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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

The Covid-19 pandemic tested the global supply chain. The focus of the transportation suites was on cost mitigation and price negotiation. More and more cargo shifted to ocean transport until the container imbalances resulted in issues with “rolling the freight” from ship to ship despite confirmed bookings.

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How Auditing Invoices Reduces Total Container Shipping Costs

Intelligent Audit

The state of ocean freight continues to evolve in the wake of peak season, approaching holiday shipping deadlines , and ongoing disruptions. The Freightos Baltic Index has slipped slightly to $9,351 per container as of this writing, but looking at the bigger picture over time raises even more concern.

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Supply Chain Trends for 2022: Answers to Your Top Questions

CH Robinson Transportfolio

event of 2022, my colleagues, Christina Carroll, vice president of LTL, Alan Rowlett, director of global operations and strategy, and I set out to offer exactly that. As port congestion continues to be a problem, what’s your view of container track and trace solutions? Do they help gain access to containers sooner?

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Here’s Why Vaccine Cold-Chain Transportation Network Issues Highlight Sound Logistics Capabilities

Turvo

In the world of shipping and logistics management , cold-chain transportation has been a staple for many years. Many industries rely on the transportation of cold and frozen goods. The biggest obstacle to current transport methods comes down to the amount of dry ice needed and the issues surrounding the containers’ proper maintenance.