Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

I wrote those words in March 2014 in response to a great in-depth article in the Wall Street Journal about Oracle Team USA’s incredible come-from-behind victory in The America’s Cup. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (November 1, 2019).

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JULY 10, 2021

million tons of e-waste, about 46 pounds per person, in 2019. during 2019 was $7.49 Also, catch my weekly articles on air cargo, freight forwarding, the express markets and a monthly podcast on Air Cargo World. Consider the following statistics from the United Nations : The United States generated 6.92

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

of Wal-Mart’s $559 billion in 2020 sales—has leased dedicated space on charter vessels and contracted for one three-year charter vessel, according to the Journal. From the earliest days of the pandemic, air cargo providers have been called upon to meet high demand for PPE and other critical products, and later to deliver vaccine doses.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 2, 2020

The huge build-up of containers at China’s docks has created a major ocean freight imbalance, with a shortage of cargo in US and European ports and a shortfall in boxes needed by Western exporters to ship products to other parts of the world. percent from February 2019. Measuring the Imbalances*. Ocean Freight.

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Intelligent Audit

JULY 26, 2022

In mid-July, The Wall Street Journal reported, “ The worst oil-supply crisis in decades is showing tentative signs of easing as flagging economic growth weighs on demand for crude while sanctions on Russia are having less impact on oil production than expected.” International Energy Agency Has Hopes Amidst Oil Crisis.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2017

cities in 2019 (Reuters). As the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday, “Resurgent demand in the long-stagnant industrial sector and a big seasonal boost in e-commerce are pushing more goods through shipping networks on the land, water and air, say operators who expect the strengthening U.S. Forget Online Shopping.

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APRIL 1, 2022

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

NEMF Files for Bankruptcy, XPO Warns on 2019: Is the Party in Transportation and Logistics Ending? XPO Logistics mentioned a similar problem when it downgraded its outlook for 2019. Billion Deal for Ceva Logistics (WSJ – sub. Seek Broad Outline of a Trade Pact This Week (WSJ – sub. filed for bankruptcy on Monday.

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Cathy Roberson

APRIL 19, 2021

According to Digital Commerce 360 , an e-commerce market research and publication firm, 2019 B2B ecommerce sales, which includes log-in portals and marketplaces, increased by 18.2% B2B Digital Much is written on B2C e-commerce, but the B2B e-commerce market is much more significant by many industry estimates. trillion from $1.1

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

While a seasonally weak winter has led to lower spot rates in 2019, load-to-truck ratios are up 3.5%. In 30 years, I’ve never seen anything like this,” said BJ Patterson, chief executive of warehouse operator Pacific Mountain Logistics in San Bernardino, CA, told The Wall Street Journal. Trucking spot rates on the rise. in Los Angeles.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 23, 2021

3] Kristine Solomon and Rachel Sylvester, “ Christmas in July Is an Actual Thing—Here’s What to Buy Right Now ,” Real Simple, 9 July 2019. [4] 4] Gwynn Guilford, “ Inflation Accelerates Again in June as Economic Recovery Continues ,” The Wall Street Journal, 13 July 2021. [5] Footnotes. [1]

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 9, 2021

According to a recent report from the Wall Street Journal, we can blame Covid and curbside pick-up for the shortage. Between 2016 and 2019, Amazon converted around 25 shopping malls into distribution centers. The previous record was set in August 2019 with 233,110 TEUs. And now we may be facing a new shortage: ketchup.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2021

” “The nature of consumer spending too has changed in the pandemic compared to 2019—many consumers are buying relatively more goods than services this year. Those who heavily rely on air-cargo transport can expect the same. ” A shift in purchasing trends could flip the market mid-year—similar to years past.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Journal of Commerce, 10.10.2019. Before January 2019, when Softbank deferred a large WeWork investment and more so after its S1 was revealed in August 2019 , WeWork was seemingly unstoppable. But the potential also exists in tracking (90% of the calls to a major cargo airline are “where are my goods”?),

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 29, 2019

I’ve been trying to learn the basics of the game, and as luck would have it, at the Descartes Evolution 2019 conference this week (more about the conference in a future post), I sat with a Descartes executive who is an experienced rugby player — he even coached the women’s team at his university. And with that, have a happy weekend!

