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. IBM Launches Blockchain Initiative with Dubai Government Agencies and Enterprises on IBM Cloud.

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Savi

MAY 28, 2020

Department of Defense (DoD), and your product is critical logistics technology for the Army National Guard’s first responders and warfighters, however, failing to deliver is simply not an option. How 3 Organizations Worked Together to Get New Logistics Equipment to the Army National Guard – in the Midst of A Pandemic.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Material Handling & Logistics ). Material Handling & Logistics ). Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. Since neon gas is used to produce semiconductor chips, both governments and businesses are seeing prices increase.

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MIT Supply Chain

OCTOBER 24, 2013

The Zaragoza Logistics Center, Zaragoza, Spain, is based in PLAZA, Europe’s largest logistics park, and both organizations benefit from the relationship. The Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC), Zaragoza, Spain, is celebrating its 10 th anniversary this week. The plan was to transform the region into a logistics hub.

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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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Supply Chain Network

OCTOBER 3, 2011

At the same time, the report indicates an average of 42 percent of total logistics expenditures being spent on outsourcing, the same as last year’s study. The 2012 Third-Party Logistics Study is based on over 2,250 responses from both shippers and logistics service. world such as the Middle East and Australia.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 30, 2023

Prediction Ten indicated that: Government incentives tied to industrial policy are leading to the eventual regionalization of component supply and end production capabilities for deemed essential industries. In the latter, the report indicates a fourfold increase in companies assembling Apple hardware products.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

In this piece, we will look at how retailers and logistics companies could use drones to deliver parcels to customers. million to a $1 billion industry in the five years between 2012 to 2017. Improved Last-Mile Logistics Last mile delivery refers to the movement of goods from a transportation hub to their final destination.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 22, 2015

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is generally supportive of the proposal , while the Director of Government Affairs at the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) stated that “[it] still needs to examine the proposal to see if the input from small-business truckers was truly taken to heart. million a year.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 12, 2014

Here’s how the scheme works, as described in an AP article published last October ( Thieves Pose as Truckers to Steal Huge Cargo Loads ): Thieves assume the identity of a trucking company, often by reactivating a dormant Department of Transportation carrier number from a government website for as little as $300. Be Sociable, Share!

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 20, 2015

Industry data for 2004 - 2013 shows an annual loss of at least $17 billion due to vacant positions, with shocking losses of around $45 billion in both 2012 and 2013. Averting this outcome depends upon business leaders and government policymakers to actually implement measures to reverse the present trend. skilled production workers.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 30, 2021

West Coast ports were barely keeping up with the growth in freight before the pandemic and had no ability to absorb disruption. Railroad and truck operators need to be part of the solution, and because of the critical nature of the port, the federal government needs to set standards and requirements for improvement.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 29, 2020

Under this regime, the primary responsible party in the freight market will be the vessel owner or operator. Later in the year 2012, it was further reduced to 3.5% will also need to update freight tariffs accordingly. The cost of IMO 2020 non-compliance on government authorities. Actually, this is not at all recent.

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Elementum

MAY 13, 2015

The country’s underdeveloped intermodal freight transportation system is consistently outperformed by its faster and better integrated U.S. The move may be risky, but the mega retailer’s play may also be indicative of an emerging trend in North American maritime freight. Mexico’s $5 Billion Port Facelift. Lazaro Cardenas Port.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

A major freight company employs a team of meteorologists that works closely with its flight dispatchers and contingency coordinators, for example. Keeping an eye on changes in government policies is another important detection activity, which often falls under the umbrella of a centralized corporate function such as Legal or Compliance.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 24, 2015

According to Forbes magazine , The greatest reshoring will occur in industries that benefit most from cheap natural gas and have access to global markets… [industries such as] chemicals and metals… for products that change rapidly, including fashion apparel and technology… whose product value/weight ratios do not justify air freight.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 12, 2015

From monitoring carrier capacity and driver shortages to tracking diesel pricing and government regulations, staying current on the events in transportation means you will be better equipped to make knowledgeable business decisions and drive growth and efficiency into your supply chain. Government Regulations. Carrier Capacity

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 22, 2013

This was one of the main talking points at the 2013 Health & Humanitarian Logistics Conference, hosted by the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (MISI) in Malaysia this June. When the local or national capacity is overwhelmed the government may request regional or international support.

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Elementum

APRIL 22, 2015

This growth has already exacerbated issues in an increasingly fragmented logistics landscape, causing retailers’ delivery costs to rise. The declining state of the United State’s industrial infrastructure has drawn a lot of attention in recent weeks as the US government continues to put off passing a spending bill to address the situation.

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Freightera

MAY 4, 2017

Freightera to Build North America’s First Low Emission Freight Marketplace, Partners with SmartWay to Showcase Certified Carriers. Freightera Logistics Inc. has partnered with Natural Resources Canada’s SmartWay program in an initiative to reduce fuel costs and emissions from freight transportation.

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Global Trade Management

AUGUST 4, 2008

US port congestion is well recognized as a constraint on the world’s largest market; inadequate investment in infrastructure and imposition of port fees by local governments contributes to the problems. Governments have a responsibility to collaborate in facilitating trade for their economic benefit. by Arthur Radford).

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Freightos

MAY 31, 2022

This is an exciting milestone that accelerates our vision of a digital platform that modernizes international freight and improves global trade. I started Freightos a decade ago, in 2012. I assumed, after all, that freight carriers would publish APIs simply because they wanted to fill their vessels efficiently.

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