Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

In a prior published commentary, we provided highlights of March and Q1-2022 global production indices along with their implications. We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. The average LMI index over the first quarter of 2022 was reported as 74.5, and Warehousing Prices (90.5)

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 11, 2022

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group shares a Part Three commentary addressing our mid-year assessment of published 2022 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains made available at the beginning of 2022, and specifically addressing supply chain cost inflation implications.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

Last month, the company released its third annual “Brand Protection Report” and said it disposed of over 6 million counterfeit goods in 2022. Cargo ships lost 661 containers at sea in 2022, down from the 15-year average of 1,566 lost per year, according to the latest figures from the World Shipping Council (WSC).

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Freightera

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Dear customers, Thank you for shipping freight with Freightera! We wish you happy holidays and a peaceful, successful and healthy New Year 2022! We have good news, new rates, and new promotional codes! New Freight Rates for Shipping Cross-Border Canada to USA. (1 See examples below.

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All Things Supply Chain

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Amazon Sued by Supplier for Breach of Agreement Gilimex Inc a Vietnamese warehouse equipment manufacturer is suing Amazon for $280 million, claiming that the e-commerce giant backed away from agreements…

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 29, 2022

In this regular edition of our featured column, Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , we provide a capsule synopsis of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based multi-industry supply chain readership. FedEx and FourKites.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Gopuff arrives in New York. Additionally, Amazon has doubled its shipping container processing capacity by increasing ports of entry and partnered with more ocean freight carriers to secure space in “critical ports.”. Walmart is rolling out some new delivery options for its customers.

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Freightos

APRIL 9, 2024

More Resources Home April 9, 2024 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. America weekly prices decreased 13% to $3.66/kg Europe – N.

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Intelligent Audit

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Air freight Is Rising. Air freight rates have been a major story throughout 2021. kg, according to the Freightos Air Freight Index. Most importantly, the air freight index runs approximately one week behind, so the real impact of the Christmas Week Showdown—the immediate days leading up to the holiday, is still unavailable.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

What Berglund is referring to is the advantage that shipping lines hold for negotiations with cargo shippers for 2022 and beyond. For 2022, we see $7,000-$8,000 as an early indicator,” said Berglund. In celebration of this new partnership, Grubhub is offering customers 50 percent off orders $15 or more.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 30, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights a further negative drop in the New York Federal Reserve’s Global Supply Chain Pressures Index ( GSPI ). freight and logistics recession , we called attention to reports that the Logistics Manager Index (LMI) for April reached an all-time low of 50.9,

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Enterra Insights

JANUARY 21, 2022

As shipping costs skyrocketed and companies shelled for air freight, retailers raised their prices. 3] Ben Unglesbee, “ Holiday hiring in retail dropped 7% ,” Retail Dive, 12 January 2022. [4] ” The New York Times, 26 December 2021. [6] ” The New York Times, 26 December 2021. [6]

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 23, 2022

In an update published in early April, we highlighted for readers both March and Q1-2022 various published global production and supply chain indices. According to the latest Global Supply Chain Pressure Index (GSPI) , compiled and published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York , overall pressures increased in April.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Thieves had broken into the train cars and made off with items shipped by Dr. Martens, Harbor Freight Tools, and small businesses alike. In other parts of the country, thieves occasionally plunder everything from alcohol to appliances from freight trains that either stop or crawl through areas. tracks in the middle of Los Angeles.

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Freight Plus

AUGUST 16, 2022

NEW YORK, August 16, 2022 – Today, Inc. The companies on the 2022 Inc. Time, FreightPlus Appears on the Inc. Ranking No. 184 on the List of Fastest-growing Privately Held Companies in. FreightPlus recognizes a three-year revenue growth rate of 2,846%. ?. revealed that FreightPlus is No. 184 on its annual Inc.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 5, 2023

In November, Supply Chain Matters highlighted reports from both The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times that after a corporate review, necessary headcount reductions would involve upwards of 10,000 employees in corporate and technology roles , and will be focused on the devices, retail and human resources business areas.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 1, 2022

Frequent readers of the Supply Chain Matters blog may recall one metaphor that this Editor has invoked over the past three years – the Eagle ’s tune, In a New York Minute ( Everything Can Change ). © Copyright 2022, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog. Bob Ferrari.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 9, 2023

As the transportation industry waves goodbye (and good riddance) to 2022, innovative logistics professionals are already working hard to make 2023 a banner year for the global transportation industry. As ocean rates continue to plummet, shippers are increasingly diverting freight from air cargo lines to more affordable ocean transportation.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 17, 2022

Manifest will be happening on January 31st through February 2nd, 2022 at the Caesar’s Forum in Las Vegas. By the way, we should also mention Manifest had its first conference in 2022, right? It was in 2022, end of January. We ended up pushing it to January of 2022. They cover both fulfillment and freight logistics.

