PhD thesis he developed a product to secure ocean freight rates with financial derivatives. Declining Freight Rates. MORE
Of course, ACE goes much further than advance filing of manifests, which has been mandatory for cargo arriving via vessel since 2009 under ISF (10+2) – it’s a fundamental change that recognizes the changing landscape of security risks and the impact of global trade on homeland security. . MORE
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). Global Container Volume on Track for Worst Year Since 2009 (WSJ – sub. MORE
After the development of bitcoin invented by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009, computer scientists, software industry, and the banking industry were intrigued by the potential applications of bitcoin’s underlying “blockchain” process. Christopher Tang. MORE
On January 4, the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) posted figures that showed week over week increases of 98% on West Coast rates and 77% on East Coast rates. in 2015, accounting for the addition of 1.72 MORE
As we see this year, there are more cars on the road (meaning carriers want that attractive freight), and we are also seeing tight capacity. Don't let the bird not be the star of the show, make sure your freight is ready to go! Do you know your freight classes ? MORE
Whereas 2009 saw the control of transportation industry profits in the hands of the shippers, two years later a shift occurred in the favor of carriers. As the US economy is looking positive in 2015 and for the next few years, so is the LTL market. MORE
The principal causes of manufacturing job losses were growing trade deficits, especially with China, Mexico, and other low-wage nations, and the weak recovery from the Great Recession since 2009. MORE
In 2019, digital freight isn’t a vision; it’s a reality. There are now literally dozens of platforms, from enterprise forwarders to top five ocean carriers, air freight carriers to online marketplaces , that prove this. So where will freight be in 2019? MORE
With the release of the May 8, 2015 Jobs Report , many businesses and employees within the manufacturing industry have grown concerned. Bureau of Labor Statistics US manufacturing jobs Report – April 2015. MORE
There was a deceleration in freight volumes during the second half of 2015 which continued into the first month of 2016. So, that tells me that the inventory situation continues to weigh on truck freight volumes. The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, dropped 0.4 percent in December from November , with December 2015 freight shipments down 2.0 MORE
2015 Supply Chains to Admire. What suppliers need help with cost (LEAN, labor, freight,…)? In 2009, we took the work that we did with E2open on suppliers and built customer networks to see channel sales and demand signals daily. MORE
At the trough of the recessions in 2003 and 2009, only $100 million worth of equipment was being purchased. So, its effects were probably a little easier to handle than the deep, sharp recession of 2009. How Can USMTO Reports Help Drive Manufacturing Sales and your Bottom Line? MORE
Well, basically, because getting freight in a smooth matter is clearly important to helping combat the capacity crunch as it is and of course, moving forward. Economically, these requests make financial sense, considering the changes in freight regulations that has occurred in recent years. MORE
2009 was an exception due to the 2008–2009 recession.) Preferred shippers maintain complete, detailed communications about each freight load with carriers. 10 Strategies for Shippers to Fight the Capacity and Trucker Shortage appeared first on Freight Logistics Company | Cerasis. MORE
In 2009, the canal reported 299.1 Size restrictions on ships are worrying in large part because freight ships are getting bigger. The canal will unveil its extension in 2016—El Niño will be at full force in late 2015 and early into next year. MORE
That will be in 2015, after the peak of oil [supply].”. 2015 is less than three weeks away, and a barrel of Brent crude oil is $65.70 Brent crude oil prices Dec 2009 – Dec 2014 (Source MoneyAM.com). million bbl/d in 2015.” . MORE
Couple the lower rates with less availability of freight due to the slow-down in the oil and gas segment, and many smaller carriers are finding current conditions challenging. July is usually a slow month, but diesel prices also hit the lowest they've been since 2009. Freight Rates MORE
After the development of bitcoin invented by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009, computer scientists, software industry, and the banking industry were intrigued by the potential applications of bitcoin’s underlying “blockchain” process. Christopher Tang. MORE
The slowing gross domestic product (GDP) growth and a change in growth toward services has adjusted freight markets for both truckload and rail. per gallon—which is now the lowest weekly average price since July 2009. MORE
Parcel shippers are still trying to digest the impact of the huge freight rate increase implemented by both UPS and FedEx by changing the way they price ground services for packages measuring less than 3 cubic feet. Fuel prices are currently at their lowest level since May of 2009. MORE
in the third quarter of 2015 according to the third preliminary estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis in late December. in December 2015, up 6.7% in December 2015. Housing Starts: In November 2015, housing starts increased 10.3% in November 2015, down 0.9% MORE
Ashton talked in depth about IoT to the RFIDJournal.com in 2009″ “Today computers – and, therefore, the internet – are almost wholly dependent on human beings for information. appeared first on Freight Logistics Company | Cerasis. MORE
As I explain in my book, The Power of Resilience: How the Best Companies Manage the Unexpected (MIT Press, October 2015), companies can improve their disruption detection capabilities in a number of ways. MORE
Capacity tightened up in 2014 , but then loosened again in 2015. Now, in 2016, the industry is seeing recessionary levels of excess truckload capacity similar to those of 2009. But to understand the current state of truckload capacity, we need to go back to January 2015. MORE
percent in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.089 million homes, compared to March 2015 starts were up 14.2 percent and when compared to March of 2015, increased 1.5 On a non-seasonally adjusted basis the freight tonnage actually increased 10.2 MORE
Talking Logistics
MARCH 13, 2015
Here’s the news that caught my attention this week: January 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Truckload Freight and Rates Dip Seasonally in February: DAT Freight Index. Cass Freight Index – February 2015.
