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Air Freight Explained: Calculating Costs and Price Trends

Freightos

Air cargo is used by global importers and exporters when they need to get goods somewhere rapidly and reliably. While 90% of everything is shipped by ocean, air connects the world faster, cutting China-US freight shipping time from 20-30 days by ocean to only 3 days by air cargo. Why Ship Cargo by Air?

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Breaking: Maersk and MSC Jointly Announce Discontinuance of the 2M Alliance

Supply Chain Matters

Moller – Maersk, and CEO Soren Toft of MSC say: MSC and Maersk recognize that much has changed since the two companies signed the 10-year agreement in 2015. In a joint statement, CEO Vincent Clerc of A. Discontinuing the 2M alliance paves the way for both companies to continue to pursue their individual strategies.”

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6 Emerging Trends In Supply Chain and A Deeper Look into Driverless Vehicles

GlobalTranz

Stagnation of Air Cargo and Sea Freight Rates. Even though there have been concerted efforts to reverse the downturn experienced in the year 2015, most shipping lines have not succeeded in reversing the trends in supply chain. Revenues, and in turn profits, took a turn for the worse in 2015 due to stagnating volumes and over-capacity.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 1 – 7)

Logistics Viewpoints

The made-to-fit boxes, along with other efforts to reduce the use of cardboard, have cut the average weight of packaging used per shipment by 38 percent since 2015. Electronics seller Crutchfield Corp. Unfortunately, the market for counterfeit goods, especially on online marketplaces, continues to grow.

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Can B2B e-commerce solve supply chain issues?

Cathy Roberson

Grainger was an early adopter of B2B e-commerce dating back to 1995 with the launch of its first electronic catalog. It now serves more than five million businesses and has generated $25 billion in global sales since it began in 2015. Do these platforms hold the key to growth and lower supply chain angst for businesses? In the U.S.,

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This Week in Logistics News (January 25-29, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Amazon reported its Q4 2015 results yesterday, and although it reported record profits for the quarter ($482 million), the company’s shares tumbled in after-hours trading because overall results fell short of analyst expectations. November 2015 North American Freight Numbers. In the quarter, shipping costs jumped 37% to $4.17

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Technology and Culture: The Cultural Obstacles to Better Logistics

Freightos

DHL seeded its empire by moving ocean documentation faster than cargo ships. And while air cargo is a bit more advanced, only 37% of air shipments use electronic air waybills. Between 2015 and 2016, the average number of cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platforms used at companies increased by 50%.