Zipline Logistics

MARCH 30, 2021

Following an unprecedented downturn, the freight market has posted an almost full calendar year of impressive growth spurred by demand from a few sectors of the domestic economy. The second half of the past quarter was highly atypical and posted freight volumes that vastly exceeded those generally seen during peak season.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2022

For the second consecutive four-quarter period, the freight market faced continual capacity challenges as the global supply chain wrestled with the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. Will these forces continue to play a part in the freight market in the coming year? Consumption Drives Freight Market Growth. percent in November.”

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Zipline Logistics

OCTOBER 5, 2021

According to a Logistics Management survey of industry professionals, “there is a strong sentiment that the 2021 Peak Season will be more active than it was a year ago, with 79% of respondents indicating that will be the case, with 16% contending it will be similar to 2020, and 5% expecting it to be less active.”. Supply Side Constraints.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Meanwhile, supply shortages and price inflation are getting the front page in consumer-focused publications and plenty of airtime on televised news. Many consumers, including myself, become irritated by the sight of empty store shelves where our favorite consumer goods are typically stored. And rightfully so.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 27, 2021

The disruption of 2020 took everyone by surprise, and although it sent the industry scrambling to adapt, a few key challenges remained the same. Read more The Pandemic Microscope: Highlighting the Everyday Challenges of Overused Freight Brokerage.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 26, 2023

Mars is one of the largest fast moving consumer goods companies in the world. Mars Wrigley chose Transplace, now UBER Freight, for North America and a partnership with Maersk/E2Open for ocean freight. The Journey Begins Mars Wrigley began working with Aera in 2020 in the US.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 7, 2023

Further, the report indicates that many consumer goods firms reportedly achieved the inventory wind down they strove for throughout 2022. Noted was that one of the busiest times in freight logistics, the seasonal back-to-school retail stocking period, likely did not materialize.

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PINC

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Coming into 2019, issues like the tariff wars, driver shortage, and rising freight rates were high on transportation managers’ radar screens. Freight rates have leveled off (and even retreated, in some cases). Reefer freight rates continue to drop, with a current national average of $2.14 appeared first on PINC.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

According to FreightWaves, the FreightTech 100 2023 is “[…] a selection of the most innovative companies in the freight technology space.” Freight Rail and Union Members Reach Tentative Agreement. Cost of Flour, Consumer Goods, Remains High. In a welcome turn-of-events for the U.S. With the agreement, the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

We indicated in our commentary that August usually represents the global supply chain ramp-up for supporting Q3 and Q 4 holiday spending on consumer goods, gifts and seasonal merchandise. Blank sailings was an action used by many ocean carriers during 2020 and 2021 to accomplish both objectives.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 25, 2021

According to data from the Consumer Brands Association (CBA), CPG sales in 2020 grew by 9.4% Everything from food and beverage products to home improvement items saw a significant consumption bump as buyers, sidelined by pandemic restrictions, diverted their purchasing habits from experiences to consumer goods.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

Over the last couple of years, as the Covid pandemic has changed the way consumers interact and shop with retailers, brands, and consumer goods companies, last mile delivery has become increasingly important. When it comes to the movement of freight, one megatrend driving the need for better technology is the driver shortage.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 20, 2022

… Authorities have now imposed restrictions on Beijing, while the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou, a gateway for air freight, also limited the movement of people in May.” Supply chain concerns, however, don’t focus solely on the movement of consumer goods.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 28, 2023

As an example, in the latter half of 2020 and the first half of 2021, large as well as specialty retailers were financially benefiting from the post-pandemic economy in the U.S. and specifically increased demand for many forms of pandemic related consumer goods.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 20, 2020

With demand for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), supply chains are also facing rising issues of counterfeit goods, trade compliance, and even smuggling of illicit products. The path to recovery from COVID-19 – LogiSYM August 2020.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Flatbed shipping is an important contributor to the overall economy as several key industries leverage this solution for the movement of their critical freight. However, flatbed freight can be an often-overlooked element to the success of key industries , including: Energy – Oil, gas, and power generation (e.g.,

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 5, 2023

The April report indicates that any upturn was mainly driven by expansion in consumer goods production demand with marginal growth noted in investment goods demand. The all-important intermediate goods sector, a reflection of global supply network demands, experienced the tenth consecutive month of downturn. declined 1.5

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Consider the demands placed on retailers, hotels, restaurants, and the stadiums themselves as they attempt to meet the very specific, time-sensitive demands of millions of tired, hungry, thirsty consumers. It’s hard to see an upside in the past two years of extreme supply chain disruption.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 3, 2022

in March, and the lowest level recorded since August 2020. That level of activity is equated to that of February 2020, at the start of the global wide Covid-19 spread that originated from China. Output for consumer goods reportedly had the second-strongest expansion while output for investment and intermediate goods performed weaker.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 10, 2020

Because of its reliance on exporting raw materials to, and importing consumer goods from, China, Australia has more to lose than other countries. percentage point in the first quarter of 2020 and 0.3 percent in both the first and second quarters of 2020. Inbound and outbound air freight capacity is still under pressure.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 10, 2020

Rethinking inventory and origination – Consumer goods companies are questioning the wisdom of maintaining lean inventories and sourcing from suppliers in distant locations. We’re extending access to the no-cost solution through the end of July 2020. Learn more here.

