Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 10, 2024

Often times at Logistics Viewpoints, we like to look to the future and highlight the key trends that we see in a given market, or make predictions about what technologies will emerge as game changers in the new year. It was a good mix of topics and authors, including a good number from our Logistics Viewpoints sponsors.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 19, 2019

The 2019 events were tailored to meet the demands of our customers and prospects within the regions. The day itself was full of insightful presentations that focused on oil and gas, metals, aviation and logistics. Each World Tour differed in format, from small roundtable sessions to large forums.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Near the end of 2021, I had the chance to make the early call on Logistics Viewpoints on what 2022 would look like across five major logistics themes. There were record numbers (see Figure 1) through August 2022 and even when September’s volumes receded they were still 7% higher than pre-pandemic 2019.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2023

And now for this week’s logistics news: Walmart Adds Truck Powered by Compressed Natural Gas to its Transportation Fleet CMA CGM offers $5.5 billion for Bollore logistics unit Retailers Tackle Cardboard Overload With Made-to-Fit Boxes Robust.AI billion) for the logistics unit of Bollore. That’s all for this week.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Rivian and Amazon struck a deal in 2019 to hand over 100,000 electric trucks to the e-commerce giant. To that end, it has set greenhouse gas emissions goals, vowing to limit its Scopes 1 and 2 emissions by 50 percent by 2030, using 2019 as its baseline. Patrick’s Day weekend.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 9, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. 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. The post This Week in Logistics News (April 3 – 9) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Hawaiian Airlines has commenced operating a second Airbus A330-300 cargo jet for Amazon on a new route between New York’s JFK airport and the company’s West Coast air logistics hub in San Bernardino, California, the company reported. and Canadian stores. That’s all for this week.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 12, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Earlier this week, the company announced that it will acquire Italy’s Bomi Group, which provides global healthcare logistics services. In August 2019, a typical pre-pandemic month, Americans spent $500 million on grocery delivery. UPS continues investments in lucrative healthcare arm.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 13, 2022

Logistics Industry Outlook with John Larkin. John Larkin and Joe Lynch discuss the logistics industry outlook. John Larkin was named an Operating Partner at Clarendon Capital in May of 2019. Clarendon remains 100% focused on the transportation & logistics industry, broadly defined. About John Larkin, CFA.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Logistics companies are reversing their hiring binge. The hiring frenzy in logistics driven by pandemic-fueled shopping appears to be cooling off. In 2019, the e-commerce giant also gave its Prime members the option to pick a specific delivery date. Amazon.com Inc.

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Freightos

APRIL 6, 2020

In 2019, digital freight isn’t a vision; it’s a reality. And, through it all, logistics providers keep critical goods moving. The FBX has been produced weekly since April 2018 based off of live pricing data from hundreds of global logistics providers. FBX 01 (China – US West Coast) over the last three months of COVID-19.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 20, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The request for a new injunction against independent contractor law AB5 in trucking was made in front of the same court and judge, Roger Benitez, that handed down a temporary injunction on New Year’s Eve 2019 that later morphed into a temporary injunction in January 2020.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 29, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. They are the product of Amazon’s partnership with Rivian, which the companies announced in 2019 when Amazon co-founded, and became the first signatory of The Climate Pledge—a commitment to reach net-zero carbon across our operations by 2040. Financial terms of deal were not disclosed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2021

GlobalTranz, a logistics service provider, put out a press release on February 23rd where they mentioned that they had achieved 40% growth in revenue, fourth quarter of 2020 compared to the fourth quarter of 2019. Robinson and Echo Global Logistics. Bob Farrell, Chairman and CEO of GlobalTranz. Echo’s revenues increased 41.9%.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Logistics industry growth slowed in October. The Logistics Managers’ Index showed respondents said transportation capacity loosened and pricing fell at an accelerated pace during the last 15 days of the month. Save Mart begins grocery delivery with Amazon. The Save Mart Cos.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

The Green Corridor – Logistics’ Role In Preventing The Next Pandemic. I’m not talking about how shipping and logistics are key in keeping the supply chain connected during global health crises so we can keep essential supplies like medicine, food, and toilet paper moving. by Tim Foote, Founder of Susymbio.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 17, 2020

