2020 Cargo Eliminating Excel in Purchasing 
Freightos
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
More on Maersk’s transition to an end-to-end provider can be found in this 2020 report. On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases.
Supply Chain Matters
JUNE 21, 2022
The latest report is refreshingly more candid in depicting the challenges and ills of the logistics and transportation services sector and the need for new thinking and added emphasis on shipper and cargo holder value and service’s needs. Last year’s annual report reflecting on 2020 business logistics costs indicated a level of 7.4
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Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 29, 2022
It includes free shipping of online purchases, free grocery deliveries to the home for orders of at least $35, prescription discounts and other benefits. XPO Logistics launched a Ship Net-Zero program, giving shippers the option to purchase carbon credits to offset emissions from shipments. Walmart+ costs $98 per year, or $12.95
Supply Chain Shaman
DECEMBER 30, 2021
The price of an ocean shipment increased 9-10X from 2020-2021. 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. There is not a one-to-one relationship between a container and a purchase order. So what you might say? The reason?
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
MARCH 16, 2021
In a survey by the Institute for Supply Management released March 10, 2020, almost 75% of companies reported supply disruption due to Covid-19. Through December 21, 2020, the information technology sector of the S&P 500 was up about 40% in the calendar year, while over the same period the S&P 500 itself was up only 14.8%.
Tailwind
DECEMBER 11, 2020
Simple math shows you that cash outflow (seven days) does not quite match with inflows (60 days), which leads many small trucking firms to turn to factoring companies who buy their invoices. Once you add in your customer’s cargo, you can quickly see how much responsibility you’re putting into your driver’s hands.
Enterra Insights
MARCH 4, 2021
Studies have shown that ridesharing services add to traffic congestion in cities and, increasingly, thanks to consumers using the digital path to purchase, delivery vehicles are creating all sorts of problems. Calvert reports some cities, like New York, are trying to encourage the use of cargo bikes. They’re not. Footnotes. [1]
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