The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Additionally, the superior speed vs. ground transportation is unquestioned. The project started in 2019 and by March of 2022, these electric fixed wing drones had delivered over 1 million vaccines in addition to other healthcare related deliveries. Singapore for example has allowed for delivery to ships in its waters.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 8, 2019

Here are some excerpts from the article: The retailer wants suppliers that ship full trucks of products to deliver orders within a specified two-day window 87% of the time, up from an 85% rate it targeted previously. Simply put, OTIF spells OPPORTUNITY for transportation technology providers. And with that, have a happy weekend!

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 15, 2020

Now the entire freight transportation industry, across air, ocean, road, and rail sectors, is awash with disrupted expectations and has retreated into survival mode. Air Freight Transportation Trends 2020. Using passenger airliners to provide cargo-only services. Ocean Freight Transportation Trends 2020.

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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. Two steps to take now.

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QAD

JULY 16, 2020

India has a robust manufacturing sector, with typical products including textiles, chemicals, food, steel, transportation equipment, cement, mining, petrochemicals, machinery, software and pharmaceuticals. . Transportation is equally robust. India’s roadways put it at number 3 worldwide for its extensive ground transportation system.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

In this article, leading experts from various sectors in transportation industry will discuss transportation trends you should take a closer look. Related to shipping, international port infrastructure has been expanding - perhaps too rapidly - and it will be interesting to see whether these investments pay off. In the U.S.,

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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. Two steps to take now.

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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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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

In this February 10, 2023 edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech we highlight news related to Shopify and Flexport , as well as Frieghtos , each in the transportation and logistics visibility tech segment. Shopify itself has been growing inherent logistics services by way of acquisition.

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ThroughPut

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Ship Smarter: How to Avoid Bottlenecks in Your Global Operations. Published October 25, 2019 in Global Trade Magazine. You can’t just turn around a giant cargo ship. And when shipping to volatile countries, it becomes even harder. And when shipping to volatile countries, it becomes even harder.

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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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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 21, 2021

A new era of air transportation trends is emerging to create a confusing outlook for shippers. This is all happening while the Transportation Security Administration is reporting a 1000%+ increase in passenger travel in April 2021, compared to April 2020, with the vaccine fueling hopes of getting back to a sense of “normalcy.”.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 6, 2019

2018 challenged them in new ways, and 2019 is shaping up to present continued uncertainty as long-standing trade relationships are reconfigured.” ”[2] He adds, “According to Control Risks, an international consultancy, there are five major global risks for 2019.” “Hold on tight.”[2] ” 10.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 30, 2021

While all stores ships online orders, Best Buy is consolidating ship-from-store units in a limited number of stores across the country to drive efficiency and effectiveness. These locations should be rolled out by holiday and will take on about 25% of the national ship-from-store volume. The key here is fast.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Facing difficulty in the trans-Pacific market, industry-leading shipping giant Maersk has announced it’s dropped two trans-pacific services. Ocean Shipping Giant MSC Announces Air Cargo Service. Last week, ocean carrier MSC joined Maersk and CMA CGM in announcing the development of an MSC air cargo service.

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Cargo planes could not fly out of or into Russia or Ukraine. Likewise, ships could not sail into or out of Russia and Ukraine. In 2019, both countries combined exported 25.4% Inflation set in for fuel and transport costs, increasing logistics costs as a whole over last year. of all wheat. and the global economy.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 3, 2019

As the logistics industry, and the broader business world, looks to 2019, it’s time to explore what the next year will bring to logistics. Despite a huge rise in demand for truckers to transport these imports and exports, the number of qualified drivers is not growing. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

As demand for ethanol dropped with people driving less, this created a carbon dioxide shortage that impacted the production of beer, cheese and refrigerants such as dry Ice and packaging for things that needed to be shipped cold. Transportation and Distribution. Container shipping rates from Asia to the U.S.

