The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

In respect to logistics and transport something remarkable happened at COP26. The first Z – Zero emission road transport: Global MOU for ZE-MHDVs . In 2018, according to data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) road transport accounted for three-quarters of transport emissions. Most of this, 45.1

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

Emerging Supply Chain Trends – A Look at Evolving Finished Vehicle Logistics Amid Market Shifts and Trends Feature Article by Laurent Sik , Head of Operations, CEVA FVL APAC Automobiles, as a form of transportation, are indispensable in today’s world and will remain a crucial part of our lives for a long time to come.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2023

The logistics provider has already deployed 3,000 AMRs globally with over 2,000 in North America. Stefano Perego, vice president of customer fulfilment and global ops services for North America and Europe at Amazon, outlined how the company is using AI when it comes to logistics. The audit determined that CPW emitted 1.2

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

After a year full of more scandals, indictments, political contentiousness, workplace violence, school shootings and natural disasters, maybe it’s time we all took a collective breath and focused on some of the positives that came out of 2018. Content Summary: Personal Mover Transports Employees around BMW Plant. Facilities Management.

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Elementum

JUNE 11, 2018

Transportation can be a significant part of a business’ logistics costs— potentially upwards of 55 percent. Fuel price is driven primarily by five factors: demand, refinery maintenance costs, transportation constraints, crude oil prices, and geopolitical disruptions. Lean Transportation Policies. Nearshoring. Shipability.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Easyship, a Stripe for global e-commerce shipping, raises $4M (TechCrunch). Volvo to provide autonomous transport at Norwegian mine (FleetOwner). under Nafta—be made in North America to qualify for tariff-free trade. Here are some highlights from the press release: Transportation Management — Version 19.0.0

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Supply Chain Collaborator

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

“The Value in Orchestrating a Scheduled Transportation Plan”. These three headlines from Transport Topics and Food Shippers of America magazine tell the story of one of the most important challenges facing shippers in North America leading into 2018. Here’s the story and the solution to the mounting challenge.

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Elementum

JUNE 11, 2018

Transportation can be a significant part of a business’ logistics costs— potentially upwards of 55 percent. Fuel price is driven primarily by five factors: demand, refinery maintenance costs, transportation constraints, crude oil prices, and geopolitical disruptions. Lean Transportation Policies. Nearshoring. Shipability.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Global challenges, including port congestion, fuel costs, governmental policies and the ongoing pandemic will be among the factors affecting over-the-road hauling across North America as we look forward through this year and beyond. Consider a Managed Transportation Services Strategy.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Global paper output is expected to be 4 million tons short of its 2018 level, with predictions of 416 million tons in 2022. Following a March 2022 surge of Covid-19 in Shanghai, shipping company A.P.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 18, 2018

It can be a confusing time for the international shipping community due to the U.S. government’s implementation of new tariffs on Chinese goods entering America. List Number One: On July 6, 2018 , the first list was introduced and is comprised of 818 products with a total import value of $34 billion. Helicopters and airplanes.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 28, 2020

Produce season transportation can have an impact on your freight, even if you do not ship grains, fruits, or vegetables. Peak produce shipping season refers to the time period when the largest volume of fruits and vegetables are harvested and subsequently shipped to markets across the US, impacting truck capacity.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Demand for ocean freight was lower than anticipated, and Hanjin Shipping, another top ten ocean liner, was already teetering on the verge of bankruptcy. The Post-2016 Strategy: End-to-end Shipping. Maersk would split into two divisions – a Transport & Logistics division, and an energy division.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

This compilation is based on the most currently available company revenue data (between 2018 and 2020) without factoring in any other metric. A behemoth in the logistics industry, UPS has operations in shipping, air freight, trucking, last-mile delivery and drone delivery. Nippon Express owns more than 31.7 Revenue: €17 billion/ $19.42

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Trucking Companies Boost Big-Rig Orders on Rising Shipping Demand (WSJ – sub. Ford to test new self-driving vehicle technology in 2018 (Reuters). Descartes Integrates Transportation Messaging and Customs Filing with SAP®. Daimler Trucks North America launches 3D printed parts program (Commercial Carrier Journal).

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 1, 2018

What’s Happening in the Transatlantic’s Ocean Shipping Lane | Transportfolio. Certain trends in capacity, rates, and tariff activity have conspired to create an especially dynamic holiday season for ocean shipping in the Transatlantic lane. Understanding the Transatlantic’s Ocean Shipping Lane.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 12, 2018

After a strong finish in 2017, flatbed demand has continued to soar in 2018 resulting in historic supply and demand imbalances across North America. Flatbed shipping is known for its cyclical and seasonal trends, fragmented marketplace and carrier demographics, and variability in demand. 3 Factors driving flatbed demand.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 9, 2018

Does the market need yet another transportation management system (TMS)? Last week, I attended Innovate 2018 , the company’s first user conference, and as I stood on stage to deliver my keynote presentation in front of 140+ attendees, the answer was clear: Yes. New TMS Capabilities. 3G Mobile for Status, Check Call and Doc Upload.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

In the show, Eddie Albert wanted to move to rural America to farm and his wife, Eva Gabor, wanted to stay in the city to enjoy all its amenities. Food grown close to consumers reduces both transportation costs and food waste. Each container — the kind commonly seen on trains, trucks or ships — costs $85,000, not including shipping.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Global Maritime Routes and Chokepoints Maritime routes are a few kilometers wide corridors that connect economic regions and cross land transportation gaps. Passages, capes, and straits are defined as geographical areas through which international shipping routes must transit. They form a continuum.

