The Network Effect

JULY 16, 2014

So, while the West Coast situation may cause a minor up-tick in freight being routed to the Eastern Ports (Eastern freight is up from 38% in January to 41% in May, according to Hackett Associates), it won’t go a lot higher because the Eastern routes have been running near capacity for several months and are now basically full.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

It was recently reported that one of the world’s biggest container logistics companies, Maersk, will only handle cargo from direct shippers, cutting out freight forwarders. 1 carrier stopping its dealings with even a portion of the world’s freight forwarders? It seems to me small freight forwarders, in particular, are at risk.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Since 2014, Lean has worked with over 100 satisfied U.S. Freight Payment / Claims Auditing. Lean provides a turnkey solution to staffing challenges using a proven process that will improve profits while reducing employee costs. Lean can deliver on this promise because they are the pioneers in helping U.S. Transportation 2.) Intermodal.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

This will be the team’s first World Cup game since 2014, as it failed to qualify in 2018. Operators of warehouses, trucking fleets and other freight businesses say they are paring their payroll growth as the supply-chain disruptions that led to tens of thousands of new jobs recede. shift to electric heavy-duty vehicles.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

This first started in 2014 when the company delivered 20 million packages. The California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are extending the hours during which trucks can pick up and return containers as they try to improve freight movement and delays through ports. According to data from Pitney Bowes, that push is paying off.

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Date: 28 – 30 April 2014. Entering its eighth year, Multimodal has grown to become the UK and Ireland’s premier freight transport and logistics event. In 2014, more than 7,000 high-calibre visitors attended. To see the list of companies that visited in 2014, please click here. Multimodal 2015. Venue: NEC Birmingham.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2016

By 2014, it reached $77 trillion dollars. This tremendous growth was driven by freight shipping, which scaled in size but didn’t significantly improve underlying technology, getting bigger, not getting smarter. Four years ago… …we set out to change this by bringing freight shipping online. Annual Imports.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MARCH 22, 2015

While container terminal operators certainly feel the pressure, freight forwarders and the shipping lines themselves have a few planning puzzles to sort out on their own. Capacity of container ships handled in 2014. Make way for the colossus of the seas. Minimize the number of unit moves during a call port. Good or bad news?

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 26, 2017

Online sales have grown by an average of 15% per year since 2014, said Montague, citing statistics published by eMarketer.com. If that rate continues, total online sales will double, from just under $300 billion in 2014 to over $600 billion by 2019. Leading brick-and-mortar stores are following suit, in order to remain competitive.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 13, 2017

I’m on borrowed time this morning, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: DAT Freight Index Hits All-Time High in September. Spot freight availability was 74 percent higher than in September 2016. Bpost to Buy Radial for $820 Million (WSJ – sub. There were 6.6

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Key players came together at the first European Logistics Clusters Forum , on October 14 -15, 2014, in Brussels, Belgium, to explore their possible involvement in the initiative. It’s a chicken-and-egg problem; shippers will not provide the cargo until operators guarantee the rail capacity, and vice versa.

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BlueYonder

MAY 30, 2014

Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) were the center of the cargo transportation universe and the shippers were fully reliant on them for all their logistics needs. A true cargo pricing bazaar was the result. These conditions create a perfect storm for the carriers to break out of the cargo pricing bazaar.

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Freightos

MAY 10, 2015

All those books would weigh 49,000 kilograms – half the cargo mass of a Boeing 747-200F. Why this book rocks: Whether you focus on ocean, air, truck, barge or rail freight, it’s probably a steam engine that’s making it all work. Amazon has 31,817 books about supply chain and 24,934 about logistics. Empire State Buildings.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Editor’s Note: This is a blog by one of our affiliate partners, Global Vision Group , a Federal Maritime Commission licensed Non Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) and Ocean Freight Forwarder (OFF). Is Full container freight not moving? Try moving your most important freight LCL to the East Coast.

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DELMIA Quintiq

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

The recent West Coast ports cargo-handling disruption is an example of the butterfly effect. The labor dispute caused freight bottlenecks. US trade deficits rose to a massive $46 billion in December 2014. It refers to how one small incident can have a huge impact later on down the line.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Since 2014, Lean has worked with over 290 satisfied U.S. Freight Payment / Claims Auditing. Lean provides a turnkey solution to staffing challenges using a proven process that will improve profits while reducing employee costs. Lean can deliver on this promise because they are the pioneers in helping U.S. Transportation 2.) Intermodal.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2016

Transervice Announces Launch of Tech-Based Freight Management Company. The company’s overall share of container volume has grown from 22% in 2014 to 24% in recent months. INTTRA Collaborates with JDA Software for Streamlined Transportation Management. LoJack SCI and TransVoyant Partner to Deliver Supply Chain Risk Alerting.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 29, 2019

often suffer from all kinds of severe weather during the first quarter, impacting freight movements. Cargo can also be damaged by the cold. If freight needs protection from freezing, the shipper may need to change routing instructions. If there are delays, or the truck is stranded on the highway, the cargo could be ruined.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

I wrote those words in March 2014 in response to a great in-depth article in the Wall Street Journal about Oracle Team USA’s incredible come-from-behind victory in The America’s Cup. If a computer is telling you one thing, but your eyes, experience, and gut are telling you something else, trust yourself more than the computer.

