Resilinc

JANUARY 24, 2022

The freight train that arrived in the Parisian rail hub of Valenton in early January wasn’t an especially large one—at 34 containers, it carried just 20% of the load of a typical intermodal freight train. Business media report different estimates of the price differential between rail and ocean shipping for China-Europe supply chains.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 8, 2019

What is your air freight strategy for the year ahead? The surge in demand for air freight that took off in mid-2016 normalized in early 2018. The surge in demand for air freight that took off in mid-2016 normalized in early 2018. Airlines continue to hone their air freight capacity strategy. Two steps to take now.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

If you are in Australia, getting a fast refrigerated transport service that ships across Australia is a must for your business productivity. For example, pharmaceutical companies may have to ship refrigerated products from one facility to another at various points in the supply chain. Their supply chain can be a complex process.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 8, 2019

What is your air freight strategy for the year ahead? The surge in demand for air freight that took off in mid-2016 normalized in early 2018. The surge in demand for air freight that took off in mid-2016 normalized in early 2018. Airlines continue to hone their air freight capacity strategy. Two steps to take now.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 16, 2013

Largest LTL Carrier: FedEx Freight. FedEx Freight is the largest less than truckload (LTL) carrier with approximately $5.3B FedEx Freight has a market share of 14.9%. FedEx Freight’s revenue includes FedEx Custom Critical. FedEx Freight is one of 7 operating units owned by FedEx Corporation. YRC Freight has 9.2%

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Supply Chain Network

OCTOBER 13, 2011

On the outbound side the system automatically creates fully cubed mixed vendor and retailer owned goods to be shipped direct to store. Based on complete product data synchronization this highly automated 110 foot high facility is a shared Supplier / Retailer storage and consolidation facility. Jeff Ashcroft.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

FedEx Introduces Enhancements to Deep Frozen Shipping. Cass Freight Index Report – January 2013. percent in 2012 compared to 2011 (including contribution from acquisitions). percent from 2011. Revenue at Con-way Truckload in Q4 2012 was basically unchanged from Q4 2011, with operating income decreasing 10.5

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 12, 2014

Then the con artists offer low bids to freight brokers who handle shipping for numerous companies. According to a September 2013 white paper published by CargoNet and the Cargo Security Alliance , 8 percent of cargo thefts in 2013 (as of August 31, 2013) were due to fictitious pick-ups, up from 5 percent in 2011.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 22, 2015

The other big opportunity, which despite all the talk over the years remains on the table, is reducing the number of trucks required to ship products by eliminating empty miles and backhauls, developing smarter packaging, optimizing trailer loading, collaborative shipping, and other approaches.

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Kinaxis

APRIL 15, 2016

When looking at the amount of freight moved just in America alone, there was 9.2 billion tons (primary shipment only) moved by truck representing 67% of the total tonnage moved in 2011. One can certainly imagine the time and cost savings this would have to a shipping company. But the story doesn’t end there.

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The Network Effect

JULY 21, 2016

This part 2 of our look at the largest ships in the world. You can read Super Ships Part 1 here on the Emma Maersk container ship. Super Ships Gain Weight In 2011, the Triple-E Class Maersk ships, coming in at 400 meters in length (1,312 ft) and capable of carrying 18,000 20ft containers, nudged […].

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

These two graphs explain why Maersk is splitting its shipping business, which is reeling from overcapacity; from it’s energy business, which is reeling from low oil prices: As Tolstoy observed, “each unhappy family is unhappy it its own way.” Twenty such ships were ordered. billion in 2014.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

They write, “Supply chains across the globe need a better mousetrap to keep freight spend under control and efficiently manage freight. 2] Trevor Miles, “ VUCA, a useful acronym for today’s supply chain ,” Kinaxis Blog, 9 June 2011. [3] ”[7]. Footnotes. [1]

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 20, 2022

Such global wide sourcing complexities and vulnerabilities were exposed by the effects of two years of a global pandemic and subsequent cascading global shipping disruptions, service level erosions and subsequent exploding freight rates.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Visit the “ Freight Institute ” to get not only all of our white papers, but also listen to podcasts, download e-books, search our blog by keyword or category, and much more. According to Eric Rice of Supply Chain 24/7, e-commerce growth in 2017 grew faster than it has since 2011. Want more educational white papers?

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Intelligent Audit

JULY 6, 2021

Even business-to-retail shipping has been streamlined to a science when it comes to parcel delivery. E-commerce shipping has forever changed the way consumers shop and the way shippers schedule deliveries. Supply chains and carriers long ago mastered the business-to-business flow of the transportation network. E-Commerce Growth. ?The

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DELMIA Quintiq

APRIL 5, 2016

I want to go straight into the heart of the fully automated container shipping terminal. In 2011, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and PSA Singapore Terminals, operating one of the world’s largest container transhipment ports, pumped in S$50 million each towards R&D in port technologies.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 3, 2013

Cass Freight Index Report – April 2013. Overcapacity, Fuel Costs Hit Shipping Industry ( Fox Business ). KSD provides its customers with customs declaration, security filing, transportation management and freight forwarding technology solutions. percent in the quarter, while Con-way Freight reported a 0.4

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 4, 2018

economy in 2017 and so far in 2018, manufacturers have been producing more goods than usual and requiring more freight to be shipped. retail holiday sales jumped 4.9%, the biggest increase since 2011. Modal changes help free up on-the-road truck capacity after your freight has been transitioned to the rail. Mode Shift.