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

increase for the same period over 2019. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), year-to-date through August, couriers, and messengers* employment increased 14.03% over 2020, 27.47% over 2019, and 42.80% over 2018. Year-to-date through August, e-commerce sales (nonstore retailer sales*) have increased 15.7%

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Cathy Roberson

OCTOBER 9, 2021

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. I’m also an analyst at the Journal of Commerce , research manager at the Reverse Logistics Association , and assist companies with content and other needs.

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Shipchain

DECEMBER 20, 2018

The More Than Shipping blog is a comprehensive resource for shipping trends, supply chain planning, project and specialized cargo and more. We have big plans for 2019, and we hope you’ll be amongst our readers. More Than Shipping. Logistics Management. Connect with us online to learn more!

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Cathy Roberson

JULY 12, 2021

” Indeed, long dependent on its exclusive United States Postal Service (USPS) relationship, the two parted ways in 2019. Besides running a small logistics market research firm , catch my weekly articles on air cargo, freight forwarding, the express markets, and a monthly podcast on Air Cargo World.

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 30, 2020

Truckers, warehouse workers and cargo handlers, all in a vast network, find themselves one endless day after the next getting food, medicine and, yes, toilet paper to customers. 2] Jennifer Smith, “ Divided Supply Chains Are Challenging Producers, Retailers ,” The Wall Street Journal , 15 April 2020. [3] Footnotes. [1]

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 4, 2021

”[3] Back in 2019, Jasper Dekker ( @dekkerjasper ), an Associate Design Director at Smart Design, reported, “In New York City, 1.5 Calvert reports some cities, like New York, are trying to encourage the use of cargo bikes. ” Big packages, however, are a problem for cargo bikes. Footnotes. [1] 7] Jennifer A.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 17, 2021

In 2019, 37% of online shoppers in China made purchases on live streams. 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. I also help out the great folks at the Journal of Commerce as an analyst.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 16, 2023

According to a published report from Business Broadcasting Network CNBC , along with The Wall Street Journal , requirements involve the protecting of competition including a seven-year oversight period coupled with what is described as extensive data-reporting requirements. bound cargo. ” counterparts from the transport of U.S.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 21, 2021

This blog is based on an article that recently ran in the Journal of Supply Chain Management, Logistics & Procurement, “ Supply chain agility: An imperative in an unpredictable world.”. In part 1 of the Agility and Resilience in Supply Chain Execution series , we discussed the secret of achieving these very important aspects.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 24, 2021

The trucking industry is facing government anti-pollution requirements as well as cargo customers eager to eliminate carbon from their supply chains,” wrote the Wall Street Journal in an August 9 story about technology pilots to remove carbon-dioxide from truck exhaust. of domestic freight tonnage in 2019.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2019

req’d) [Former Waymo engineer] forms new self-driving truck biz (CCJ) Toys and televisions litter island beaches after cargo ship loses containers (Dutch News). Phillips writes in the Wall Street Journal : U.S. Companies Turn to ‘Mobile Storage’ (WSJ – sub. Alexa, ship me some more toilet paper!”. As Erica E.

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Cathy Roberson

JULY 19, 2021

million new business applications were filed in 2020, up 24% from 2019. in 2020 from 2019 to $791.7 In 2019, China’s Ministry of Finance increased the value of goods that could enter the country duty-free in a single shipment from 2,000 CNY to 5,000 CNY ($300 to $750). As for Amazon, it acquired INLT in 2019.

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Shipchain

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Paul Abbott is an expert logistician with more than 25 years working on articles for the supply chain space and more than four decades working as an award-winning journal. His background includes web journalism, magazine editing and publication, video production, newsletter authorship and more. Paul Abbott. Dave Blanchard.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Francisco Ricaurte reports, “To ensure these precious flowers arrive at peak freshness, UPS shepherds the shipments from colorful growing fields in Latin America through the Miami International Airport — where UPS is one of the largest air cargo carriers — to final recipients in less than two days. ”[6].

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Zipline Logistics

MARCH 24, 2020

Volume at the Port of Los Angeles dropped significantly last year as the US-Chinese Trade War escalated throughout 2019. According to the Los Angeles Business Journal , traffic at the Port dropped by 17 percent in December when compared to 2018 figures. . The current global health crisis has only exacerbated those trends.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 1, 2019

Robinson Acquires The Space Cargo Group to Expand Global Presence Transplace Partners with Noodle.ai As reported by the Wall Street Journal : The threat of higher tariffs had shaken world markets and forced U.S. Drops Threat of 25% Tariffs on Chinese Goods in Sign That Accord Is Near (WSJ – sub.

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