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October 4, 2023 Update

Freightos

More Resources Home October 4, 2023 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. America weekly prices increased 8% to $4.75/kg

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2023 Q2 Freight Market Update

Zipline Logistics

inflation rate is sitting at 6% as of February 2023. Fuel Prices Fuel prices have also been steadily declining since the beginning of 2023. Large impacts on the freight market remain to be seen. Current volumes are comparable to 2018 and 2019 levels but are well below 2021 and 2022 levels. we faced in June of 2022.

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Innovative Synergies: Logistics Tech Lessons from Other Industries

Freightos

And when rates plummeted in early 2023, carriers saw importers no-show on their volume commitments in favor of the less-expensive spot market. A similar study from 2018 found the same flaws and dynamic led to poor contract reliability even in much less volatile times. But this problem isn’t new.

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AI in Logistics: A Sea of Potential Amidst Waves of Change

Freightos

The Superconductivity Prelude Late in July 2023, South Korean researchers made headlines with a potential discovery – now mostly debunked – of a material that enabled superconductivity at room temperature. LK-99 Replication Vlog (August 3rd, 2023) Insane that @andrewmccalip @zebulgar & team pulled this off so quickly.

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Emerging Supply Chain Trends – A Look at Evolving Finished Vehicle Logistics Amid Market Shifts and Trends

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Apart from rapid technological advances and automakers succumbing to the EV competition by 2023, paying attention to the current market shifts is vital for navigating one of the most interesting and challenging environments of the last century. million cars and by 2023, it has almost reached 26.4 million cars.

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July 11, 2023 Update

Freightos

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * More Resources Home July 11, 2023 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market.

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Disrupting Logistics: 4 Innovative Blockchain Startups to Watch in 2018

Techgistics

trillion in 2023. Paper bills of lading are still the norm for sea-freight shipments and create a whole host of process inefficiencies and additional costs. These are some of the innovative blockchain startups trying to solve real-world supply chain and logistics problems that I’ll be keeping my eye on in 2018.