Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

”[1] In modern times, however, flowers, candy, and wine often accompany romantic cards. That trails just jewelry at $4.3 According to analysts from Fronetics, the holiday can be traced back to “the late 400s [when] Gelasius declared February 14th as a day for honoring Saint Valentine. billion (by 37 percent of shoppers).”[2]

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Freightos

DECEMBER 4, 2015

COP21, the Paris Climate change conference taking place this week got us thinking what the carbon cost was for shipping the TV. A quick check showed that shipping the TV from Taiwan to Nashville (ocean & trucking) led to about 6.7 kg of carbon emissions. Heavy-duty vehicles (trucks and buses) share of total emissions (EU): 5%.

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DELMIA Quintiq

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

The recent West Coast ports cargo-handling disruption is an example of the butterfly effect. Companies using West Coast ports had to spend additional millions to cover extra inventory costs and shipping delays. US trade deficits rose to a massive $46 billion in December 2014. Learn how to stay agile in tough times.

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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. CSX customers demand end to shipping bottlenecks as CEO apologizes (Reuters). Bpost to Buy Radial for $820 Million (WSJ – sub. There were 6.6

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshoremen Warehouse Union (ILWU) have been operating without a contract since the end of June, 2014. And for the C-Level Executives who are pressuring their supply chain team to “do something,” it may be time for a reality check. Chassis Issues.

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Elementum

DECEMBER 2, 2015

China’s Tianjin port suffered a devastating explosion in August which left many manufacturers, insurers and shipping supply chains crippled. Carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) recently reduced its pre-tax profits forecast , claiming it cannot match the £2.61bn pre-tax profit earned in 2014/15. Supply Chain and Shipping.

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Elementum

JULY 28, 2015

This strike is just the latest addition to the laundry list of problems the trucking industry is facing, most of which stem from poor working conditions and a lack of new drivers. was moved by truck in 2014. The trucking industry is hugely important for the United States’ supply chain— 67% of all freight in the U.S.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Belgium is bordered by France, Germany, Luxembourg and Netherlands, and has a robust shipping infrastructure including multiple ports, making it a perfect location for trade both within the EU and with other geographic regions. Belgium has 41 airports, 26 of which have paved runways and six of which can handle large cargo aircraft.

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Freight Plus

MAY 30, 2018

At last month's CONECT 22nd Annual Trade & Transportation Conference it was clear just how wide sweeping the issue was. truck driver retirement rates jumped to 33% last year, up from 22% in 2014. In 2018 shippers are paying more for freight that takes longer to move. Joyce Brenny, head of Brenny Transportation in Minnesota, tells.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 11, 2017

Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway. Which means that, as it does every year at this time, space is about to get very tight. That can make it difficult to meet your delivery times unless you take proactive steps now to minimize the risk in your supply chain. It follows the stoplight key: Green. Regular disruptors.

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Elementum

MAY 13, 2015

Before the mega-retailer started shipping goods through Lazaro Cardenas, the KCS had fallen on hard times. 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. Despite these drawbacks, Walmart is continuing to bank on Mexico’s supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 9, 2022

Just last year many were chartering their own cargo ships to get all these goods to their destinations.) Inventory management is challenging enough in normal times. But given more than two years of incessant and unprecedented supply chain disruptions, we may never see “normal times” again. What’s in manufacturing?

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

A traditional viewpoint of manufacturers reveals many flaws in the efficiencies of standard shipping, transportation, and other logistics processes. You also are reducing risk for the manufacturer, because the 3PL will even cover the cargo insurance for shipments. Inherently, manufacturing and logistics go hand in hand.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

FedEx to Increase Shipping Rates. Thirteen Years After 9/11, A New Attempt To Screen 100 Percent of Cargo Containers ( Roll Call ). It’s clear from this week’s long list of news that the pace of change and innovation in supply chain management continues to accelerate. Macy’s, Inc. Macy’s, Inc. Macy’s, Inc.

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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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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Last September, a jury at Southwark crown court in south London found Amazon guilty of shipping dangerous goods by air. As reported by The Guardian : The items included lithium-ion batteries and flammable aerosols, which were flown in and out of the UK between January 2014 and June 2015.

