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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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Late 2021 saw Maersk continue to shift towards vertical integrations, with acquisition of Senator, a German freight forwarder for $644 million dollars. CMA CGM, the third largest ocean carrier, is increasingly oriented towards shippers, with the vertical acquisition of CEVA in 2019. Accelerating the shift. Image via StarAir.dk).

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

More Resources Home November 7, 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. Indeed, Asia – N. Europe dipped 2% to $4.21/kg

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Intelligent Audit

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

In freight auditing, freight audit advisors work with freight shippers to ensure that all charges are accurate and to prevent wasting money. Shippers can ensure they are getting the best possible rates from their carriers by working with a freight audit consultant. Get better deals on shipping rates.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 19, 2020

As we move into the back half of May, the freight market is starting to show signs of an expedited rebound. . Th ese conditions have caused a more favorable freight environment. Volume increases started mid-last week and have steadily climbed since then, exceeding 2019 levels. Regional Freight Volume Update ? .

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Reportedly, the first application of this joint offering is the ability to book and track ocean movements from Chinese ports to the United States. That includes the acquisition of collaborative warehouse robotics provider 6 River Systems in 2019, and online shipping fulfilment services provider Deliverr in May of last year.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

More Resources Home February 13, 2024 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 decreased 35% to $3.91/kg

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Freightos

AUGUST 23, 2023

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * More Resources Home August 23, 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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Freight Center

AUGUST 29, 2019

And with the current generation of drivers set to retire soon, this could spell trouble for the shipping industry. And how will it impact your supply chain and how you ship? A lack of drivers threatens a capacity crunch in the shipping industry. Discover Your Shipping Potential. Where Have All the Drivers Gone?

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Freightos

MARCH 4, 2020

What does the oldest company on the top ten global technology companies have to do with freight? Here’s What This Has To Do With Freight. The digitization of the freight industry is about improving speed and efficiency. . This trend moved forward in exciting ways in 2019. Robinson all rolled out new digital tools in 2019.

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Freightos

JANUARY 3, 2024

More Resources Home January 3, 2024 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. These rates are more than double prices in January 2019.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 12, 2022

In all, the acquisition will add more than 350 temperature-controlled vehicles and four million square feet to the UPS Healthcare global footprint, offering customers access to faster shipping times, greater production flexibility, and offerings to help them attract new business. From a shipping perspective, time is critical.

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Freight Center

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The freight shipping industry is constantly changing. With the fluctuations in this complex business, shippers everywhere find it harder to meet their shipping goals and get the right solutions for their supply chains. The primary goal of most shippers is to find affordable solutions for their freight shipping needs.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Shipping companies in particular are looking to hire extra workers. In fact, UPS is anticipated to add over 100,000 seasonal staffers to support the projected package volume increase from November through January 2019. Some hire additional workers, others rent out warehouse space or fill stores’ back rooms with extra stock.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 14, 2021

In 2019 the supply chain industry had moved beyond high-level discussions, with well-scoped pragmatic projects. The creation of the Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) and an increasing number of startup challenges, incubators etc. The book author is FT, Forbes, Fortune, BI and Nikkei contributor. A year of reflection.

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Freightos

JULY 23, 2019

In their latest Global Freight Forwarding report , Ti assessed whether digital platforms, digital forwarders, and freight marketplaces were existential threats to traditional forwarders. Freight Marketplaces: Threat Or Opportunity? Freight Marketplaces: Threat Or Opportunity? SOURCE: Ti GLOBAL FREIGHT FORWARDING 2019. “We

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Freightera

MARCH 1, 2022

Freightera CEO wins award for elegant marketplace solution for businesses, reducing shipping cost and CO2 emissions from freight transportation. ” Just a few years earlier, Eric Beckwitt won the 2019 Clean50 Award for outstanding contribution to clean capitalism in Canada.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The technologies and business models supporting these platforms are also being applied to logistics and supply chain management, especially across activities such as warehousing, transportation, and shipping—with astonishing success. 5) Freightos, Shipa Freight, Convoy. Why Businesses, Large and Small, Think it’s Fair to Share.

