Talking Logistics

JUNE 15, 2015

The comment period for the STHAF rule closed on July 30, 2014 and a final rule is expected by March 31, 2016, which will apply to shippers, receivers, motor carriers, and railroads. The big question Bierman and Johnston addressed was the impact of STHAF on cargo claims.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The enlarged waterway opened in June 2016, and is capable of handling container ships up to 13,000 TEU’s in size. Deciding whether to ship cargo via the U.S. East Coast or West Coast, for instance, requires shippers to weigh various factors such as the type of cargo, the required transit time, and the potential cost savings.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 16, 2015

UPS Sets 2016 Rates. Port of Long Beach sees highest Q3 cargo volume in history (Cargo Business News). UberRUSH was first announced in April 2014 , but I’m sure that Amazon’s recent announcement of a competing service called Amazon Flex prompted Uber to put the spotlight back on itself.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 1, 2015

Ports See Costly Delays as Cargo Ships, Volumes Grow (WSJ – sub. trade deal to stretch into 2016: EU says (Reuters). billion USD) in pro-forma trailing 12-month revenue for the year-ended December 31, 2014. Port truck drivers strike for second day (LA Times). UPS Freight Adds LNG Tractors. Con-way Inc. Talks on EU-U.S.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Spun off from GlobalTranz (July 2016). Cargo Chief. Platform launch in May 2016. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick was talking about logistics back in 2014 (although he called it “icing on the cake” back then). Acquiring an autonomous trucking company was another clear indicator, as was the 2015 Uber Cargo test runs in Hong Kong.

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Freight Plus

MAY 30, 2018

truck driver retirement rates jumped to 33% last year, up from 22% in 2014. that in 2016 the United States was short 36,000 truck drivers. For example, Uberized freight would use app based technology to match cargo with empty space on trucks. FleetOwner. The Washington Post.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 12, 2015

West Coast ports can now resume full operation, it will take months for trucks to clear the cargo backlog. in January, driven by a strong manufacturing sector and easier comparisons due to early 2014’s weather issues. According to FTR’s March Trucking Update , a record low number of trucking fleets went bankrupt in Q4 2014.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Click the links below to compare this year's innovations to those from previous years: Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more. Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2014 : hybrid DCs, 3-D prototypes, location-based inventory system, and more.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 25, 2018

Either way, in a three-year time span, the last few months create a very rare picture: Van rates declined through 2015 , but rebounded in mid-2016. That hasn't happened since 2014, probably because of lower crop yields during the multi-year drought in California, but before then, it was a typical pattern.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more. Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2014 : hybrid DCs, 3-D prototypes, location-based inventory system, and more. Content Summary: Autonomous Boats Could Ferry Cargo in Busy Cities. Media Image. transactionID.

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Elementum

MAY 13, 2015

As recently as Fall of 2014, the Lorenzo Cardenas-Houston route handled an average of only 10-20 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) a week. In a survey of shippers conducted by JOC earlier this year, less than 1% of responders said they planned on shifting cargo away from U.S. West Coast ports to Mexican ports by 2016.

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Elementum

AUGUST 11, 2016

The Semi, set to be unveiled in 2017, is a large electric-powered, long-haul trucking vehicle that Musk says will “deliver a substantial reduction in the cost of cargo transport, while increasing safety and making it really fun to operate.”. from 2004 to 2014, with HCVs comprising 67% of market share. Overview of Trucking in the U.S.

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Requis

JANUARY 9, 2020

Another example from fulfillment might involve things like faster alternate transportation route planning in case of the unexpected, or monitoring cargo temperature for shipments of perishable food or medicines. This example could apply to any collection of physical equipment, like a drilling rig or a refinery.

