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September 20, 2023 Update

Freightos

Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) fell 6% to $1,517/FEU. Europe weekly prices increased 13% to $3.46/kg. Europe – N. Europe rates fell 6% last week and look to be continuing their slide this week. Freight news travels faster than cargo Get industry-leading insights in your inbox. kg China – N.

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What’s going on with global supply chains: A primer for the casual consumer

Freightos

A third of all cargo is carried in passenger planes. So to meet capacity, airlines started to convert passenger planes into cargo planes at scale. In the last quarter of 2020, it became clear cargo rates weren’t coming down anytime soon. And it’s not just ocean freight. Credit: Lufthansa ).

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2020 Trends in Freight Transportation, and the COVID-19 Impact

Logistics Bureau

Rather than abandon the idea of updating you on trends emerging in the industry in 2020 and likely to deliver changes in the next two or three years, I thought I’d go ahead with it, and add some insights into how the Coronavirus crisis is accelerating or reversing them. Air Freight Transportation Trends 2020. sulphur content.

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DB Schenker – Singapore: A Vital Node in Singapore’s Logistics Ecosystem

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Typically, 45% to 50% of cargo is carried in belly holds of aircraft. Overland transport solutions from Singapore all the way to China & even Europe were also executed to executed to keep supply chains moving. For example, in 2020, over $SGD 1 million was spent in developing our employees through training.

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Addressing Challenges in Global Logistics Operations with Technology

DELMIA Quintiq

When COVID hit in early 2020, the slow and steady approach seemed right once more in hindsight. This meant a huge movement of goods from East Asia to Western Europe and America, creating an asymmetry in demand as well as freight rates. Similar behavior was seen across road transport and air cargo.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 12 – 18)

Logistics Viewpoints

This year, with the LA Rams being Super Bowl champs, Good360 said it will ship thousands of “unsellable” Bengals-branded hats, T-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, COVID-19 masks, and scarves to struggling people in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. And now on this week’s logistics news.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 31 – August 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

For the US Women’s National Soccer Team, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics were supposed to be another Gold Medal event, as it entered with a 44-match unbeaten streak. The strain that has been impacting global supply chains over the last year was dealt another blow with flooding in Europe and China.