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Global Trade Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. Speakers from supply chain management, freight forwarding, air carrier and inland distribution companies addressed the problems with perishables, which include major product groups ranging from foodstuffs and medicines to flowers. arviem real-time cargo monitoring. ► 2014.

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Global Trade Management

JANUARY 14, 2008

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. That is over five million fewer lorry miles and 180,000 freight tones off the road each year. arviem, founded in 2008, has grown organically to become the leading service provider for real-time cargo monitoring. arviem real-time cargo monitoring. ► 2014. (13).

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 16, 2015

August 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Port of Long Beach sees highest Q3 cargo volume in history (Cargo Business News). Furthermore, DSV will now be truly global within contract logistics and expand into road freight activities outside Europe. UPS Expands UPS Worldwide Express™ Service.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 3, 2021

The overall expansion was supported by the sharpest rise in new orders since June 2014. Maersk is one to keep an eye on as it builds its logistics capabilities beyond its ocean freight transportation services. Other supply chain providers that could potentially enter the B2B online platform space could be those that offer 4PL services.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 1, 2015

Ports See Costly Delays as Cargo Ships, Volumes Grow (WSJ – sub. UPS Freight Adds LNG Tractors. billion USD) in pro-forma trailing 12-month revenue for the year-ended December 31, 2014. Fetch Robotics Unveils Robotics System for Logistics Industry. Port truck drivers strike for second day (LA Times). Con-way Inc.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 23, 2015

LLamasoft and CHAINalytics Partner to Provide Integrated Access to Freight Market Intelligence. Teamsters lose another vote at FedEx Freight facility (Reuters). In other news… Elemica Awarded 2nd Patent on Supply Chain Operating Network. Kewill Prepares Customers For Upcoming Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Deadline.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

December 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). 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. million, respectively, for the full year 2014. billion of freight under management.” million and $8.2

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 9, 2015

Uber’s Latest Experiment Is Uber Cargo, A Logistics Service In Hong Kong. UPS Worldwide Express Freight Expands. October 2014 North American Freight Numbers. Penske Appeals to Supreme Court Over Truck Driver Rules. ABF Logistics Acquires Smart Lines Transportation Group.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

A behemoth in the logistics industry, UPS has operations in shipping, air freight, trucking, last-mile delivery and drone delivery. It started in 1969 as DHL Air Cargo, and by the late 1970s, the company had expanded its operations and offered services throughout the world. Kuehne + Nagel Inc. Jacobs in 2011.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 10, 2017

CX North America Integrates Its Freight Collaboration Platform With Active Aero Group’s Technology. January 2017 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). I wrote about this topic back in July 2014 (“ Driver Shortage in Trucking: Time for Plan B ”).

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 14, 2014

How do companies overcome regulatory speed bumps in sprawling urban areas where government is highly fragmented and the movement of passenger vehicles often takes precedence over freight flows? The roundtable took place on May 21, 2014, on the MIT campus. tons of cargo – 50% more than a standard, four-wheel vehicle.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 10, 2015

UPS Tests Electric Cargo Bike in Basel. May 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Here is a photo of the Flex Pulse Center: Flextronics is basically building upon its investment in Elementum , a supply chain software start-up it spun off in February 2014 (see my comments at the time ). reshoring drive (Reuters).

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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. Media Image.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

As the holiday season approaches, import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to see a final surge. Such discrimination between regular and irregular route freight is an explicit response to the tight capacity environment. Large Scale Market Indicators. Read more. Government Regulations.

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Elementum

JULY 28, 2015

The trucking industry is hugely important for the United States’ supply chain— 67% of all freight in the U.S. was moved by truck in 2014. Some companies, like Cargo Transporters from North Carolina, have installed satellite TV systems with more than 100 channels to serve as entertainment for when the truck drivers are away from home.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 25, 2018

I look at freight transportation statistics all day long, and I am astonished by the rapid growth of the past few months, especially in the truckload spot market. Anticipate Freight Rate Changes. Prices on the spot market change quickly, but with freight rate tools like DAT RateView , your business won't be caught off guard.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

They detract from GDP but add to domestic freight tonnage, so this is positive for the transportation sector. There is cautious optimism that peak season volumes will not be adversely impacted—at this time, cargo is generally flowing as expected throughout the entire U.S. On July 29, 2014, the U.S. West Coast. Learn more.

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Cathy Roberson

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Advanced Auto Parts entered the B2B space in 2014 with the acquisition of General Parts International, a distributor and supplier of original equipment and aftermarket replacement products for commercial markets operating under the Carquest and Worldpac brands. I wear a number of hats these days.

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