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The Top 6 Trends in Logistics Impacting Shippers in 2017

GlobalTranz

Although rate volatility is expected to stabilize in 2017, organizations must do more with fewer resources to survive. From Amazon to hyper-local retailers, 2017 will be a year of intense scrutiny and pressure on logistics providers. This graph shows how quickly the surge begin and rise in 2017. Consumers have power.

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Spire and Gravity Supply Chain solutions helping restore flow of goods

Gravity Supply Chain

Developing end-to-end supply chain management software, Gravity optimizes operations, mitigates risk, and controls costs. Clients can get precise evidence about maritime traffic, including the exact location of a ship carrying what they need and when it will get to where they need it to be. In 1956, manually loading a ship cost $5.86

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Why Energy Supply Chains are Transitioning to Renewables

Requis

The rise in remote work has led to a drop in demand, not to mention the small matter of a price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia. The IEA World Energy Outlook 2019 report says : “if the world continues along its present path, without any additional changes in policy… energy demand rises by 1.3% ” Other sources agree.

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The OilFields Market Guide to Oil Field Services!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The world’s top producers of oil—the United States, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Canada, and China—rely heavily on it for their economies. billion in revenues for 2017. The same bbl and mcf units are used by E&P businesses to report the amount of oil and natural gas that is still in the ground. With an estimated $3.3

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This Week in Logistics News (February 19 – 25)

Logistics Viewpoints

Now of course, companies must map out the potential impacts of the Russia Ukraine war. The potential supply chain impacts of this conflict dwarf any other supply chain news that might be reported. Russia Attacks Ukraine. Russia shells Ukraine. Because of this, they are predicting rates will skyrocket for Ocean and Air.

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I Will Be Wrong Again: Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2017

Talking Logistics

Other examples: The United States Postal Service (USPS) published a report in May titled Blockchain Technology: Possibilities for the U.S. Postal Service , with supply chain management as one of the focus areas; in October, as reported by Reuters, “IBM, U.S. What will happen in 2017? Will prices continue to increase in 2017?