GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

Editor's Note: This is a guest blog from Freightos , is a SaaS-enabled marketplace for the logistics industry. There are two ways to view the History of Shipping Containers. Below, you can also view the history of shipping containers in one infographic. Malcom McLean and the History of Shipping Containers. Significance.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

That means maritime shipping lies at the very heart of the global logistical system. At the time, Ron Widdows , former chairman of the World Shipping Council, reported that piracy was costing “the global shipping industry anywhere from $3.5 Nearly 90 per cent of global trade is carried by sea-going vessels.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 30, 2016

2015 was a different year for the logistics industry. The prices of fuel continued to drop, and growth in the logistics industry slowed to a painstaking crawl of less than So, let’s take a closer look at what findings were released within the 2016 State of Logistics (SOL) report and how they impact current and future logistics processes.

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

JUNE 28, 2022

National Logistics Day is today ( June 28th! ), and it is the perfect time to honor the services of the hardworking professionals in the logistics sector. Logistics play a huge role in the economy’s progress, especially in a country as large as the United States with complex supply chains. What Is 3PL?

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 28, 2014

One challenge to this approach, however, is that many shippers focus exclusively on price when making their transportation decisions. So even as our business has grown, I’ve never had to dial-for-diesel, begging someone to take my load,” says Dave Kodadek, Director of Transportation. We look for value and long-term partnerships.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 29, 2015

This is especially true when outsourcing transportation management, as transportation can include a large part of your overall supply chain and business costs. Consider the many shippers who have outsourced transportation management and other logistics functions to third-party logistics (3PL) providers the past few years.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 13, 2017

I’m on borrowed time this morning, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: DAT Freight Index Hits All-Time High in September. CSX customers demand end to shipping bottlenecks as CEO apologizes (Reuters). Bpost to Buy Radial for $820 Million (WSJ – sub. There were 6.6

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 15, 2013

The Top 10 Transportation Management Systems. Each year as businesses of every size and industry fight to broaden market share the same old questions haunt the boardrooms, “How can we reduce transportation costs? Transportation Management Systems. JDA Transportation Manager. How do we streamline our supply operation?”.

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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. In the years since the Great Recession, the report has shown growth throughout logistics and a recovery through measurement of logistics spending as a percentage of U.S. Kearney , is out. million.

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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. Heavy-Duty Truck Orders Fall to Lowest Since 2010 (WSJ – sub. a solution provider that facilitates the drop-shipping process between manufacturers and retailers. percent from 3 percent.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

The Regulation’s Impact on Ocean Shipping and Data Management. Each of these supply chain participants may use various protocols, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or Transportation Management (TM) systems, and information may be transmitted at different times.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 18, 2014

DHL launches new logistics service for life sciences products handled at extremely low temperatures. Penske Logistics Joins CargoNet to Enhance Supply Chain Security. I wrote those words in December 2010 , one of my supply chain and logistics predictions for 2011. drug enforcement officials.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

However, mobile technology is not new to the transportation world. For mobile technology and transport, the theoretical tipping point is in our rearview mirror. Price points for hardware and communications have fallen, and the reliability and capabilities of mobile technologies for transportation have vastly improved.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 22, 2015

mpg for tractor trailers (compared to 6 mpg for 2010 tractor trailers). Regardless of your point of view on truck fuel efficiency standards, the reality is that it only addresses part of the opportunity available to shippers, carriers, and third-party logistics providers (3PLs) to reduce transportation costs and carbon emissions.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 17, 2013

FTR Shippers Condition Index notes pending HOS changes could cut productivity ( Logistics Management ). There is an increasing need to extend these applications beyond the enterprise to improve supply chain and logistics execution. In related news, Maersk downgraded its forecast for ocean shipping demand.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

After two rounds of shoveling more than a foot of snow yesterday, I am in catch up mode today, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: FedEx Supply Chain Launches FedEx Fulfillment. December 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). snacks unit to cut costs (Reuters).

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 5, 2021

In DSD, instead of shipping truckload quantities of goods directly to a retailer’s regional distribution center every few weeks, a manufacturer has their own account representatives that sell to and service individual stores. Microsoft purchased Blue Horseshoe’s warehousing and transportation products in 2012. Now that is inverted.”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Online shopping has been on a steady rise since 2010. between 2010 and 2020. Omnichannel capabilities allow them to fulfill the orders using store inventory and give customers options to pick-up online orders in stores and return them at a location that is convenient for them, instead of shipping back to e-commerce fulfillment centers.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

It is not free by any means, and failure to understand this term can lead to discrepancies when shipping products abroad and additional problems. As a result, shippers need to understand this term, how it impacts responsibilities and obligations when transporting goods and who is on the proverbial hook. Freight prepaid.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 21, 2014

When a company decides to outsource its logistical needs to a 3PL, the success or failure of the venture will be determined by how well the two companies work together. Admittedly, to anyone who has never attended business school, most concepts in supply chain logistics can seem really foreign. This is exciting stuff!

