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Back to Logistics Tech School, 2022: the Lost Peak Season, the lingering COVID impact and more

Freightos

Logistics tech in 2022 has been unavoidably shaped by the two years that preceded it. The low rates that triggered Hanjin’s bankruptcy in 2017 quickly became a thing of the past, as surging demand, congestion, and a litany of global shipping catastrophes pushed ocean freight rates into the stratosphere. The Weekly Freight Update.

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Trucking Market Q1 Update and 2022 Freight Outlook

Zipline Logistics

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? And what could come into play in 2022? percent in November.”

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What’s the Difference Between a Freight Broker and Freight Agent?

Supply Chain Game Changer

10 Tips To Be A Successful Freight Broker! The Supply Chain industry provides vast employment opportunities, from procurement to warehouse inventory, management, and shipping. The terms freight broker and freight agent are often confused in the cargo and shipping sector. What Does A Freight Agent Do?

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Capitalising on Supply Chain Digitisation with Robotic Process Automation – 10 Areas of Opportunities – LogiSYM August 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Gartner estimates that by the end of 2022, 85% of enterprises will have some form of RPA implemented in their business and Forrester calculates the RPA market will exceed a 50% CAGR by 2023, going from roughly $500 million to $2.8 Inventory Management. Regardless of how efficient and effective, all supply chains carry inventory.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

Japan farm exports in 2022 1st half hit record high as more dine out. will begin imposing 2022 peak-season surcharges on Labor Day and will apply certain ones based on weekly calculations that begin around mid-October and run until early December. In June 2022, Americans spent $2.5 For comparison, they spent $3.4

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Amazon’s Decision to Up Holiday Season Worker Needs- The Why

Supply Chain Matters

As a means of comparison, the National Retail Federation reported in January that last year’s retail sales during the November to December holiday period grew 5.3 Overall retail sales in 2022 grew 9.5 Overall retail sales in 2022 grew 9.5 percent growth in 2022 compared to a 4.9 percent to $963.3

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More volume please says big & bulky last-mile carriers

Cathy Roberson

As such, my search continues and it may be continuing into 2022 since inventories remain low, shortages in raw materials continue, and overseas delivery delays impact the furniture industry. According to Haverty’s CEO, Clarence Smith, shipping challenges will be a problem until the spring of 2022.