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This Week in Logistics News (January 14 – 20)

Logistics Viewpoints

In September 2022, Macy’s rolled out its first-ever wood-sourcing policy for its furniture sales after more than 150 years in business. The policy follows Macy’s $5 billion commitment announced in March 2022 to become more sustainable in its policies and practices. The average value of cargo stolen in an event was $214,104.

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Breakbulk Americas with Jeff Tucker

The Logistics of Logistics

Jeff is the CEO of Tucker Company Worldwide , the oldest privately-held freight brokerage in North America, specializing in notoriously complicated freight, like temperature-controlled, oversized, and high-value, high-security shipments. Jeff Tucker and Joe Lynch discuss the Breakbulk Americas conference. About Jeff Tucker.

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The Green Corridor: Digitise Wisely to Reduce Emissions

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Only the recent global pandemic reduced airline greenhouse gas emissions however this year, we will almost definitely see an increase in travel over 2019 levels – once again increasing overall emissions. It allows for better tracking of cargo and people in airports, enhanced security, and enhanced safety – just to name a few.

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This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech- June 14 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Included in this June 14, 2022 edition are updates featuring the following providers: ToolsGroup and Onera. Freightos Limited , a global freight booking and payment platform, and Gesher I Acquisition Corp., © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. GreyOrange. Panasonic. .

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This Week in Logistics News (February 25 – March 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

And while this definitely points to an industry making strides, a recent Procurious survey found that 75 percent of women in supply chain experience gender-based adversity. The air cargo industry has seen softer market rates due to increased capacity and shippers flocking back to ocean freight services.

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Logistics Procurement – Performance Management

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Rates are now starting to stabilise and for ocean freight especially, we are seeing rates closer to pre-COVID levels. Freight procurement is the mainstay of any supply chain professional but price is not the be-all and end-all. What tools we can use to benchmark ocean freight and carriers’ service reliability?

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Freightos is going public…and how we got here

Freightos

This is an exciting milestone that accelerates our vision of a digital platform that modernizes international freight and improves global trade. I assumed, after all, that freight carriers would publish APIs simply because they wanted to fill their vessels efficiently. The official announcement is here. First, some background.