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SupplyShift

JUNE 10, 2020

Rethinking inventory and origination – Consumer goods companies are questioning the wisdom of maintaining lean inventories and sourcing from suppliers in distant locations. We’re extending access to the no-cost solution through the end of July 2020. Learn more here.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 22, 2022

When upstream supply chain port operations were disrupted during the early phase of the pandemic, in a bid to remain operationally profitable, over 630 s hips were sent for demolition during 2020. Port congestions are the cornerstone of this global crisis and can worsen capacity constraints across global marine lines.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 2, 2022

Global consumer product goods provider Nestle in its latest report of quarterly financial performance indicated that despite being able to raise prices for a wide variety of marketed products, higher costs for commodities, freight and energy continue eroding profit margins. Higher costs reportedly have resulted in a 2.8

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Requis

JULY 24, 2020

Since the coronavirus pandemic took hold earlier in 2020, supply chain has become a household word. That’s where a lot of the money had been deployed up until March 2020. For example, the classic freight transaction has 18 steps from RFQ to final payment, and so many of them are not automated. Anderson agrees.

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ShipBob

MAY 21, 2020

8 recession-proof product types in 2020. Ecommerce consumer sales during COVID-19 are up by 52.20% across all markets, according to Common Thread Collective. . percent in April 2020, ecommerce is on the rise. Since March 2020, pet food brands have seen a sudden surge in sales. . Freighting, fulfillment, and logistics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2022

Bank of America sounding the alarm on collapsing freight demand. In that spirit, a number of freight- and supply chain-focused companies and at least two federal agencies used the annual observance of Earth Day to publicize what they are doing or plan to do to help the environment, promote sustainability and reduce emissions.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 22, 2022

In the latter half of 2020 and the first half of 2021, large as well as specialty retailers were financially benefiting from the post-pandemic economy in the U.S. and specifically increased demand for many forms of pandemic related consumer goods. As an example, one year ago, Walmart reported a 5.2

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Consumer Goods Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Many are skeptical about this vision of the future, and there are certainly wildly differing opinions, even among the faithful, about when, exactly, driverless trucks will be on the roads in sufficient numbers to make a difference – ranging from 2020 to 2050.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

The Port of Kahului is fully operational, and interisland freight and transport company Young Brothers noted in an Aug. Amazon had planned to roll out such a service in February 2020. GlobalData’s job analytics database tracks daily job postings across multiple industries, including consumer goods.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 1, 2022

Waymo’s self-driving trucks will deliver home goods for Wayfair. US port backups are extending into freight rail supply chains. The second Prime Day could be a big jump start to the holiday season as it was in 2020, when Amazon pushed Prime Day because of the Covid pandemic. Amazon plans two Prime shopping events this year.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Ryan explains, “Shipment delays were initially blamed on the global supply chain’s struggles to catch up to the resurgence in demand for consumer goods after production initially shut down with the pandemic’s emergence. In the U.S., Burnson notes, “This year is on track to have the most factory fires ever reported.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

However, the longer the conflict continues, the greater the likelihood of severe impacts for a broader range of manufacturing industries, potentially including automotive, consumer goods, healthcare , and other sectors. Rapidly rising fuel prices will bring about even more widespread supply chain disruption. increase in wages.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Unilever, a consumer goods company, created a pilot digital twin of a factory in Brazil in 2018 and now plans to implement digital twins of 170 global plants by the end of 2020. According to McKinsey & Company, 65% of consumable goods in the U.S. Are Ocean Freight Prices Absolutely Broken? 3D printing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization, released Tuesday by the Biden administration, is billed as a “first-of-its-kind” plan to cut GHG emissions in both passenger and freight transportation, building off funding incentives included in the 2021 infrastructure package and the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.

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Elementum

AUGUST 2, 2017

by 2020 globally, the logistics industry is booming. Cheaper than both air and ocean freight, it takes around 18 days of train travel from China to Europe. The sight is reminiscent of a new Silk Road filled with consumer goods made in China. Forecast to grow by a CAGR of 7.5% in 2015 to US $15.5T

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 4, 2021

Freight rates rose throughout 2020, and we have yet to see the trend reverse with any consistency. Consumer spending during COVID has propelled the freight market to previously unseen highs. Because of increased freight volume, CPG shippers have been subjected to tighter than typical capacity and rising freight rates.

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