The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Prior to starting AscendTMS, Tim co-founded and ran a national 3PL, where he invited Palm Beach Capital LLC to become minority equity shareholder in July, 2009 in order to speed both internal growth and outside acquisitions. The 3PL grew yearly, including during the “great recession”, with load counts being the most robust ever.

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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 Global trade volumes fell for the first time since 2009 by 1.7

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

You probably have questions about what the 2016-2017 ocean contract season will bring. Since 2009, ocean carriers have faced many uncertainties—and they’re expected to continue for the foreseeable future. In my opinion, there will be more than one way to procure capacity, rates, and services for the 2016-2017 season.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

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. Did You Know That … It wasn’t just about freight. Get instant freight quotes for container shipping.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 12, 2016

Now, in 2016, the industry is seeing recessionary levels of excess truckload capacity similar to those of 2009. Freight volumes are up a little with lackluster economic growth, which leaves an implied excess capacity of 2-4%. Industrial production – the freight economy relevant to GDP. How much excess capacity is there today?

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Financial markets are largely driven by emotion, but freight flows are not. Despite these potential problems, we maintain a cautiously bullish outlook, since the freight markets — or more accurately goods flows — have a well-earned reputation for predictive value. We are not alarmed about a slower growth rate in shipments.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

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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CH Robinson Transportfolio

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Global Shipping Trends: What to expect in 2017. While these financial pressures have been ongoing since 2009 due to several factors, overcapacity was certainly one of the most prevalent. Ocean carriers continue to see their average operating margin dip below zero as rates fell to their lowest levels since 2009. 2017 Projections.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 8, 2016

You probably have questions about what the 2016-2017 ocean contract season will bring. Since 2009, ocean carriers have faced many uncertainties—and they’re expected to continue for the foreseeable future. In my opinion, there will be more than one way to procure capacity, rates, and services for the 2016-2017 season.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 9, 2015

What we (Transportation Workers) Need is Not Personal, It’s Economical & Common Sense…It’s Way More than “Complaining” When asked, “What We Need,” many manufacturers will understand the reasons why logistics and freight haulers say they require attention to road and freeway conditions. Wide shoulders.

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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. This year, shipping companies are not seeing the rise in demand they desperately need.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 7, 2017

This is especially true today, as what used to be four primary ocean carrier alliances transformed into three different ocean carrier alliances – taking effect on April 1, 2017. During the Great Recession of 2007-2009, demand decreased rapidly for container shipping, causing a chain reaction for carriers. back to Asia).

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JULY 7, 2016

“An ideal business climate would include rapid adoption of new technologies that give shippers and their logistics providers immediate information on freight location and possible transportation difficulties, as well as widespread information on capacity options and pricing.”

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 4, 2017

I’m heading back home today from the MercuryGate Velocity 2017 user conference in Las Vegas. There are countless possibilities, especially when you consider emerging technologies and delivery models like drones, driverless trucks, hyperloop, and the Uber-ization of freight. In my sleepy haze, I had no idea what to think.

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DAT Solutions

AUGUST 3, 2018

To hear Donald Broughton reveal his insights, attend his keynote session on "Threat vs Opportunity in the New Freight Economy" at the DAT User Conference. The industrial economy began to recover as oil prices climbed back above $50 a barrel in the fall of 2016, and accelerated some more when oil stayed above $55 in the fall of 2017.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 16, 2018

victims of the WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017 paid their ransoms in bitcoins), illegal transactions on the dark web, etc. . In 2017, more firms are working together to experiment the viability and the benefit of “private” blockchains known as “permissioned blockchains”.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

APRIL 16, 2018

victims of the WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017 paid their ransoms in bitcoins), illegal transactions on the dark web, etc. . In 2017, more firms are working together to experiment the viability and the benefit of “private” blockchains known as “permissioned blockchains”.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Bed Bath & Beyond @BedBathBeyond Bed Bath & Beyond has discovered a way to save millions of dollars on freight over the next few years, thanks to a new 755,000 square-foot distribution facility slated to open in the fall of 2019. The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 24, 2019

Supply Chain Cost Management Results: By the time Starbucks had completed its transformation program, it had saved more than $500 million over the course of 2009 and 2010, of which a large proportion came out of the supply chain, according to Peter Gibbons, then Executive Vice President of Global Supply Chain Operations.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 21, 2017

The 28th Annual Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals ( CSCMP ) 2017 State of Logistics Report, published by A.T. logistics costs fell last year for the first time since 2009, reflecting concern within the industry. But, the most-concerning factor in the 2017 State of Logistics Report revolves around truckload expenses.

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