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Freightos

JUNE 27, 2023

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * More Resources Home June 27, 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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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

James Winebrake, Dean of College of Liberal Arts, Rochester Institute of Technology There are a number of important trends happening in the freight industry, spanning all modes of transportation: trucking, shipping, rail, pipeline, and air. In the U.S.,

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MIT Supply Chain

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

For example, at the COP26 event, United Nations organizations and the shipping industry launched a Just Transition Maritime Taskforce to “drive decarbonization of the industry and support millions of seafarers through shipping’s green transition.”

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 5, 2020

To effectively track each state’s progress in reopening and how freight is impacted, we will publish a market update for the coming weeks as the country eases out of lockdowns. . Increases in volumes started climbing this week steadily but still down 10-15% year-over-year according to Freight Waves’ Sonar indexes. .

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TMC

MAY 8, 2019

Leveraging TMC, our global logistics management provider, we brought in logistics experts to sit on-site with our team, evaluate the situation, and work with us to establish freight processes and controls to help drive down logistics costs, while also improving service to customers. Send rebooking advice to our Freight Forwarder.

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Freightera

JANUARY 13, 2021

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, January 12, 2021 ( Newswire.com ) – Freightera, a leading online freight marketplace, is pleased to announce Jonathan Shakes, former Director of Product Management and Director of Software Engineering at Amazon, has joined the executive team as Head of Product Development. ” About Freightera.

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Zipline Logistics

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

While this may seem like the logical approach to mitigating transportation costs, there are a few common issues associated with using a quoted rate as the sole decision driver, especially when that freight is headed to a retail customer. In retail shipping, often what you pay for is what you get. Accessorial Charges.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Understanding industrywide turnover rates for trucking is essential to reducing freight spend for shippers. e-Book] 8 Big Factors to Consider for Efficient LTL Shipping. Shippers that want to create positive relationships with drivers, and therefore carriers, should follow these tips: Make freight attractive.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 1, 2022

The metaphor was reflective of when global shipping lines elected to take advantage of such disruptions to drive up shipping rates and ancillary charges to unprecedented levels with ongoing financial impacts to multiple industries. Every game is different, and every challenge requires a different play book. basis points.

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Freight Center

JUNE 4, 2019

Shipping freight is never boring, there is always something ahead that makes you sit up and take notice. Let’s take a look at what’s looming on the horizon for SMB shippers in 2019 so you won’t be surprised or negatively impacted when changes happen. National freight carriers usually plan their truck deployments seasonally.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

AUGUST 2, 2019

When broader market rates for truckload freight change significantly, shippers can find themselves paying prices for shipments well outside of what current market rates should dictate. It would seem, shippers are currently experiencing this situation today as the markets telegraph lower freight rates. Here’s how it works!

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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.”.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

More Resources Home November 21, 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 decreased 6% to $5.23/kg

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Freightera

MAY 1, 2019

Learn Freight Terms & Lingo with Freightera! Time to Learn Freight Terms – Infographics by @Freightera! New to shipping freight? Start by learning freight terms commonly used in the industry such as Less than Truckload (LTL) Shipping, Full Truckload (FTL) Shipping, Reefer, Forklift, Pallet, etc.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Heavy-weight and oversized shipping can seem like a pain and a half, but there are plenty of carriers that offer fast and easy shipping of even the biggest and bulkiest items. What to consider when shipping heavy items. There’s a lot that goes into deciding who to ship your heavy items with, and how. 2-day shipping ?

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Turvo

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

of all freight transported in the United States in 2019, equating to 11.84 of the nation’s freight bill.”. His latest book, Driven , came out on January 5th and tells the history of self-driving cars. Nearly every good consumed in the U.S. is put on a truck at some point. As a result, the trucking industry hauled 72.5%

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Click the links below to compare this year's innovations to those from previous years: Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more. Content Summary: First Self-Sailing Electric Cargo Ship Set to Launch. Click here for the full story. Media Image.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Global shipping is national news with most stories covering the symptoms. 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. meters, to accommodate ships with 20 rows of containers) and 15.2

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 25, 2018

But there are several trends presenting themselves that will help us redefine what “normal” means for truckload in 2018 and 2019. When securing transportation, you’d do best to align your favorable freight attributes with carrier goals. Ecommerce influences freight flow patterns and efficiency. Efficiently utilizing capacity.

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