Talking Logistics

MARCH 8, 2013

Descartes Reports Fiscal 2013 Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results. Signs of Stabilization as Air Cargo Grows in January ( IATA ). But here’s the part that caught my attention: according to the press release, the company has “more than 164,000 parties connected to the Logistics Technology Platform exchanging more than 4.5

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 12, 2014

One of the fastest growing forms of cargo theft is deceptive pick-ups (aka fictitious pick-ups). 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

JULY 28, 2017

Revenues increased 25 percent to $38 billion in the quarter compared to Q2 2016, but profits fell by 77 percent as the company continues to invest heavily in its various businesses, including its logistics and fulfillment network. Tesco launches nationwide same-day delivery (Logistics Manager). Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Driverless vehicles and package delivery dominated the supply chain and logistics news this week, so let’s go straight to it: Google wants to deliver packages from self-driving trucks ( Quartz ). Amazon expands logistics reach in China ( Reuters ). Future of brokerage: Cargo Chief to bet on pay for time ( Overdrive ).

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 19, 2015

It’s the last Friday of school and my kids are showing off their work this morning, so as I fill my coffee mug and get ready for the walk to school, let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon’s Next Delivery Drone: You (WSJ – sub. The $50 Billion Question: Can Uber Deliver?

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Pentant provides its shipper and logistics service provider customers with a reliable and secure connection to both CHIEF (the central UK Revenue & Customs system) and ICS (the European Union Import Control System) to streamline declaration, cargo security and clearance processes.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

As a result of the December 2012 merger of JDA Software and RedPrairie, RedShift, the RedPrairie user conference, has merged with JDA FocusConnect 2013 to offer attendees an opportunity to see how the two companies’ solution portfolios have integrated to create an unprecedented powerhouse in supply chain planning and execution.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 13, 2016

The Hyperloop and drones headlined this week’s supply chain and logistics news, so let’s go straight to it: Hyperloop One Accelerates Toward Future With High-Speed Test (WSJ – sub. 73-hour, seven-day workweek limit set by Senate panel for truck drivers (Logistics Management). America’s infrastructure $1.44

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Freightos

MAY 10, 2015

There are tens of thousands of books about logistics and supply chains. Amazon has 31,817 books about supply chain and 24,934 about logistics. That’s 56,751 supply chain and logistics books. All those books would weigh 49,000 kilograms – half the cargo mass of a Boeing 747-200F. Empire State Buildings.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

XPO Logistics Expands Last Mile Services with Acquisition of UX Specialized Logistics. With more than 30 cargo ships anchored offshore, countless supply chains scrambling, and the prospect of a $2 billion per day hit on the U.S. Back in July 2013, the company acquired 3PD (now XPO Last Mile) for about $365 million.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 2, 2013

Starting on July 9, 2013, U.S. CBP may withhold the release or transfer of the cargo. Additionally, noncompliant cargo could be subject to further inspection on arrival. appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. Liquidated damages in simplified terms refer to a penalty secured by a bond.

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Freightos

AUGUST 31, 2016

We have exciting news at Freightos – we’re proud to announce that we’ve acquired WebCargoNet , a leading logistics technology provider. In many respects, this should be a good time for the logistics industry. And yet, logistics providers are challenged by rising shipper expectations and dropping margins.

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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%). Logistics executives are unconcerned, for now, that emerging markets economies will be harmed by Brexit, the UK’s departure from the European Union.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Back in November 2013, Amazon kicked off the drone frenzy with its Amazon Prime Air announcement , and since then, Google , DHL , UPS , and others have launched their own research efforts and pilot tests. Finally, there are more than 20 cargo ships anchored at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach waiting to be unloaded.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

It used to take two days to get cargo off the docks. Marketing expert Robby Pedraza explains, “During World War II, standard sized shipping containers were developed to ship military cargo to the front lines. Conex containers evolved into modular units that could stack efficiently to store more cargo in one location.”[4].

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Global Trade Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. Managing logistics operations for a global supply chain is challenging. Trying to manage a global supply chain without knowing exactly where cargo is located, its condition, who has custody of it, or when events occur, is experiencing the supply chain – not managing it.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 14, 2013

Con-way Freight Announces 2013 General Rate Increase. Supreme Court rules in favor of ATA in challenge of Port of Los Angeles Clean Truck Program ( Cargo Business ). Tweet The post This Week in Logistics News (June 10-14, 2013) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. Google finalizing $1.3

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

in 2013, rising costs are pushing for more efficiency, whether by cutting operating costs with improved technology. The Ultimate Logistic and Supply Chain Patent Short List: 3D Printing. Prior to the container, general cargo was a general mess, requiring a veritable Tetris game every time a ship was loaded. By 2013, over 33.7

