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China expert Leland Miller announced as keynote speaker at FreightWaves’ Future of Freight Festival

Freight Waves

FreightWaves has announced that Leland Miller, CEO of China Beige Book International, will deliver a keynote address at the upcoming Future of Freight Festival (F3) this November. The event, a premier gathering for freight and logistics leaders, promises to equip attendees with forward-looking strategies amid ongoing U.S.-China

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Online Platforms Offer Ocean Freight Services to SMBs

Cathy Roberson

However, as air freight rates climb and capacity tightens and questions regarding the future of US de minimis, interest in ocean freight services is on the rise. Indeed, over the past couple of years, online platforms have introduced ocean freight services that target SMBs. fulfillment center network.

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Blue Yonder Recognized by Industry Analysts as a Leader in Three Areas of Supply Chain Management

BlueYonder

Kimberly-Clark leveraged Blue Yonder Transportation Management to achieve significant freight cost reductions and operational efficiencies. Blue Yonder transportation management immediately began generating up to $14 million a year in freight cost reductions in North America compared to our previous manual methods.

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Understanding the Gartner Top 25 Supply Chains 2025

Supply Chain Digest

Gartner then acquired AMR in 2010. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? Peter Sales, Freight sales Posted on: May, 08 2020 From a sales prospective: Our company only uses small trucking companies and gives them the business directly.

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The need to know

EFT

and Vietnam creates new question marks for sportswear and clothing retailers like Nike and Adidas that source shoes and clothes from factories in the Southeast Asian country, industry experts said on Thursday. For retailers, US-Vietnam trade deal leaves questions A trade deal announced by the U.S. billion rupees ($497.30

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Freight Market Snapshot: Houthi Attacks in Red Sea and Suez Canal News Updates

Freightos

But with alternative routes and plenty of excess capacity available, operations should continue reasonably well, and freight rates are unlikely to spike to extreme highs. 18th, 2023, Source: Marinetraffic Since mid-November multiple ships have been attacked in the Red Sea by Houthi forces in Yemen. Get Your Custom Report Now!

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Savvy Supply Chain Leaders Aren’t Letting a Good Downturn Go to Waste

Logistics Viewpoints

Freight rates have plummeted, brokerages are struggling, and the industry is still bloated with excess inventory. A famous 2010 HBR article, “Roaring Out of Recession,” studied how 4,700 public companies fared during the recessions of 1980, 1990, and 2000. 17% went bankrupt, went private, or were acquired.