In December of 2019, the global grocery retailer Ahold Delhaize announced it was investing $480 million to transform and expand its U.S. The post Ahold Delhaize’s Supply Chain Transformation appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. supply chain operations in support of a new three-year strategy to move to self-distribution.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Black (Swan) is the New White Since 2019, supply chains and logistics have seen one black swan event after another disrupt operations and impact costs starting with trade wars and the pandemic and continuing through the Ever Given, Houthi attacks in the Red Sea , multiple labor disruptions, and now a possible renewed trade war.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Sunday night will mark Brady’s first appearance as a Buccaneer against his old team, and his first visit to Gillette Stadium since leaving the club after the 2019 season. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Robots have become part of the logistics landscape for a while now. The Giant Company launches Instant Delivery.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2023

Walmart originally set the target in the summer of 2019, a couple months after unveiling plans for a new 350-acre corporate campus. And now on to this week’s logistics news. The post This Week in Logistics News (March 25 – 31) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. That’s all for this week.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

These projections have September and October volumes 6-7% higher than in 2019, followed by only a moderate dip in November and December, with volumes about 15% higher than pre-pandemic. Rates on this lane fell 8% last week to $1,608/FEU, though prices remain slightly above 2019 levels.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. JD.com has been rapidly growing its logistics unit by focusing on warehousing growth, including in international markets. The company is opening a third self-operating warehouse and distribution center in California as it looks to grow its US logistics arm. That’s all for this week.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 4, 2025

Tyler is CEO of Express Logistics Group, a T-Rex Prestige Worldwide company, based out of Cincinnati and Chicago. About Tyler Hildebrand Tyler Hildebrand is CEO of Express Logistics Group, a T-Rex Prestige Worldwide company, based out of Cincinnati and Chicago. Over the years, business grew and an elite team began to form.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 17, 2024

” Logistics optimization. Footnotes [1] Staff, “ Supply Chain Optimization: What does it mean in 2019 and beyond? ” River Logic Blog, 14 August 2019. [2] 5] Kyle Krug, “ Supply Chain Optimization: How to Alleviate Common Pain Points ,” Multichannel Merchant, 16 December 2019. [6]

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The New and Game-Changing Technology Solutions Redefining Last-Mile Logistics. The most obvious example is Amazon: According to a McKinsey article, it has spent the better part of two decades reducing the delivery times of its US-based delivery services from eight days in the 2000s to one day in 2019. That’s an 87.5%

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 14, 2021

Introduction – logistics visibility advanced to early mainstream. The past years have brought with them immense challenges for carriers, logistics operators and supply chain managers. Gartner estimates that “logistics visibility” has already reached “early mainstream” maturity, with up to 20% penetration in industry.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The following is a 5,000 word exploration of Maersk’s strategic shift to end-to-end logistics services, based on open sources. So three months after an executive meeting on June 23rd , an updated strategy was released, tracking a radical shift into a slimmer Maersk, focused on providing end-to-end logistics services.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

But even with the rate declines of the last few weeks, prices to the West Coast remain well above 2019 levels, and East Coast rates are about even with 2019. Carriers will blank even more capacity – about 20% announced so far – in October to try and push rates back up even as volumes likely decline on this lane too.

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Enchange Supply Chain Consultancy

JUNE 10, 2025

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

336,500 TEUs were transported from China to the EU by rail in the first six months of 2021, that is 44% more than 2020 and 99% more than in 2019. The post This Week in Logistics News (February 19 – 25) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. Because of this, they are predicting rates will skyrocket for Ocean and Air.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Over the last decade, as we have documented here, Amazon has been pushing its logistics arm to be less reliant on UPS, FedEx, and the USPS for delivering orders. billion in 2019. The post This Week in Logistics News (September 18 – 24) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 7, 2021

Learning the difference between third party logistics (3PL) and fourth-party logistics (4PL), as well as 1PL and 2PL, and the rise of even fifth-party logistics (5PLs) is becoming increasingly sophisticated and valuable for driving successful supply chain operations. What is the difference between 3PL and 4PL?

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Judah Levine November 21, 2023 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) decreased 8% to $1,573/FEU.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In 2019, CNBC ranked Virginia as the #1 state for business, and The Port of Virginia plays a key role in Virginia’s ability to serve those businesses. In 2019, CNBC ranked Virginia as the #1 state for business, and The Port of Virginia plays a key role in Virginia’s ability to serve those businesses. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 11, 2024

Anne is the President & CEO of Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) , the trusted voice for third-party logistics companies of all sizes. Reinke started her service at USDOT in April 2019, initially as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs, and transitioned to Congressional Affairs in November 2019.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 23, 2020

The post Navigating the Challenges of Cross-Border Trade appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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