Talking Logistics

MARCH 17, 2017

In the meantime, here’s this week’s supply chain and logistics news: Amazon Plans Air Cargo Service for Chinese Customers (WSJ – sub. warehouses from Chinese merchants selling on its site—taking on a role it previously left to global freight-transportation companies.” Stay tuned for more details in the weeks ahead.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Our salute to the best advancements in supply chain technology, processes and labor management from 2017. And here’s to hoping that 2018 results in even more significant advancements in the state of warehousing and transportation technology. Ocean Transportation. Click here for the full story. Printer-friendly version.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

It used to take two days to get cargo off the docks. He says it’s the antiquated booking system that’s gumming up the works. Marketing expert Robby Pedraza explains, “During World War II, standard sized shipping containers were developed to ship military cargo to the front lines. Now, it takes nine. ”[4].

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

In this article, leading experts from various sectors in transportation industry will discuss transportation trends you should take a closer look. Online freight marketplaces allow shippers to instantly compare the cost of traditional truck vs rail freight, and book with a button click. Holcomb, Dept.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

As a logistics service provider, focusing on over-the-road surface transportation management solutions via technology and managed transportation services, we find the following information on the history of shipping containers of great significance to the logistics and supply chain community at large. Significance.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. Small trucker, Malcom McLean, fumes at slow loading of cargo aboard ship – “There has to be a better way.”. First intermodal cargo transportation (containers are stacked on deck). Significance.

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SCM Research

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Wolfgang Lehmacher is Head of Supply Chain and Transport Industries at the World Economic Forum. He is member of the IATA Air Cargo Innovation Awards Jury and the Logistikweisen, a think tank under the patronage of the German Federal Ministry BMVI.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

Services by Amazon Here are some of the key services offered by Amazon: General public: Amazon.com – an e-commerce platform offering a diverse selection of products such as books, electronics, apparel, and groceries. From books and electronics to clothing and groceries, Amazon offers an unparalleled selection of items to its customers.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 26, 2017

However, their use felt some restraint, and most companies used them to track large-scale shipments, such as cargo containers, reports Claire Swedbery of the RFID Journal. The power of shopping anywhere, anytime and without the hassle of cashiers and registers was proven in 2016, and 2017 will likely be a year of greater innovation.

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SupplyPike

JANUARY 21, 2019

Freight is defined as commercial goods or cargo carried across land, sea, or air. In 2017 alone, over $1 trillion in goods were moved by freight across North America, with truck continuing to be the most heavily utilized mode at $721 billion. Looking to book a shipment? Freight and parcel shipping. What is Freight?

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In logistics and supply chain management, however, transport and warehousing are the most significant sharing processes thanks to a welter of economic benefits for all parties—and the trend is accelerating despite the dampening effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. Why Businesses, Large and Small, Think it’s Fair to Share. million in FY18, and $5.4

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

There may be instances where you will have to work more closely with carriers and book further in advance to ensure you can meet critical deliveries. If you fail to book in time, you may miss your delivery deadlines, or will have to use an expedited shipping method to meet them. Booking early is a good idea in certain situations.

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Freight Plus

MAY 30, 2018

Joyce Brenny, head of Brenny Transportation in Minnesota, tells. At last month's CONECT 22nd Annual Trade & Transportation Conference it was clear just how wide sweeping the issue was. That number grew to a shortage of 51,000 drivers in 2017 and it only looks to be higher at the end of this year. The Washington Post.

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Freightos

JUNE 9, 2018

In 1995 airlines via online travel marketplaces started selling tickets directly to consumers online and by 2017, 83% of US travellers were using digital channels to book their trips. This effectively enabled travel agents to book flight from their computers far before the internet was built. That can’t last.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The framework covers: freight traffic intensity choice of freight transport mode capacity utilisation energy efficiency switching to low carbon energy There is no “silver bullet” instead a bundle of decarbonisation enablers needs to be activated. Use a ‘five decarbonisation lever’ framework to develop a road map for decarbonisation.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 11, 2017

There may be instances where you will have to work more closely with carriers and book further in advance to ensure you can meet critical deliveries. If you fail to book in time, you may miss your delivery deadlines, or will have to use an expedited shipping method to meet them. Booking early is a good idea in certain situations.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 10, 2017

Descartes Reports Fiscal 2017 Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results. January 2017 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). The project is part of a collaboration between UC Berkeley Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology and Volvo Group of North America, sponsored by Caltrans and the U.S.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2018

However, the biggest pain point for these global supply chains is the one that seems inescapable – transportation costs. Pain Points Increasing Transportation Costs. No matter how much can be saved from sourcing globally, transportation costs continue to creep in to seriously affect a product’s profit margin.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 7, 2017

While the changing atmosphere of ocean carrier alliances for containerized cargo isn’t something new, it’s certainly top of mind for many shippers and carriers alike thanks to a tumultuous last few years. Many carriers are now “rebooting” in 2017, and alliances are collectively designing loop services in order to provide competitive networks.

