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Editor’s Pick: 4 Factors to Help Negotiate Better Ocean Shipping Contracts This Year

Talking Logistics

Note: Today’s post is part of our “ Editor’s Pick ” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide practical knowledge and advice on timely and important supply chain and logistics topics. The 2017-18 ocean shipping contract season is underway. The Hanjin impact.

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5 Things to Know Before Negotiating Ocean Shipping Contracts This Year

Talking Logistics

The 2018-19 contract season for ocean shipping is here, and it’s time to think about the best way to approach negotiations. Of course, you want to control costs, consider options, and mitigate risks, but it will also be important to keep these five factors in mind as you talk to ocean service providers about the year ahead.

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Ocean Risk Management part 2: Navigating Global Shipping Alliance

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Ocean Risk Management part 2: Navigating Global Shipping Alliance The shipping industry continues to evolve. While GSAs can provide benefits such as cost savings and increased efficiency, they also introduce new risks and challenges for shippers. How alliances in the shipping industry might impact shippers?

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3 Ways a TMS Platform Offsets Inflated Shipping Costs

Supply Chain Collaborator

TRILLION on Shipping Costs in 2017” blares the headline from the Wall Street Journal Logistics Report article. from the year before, shippers have been absorbing the costs of rising interest rates and labor costs, higher fuel costs, and soon, high tariffs on imported goods. “Companies Spent a Record $1.5

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5 Things to Know Before Negotiating Ocean Shipping Contracts This Year

CH Robinson Transportfolio

5 Things to Know Before Negotiating Ocean Shipping Contracts This Year | Transportfolio. The 2018-19 contract season for ocean shipping is here, and it’s time to think about the best way to approach negotiations. Of course, you should keep carrier financials in mind as you negotiate.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long The end result of the loss of propulsion was the ship crashing into the bridge. mile-long span. An estimated 11.5

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4 Factors to Help Negotiate Better Ocean Shipping Contracts This Year

CH Robinson Transportfolio

The 2017-18 ocean shipping contract season is underway. As you evaluate your budget and ponder the best way to approach negotiations, you will want to keep costs down, consider options, and mitigate risks. The bankruptcy of the Hanjin shipping line has thrown ports and retailers around the world into confusion.