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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

Today, 75 to 80% of cargo arrives on time. Their 2019 annual investor report explained the strategy as “based on creating additional value to our existing customers,” which, in 2020, has driven multiple acquisitions. Maersk 2019 Annual Report. By the end of 2019, 24% of spot shipments were booked using Spot. It’s worked.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 25-29, 2019)

Talking Logistics

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. Will you buy and trade trucking futures?

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September 6, 2023 Update

Freightos

In air cargo, the seasonal lull combined with overall low demand is pushing volumes below pre-pandemic levels at some of Europe’s major hubs , though some in the industry are hopeful that electronics product launches set to begin soon could drive some peak season rebound in the coming months nonetheless.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

Rivian and Amazon struck a deal in 2019 to hand over 100,000 electric trucks to the e-commerce giant. Amazon Air’s network is starting to look more like the hub-centric models of air cargo giants FedEx and UPS. The company is also working on a forthcoming R2 model and is in need of cash. Last week, Rivian announced plans to raise $1.3

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11-15, 2019)

Talking Logistics

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. Billion Deal for Ceva Logistics (WSJ – sub. filed for bankruptcy on Monday.

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You Should Be Worried. Supply Chains Are Not OK. Let’s Lock Arms To Drive Change

Supply Chain Shaman

Freight Rates 2019-2021. meters draft, and cargo capacity up to 14,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU); previously, it could only handle vessels up to about 5,000 TEU. Manufacturers build “control towers” but there no network dial tone between parties to enable prescriptive analytics and alerting.).

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

49% of respondents were from the manufacturing industry, 16% from the mechanical engineering sector, and 11% from the automotive market. Imports from Asia to the United States increased by 40% from 2019 to 2021, while the volume of exports remained almost unchanged. IATA data shows global demand for air cargo markets jumped 3.7%