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The FreightVana Story with Shannon Breen

The Logistics of Logistics

With an educational and professional background in finance, Shannon joined the logistics industry in 2012 with Knight Transportation out of Phoenix, Arizona.

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Molex Prizes Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

There was no air freight possible then into Europe,” added Gerald van den Eijnden. By 2012 they had implemented this multi-enterprise supply chain network (MSCN) solution. You would call up the freight forwarders, and they would send an Excel spreadsheet” that contained all the shipments for Molex in the coming days or weeks.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 27 – March 3, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Freightos unveils beta launch of international freight price index (American Shipper). 2016 North American Freight Numbers. Those same words were also said when the ports were shut down for 10 days in 2002 , and again in December 2012 when 600 clerks went on strike , shutting down the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach for 8 days.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 6-10, 2017)

Talking Logistics

December 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). According to the article: The rule, which was established under the 2010 Dodd-Frank regulatory-overhaul law and went into effect in 2012, mandates companies to file reports on their use of these minerals to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 30 – February 3, 2017)

Talking Logistics

3Gtms Announces Freight Claims Management Partnership with TranSolutions. Freight claims is one of those “white spaces” in transportation management that TransSolutions addresses with its solution. Wal-Mart offers free two-day shipping in latest attempt to compete with Amazon (Reuters). But already a recurring pattern is emerging.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 28 – December 2, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Descartes Reports Fiscal 2017 Third Quarter Results. Cargobase goes Ocean Freight. September 2016 North American Freight Numbers. This follows Transplace’s acquisition of Canadian third party logistics provider Torus Freight Systems in 2012, and the opening of offices in Calgary and Montreal in 2014.

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Market Monitor of Turkish domestic logistics market

Supply Chain Movement

After years of 9% GDP growth followed by strong job creation and a 10% inflation rate, 2012 and 2013 have seen more modest but stable continuous growth. Dun & Bradstreet studies suggest that Turkish growth will slow down over the period of 2013-2017. Market Monitor: Turkish domestic Freight and Distribution.

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