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Kinaxis

APRIL 15, 2016

Sure, 3D printers might be able to print space habitats on Mars, but they can’t print everything and there will always be a need to transport an item(s) from one destination to another. When looking at the amount of freight moved just in America alone, there was 9.2 The benefits to the supply chain are enormous.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 20, 2018

To gain insights on that question and more, Adelante SCM and BluJay Solutions conducted a web survey of supply chain and logistics professionals in March 2018. A total of 137 respondents completed the survey from Manufacturing, Retail, Logistics Service Provider, and other companies in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. Absolutely.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 12, 2020

trillion on logistics and transportation services in the United States in 2018, an increase of 11.4% billion, while transportation costs increased by 10.4% billion, while transportation costs increased by 10.4% billion, while transportation costs increased by 10.4% trillion and motor carrier costs rose 10.1%

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Enterra Insights

MAY 3, 2018

David Egan, head of industrial and logistics research in the Americas for the CBRE Group, told Burnson, “These mega-facilities serve as the backbone of retailers’ fulfillment networks, distributing goods across multi-state regions. Inside those facilities things are also getting more complex. ”[6]. . 7] Staff, “ H.O.W. |

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QAD

MARCH 21, 2019

For comparison, this makes the country about half the size of Russia or South America, and more than twice the size of the European Union. percent annually as of 2017, but that increased to about 4 percent in 2018. trillion from 2005 to 2018 but reached an all-time high of about $2.13 trillion in 2018. million sq.

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Stord

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Last year, the ripple effects from new tariffs on imports from China rocked warehouses and ports in America. The Port of Los Angeles and trade disruption in 2018: Last year, new tariffs caused direct and indirect problems for shippers. The end result was a logistical nightmare and raised transportation costs.

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Freight Plus

APRIL 16, 2018

As we enter the second quarter of 2018 it has become clear that the capacity crisis facing the trucking industry is far from over. Freightwaves reports. , "Freight trucks are the lifeblood of America's consumer economy—they represent 70.9 percent of the nation's freight by tonnage shipped and 81.5 Chad Prevost of.

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3PL Insights

JULY 24, 2018

A second international Detroit bridge, the Gordie Howe International Bridge, is in talks and expected to begin construction in the fall of 2018. This contract is consolidated through a group of infrastructure companies known as Bridging North America. Check out some of our other blog posts: Expanding and Shipping to Canada.

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Cathy Roberson

APRIL 19, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in dramatic shifts in volume characteristics for many transportation providers - first in supplying retailers in inventory restocking and direct to consumer and then, along with retail restocking and direct to consumer, supporting manufacturers as facilities reopened during the second half of the year.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Former Hyperloop One Executives Launch New Rival In Race To Design Hyperloop High-Speed Transportation Systems. CX North America Releases Next-Generation Mobile App for Drivers. December 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Introducing mySourcemap Lite: Enterprise-Grade Supply Chain Mapping for SME’s.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Some of the supply constraints are also due to the destruction of key infrastructure in the Ukraine for shipping of these commodities. Clearly, the benign environment of 2018 is gone, and geopolitics are playing a central role in the global economy. Likewise, the prices for base metals and grains will also remain high.

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C3 Solutions

JUNE 19, 2020

With low unemployment, workers will jump ship for an extra dollar or two an hour, or for benefits. [5] 5] It was estimated that in 2018 and 2019 the U.S. 7] As warehousing requirements have increased , the most desirable lands just outside city cores that are close to transport arteries have been snapped up.

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Freightos

MARCH 3, 2015

So when I asked Cathy Roberson, a senior analyst at Transport Intelligence and a tech-enthusiast who is vox supplychainus on Twitter at cmroberson06 , I was not surprised when she sent me back an analysis that seems to match up perfectly with some of Google’s recent projects: Google Glasses, Android and 3D printing. through 2018.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 9, 2016

While the parodies are quite “terrifying,” the problem remains, but one piece of legislation, passed in December 2015, the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act ), offers a solution, and actionable steps are being laid out to define a way to dramatically reshape the infrastructure-landscape in several key ways.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

New studies on the effects of climate change over the last decade have prompted authorities to take measures for reducing the carbon footprint in all industries, including the shipping industry. Going Green | Green Shipping Practices in the Trucking Industry . Going Green | Green Shipping Practices in the Trucking Industry .

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 5, 2024

It has forced ships to reroute around the southern tip of Africa, driving up the cost for vessels for the longer voyage, though rates are still far below pandemic levels reached in 2021. The CTA was later joined as a plaintiff by airline trade group Airlines for America (A4A). And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The company estimates that China could account for less than 30% of its sales at the end of 2021, down from about 50% in 2018. Meanwhile, 75% of furniture retailer, Ethan Allen’s products are made in North America. ports we use to take advantage of the shipping availability, Dollar General’s CEO Mike Witynski told analysts.

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