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Talking Logistics

MAY 3, 2013

Trucks transported 59% of U.S.-NAFTA Overcapacity, Fuel Costs Hit Shipping Industry ( Fox Business ). Here is an excerpt from the press release: KSD brings more than 1,300 customers to Descartes’ Global Logistic Network, with the majority of these companies based in Scandinavia. Presence and Expand RFID Capabilities.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 15, 2014

the only railway that serves Prince Rupert and one of three major railroads serving Port Metro Vancouver, has spent C$3 billion since 2010 to cut travel times along its western corridor, and has added new container terminals in Joliet, Ill., appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. Canadian National Railway Co.,

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 23, 2018

Executives in a new survey, 2018 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index, are divided about whether a new pact would help Mexico (24.3%); hurt Mexico (21.8%); or leave trade unchanged (25.7%). GDP gain in 2010. 8 in the infrastructure/transport category and maintains its grip on No. 9, falling below No. 9, falling below No.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 19, 2016

Graves of Inbound Logistics , accounting for nearly one-half of $1 trillion by 2010. It stands to reason that compliance requirements , such as the EDI 856 Advanced Shipping Notice, will continue to become more important. Ultimately, the role of eCommerce stretches beyond purely eCommerce order and transportation needs.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Last September, a jury at Southwark crown court in south London found Amazon guilty of shipping dangerous goods by air. It outlines how dangerous goods must be handled when transported by air. Various regulatory bodies around the world play a role in defining and enforcing the rules for transporting dangerous goods, including the U.S.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Shippers are scrambling to make contingency plans while other transportation modes – air, trucking, and perhaps barge – prepare to handle additional volume should there be a rail strike. Shippers that utilize UPS, or FedEx for that matter, purchase speed not the mode of transportation.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Third-party logistics companies ( 3PLs ) specialize in distribution, warehousing and fulfillment services. The core competency of these companies is logistics , and they do it well. Even Amazon used third-party logistics companies when the company first started, until reaching sufficient scale to have a logistics arm of its own.

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Elementum

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

In today’s blog we’re taking a look at what this means for shipping costs, and how retailers can fortify their operations against price hikes. Why are shipping costs growing? Response of shipping companies. Shipping costs hit an all-time high earlier this year. Logistics providers also investing in new equipment.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

February 13, 2018 – Fair Lawn, NJ – Regarded as the premier transportation management system (TMS) solution provider by high volume food shipping organizations, UltraShipTMS once again reinforces its reputation as an innovator in the market. said Carretta. Peter Yost, Sr.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 17, 2015

In the transportation industry, there are many moving parts that can impact your day-to-day operations. Though backlogged containers at ports are starting to clear, it will likely be months until they are all offloaded from ships, drayed to warehouses, and unloaded for transfer to trucks. Large Scale Market Indicators.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 28, 2018

How Generac Power Systems Cut Millions from Its Global Transportation Spend | Transportfolio. After Generac went public in 2010, the company quickly grew through overseas acquisitions. Our team provided North American transportation to Generac at the time. It’s challenging, too, and managing through change can be difficult.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Keith Richard is Vice President, Operations, Transportation Management, at Transplace. He also served as Director of the Ryder Logistics Network and Vice President of the Gulf Region for Intermodal Trucking Company. He then led the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) for Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) in Iraq and Kuwait.

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Supply Chains Rock

JANUARY 26, 2010

Tuesday, January 26, 2010. Vintage IBM Logistics. A few years ago I came across some vintage photos of IBM shipping hardware in Italy , including on a gondola in Venice. Computers and logistics nowadays being a part of each other too. Glasgow Logistics. About.com - Martins Logistics Blog. Subscribe To.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

The German team overcame disappointments in 2006 and 2010 to win the World Cup this year, while favorites Spain (the defending champion) and Brazil (the host country) were humbled by the competition. Herman Woltjes, Shell Chemicals – “Logistics Execution”. As I wrote earlier this year in Is Your Business Model Safe? ,

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Kanban Logistics

MARCH 26, 2020

And, when a location is this good for business, it’s bound to be a great place for logistics as well. In this article, we’ll examine the business and logistics characteristics of the state and explore the advantages your operation can enjoy by locating your distribution centers in North Carolina. in terms of favorable business costs.

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DELMIA Quintiq

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The shipping options and costs are unacceptable. Today, shoppers can choose from up to nine shipping options. Capgemini Consulting (2010), A Framework for Enabling Multi-Channel Retailing. Supply Chain Planning & Optimization Transport & Logistics' More choice = fewer abandoned shopping baskets.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2016

This is not only true for financial investments, but also for supply chain and logistics predictions. Like I said last year, making supply chain and logistics predictions is like throwing darts at a moving target: sometimes you get lucky and hit the mark; other times you miss the bullseye by a mile. Photo By: MAJ Aaron Haney.

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