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
Here’s what I wrote back on this date in 2009, as I recalled the events of that tragic day eight years earlier: I grew up in Brooklyn, New York, near Red Hook and the docks. DAT Solutions Launches Freight Market Analytics Service. Today is September 11. I never forget.
Freightos
JANUARY 31, 2019
In 2019, digital freight isn’t a vision; it’s a reality. There are now literally dozens of platforms, from enterprise forwarders to top five ocean carriers, air freight carriers to online marketplaces , that prove this. So where will freight be in 2019?
Cerasis
JUNE 15, 2015
2009 was an exception due to the 2008–2009 recession.) Preferred shippers maintain complete, detailed communications about each freight load with carriers. 10 Strategies for Shippers to Fight the Capacity and Trucker Shortage appeared first on Freight Logistics Company | Cerasis.
Cerasis
APRIL 9, 2015
Well, basically, because getting freight in a smooth matter is clearly important to helping combat the capacity crunch as it is and of course, moving forward. Economically, these requests make financial sense, considering the changes in freight regulations that has occurred in recent years.
Cerasis
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
Ashton talked in depth about IoT to the RFIDJournal.com in 2009″ “Today computers – and, therefore, the internet – are almost wholly dependent on human beings for information. appeared first on Freight Logistics Company | Cerasis.
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DELMIA Quintiq
MARCH 22, 2015
While container terminal operators certainly feel the pressure, freight forwarders and the shipping lines themselves have a few planning puzzles to sort out on their own. Decrease in port calls for big ships since 2009. Massive ships. Slow steaming. Alliances and consolidation.
Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 11, 2014
That will be in 2015, after the peak of oil [supply].”. 2015 is less than three weeks away, and a barrel of Brent crude oil is $65.70 Brent crude oil prices Dec 2009 – Dec 2014 (Source MoneyAM.com). million bbl/d in 2015.” .
Freightos
JANUARY 12, 2016
How Freight Disrupted Itself. In the last year, a new dynamic has begun to reshape the freight industry. Phil knows his (freight) stuff. In his PhD thesis he developed a product to secure ocean freight rates with financial derivatives. Declining Freight Rates.
Elementum
JULY 20, 2015
Congress is under pressure to quickly deliberate on effective measures that resolve the seemingly chronic problem of transportation money, but it’s following a pattern of putting things off: there have 34 short-term funding bills like last week’s passed since 2009.
TMC
NOVEMBER 18, 2015
As I explain in my book, The Power of Resilience: How the Best Companies Manage the Unexpected (MIT Press, October 2015), companies can improve their disruption detection capabilities in a number of ways.
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Cerasis
MAY 11, 2015
With the release of the May 8, 2015 Jobs Report , many businesses and employees within the manufacturing industry have grown concerned. Bureau of Labor Statistics US manufacturing jobs Report – April 2015.
Cerasis
APRIL 24, 2015
Whereas 2009 saw the control of transportation industry profits in the hands of the shippers, two years later a shift occurred in the favor of carriers. As the US economy is looking positive in 2015 and for the next few years, so is the LTL market.
Cerasis
MARCH 6, 2015
The principal causes of manufacturing job losses were growing trade deficits, especially with China, Mexico, and other low-wage nations, and the weak recovery from the Great Recession since 2009.
Cerasis
MAY 27, 2015
At the trough of the recessions in 2003 and 2009, only $100 million worth of equipment was being purchased. So, its effects were probably a little easier to handle than the deep, sharp recession of 2009. How Can USMTO Reports Help Drive Manufacturing Sales and your Bottom Line?
Cerasis
MAY 15, 2015
When compared to 2009, when 68% reported having to reduce the size of their staff, these numbers are very encouraging. The results have been tabulated for the 68th annual Survey of Distribution Operations.
