Talking Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2016

In technology news, INTTRA announced a partnership with JDA Software, which will give JDA customers access to INTTRA’s full suite of ocean shipping software, data and services. The company’s overall share of container volume has grown from 22% in 2014 to 24% in recent months.

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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. The labor dispute caused freight bottlenecks.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Overcapacity Could Be Maersk’s Salvation … and Strategy. These two graphs explain why Maersk is splitting its shipping business, which is reeling from overcapacity; from it’s energy business, which is reeling from low oil prices: As Tolstoy observed, “each unhappy family is unhappy it its own way.”

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Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

Consider your suppliers' contingency planning strategy when selecting vendors, and test them regularly with different scenarios. West Coast Port Strike Disrupts Shipping Lanes. Take precautionary measures throughout your operations; minor, risk-mitigating actions (e.g.,

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Talking Logistics

MAY 1, 2015

Ports See Costly Delays as Cargo Ships, Volumes Grow (WSJ – sub. US Navy to accompany US-flagged ships in Persian Gulf after Iran seizes vessel (Fox News). billion USD) in pro-forma trailing 12-month revenue for the year-ended December 31, 2014. Fetch Robotics Unveils Robotics System for Logistics Industry.

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MIT Supply Chain

MARCH 5, 2015

It appears that ports on the US West Coast are back in full swing after a protracted labor dispute delayed cargo worth billions of dollars and caused untold reputational damage to the companies caught in the crossfire. First, over the next several years, new shipping options will become available to US companies.

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

JULY 21, 2014

.   The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are vital to the LA economy, not only because they provide a significant number of jobs in the shipping and logistics industries, but also because they give the city itself a competitive edge with regard to shipping times and transportation costs when it comes to operating a global businesses here.

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RFgen

APRIL 15, 2016

The Hapag-Lloyd transportation company reported a 65 percent increase in hazardous cargo mislabeling between 2014 and 2015, according to JOC. Hapag-Lloyd was able to measure instances of cargo mislabeling thanks to a new IT system implementation. Working in Other Regions.

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RFgen

APRIL 15, 2016

The Hapag-Lloyd transportation company reported a 65 percent increase in hazardous cargo mislabeling between 2014 and 2015, according to JOC. Hapag-Lloyd was able to measure instances of cargo mislabeling thanks to a new IT system implementation. Working in Other Regions.

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Elementum

MAY 1, 2018

Consider your suppliers' contingency planning strategy when selecting vendors, and test them regularly with different scenarios. West Coast Port Strike Disrupts Shipping Lanes. Take precautionary measures throughout your operations; minor, risk-mitigating actions (e.g.,

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 11, 2017

Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway. Here’s an easy way to think about the regular and potential future disruptors that could impact your ocean shipping strategy, and what you can do to prepare for what comes next. At these times of the year, you should see less risk to your standard ocean shipping strategy.

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Cathy Roberson

JULY 12, 2021

Thoma Bravo, a software investment firm, recently acquired Stamps.com, an online provider of mailing and shipping solutions in the US and Europe. The acquisition will likely help Stamps.com quickly transform its platform and services to address domestic and cross-border shipping needs in an evolving e-commerce environment.

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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.) Strategy and leadership teams might elect to be alerted to production line disruptions, for example, so they receive details about every impacted order.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Outlines New Developments in Omnichannel Strategy and Technology. FedEx to Increase Shipping Rates. Thirteen Years After 9/11, A New Attempt To Screen 100 Percent of Cargo Containers ( Roll Call ). The post This Week in Logistics News (September 15-19, 2014) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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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. Typically, those who work and run a manufacturing company are not an expert at operations and strategies for BOTH manufacturing and logistics.

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Global Trade Management

AUGUST 4, 2008

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. If you define an ‘Effective Global Trade’ as a trade that is executed on schedule, without damage to the cargo and at planned cost, then your threshold for an ‘Effective Global Trade’ is too low. International trade is the engine of global prosperity today.

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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. After public review and discussion, the final rule was published in May 2014 and can be found at DFARS 252.246-7007.

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Techgistics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Adjacent innovation is a strategy where a business leverages something they do well to develop a new product or service in a related market. Amazon used adjacent innovation strategies to become the shopping mall of the Internet era. In the past, customers went to shopping malls; today customers go to Amazon.

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RFgen

APRIL 25, 2016

Companies should investigate data collection strategies to respond to new supply chain logistics management obstacles and security features to prevent businesses from looking like targets. The Modern Form of Cargo Theft. FreightWatch, a shipping management company, reported U.S. is the method by which criminals steal inventory.

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RFgen

APRIL 25, 2016

Companies should investigate data collection strategies to respond to new supply chain logistics management obstacles and security features to prevent businesses from looking like targets. The Modern Form of Cargo Theft. FreightWatch, a shipping management company, reported U.S. is the method by which criminals steal inventory.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 10, 2017

But to me the significance of the news is less about the new name (BluJay Solutions) and more about the prominent role its global trade network will play in its strategy and value proposition. I wrote about this topic back in July 2014 (“ Driver Shortage in Trucking: Time for Plan B ”).

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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. Bed Bath & Beyond is also implementing inventory reduction strategies and is on track for a 5% reduction year-over-year by the end of the current fiscal year. In early 2013, Belk launched a vendor-direct program.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

After graduating from the University of Oxford, Hunter Yaw worked as a project manager for several companies, including as the Head of Special Projects, Fuel Logistics for the Sochi 2014 Organizing committee. “One trends we’re pursuing is blockchain technology…” We ship live crickets all across the country.

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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. It is approximately 190 kilometers long.

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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. You decide. You decide.

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