The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This year the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP26) was held at the SEC Centre in Glasgow, United Kingdom, from 31 October to 13 November 2021. came from trucks carrying cargo. Prepare for Anything: Supply Chain and Ecosystem Predictions for 2022 and beyond…. Most of this, 45.1 About the Authors.

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Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 9, 2023

Retail return rates for 2022 appear to be leveling off, according to data from the National Retail Association and research partner, Appriss. billion in retail returns will be made in 2022 - 16.5% Join us in Vegas There’s still time to join us in Las Vegas for RLA’s annual conference. NRF and Appriss estimate $816.7

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FEBRUARY 17, 2023

network this year after its initial success at select facilities in 2022. The rate rose to $8,607 on April 1, 2022, from $3,174 a year earlier. Last year’s negotiations took place as dozens of container ships were backed up off the coast of California waiting to unload cargo. West Coast was $2,618 as of Feb.

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Cathy Roberson

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Access to bathrooms This has been a problem forever for truck drivers when they are picking up or delivering cargo. Representatives Troy Nehls (R-TX) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) for introducing the Trucker Bathroom Access Act on Dec 15 to ensure that truckers have access to restroom facilities when they are picking up or delivering cargo.

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Cathy Roberson

OCTOBER 4, 2023

“Gathering data on the last mile is dark,” an Uber Direct executive told me at Oracle’s OracleWorld conference last month. Catch my twice-a-week column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo Next. I wear a number of hats these days.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 1, 2022

An AI-enabled port ecosystem can lead to effective communication across all touchpoints in the container supply chain, right from cargo owners to terminal operators, to third-party logistics providers and warehouse workers. on 9th March 2022, during the panel discussion on Digitalization – Building upon the pots-pandemic momentum.

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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 14, 2022

It’s been a crazy month plus - new customers, three conferences, and a couple of podcasts and webinars. The EIA expects the Brent price will average $117/b in March, $116/b in 2Q22, and $102/b in the second half of 2022. an article is well, well overdue…my apologies. for the 12 months ending February.

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Intelligent Audit

JULY 26, 2022

Inflated trucking costs have impacted the global supply chain on top of air and ocean cargo. Reaffirms Full-Year 2022 Financial Guidance; Raises Targeted Share Repurchases to $3B for 2022. CEO Carol Tomé and CFO Brian Newman will lead an investor conference call to discuss the results starting at 8:30 a.m.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 15, 2022

To this in early 2022 : "We made the decision to take advantage of the unseasonably cold temperatures to proactively accelerate the sell-through of late holiday goods in Hollister and Gilly Hicks…These clearance sales came with a lower gross margin than our spring goods, causing a reduction in our Q1 rate."

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 31, 2022

from Q4 2021 to Q1 2022 due to higher general rate increases and fuel surcharges. Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, as well as a monthly podcast on Air Cargo World. In June, I’ll be heading to a couple of conferences. I wear a number of hats these days.

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Freightos

MARCH 19, 2024

More Resources Home Navigating the Waves: Exploring Digital Booking in Ocean Logistics at TPM 2024 Judah Levine The sessions at this year’s TPM, the preeminent North American ocean freight conference, was more focused on the role of technology in ocean logistics than ever. The data shows this too.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JUNE 14, 2023

5 Immediate Impacts of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 By Nat Josef Just when it seemed like bipartisanship was going the way of the dinosaurs, Congress recently came together to pass the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022, which President Biden signed into law on June 16th. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and John Thune (R-S.D.)

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Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 25, 2022

The growth trend seems to be climbing for the fiscal year 2022 (Oct 1, 2021 – Sept 30, 2022), with already 132.5 I’m venturing out to a few conferences this quarter so if you are too, let me know! million for the fiscal year 2021 (Oct 1, 2020 – Sept 30, 2021), a 21.3% I wear a number of hats these days.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2023

I have learned so much from our sponsors and readers, both through their commentaries and user conferences, and look forward to more of the same in 2024. billion “Chips for America” semiconductor manufacturing and research subsidy program approved by Congress in August 2022 to ramp up U.S.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Last year’s holiday peak season was all about the need for last-mile capacity while this year’s season may go down as the need for employees according to folks I talked with at Home Delivery World and Parcel Forum conferences. ” Positions include package handlers, drivers, driver helpers, and personal vehicle drivers.

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Requis

JANUARY 9, 2020

Another example from fulfillment might involve things like faster alternate transportation route planning in case of the unexpected, or monitoring cargo temperature for shipments of perishable food or medicines. This example could apply to any collection of physical equipment, like a drilling rig or a refinery.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 21, 2022

Co-op, Tesco, Asda, Aldi, and Morrisons are participating in a government “regulatory sandbox” between January and May 2022, testing the technology’s ability to facilitate alcohol sales safely and swiftly. The call to action comes ahead of the UN’s Environment Assembly conference, which is taking place in Nairobi from 28 February.

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Cathy Roberson

JUNE 6, 2022

strategy June 3rd 2022 2 Retweets 1 Like Outlook Last-mile platforms continue to evolve. Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, as well as a monthly podcast on Air Cargo World. In June, I’ll be heading to a couple of conferences. I wear a number of hats these days.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Q4 NS call - NS CMO said NS was selected as the primary eastern rail carrier for FedEx as it launched its new intermodal service 1/2 [link] September 14th 2022 3 Retweets 23 Likes What about the USPS you may ask? Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo World.

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Intelligent Audit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

After a summer of logistics victories, pre-peak 2022 provides logistics professionals with challenge after challenge. Failed ratification does not present risk of an immediate service disruption,” according to a statement released by the National Railway Labor Conference, which is representing railroads in negotiations.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2023

National Fisheries Institute Global Seafood Market Conference on January 17, 2023, agreed that the just-in-time model is floating belly-up. At the same time, MSC has boosted its cargo capacity massively through a shipbuilding program that will add over 100 new vessels to its already colossal fleet.

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Cathy Roberson

JULY 19, 2021

International Knowledge Base is currently facilitating around 8% of UPS’ global export packages, and it is expected to expand to 60% by January 2022. Besides running a logistics market research firm, catch my weekly articles on air cargo, freight forwarding, the express markets, and a monthly podcast on Air Cargo World.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Texas announced a renewed push for cargo-truck inspections last month as part of Abbott’s “Operation Lone Star” plan to deter illegal border crossings and drug smuggling amid what he says is a lack of enforcement by the federal government. Daily market prices to move cargo from Asia to the U.S. Civil aviation authorities in the U.S.,

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