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Cathy Roberson

JULY 12, 2021

ShippingEasy - Acquired in 2016, ShippingEasy provides online multi-carrier shipping software that allows online retailers and e‑commerce merchants to organize, process, fulfill and ship their orders. ShipStation - Acquired in 2014, provides shipping technology that can be integrated into shippers’ order fulfillment solutions.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Also this week, President Obama signed an Executive Order that “cuts processing and approval times from days to minutes for small businesses that export American-made goods and services by completing the International Trade Data System (ITDS) by December 2016.” Government to import or export cargo. Be Sociable, Share!

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

billion in 2014. Under IMO Tier III regulations , ships with keels laid from January 1, 2016 face costly emissions compliance mandates. While Nils Andersen was switched out by Soren Skou in mid-2016 , Maersk is continuing this exact strategy. Even when Maersk’s profits drastically fell to $1.4

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Elementum

MAY 19, 2015

3% fewer containers in 2015 compared to 2014. Port of Los Angeles spokesman Phillip Sanfield claims that year-to-date shipping volumes have likely dropped off because cargo ships have not returned to normal schedules after February’s delays. percent increase over April 2014. As a result, the West Coast ports’ share of total U.S.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 3, 2014

The draft rule to mandate Electronic Logging Devices for all carriers was released on March 28, 2014, with comments due May 27, 2014. Beginning May 21, 2014, all truck driver medical examinations must be performed by an examiner who is on the official registry of approved examiners. Medical Examiner Registry. Driver Coercion.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JULY 25, 2018

There were 94 total losses reported around the shipping world in 2017, down 4% year-on-year -- the second lowest in 10 years after 2014. There were 94 total losses reported around the shipping world in 2017, down 4% year-on-year (98) -- the second lowest in 10 years after 2014. Looking at the past decade the decline was 38% globally.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2016

By 2014, it reached $77 trillion dollars. Booking a flight has been electronic for 50 years, but the cargo on airplanes, trucks, and ships is still booked manually. The Freightos Marketplace launched in closed beta in January 2016. Introducing the Freightos Marketplace. In 1900, gross world production was $175 billion dollars.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Celebrating the anniversary of this first flight, we’re taking a look at nine most amazing things you should know about air cargo. 1 First air cargo flight: 1910. 2 Craziest air cargo market entry: DHL Express. 3 Largest air cargo plane: Antonov An-225. 5 Most Evil Genius Cargo: Lasers. Source: Imugr.

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Techgistics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Amazon recently leased 20 cargo planes to deliver goods to and from fulfillment centers, registered as an ocean freight forwarder in China , and hired former CEO of UTI Worldwide , a freight forwarder, as Vice President of Global Logistics. billion items in 2016 and sales will increase by 75% to 12.6 billion items in 2020.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Boot Barn @bootbarn In 2016, Boot Barn improved operations at its distribution center in Fontana, California by implementing HighJump’s Warehouse Advantage WMS. And it works: in August 2015, Coyote became a UPS company , and by 2016, it had more than 2,000 employees with numerous offices nationwide.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 10, 2017

Here’s more from the article: Mr. Viscelli, who worked as a truck driver for several months while researching his 2016 book, “The Big Rig: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream,” says upward of 25% of long-haul truck drivers are independent contractors, also known as owner-operators.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 9, 2018

All freight crossing the border can undergo cargo examinations. Source: Alanna Petroff, “These are America’s biggest trading partners,” CNN Money, December 15, 2016. Source: “2014 Sales Tax Rates,” TaxTips.ca, accessed November 15, 2014. Inexperienced customs brokers.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

It is standard procedure to unload some Mediterranean-bound ships and use the Sumed pipeline to move the excess cargo. A major enlargement project that raised the capacity to around 100 transits per day was completed in 2014. It now has two lock systems that can be utilized simultaneously since its expansion in 2016. 1200 feet).

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

While many projects funded by the bill could take years to be completed, senior administration officials said they are working to accelerate that process, including a change in how grant money is allocated that will allow the Port of Savannah in Georgia, which has been snarled by congestion, to move cargo quicker.

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