Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

Carriers and providers experienced windfall profit levels in their ability to leverage the constant disruptions and ship deployment imbalances into skyrocketing spot rates, added services fees, surcharges or demurrage penalties. The rate was further 80 percent below the peak spot rate of $10,377 reached in September 2021.

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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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Turvo

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Why is freight pricing reaching historical records? The cost of transporting a container by ship has tripled since extreme confinement was lifted. Despite the crisis, the market rules out seeing the low prices that helped the economy and international trade recover after the 2009 crash, which will give inflation a boost.

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Supply Chain Network

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Since 2009, when ScottsMiracle-Gro began implementing its new distribution model, the Company has reduced the number of miles traveled to ship products to home center customers by approximately one-third. ScottsMiracle-Gro is consolidating the warehousing and distribution of its bagged products that are shipped to home center stores.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 10, 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. Sri Laxmana has been with C.H.

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DAT Solutions

DECEMBER 11, 2018

The hard data of physical goods flow confirms that people are still making things, shipping things, and buying/consuming things. Get deep insights with business intelligence based on historical truckload pricing trends, plus demand and capacity data to help you make better business decisions.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Since 2009, ocean carriers have faced many uncertainties—and they’re expected to continue for the foreseeable future. For example, the China-owned COSCO and China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) have confirmed their merger. 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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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. The overall effectiveness of GRIs mainly stem from carrier utilization and market capacity. As reported by Alphaliner , the containership fleet grew 8.5%

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. Following a March 2022 surge of Covid-19 in Shanghai, shipping company A.P. AlixPartners).

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Elementum

JULY 14, 2015

I Know What You Shipped Last Summer. 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. In addition, the new ships are more fuel efficient, which will reduce costs.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 4, 2013

During the downturn, carriers invested less in new trucks and terminals because shipping tonnage decreased. Now, shipping tonnage has increased and trucking capacity is much tighter. Fedex Freight $5.2B 14.9%. Con-way Freight $3.3B 9.4%. YRC Freight $3.2B 9.2%. UPS Freight $2.4B 6.9%.

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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. While these financial pressures have been ongoing since 2009 due to several factors, overcapacity was certainly one of the most prevalent.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 8, 2014

. The LTL carriers are getting good freight from 3PLs, so the relationship is working in many ways. Tonnage shipped via LTL has steadily risen since the market lows of 2009. The increased tonnage, the driver shortage along with better asset utilization has reduced capacity.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MARCH 22, 2015

Massive ships. Rules for container traffic between Europe and Asia are being rewritten and this has had profound implications for West European terminals: Supply fluctuations have resulted in a fragmented terminal capacity. Capacity of container ships handled in 2014. Shipping lines alliances. Slow steaming.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 8, 2016

Since 2009, ocean carriers have faced many uncertainties—and they’re expected to continue for the foreseeable future. For example, the China-owned COSCO and China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) have confirmed their merger. 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

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! That’s not just good news for consumers; capacity is opening up for freight carriers.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 7, 2017

container carriers) can partner in our industry: Slot Charter Agreements: When a shipping company buys a certain number of slots from another carrier. Partners within a shipping consortium agree to operate liner services along a specified route using a specified number of vessels. More effective management of existing capacity.

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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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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 12, 2014

However, there is no evidence that America’s manufacturing woes have magically worked themselves out, or that a significant number of jobs that left for China and Mexico are being shipped back. Twitter The post Reshoring Optimism, But Not Much Else appeared first on Freight Logistics Company | Cerasis. Louis, where he earned an M.A.

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Elementum

AUGUST 18, 2015

This year’s El Niño is shaping up to be the strongest in recorded history, and it is already beginning to alter global shipping routes. That’s bad news for huge ships, who can no longer pass through the locks. Starting September 8, the maximum draft (depth below waterline) for ships passing through the canal will drop from 39.5

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GlobalTranz

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. At the same time customers wanted their goods shipped for less, partly due to the recession and partly due to the demand shippers had to move goods. Recession for Goods Distribution.

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3PL Insights

JULY 28, 2016

In 1934, experts estimated that the canal could accommodate a maximum capacity of about 80 million tons each year. But in reality, there has been much more vessel traffic than anyone ever envisioned: in 2009 alone, the traffic in the canal reached a whopping 299.1 million tons of shipping materials. Raising the lake.

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American Global Logistics

AUGUST 15, 2023

In 2009, Yellow merged with Roadway Express to form YRC Worldwide Inc. With the loss of Yellow, LTL capacity declined. That loss of capacity declined so much that it led to increased rates for shippers. Specifically, it created a 10% gap in capacity. And pricing issues will persist until the capacity gap dissolves.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 21, 2016

While LTL shipping may have been the gold standard for shippers in the past, more shippers are starting to turn to a combination of parcel and less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping to cut costs and drive profits. Parcel Shipping. The Main Drawback of Parcel Shipping. Benefits of Parcel Shipping.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

There is much more to shipping rewards than throwing products in a box and slapping on a label. If you’re like a lot of small business startups, however, you might have forgotten to figure in fulfillment costs, including shipping and warehouse storage fees. After all, that geode science kit or spiffy new bicycle design is your baby.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Or how about if you need capacity for a shipment – broadcast it across the social media outlets and you are likely to find space for your products to ship. Freight Cost Management eliminates post-audits and disputes. in Freight Cost Savings Per Shipment: Logistics Sourcing activities improve negotiated rates.

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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. Toys R Us lowers free shipping limit for online orders. Today is September 11. I never forget.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 21, 2017

logistics costs fell last year for the first time since 2009, reflecting concern within the industry. Overall Over-the-Road Shipping May Suffer From Being “Too Proactive.”. Lower fuel costs, better economic stability and continued growth of e-commerce have given rise to reduced shipping costs. Logistics Costs Are Unsustainable.

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