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Freight Plus

JUNE 24, 2021

Another paid over $17,000 to get the same size container from Taiwan to New York. BCO’s are negotiating contracts for 2021-2022. Top volume importers will still fair better than most, but plan on 40%-70% increases in your new ocean budgets. They are also introducing a $3,000 GRI effective 6/15. • Key Takeaways.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The Port of Los Angeles, which is vying with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to be the nation’s busiest facility, saw a 25.8% year-over-year decline, processing 684,290 20-foot-equivalent containers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 20, 2023

For the first time since 2020, I was back in New York City for the NRF Big Show. But speaking of robots, the coolest robot I saw in New York this week was the life-size, and life-like, Yayoi Kusama robot at the Louis Vuitton store on the Upper East Side. I will cover this in an article next week.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. Wildfires, mudslides, and flooding delayed lumber shipments, leading to a shortage that saw the cash market price for lumber reach $1,111 per thousand board feet in 2022 – almost triple its bottom price in August.

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Freight Plus

AUGUST 16, 2022

NEW YORK, August 16, 2022 – Today, Inc. For the 2nd Time, FreightPlus Appears on the Inc. 5000, Ranking No. 184 on the List of Fastest-growing Privately Held Companies in America FreightPlus recognizes a three-year revenue growth rate of 2,846%? revealed that FreightPlus is No. 184 on its annual Inc.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

in 2022 were made from polysilicon. New York City officials plan to turn six waterfront locations into maritime shipping hubs as a way to handle the booming number of e-commerce deliveries across the five boroughs. In the U.S., Still, more than three-quarters of solar panels installed in the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

This is our last weekly news roundup before for the Thanksgiving holiday. So, what does the 2022 Thanksgiving holiday look like? Part of its analysis is based on the recent strike preparation among freight rails that took place in September before a last-minute deal was reached, which caused a drop of 1,975 carloads.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 18, 2017

We experienced a ‘freight recession,’ last year, which eased the pressure on the driver market,” [ATA Chief Economist] Bob Costello said. Now that freight volumes accelerating again, we should expect to see a significant tightening of the driver market.”. Earlier this year U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 16, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights both Airbus and Boeing ’s reported 2022 commercial aircraft orders and customer delivery performance along with the ongoing implications. A Boeing news release indicated that the plane maker delivered 69 commercial jets in December alone, including 53 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.

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Logility

DECEMBER 20, 2022

We’ve already seen an example of this in late 2022, when the Biden administration acted to block the strike of thousands of railroad workers across the United States – an event that could have been catastrophic for U.S. Germany, South Africa, and South Korea were abundant in 2022. industry and the economy.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 17, 2022

Container prices jumped in May for first time in 2022. UPS said a trial run is focused on New York City and in several cities in Europe. When faced with an inability to produce a component needed for delivery of the 2022 Chevrolet Tahoe, General Motors engineers turned to a novel solution: 3D printing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 30, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Starting next week, Amazon will start actively recruiting existing small businesses in 23 states including Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, South Dakota, and Washington.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 22, 2022

Today, July 22, 2022, is George Jetson’s birthday. And now on to this week’s logistics news. Alphabet’s Wing develops new fleet of drones. FedEx Express introduces new routes between Asia and Europe. Körber acquires enVista’s omni-channel and global freight audit and payment services. The future is here.

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Gravity Supply Chain

MAY 20, 2022

As stated in the New York Times : The report dedicates one of its seven chapters to supply chains, noting that the once-esoteric subject “entered dinner-table conversations” in 2021 … U.S. I think all of us thought that within a month or two we’d be back to normal. This is year three that we are doing this.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2022

Employees at an Amazon warehouse on New York’s Staten Island voted late last week to join a union, which is a painful defeat for the e-commerce giant that has aggressively fought unionization efforts in recent years. Israel Aircraft Industries is remodeling older Air Canada passenger jets to carry heavy freight.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 9, 2014

As reported in the New York Times : Factoring in June’s increase and upward revisions for estimated hiring in April and May, employers added an average of 231,000 workers a month in the first half of 2014, the best six-month run since the spring of 2006. percent, the lowest since September 2008.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 30, 2022

Earlier this month, we announced that Clark will be joining Flexport as our new CEO in September of 2022. . Fuller is the Founder & CEO of Freightwaves, a media and intelligence platform sharing up-to-the-minute news, commentary, and data analysis on the freight forwarding industry. . freight agents. .

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Intelligent Audit

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Maersk , a global leader in transportation, supply chain and logistics management, and general freight, announced February 9, 2022, “The intended acquisition of Pilot Freight Services (Pilot), a leading U.S.-based The company had seen a massive acceleration in demand across all service levels, including air and ocean freight.

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