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DAT Solutions

MAY 4, 2018

I'm also trying to read as many books as I can about that topic. For example, insurance on my truck and trailer, plus $100,000 in cargo insurance, came to $6,209 together in 2017. Almost all tax preparers understand Quickbooks, so this change might help improve accuracy, if I decide to continue to use a CPA.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Descartes Reports Fiscal 2017 Second Quarter Results. What do you get when you combine an electric van with a fully automated cargo space, drones, joystick control, and cloud-based algorithms to control order picking, the loading of packages, the automated cargo space, and route planning for the vehicle and delivery drones?

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 28, 2018

If you’ve heard the term “perfect storm” applied more to transportation lately than you have since the book by Sebastian Junger came out in 1997, you’re not alone. Load factors—the amount of air cargo space that is already being used—run in the middle- to hi. What it looks like now in Transpacific air freight. pments to air.

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Locus

APRIL 27, 2023

from 2017-2029. Nowports Nowports assists companies by enabling customers to track their shipments in real-time, granting them enhanced visibility and control over their cargo. In a recent study, the Mexican logistics industry is projected to achieve a CAGR of 4.9% But what exactly defines state-of-the-art logistics software?

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Talking Logistics

MAY 11, 2018

Kuebix Surpasses 10,000 Companies Using Its Transportation Management System (TMS). to further explore concepts and technologies related to urban air mobility (UAM) to ensure a safe and efficient system for future air transportation in populated areas.” Rail, One of the Transportation Granddaddies, Still Relevant.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Maersk would split into two divisions – a Transport & Logistics division, and an energy division. Meanwhile, the golden child – Transport & Logistics – charted three pillars for growth: Product offering and customer experience. Today, 75 to 80% of cargo arrives on time. Efficiency by unifying entities.

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E2open

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Founded in 2001 by the leading ocean carriers, INTTRA has created the world’s foremost and largest neutral multi-carrier network across 177 countries with more than 35,000 active shippers, 60 carriers and 150 integrations with transportation management and port system software partners. www.avantida.com.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Surrett explains, “When shipping documents misreport significant attributes of cargo, the resulting inaccurate or false billing can prompt additional carrier charges. Hindering the process of a ‘perfect order,’ this violation impacts transportation arrangements as well. Indifference to Building Good Relationships.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 9, 2019

As detailed in a 2017 report by Agility Logistics subsidiary Shipa Freight, businesses in the SME category—which comprises 95% of all the world’s companies and generates more than 50% of the gross domestic product in many countries—face considerable difficulties when trying to compete globally with their larger counterparts.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

With how quickly new technology, tips and warehouse management techniques are emerging, wouldn’t it be nice to take a page from someone else’s book? As of mid-2017, 80% of the company’s shipments out of its warehouse were going to areas other than California and New York.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 20, 2020

As of right now, top lines have been essentially wiped out for industries like air transportation, freight, gastronomy, tourism, travel, and many more. jump in container throughput last week, which means cargo is recovering.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 13, 2017

It’s what I did when I worked in a small cubicle and dreamed of being my own boss someday (and what I continue to do as I dream about disrupting myself, about helping to find a cure for type 1 diabetes , about finally writing that book in my head). Federal Judge Deals Swift Transportation Legal Setback (WSJ – sub. Alphabet Inc.’s

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Freightera

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Freightera continues to build the freight transportation marketplace with a mission to transform the whole industry, releases the Green Future of Freight infographic. . Vancouver, BC Jan 30, 2017. The post Flash forward 10 years: What would green, sustainable freight transportation look like appeared first on Freightera Blog.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Maersk : “Together with the Dutch Customs and the US Homeland Security, [Maersk] explored how Blockchain can be used to access cargo data remotely to speed up custom’s processes. Finally, this is a database that’s shared across either a public or a private network.” ” 4.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2017

Brings Advanced Freight Collaboration Solutions to the Transportation Industry. warehouses from Chinese merchants selling on its site—taking on a role it previously left to global freight-transportation companies.” This enables a better comparison and booking of incoming quotes from transport providers. in December.

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