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Kinaxis

OCTOBER 26, 2015

In 2011, Google announced that this technology that had been envisioned and imagined for the better part of the 20 th century was within its grasp, as a result of increasing sophistication of computer navigation, GPS technology, and camera technology.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 7, 2016

My daughter was diagnosed with T1D on October 4, 2011 — five years ago this week at age 11. Denmark’s DSV eyes more big acquisitions in fragmented freight market (Reuters). Wal-Mart’s next move against Amazon: More warehouses, faster shipping (Reuters). Why do I do this?

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Elementum

JUNE 23, 2017

In fact, many stakeholders, including trucking and shipping associations, have lauded what is perceived as a right move by the government. Many industry players fear the regulatory changes will worsen the driver shortage , a trend that can translate to lesser number of available trucks and, ultimately, higher shipping costs.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 17, 2017

But, the capacity crunch may have a major impact on the freight driver shortage and vice versa. The Freight Driver Shortage IS BAD and Getting Worse. The Freight Driver Shortage IS BAD and Getting Worse. Look at the historic tightening of capacity in the shipping industry. In a Nutshell.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 12, 2013

Freight Shipments Rose 1.2% According to the press release: The SMC³ LTL reference tariff will be accessed directly from LLamasoft Supply Chain Guru and Transportation Guru software and will provide the rate data necessary to help determine the cost and feasibility of new network structures and shipping locations. in May from April.

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

Shipping Gazette Daily News. One of the most comprehensive daily summaries, and by far the leading Asian-based summary, China’s Shipping Gazette provides daily information about carriers, forwarders and technology. Since 1974 with industry-leading expertise in, well, American shipping. Ocean freight is split into 14!

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 19, 2018

Strong results for air freight, container shipping and export orders in particular suggest that, while the trade recovery may moderate in due course, it will likely continue in the coming months and remain above trend,” the report says. He presented his outlook for container shipping to the TPM Annual Conference in Long Beach, Calif.,

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 30, 2016

Of course, bitcoin as it exists today also has the potential to transform freight audit and payment and other supply chain finance processes, especially for small suppliers and transportation providers. An asset owner could use a blockchain application to track the quantity and transfer of assets as they move between supply chain nodes.

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MIT Supply Chain

APRIL 29, 2013

Ocean Spray, CSX (the rail operator), and fruit shipping companies partnered in order to enable Ocean Spray to ship more products intermodally from its New Jersey distribution center to the company’s Florida facility. Prior to the collaboration, these boxcars were returning empty to the Florida region.

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Supply Chain Network

JULY 27, 2011

Purolator, Canada’s leading integrated freight and parcel solutions provider, is pleased to announce that it was recently awarded Logistics Quarterly’s 2011 Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Sustainability Award for demonstrating leadership in sustainable supply chain practices. About Purolator Inc.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 25, 2018

Since around 2011, when the recession started to improve, we’ve gotten used to seeing extremely efficient use of for-hire capacity. When securing transportation, you’d do best to align your favorable freight attributes with carrier goals. Ecommerce influences freight flow patterns and efficiency. Efficiently utilizing capacity.

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Freight Center

MAY 1, 2019

SMB’s can optimize their shipping and become more efficient by choosing one 3PL (Third-Party Logistics) partner and sticking with them. Your freight agent gets to know you, understands your business and it’s unique needs so that each shipment is a personalized experience in an ongoing relationship.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

JULY 21, 2014

.   The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are vital to the LA economy, not only because they provide a significant number of jobs in the shipping and logistics industries, but also because they give the city itself a competitive edge with regard to shipping times and transportation costs when it comes to operating a global businesses here.

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Freight Center

MAY 1, 2019

SMB’s can optimize their shipping and become more efficient by choosing one 3PL (Third-Party Logistics) partner and sticking with them. Your freight agent gets to know you, understands your business and it’s unique needs so that each shipment is a personalized experience in an ongoing relationship.

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Freight Center

MAY 1, 2019

SMB’s can optimize their shipping and become more efficient by choosing one 3PL (Third-Party Logistics) partner and sticking with them. Your freight agent gets to know you, understands your business and it’s unique needs so that each shipment is a personalized experience in an ongoing relationship.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 23, 2018

As soon as the first robot arrived at a FedEx shipping hub in the heart of North Carolina tobacco country early last year, talk of pink slips was in the air. Workers had been driving the “tuggers” that navigated large and irregular items across the vast concrete floor of the 630,000-square-foot freight depot since it opened in 2011.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 23, 2017

Without many modal options— rail and water transportation are available, but don’t have the ability to support large amounts of freight at this time— road transportation is often the only choice. In fact, more than 80% of China’s inland freight is moved over the road [2]. Inland service providers can’t see everything.

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DAT Solutions

APRIL 17, 2018

When Jim Syfan, CEO of Syfan Logistics , first started working in the freight brokerage business in the 1970s, there were no load boards, no desktop computers, no internet. One of Syfan's customers frequently shipped to Portland, Oregon. "I The truckers helped us out, and we kept them from having to deadhead back home," he said.

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