2019 Books Freight Procurement Analytics 
Freightos
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
More on Maersk’s transition to an end-to-end provider can be found in this 2020 report. Late 2021 saw Maersk continue to shift towards vertical integrations, with acquisition of Senator, a German freight forwarder for $644 million dollars. While Facebook is looking at virtual reality, Alibaba and Amazon are looking more at freight.
Freightos
FEBRUARY 16, 2020
Recent developments in freight digitization are simplifying the shipping process and giving visibility to freight pricing enabling small players to handle the logistics side of their business more easily, transparently and efficiently. million freight containers each year. That digital reach extended to importing as well.
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MIT Supply Chain
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
One example is the transition to green freight transportation, and more specifically, how the adoption of fuel-efficient vehicles and practices could have negative outcomes for labor. Also, what supply chain skills will be needed to support the transition to circular supply chains and sustainable sourcing and procurement?
Logistics Bureau
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020
There are many other instances of the shared economy within the supply chain domain, including the following: 1) Uber Freight. Launched in 2017, Uber Freight pairs truck drivers with shippers in a similar way that the company’s ride-hailing app connects those looking for a ride with available drivers. million (AUD), up from $11.4
Zipline Logistics
JANUARY 6, 2020
It was a good year for shippers as freight rates plummeted for the majority of 2019, substantially backing off the historic highs the industry witnessed in 2018. An overall economic sluggishness hit freight particularly hard in 2019 leading to what many have labeled as a “ freight recession.”.
Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 30, 2021
Freight Rates 2019-2021. As a result, companies plug along planning based on historic lead times and freight rates which as you can imagine is doomed for failure. Prior to 2018, when an ocean carrier booked a shipment they had to provide a chassis. Truck drivers report that maintenance issues are a constant nightmare.
Stord
FEBRUARY 24, 2019
STORD’s innovative platform gives shippers a central hub to manage warehousing and distribution with modern tools to manage product flow, including inventory tracking across third-party logistics providers, order management made fast and simple, and analytics for data-driven decision-making.
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