CH Robinson Transportfolio
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
The slowing gross domestic product (GDP) growth and a change in growth toward services has adjusted freight markets for both truckload and rail. per gallon—which is now the lowest weekly average price since July 2009.
The Network Effect
JANUARY 23, 2015
Parcel shippers are still trying to digest the impact of the huge freight rate increase implemented by both UPS and FedEx by changing the way they price ground services for packages measuring less than 3 cubic feet. Fuel prices are currently at their lowest level since May of 2009.
Cerasis
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
As we see this year, there are more cars on the road (meaning carriers want that attractive freight), and we are also seeing tight capacity. Don't let the bird not be the star of the show, make sure your freight is ready to go! Do you know your freight classes ?
Elementum
AUGUST 18, 2015
In 2009, the canal reported 299.1 Size restrictions on ships are worrying in large part because freight ships are getting bigger. The canal will unveil its extension in 2016—El Niño will be at full force in late 2015 and early into next year.
Talking Logistics
MARCH 7, 2014
Con-way Freight Introduces Drive Safe Systems™. FedEx Freight to Increase Shipping Rates. Proposed DOT FY 2015 budget draws mixed reactions from industry stakeholders ( Logistics Management ).
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). Global Container Volume on Track for Worst Year Since 2009 (WSJ – sub.
DAT Solutions
AUGUST 24, 2015
Couple the lower rates with less availability of freight due to the slow-down in the oil and gas segment, and many smaller carriers are finding current conditions challenging. July is usually a slow month, but diesel prices also hit the lowest they've been since 2009. Freight Rates
CH Robinson Transportfolio
AUGUST 14, 2015
reading in April, a reflection of currently manageable capacity utilization and low fuel prices—something that is expected to stay intact through the end of 2015. Diesel prices are at the lowest weekly average price since October 2009, marking the longest decline in 2015.
Logistics Middle East
DECEMBER 6, 2015
IATA head says air freight load factors near 2009 crash levels, but the Middle East is still leading the pack
Elementum
JULY 14, 2015
Summer is supposed to be the busiest time of year for freight and air shipping, but given slow demand and overcapacity in recent months, expectations for the third quarter have changed, and not for the better. I Know What You Shipped Last Summer.
Talking Logistics
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
There was a deceleration in freight volumes during the second half of 2015 which continued into the first month of 2016. So, that tells me that the inventory situation continues to weigh on truck freight volumes. The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, dropped 0.4 percent in December from November , with December 2015 freight shipments down 2.0
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). Global trade volumes fell for the first time since 2009 by 1.7
EFT
JANUARY 19, 2016
in the third quarter of 2015 according to the third preliminary estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis in late December. in December 2015, up 6.7% in December 2015. Housing Starts: In November 2015, housing starts increased 10.3% in November 2015, down 0.9%
Talking Logistics
JULY 12, 2016
Capacity tightened up in 2014 , but then loosened again in 2015. Now, in 2016, the industry is seeing recessionary levels of excess truckload capacity similar to those of 2009. But to understand the current state of truckload capacity, we need to go back to January 2015.
The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog
APRIL 16, 2018
After the development of bitcoin invented by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009, computer scientists, software industry, and the banking industry were intrigued by the potential applications of bitcoin’s underlying “blockchain” process. Christopher Tang.
The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog
APRIL 16, 2018
After the development of bitcoin invented by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009, computer scientists, software industry, and the banking industry were intrigued by the potential applications of bitcoin’s underlying “blockchain” process. Christopher Tang.
CH Robinson Transportfolio
FEBRUARY 5, 2016
On January 4, the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) posted figures that showed week over week increases of 98% on West Coast rates and 77% on East Coast rates. in 2015, accounting for the addition of 1.72
BluJay Solutions
JULY 31, 2014
Of course, ACE goes much further than advance filing of manifests, which has been mandatory for cargo arriving via vessel since 2009 under ISF (10+2) – it’s a fundamental change that recognizes the changing landscape of security risks and the impact of global trade on homeland security. .
EFT
MAY 18, 2016
percent in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.089 million homes, compared to March 2015 starts were up 14.2 percent and when compared to March of 2015, increased 1.5 On a non-seasonally adjusted basis the freight tonnage actually increased 10.2
Cerasis
JANUARY 20, 2016
In order for our freight economy to stay healthy, it requires a stable infrastructure, specifically in the transportation sector. 4, 2015, provides long-term funding certainty for surface transportation projects and also contains a broader set of permit streamlining reforms. 2009: 8.
Supply Chain Collaborator
JULY 7, 2016
in 2015, while at the same time five key issues favorable to shippers are manifesting in the transportation market today. Monahan points to the dramatic 15% drop in spot market rates in Q3-Q4 of 2015 as one point of evidence of the falling transportation costs for shippers.
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