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FLEXE

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Basically, responsible for ocean freight carriers, ocean ships that rely on truck companies. So, again, just to sum it up. But things like real-time GPS, instant pricing, etc., And, honestly, the service levels are, you know, better than what we’ve seen in a lot of other truck companies, in terms of our time in there, etc.,

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RFgen

AUGUST 14, 2017

A naval ship at sea loses navigation abilities. In 2014, Massachusetts resident Pierre Picone pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit integrated circuits (IC) to the U.S. A fighter jet suffers a critical system failure during flight. The guidance system in a defense battery fails to intercept incoming missiles.

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Freightera

MARCH 8, 2022

Since it’s been established in 2014, Freightera has been a 100% remote-working company and that’s why our employees have a bunch of useful tips for working from home! On one hand, you don’t have that constant pressure of someone checking in on you all the time, and you are free to organize your own time. A good desk.

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Techgistics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Fred Smith, CEO FedEx from the report: Concerns about industry disruption continue to be fueled by fantastical -- and I chose this word carefully -- articles and reports,” Smith said on a conference call with analysts and investors. “In In all likelihood, the primary deliverers of e-commerce shipments for the foreseeable future will be UPS, the U.S.

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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. For example, 26% of the 730 million TEUs shipped annually and approximately 30% of trucks on the road are empty.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 10, 2017

Anyway, I’m on borrowed time again this morning, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Kewill and LeanLogistics Rebrand as BluJay Solutions, Unveil World’s First Global Trade Network. Every time there’s a press release about blockchain, you can almost bet IBM is attached to it.

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DAT Solutions

JANUARY 29, 2019

So every winter event has a rate impact that can be plus or a minus depending on timing and severity. Cargo can also be damaged by the cold. If there are delays, or the truck is stranded on the highway, the cargo could be ruined. Reefers protect freezable cargo. Snowball effect on schedules.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 15, 2021

It’s that time of year again: Girl Scout Cookie season. And to make things even easier, I just read that the cookies are available for on-demand delivery. The Skyward drone platform allows clients to remotely track and manage its drones in the air in real time through an easy-to-use dashboard.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

This marks the first time that the World Cup will not be played in its traditional timeframe of June and July. This will be the team’s first World Cup game since 2014, as it failed to qualify in 2018. Now we just have to wait another 10 days. Retailers turning to specific-day delivery over speediest shipping.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 9, 2015

Uber’s Latest Experiment Is Uber Cargo, A Logistics Service In Hong Kong. October 2014 North American Freight Numbers. Big ships leave ports awash with problems (Financial Times – sub. Happy New Year! I hope 2015 is off to a great start for you. Penske Appeals to Supreme Court Over Truck Driver Rules.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

AI in logistics customer support (through predictive transit times) will reach more consumers this year. Logistics can be traced all the way back to the Greek and Roman empires , but it’s undergone several major transformations as new technologies provide opportunities to more efficiently manage the movement and storage of goods.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The new facility will allow the company to offer two-day shipping to most (about 90%) of the U.S. Adidas @adidas Adidas is expected to move nearly 20% of its production to more automated factories by 2023 , many of them potentially proprietary. Belk @belk With more than 300 department stores in 16 states throughout the Southern U.S.,

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Passages, capes, and straits are defined as geographical areas through which international shipping routes must transit. Chokepoints commonly have shallow, constricting depths, which hinder navigation and place restrictions on ship capacity. Potential for closure or interruption. Gibraltar and Suez during World War II).

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Techgistics

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Speed, ease, and low cost shipping has put customer convenience at the top of Amazon's priorities and by focusing on the customer, Amazon not only strengthens their brand, but also put enormous pressure on incumbent brick and mortar retailers and pure play eCommerce retailers to keep up.

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Global Trade Management

JANUARY 26, 2014

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. Sunday, 26 January 2014. Deutsche Telekom AG today signed a nearly double-digit million euro contract with leading cargo monitoring service provider arviem AG of Switzerland. The solution itself - and not just the model - is flexible. Subscribe To. March 21, 2013.

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Global Trade Management

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. Just the opposite, Cadbury, recently announced that it is not shipping its famous chocolate Easter Eggs in boxes, but rather just using the foil wrapping. International trade is the engine of global prosperity today. The size of global trade has nearly doubled since 1990.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2017

Here are some other details from the article: Amazon has helped ship at least 150 containers of goods from China since October, according to shipping documents collected at ports of entry that were compiled by Ocean Audit, a company specializing in ocean-freight refund recovery for shippers. I’ll keep working on it. in December.

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