Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

In this February 10, 2023 edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech we highlight news related to Shopify and Flexport , as well as Frieghtos , each in the transportation and logistics visibility tech segment. The tech company reportedly raised $80 million in the transaction.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In this blog post, I describe the different paths these modes took and where things stand at the close of 2023. Here at Freightos, our vision is to digitalize international freight–air and ocean. But so far air freight and ocean freight have gone in different directions. Compared to forty airlines. Time and money.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 12, 2023

In breaking supply chain tech news , Cloud based freight booking platform and payments tech provider Freightos has announced plans to reportedly shed upwards of 50 employees, representing 13 percent of current staffing. This tech provider recently lowered its 2023 full year guidance for total revenues and transaction volumes.

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Freightos

MARCH 27, 2024

More Resources Home March 27, 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. China – N. Europe weekly prices fell 10% to $3.52/kg.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The transport and logistics industry has started to engage differently in the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference. Additional three zero (3Zs) emission initiatives were launched at COP26 that will help the transport and logistics industry to contribute its fair share to the decarbonization of economy and society.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Responding to the 2023 IMO GHG Strategy by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Mikael Lind and Robert Ward Illustration: Sandra Haraldson, RISE 7 July 2023 marked a historic day for the shipping sector when the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted its 2023 IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (2023 Strategy).

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Resilinc

AUGUST 30, 2023

What’s happening in the Panama Canal 2023? Due to the drought, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) updated booking conditions for ships for the Panamax locks (the older locks of the Panama Canal used by smaller ships). The ACP also implemented “Condition 3” until September 2, 2023. Schedule a demo today.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

2022 Realities vs 2023 Predictions. The tight capacity and shipping downtime can increase rates and severely disrupt freight flow for months. More companies are looking to an automated system for helping to identify weather events that may impact a client’s transportation network and usual shipment lanes.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

Services by Amazon Here are some of the key services offered by Amazon: General public: Amazon.com – an e-commerce platform offering a diverse selection of products such as books, electronics, apparel, and groceries. From books and electronics to clothing and groceries, Amazon offers an unparalleled selection of items to its customers.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 20, 2020

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 Freight Management. Freight management is driven by time-critical, manual tasks. Procurement.

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Parade

MARCH 11, 2022

Does Parade Work for Open Deck Freight Brokers? Experts predict that open deck transportation will be a , $378 billion market by 2023 , so of course, there are plenty of freight brokers out there who facilitate the movement of open deck freight. They’re also critical to ensuring a load can be transported safely.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 4, 2022

Drennan struggled to obtain a driver’s license from the Railroad Commission in charge of regulating motor-freight at the time, allegedly because of her hearing loss, though Drennan believed it to be related to her gender. This, however, lead to many problems, as the industry became less forgiving to a woman without a husband.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

The number of vessels waiting to cross the Panama Canal has reached 154, and slots for carriers to book passage are being reduced in an effort to manage congestion caused by ongoing drought conditions that have roiled the major shipping gateway since the spring. The number of pre-booking slots was reduced to 14 daily from 23.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 6, 2023

Ground transportation’s consolidation process also generates fewer carbon emissions and leaves a smaller environmental footprint than shipping individual items back to retailers. Supply Vision provides modular applications that help LSPs coordinate shipments, from quoting, routing and booking through to final delivery.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 17, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog features our March 17, 2023 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2023 subject to customary closing conditions. All rights reserved.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2023

My kids, for example, are always interested in getting their hands on the newest Guinness Book of World Records, and seeing what kind of crazy things are in there. According to Forbes, Musk’s net worth dropped from a peak of $320 billion in 2021 to $138 billion as of January 2023, largely due to the poor performance of Tesla’s stock.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 16, 2023

The reasons were obvious, ongoing supply chain supply challenges as again reiterated by company CEO Guillaume Faury to reporters: “ The headwinds of the complexity of the supply chain remains in 2023. Net booked orders for the troubled Boeing 737 MAX reportedly amounted to 561 aircraft orders.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Another large Santa agency, Cherry Hill Programs, is back up to pre-pandemic booking numbers for their 1,400 or so Santas working at more than 600 malls and other spots this year. Open to shipping and freight operators, its members could validate the transaction of goods as recorded on a transparent digital ledger.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

With how quickly new technology, tips and warehouse management techniques are emerging, wouldn’t it be nice to take a page from someone else’s book? Adidas @adidas Adidas is expected to move nearly 20% of its production to more automated factories by 2023 , many of them potentially proprietary.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 30, 2021

Do you have a Freight Management Strategy or are you Spinning your Wheels? On top of that we have all other forms of economic growth, the expansion of outsourcing and global sourcing, all of which drive ever increasing demand on the over the road transportation of goods. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Our Thesis of 40 Years Ago.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Global Maritime Routes and Chokepoints Maritime routes are a few kilometers wide corridors that connect economic regions and cross land transportation gaps. Major routes also involve the transport of raw commodities, including petroleum, grains, minerals, and food items. In 2023, the expansion is anticipated to be finished.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 12, 2023

Electric Trucks from Daimler As of March 2023, global temperatures are 1.1 The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published a report on transportation sector emissions in December of 2022. The largest source of emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2, the most common greenhouse gas) in the United States is the transportation sector.

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