The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

from 1990 to 2019 because of the increased numbers of people flying. Only the recent global pandemic reduced airline greenhouse gas emissions however this year, we will almost definitely see an increase in travel over 2019 levels – once again increasing overall emissions.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 21, 2023

He began his career in the South African Air Force and later spent more than a decade with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), where he held various leadership positions in South Africa, Spain, and the United States, including President of Cargo Network Services Corp., cargo subsidiary. IATA’s U.S.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 8, 2019

The post This Week in Logistics News (March 4-8, 2019) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. And with that, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Walmart Toughens Delivery Demands for Suppliers (WSJ – sub. Post a comment and let me know what you think.

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Veridian Solutions

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Although dozens of conferences exist around the globe, warehouse managers should consider going to one of the best supply chain conferences of 2019 (plus MODEX, which is held in even-numbered years and occurs in 2020). Keynote speakers at LINK 2019 include Dick Johnson, President and CEO at Foot Locker, Inc., Download WhitePaper.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 10, 2022

The two designs, one that looks more like a small plane used by hobbyists and another with a big belly used for additional cargo space, were recently unveiled in a company blog post. Drone delivery will be free for Prime members, and only Prime members can use the service.

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Freightos

APRIL 6, 2020

In 2019, digital freight isn’t a vision; it’s a reality. Meanwhile, massive passenger airline restrictions dramatically reduced air cargo capacity, sending rates through the roof. WebCargo Sky , the world’s largest air cargo platform for live pricing, capacity assessment, and eBooking from global airlines. Ports open and close.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

The post This Week in Logistics News (February 4-8, 2019) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. req’d) Global Blue Chips Intensify Efforts to Increase Supply Chain Transparency (WSJ – sub. req’d) Walmart taking over operations at Inland distribution centers [operated by Schneider Logistics] (The Press-Enterprise).

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

As airlines canceled flights, and ports contended with no cargo to ship and no workers to operate, air cargo and ocean freight have been disrupted, with ocean carriers losing millions each week. FBX data shows prices for containerized freight spiked ahead of January 2019 tariffs. .

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2022

According to the Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC), Ukraine’s top exports (2019) are agricultural commodities such as wheat, corn, and seed oils; iron ore, and iron. However, I did see reports on the destruction of Ukraine’s Antonov An-225, the world’s largest cargo aircraft. Beyond Fossil Fuels.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 8, 2019

While demand is likely to continue to increase, we expect the pace of the increase to be slower in 2019. IATA announced estimated demand growth for 2019 at 3.7%, which would be the lowest growth rate since 2015. Generally speaking, there are more aircraft in the air with less cargo capacity per flight.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Vásquez told the Associated Press, “In the first quarter of the fiscal year, the passageway saw 20% less cargo and 791 fewer ships than the same period the year before.” 8] Esprit Smith, “ Warming seas may increase frequency of extreme storms ,” NASA, 28 January 2019. [9] ” Will things get worse?

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Stord

APRIL 7, 2019

Delta reported a dip in air cargo freight last month compared to March of 2018. The specific metric used – cargo ton miles – measures the total of tons of cargo moved during a reporting period multiplied by the number of miles flown. This number fell by 5.4% compared to March of last year, and is down 3.2%

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Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 2, 2023

Compared to the same period in 2019, e-commerce, as part of the non-store segment, is up 73.2%, while retail sales (minus non-store, food & beverage, auto, and gas sales) are up 23.4%. So, when you looked at our digital penetration of the business in 2019, it was 25%. for the same period in 2019. "I

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 8, 2019

While demand is likely to continue to increase, we expect the pace of the increase to be slower in 2019. IATA announced estimated demand growth for 2019 at 3.7%, which would be the lowest growth rate since 2015. Generally speaking, there are more aircraft in the air with less cargo capacity per flight.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 9, 2023

Inventories increased sharply worldwide between 2010 and 2019. In that case, a delivery van might prove to be much more productive than a cargo bike, because cargo bikes can carry only around 10% of the number of parcels that a van can – and ten cargo bikes take up more space than one van.

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Veridian Solutions

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Although dozens of conferences exist around the globe, warehouse managers should consider going to one of the best supply chain conferences of 2019 (plus MODEX, which is held in even-numbered years and occurs in 2020). Dates: January 13 – 15, 2019 in New York City. Dates: February 24 – 27, 2019 in Orlando, Florida.

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Freightos

MARCH 12, 2024

Europe prices are more than triple 2019 levels and East Coast and Mediterranean rates are still more than double. H1 totals are projected to be 8% higher than in 2019, suggesting modest growth and also showing that container volumes continue to flow despite the Red Sea complications.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 28, 2023

Just 14 years later, the first air cargo flight took place in 1910. ”[3] In 2019, Logistics Plus Inc., ”[4] In the press release announcing the 2019 event, Scott G. ” Cision PR Newswire, 28 June 2019. [5] By 1956, the first container ship sailed from the port of New Jersey to Texas. 4] Scott G.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Park It, Trucks: Here Come New York’s Cargo Bikes (New York Times) Amazon Tests Cheap Warehouses. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (December 6, 2019).