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In the race to fill distribution centers and store shelves with inventory for the holidays, some of the world’s largest retailers and ecommerce sellers are jumping ahead of smaller competitors by chartering ships, shifting freight to air, re-rerouting inland shipments, and hiring more staff for distribution centers and other supply chain nodes.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Blockchain has the potential to help enable us to manage and track a ‘digital twin’ of shipping containers across the world.”[2] Managing freight transportation. 1] David Higgins, “ Supply Chain Meets Blockchain: A Perfect Match ,” CyberArk, 25 July 2019. [2] ”[3]. ”[3]. Footnotes. [1]

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Compared to the 1,382 containers on average lost per year between 2008-2019 as reported by The World Shipping Council, that’s a big jump. In this case, each container (that was not damaged or lost at sea) needs to be unloaded and transshipped to another vessel for transportation. What’s the reason for it?

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Kinaxis

JUNE 22, 2016

Hyperloop is a theoretical transportation technology, a long-awaited “fifth avenue” of transportation that uses vacuum tubes and linear induction motors to shuttle pressurized air capsules along a track, using a lack of friction to achieve speeds as high as 700 mph (approx. So it doesn’t hurt to see what’s on the horizon. 1126km / h).

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QAD

JULY 16, 2020

India has a robust manufacturing sector, with typical products including textiles, chemicals, food, steel, transportation equipment, cement, mining, petrochemicals, machinery, software and pharmaceuticals. . Transportation is equally robust. India’s roadways put it at number 3 worldwide for its extensive ground transportation system.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 18, 2018

It can be a confusing time for the international shipping community due to the U.S. Cargo containers. and will increase to 25% starting January 1, 2019. Mollie Bailey, Director, International, Transplace , has more than 20 years of international transportation experience. Optical fibers.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 15, 2022

In 2018, global container shipping carrier Maersk and enterprise technology provider IBM announced a joint venture termed TradeLens which was billed as providing more efficient and secure methods for conducting global trade by leveraging blockchain technology. Background. The Announcement.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 2, 2020

It’s because those trucks are transporting the majority of moving cargo in the U.S. Although digital commerce has connected us to conduct business like never before, cargo from one side of the world still has to reach its destination on the other side. According to the American Trucking Association , “trucks move roughly 71.4%

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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. In the United States, the Pandemic has yet to Peak.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 27, 2020

Airlines have adapted to the changing market by introducing cargo only flights, with minimal schedules to keep global trade moving. Finding the right balance between price and transit allowed them to provide successful outcomes for cargo movements. The market has been impacted at varying levels. Finding strategic solutions.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Shipping Networks (WSJ – sub. cities in 2019 (Reuters). Shipping firm Clarksons braces for data leak after refusing to pay hacker (The Guardian). If transportation and logistics are an indicator of economic health, things are looking very good at the moment. GM plans large-scale launch of self-driving cars in U.S.

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Kanban Logistics

MAY 13, 2021

And we are seeing growth across many different sectors of cargo, but particularly in the refrigerated containers … both import and export.”. Refrigerated cargo also experienced record volumes in March with 1,686 container moves. This project aims to deepen the harbor from 42 feet to 47 feet to support larger ships.

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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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QAD

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

It has 116,169 km of paved roadways, so overland transport of goods is simple. Malaysia is ranked the 35 th country for ease of transportation on its roads. In addition to its airports, Malaysia also has four heliports for quick transport of small goods or for travel between areas. The last election was on January 24, 2019.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 19, 2019

As I wrote back in October, when it comes to transportation management systems (TMS), there is always something new to talk about. The same is true for the transportation market and the types of challenges and opportunities that shippers and third-party logistics providers face. Logistics Market (WSJ – sub.

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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? While 2018 was a banner year for most transportation and logistics companies, this year might prove to be a little less festive. XPO Logistics mentioned a similar problem when it downgraded its outlook for 2019.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In logistics and supply chain management, however, transport and warehousing are the most significant sharing processes thanks to a welter of economic benefits for all parties—and the trend is accelerating despite the dampening effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. Why Businesses, Large and Small, Think it’s Fair to Share.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

economy through the lens of the logistics and transportation sector in terms of costs and implications to the economy during 2021. entities as opposed to foreign owned entities such as global shipping and logistics companies. E-commerce shipping volumes grew by 10 percent to $871 billion, representing 13 percent of U.S.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

APRIL 17, 2020

Collapsing demand from coronavirus pandemic restrictions adds pressure to container lines operating half-empty ships. Ocean carriers have canceled hundreds of services, parked ships and sent vessels on longer voyages to eat up capacity and preserve their finances amid diving trade volumes. PHOTO: JERRY LAMPEN/SHUTTERSTOCK.

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