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Global Trade Management

JANUARY 26, 2014

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. Hellmann Worldwide Logistics kooperiert mit arviem AG. Seit Anfang Juni 2013 kann der Osnabrücker Logistikdienstleister Hellmann Worldwide Logistics einen weiteren Kooperationspartner willkommen heißen. arviem real-time cargo monitoring. Sunday, 26 January 2014.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Top Five Air Cargo Carriers. The top five air cargo carriers by weight, according to the IATA , are: Fedex. As the biggest air cargo carrier by weight, Fedex had a revenue of $44.3 billion in 2013. To support its air cargo business, Fedex has 634 aircraft and services 375 airports. UPS Airlines. Korean Air Lines.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news: Amazon in the news: Amazon closes, abandons plans for dozens of U.S. Launched in 2013 and named after the robot housekeeper on “The Jetsons”, online grocery app Rosie allows customers to shop online from their favorite local stores for same-day delivery or in-store pickup. warehouses.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 9, 2018

To combat the problem here’s a way to improve freight labeling for transport and logistics management. Goods in’ depots are unlikely to receive mislabelled freight, while incorrect shipping details could result in cargo ending up at the wrong delivery address. The knock on effect of one lost or incorrect label is extremely costly.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

Editor's Note: This is a guest blog from Freightos , is a SaaS-enabled marketplace for the logistics industry. Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. Small trucker, Malcom McLean, fumes at slow loading of cargo aboard ship – “There has to be a better way.”.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 8, 2016

Is Amazon a disruptor or a distraction for the logistics industry? That was the main question I addressed during my keynote presentation at the SMC3 Connections Conference last month, one of the leading events for transportation and logistics professionals. Is Amazon planning to do the same in logistics? 3 million sellers].

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SCM Research

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

He is member of the IATA Air Cargo Innovation Awards Jury and the Logistikweisen, a think tank under the patronage of the German Federal Ministry BMVI. He is FT, Forbes, Fortune, BI contributor and author of books, including The Global Supply Chain – 2017 and How Logistics Shapes Our Lives – 2013 (German).

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 30, 2022

A demand surge in the US-led to shortages in cargo space, shipping containers, and other equipment, leading to skyrocketing ocean freight prices.” Freight cost logistics plays a vital role in keeping all these interconnected chains organized and working together rather than against each other. billion tons.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 7, 2016

Meanwhile, the 2013 American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Report Card for America’s Infrastructure gives roads a D grade — with other transportation infrastructure not doing much better (bridges earned a C+, ports a C, inland waterways a D-, and rail a C+). Take cargo airships, for example.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 16, 2016

What’s more, Alibaba founder Jack Ma announced earlier this year that the Chinese giant would invest nearly $16 billion dollars in logistics over the 5 to 8 years, while a Chinese logistics provider in which it invested $256 million dollars is contemplating an IPO. Drone delivery is the next frontier, whether by air or land.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Today’s supply chain and logistics management executives are tasked with managing multiple supply chain configurations, maximizing flexibility and incorporating complex technology systems into the mix. Trends in mobile and information technologies are naturally pushing the logistics and supply chain sector forward.

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Global Trade Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

By Stefan Reidy Cargo theft has been around for centuries; unfortunately, though the crime has evolved together with transportation methods. Cargo theft is a global problem affecting manufacturers, logistics providers as well as customers.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

How close is it to significantly disrupting logistics? Walmart is using Uber itself to “uberise” its home delivery network, but logistics operators could become “Ubers” in their own right, offering no-strings, one-off, whenever and wherever logistics services. The same argument might extend to logistics in general.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 26, 2017

The retailers save time and money by consolidating packages or mixed cargo, and moving full truckloads of merchandise from one distribution center to another, to pre-position goods in advance of the demand. Leading brick-and-mortar stores are following suit, in order to remain competitive.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In logistics and supply chain management, however, transport and warehousing are the most significant sharing processes thanks to a welter of economic benefits for all parties—and the trend is accelerating despite the dampening effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. Why Businesses, Large and Small, Think it’s Fair to Share. Car sharing.

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Global Trade Management

JANUARY 26, 2014

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. Zug, 16 December 2013 - arviem, a Zug-based startup providing global cargo monitoring services, announces the successful closing of a CHF 1.35 arviem is an independent Global Cargo Monitoring Service provider offering end to end trade monitoring and management services.

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MIT Supply Chain

MAY 8, 2013

percent in 2013 to total $131 billion worldwide, up from $111 billion in 2012. How many shipments are delayed, for example, because the contractual penalties for a carrier failing to a load a box onto a vessel or for a shipper not providing the agreed cargo on time are too weak to deter these practices?

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

A recent Supply Chain Insights study revealed that the number one event impacting supply chains from 2013 to 2018 was cyber attacks or computer hacking. Compounding these challenges, supply chains are increasingly frequent targets of cyber crime. ”[1]. ”[3]. Addressing supply chain complexity.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 8, 2018

It still takes a long time for cargo ships to transit the vast expanses of ocean. Failures in cold chain logistics can still cause spoilage. Only for turkeys.” eft , 1 February 2013. [4] ” Inbound Logistics , 15 June 2016. [5] Inventories still need to be stored. Footnotes. [1] 3] Lora Cecere, “ Sage advice?

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