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Freightos

APRIL 9, 2024

Europe and the Mediterranean prices have fallen by 25% since January, but remain about double their levels in 2019. In air cargo, Red Sea-driven disruptions to ocean freight are still pushing some volumes to the air out of India, though demand is easing somewhat. Freightos Air Index rates out of S. America and N. kg and $3.36/kg

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

The original gyro style wind energy installations were replaced with a wing type sail in 2019. The team behind Energy Observer wants to gain better information for commercial cargo vessels by vastly increasing the size of the ship. That said, there have been and continue to be improvements due to innovations.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 19, 2022

According to his own capacity index, global logistics capacity shrunk by 18% between 2019 and 2021. Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd have seen their profits skyrocket thanks to a massive hike in their ocean freight rates between 2019 and 2022, e.g. from $1,900 to $15,000-$20,000 for the Shanghai-Rotterdam route. Innovative business strategy.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 19, 2022

According to his own capacity index, global logistics capacity shrunk by 18% between 2019 and 2021. Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd have seen their profits skyrocket thanks to a massive hike in their ocean freight rates between 2019 and 2022, e.g. from $1,900 to $15,000-$20,000 for the Shanghai-Rotterdam route. Innovative business strategy.

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Supply Chain Brain

MARCH 14, 2023

The German air cargo hub in February registered an 11% year-on-year decline in cargo volumes to 146,620 tonnes. behind pre-COVID 2019 levels. which were also 9.1%

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Transpacific prices increased 3% to the West Coast to about $1,600/FEU, 12% higher than in 2019, and 7% to the East Coast to $2,357/FEU, a level still 14% lower than pre-pandemic. Europe rates climbed 18% last week to $1,250/FEU, with increases so far this week bringing prices about level with 2019. Indeed, Asia – N.

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Freightos

JANUARY 3, 2024

These rates are more than double prices in January 2019. America’s East Coast have climbed 52% to $3,900/FEU, 30% higher than in 2019. Still No Major Air Cargo Ramifications In air cargo, some analysts are expecting the delays in ocean freight to lead to some shift of more urgent volumes to sea-air services or air cargo alternatives.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

With global cargo lanes clogged, businesses are turning to new ways to deliver goods. Mississippi River cargo traffic near Luling, La. The former wartime airbase handled a record 1,655 international cargo arrivals in 2021, a 73% jump from 2019, and overall tonnage rose 18%. Businessweek. Photographer: Ryan Dickinson/U.S.

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Freightos

JULY 11, 2023

With volumes higher than in 2018 and 2019 in May and June, ocean rates that for the most part have been at or below 2019 levels may be more a function of excess capacity than of subdued demand. IATA’s latest air cargo demand data show that global volumes fell by more than 5% in May compared to last year and were 7% lower than in 2019.

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Multichannel Merchant

JANUARY 3, 2023

Amazon, facing a continued slowdown in its ecommerce business and under pressure to boost flagging sales, is looking to sell excess capacity on its commercial cargo jetliners used to move goods among its network of warehouses here and in Europe, Bloomberg reports. billion more than in 2019. billion, which is $48.6

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Freightos

JULY 5, 2023

Though there are some reports of building backlogs , other measures show little signs of congestion just yet as carriers may be diverting cargo to alternate ports. And while the US’s ILA port worker union has pledged not to handle diverted cargo, business groups in Canada are urging the government to issue a back to work order.

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Freightos

MARCH 19, 2024

their levels in 2019, suggesting there may be further to fall before prices settle at a new, elevated floor. Freight news travels faster than cargo Get industry-leading insights in your inbox. Still, current rates are around 2.5X Optimistic N. American demand projections could also help keep N. Freightos Air Index rates out of S.

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Freightos

AUGUST 8, 2023

But West Coast prices have climbed to $1,900/FEU so far this week, a 44% increase compared to mid-July and 23% higher than in 2019. East Coast rates reached $2,883/FEU yesterday, a 20% increase since mid-July and 2% higher than in 2019. These price increases are partly driven by some demand recovery.

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Freightos

AUGUST 29, 2023

Transpacific ocean rates climbed slightly last week, with West Coast rates up 5% to $2,029/FEU, and East Coast prices up 3% to $3,075/FEU, both above 2019 levels. Europe total H1 import volumes were down year on year , though demand has improved since March, with June volumes 5% higher than last year and 6% higher than in 2019.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 30, 2021

Second-quarter sales at this store were 12% higher than in 2019. Besides running a logistics market research firm, catch my weekly articles on air cargo, freight forwarding, the express markets, and a monthly podcast on Air Cargo World. Express Store Concept Experimenting with a reduced square footage concept.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 19, 2021

I recently chatted with Ron Lazo, vice president of professional services at Manhattan Associates, for an upcoming Air Cargo World podcast and I asked Ron what his customers are telling him about their current and future transportation needs. billion in 2024, a 60% growth from 2019. “Customers want data,” Ron said.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

YoY Volume Lapses Worry Air Cargo Companies. A step away from a normal holiday peak season , air cargo volumes and rates have continued to fall. 2, levels remain 3% lower than in 2019. Despite falling 20% YoY in October, spot rates are still 94% higher than in 2019. Volumes declined 8% YoY in October, and as of Nov.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2023

Transpacific ocean rates trended up last week, and daily rates so far this week have climbed another $200/FEU on both lanes, pushing Asia – US West Coast rates to more than $1,500/FEU – 3% above 2019 levels – and East Coast prices to about $2,600/FEU. Freight news travels faster than cargo Get industry-leading insights in your inbox.

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