American Global Logistics

AUGUST 1, 2023

An Insider's Look at the Current State and Future Trends of Global Trade Introduction to Ocean Shipping in 2023 Ocean shipping plays a vital role in the global trade landscape. The sheer scale and efficiency of ocean shipping have made it an indispensable component of the global supply chain.

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Freightos

JANUARY 15, 2024

And the answer lies in how their 2023 went too. Navigating 2023’s Challenges and Looking Ahead While 2023 saw a general decrease in demand, with 60% witnessing a downturn, most attributed this to high inflation and a shift in consumer preferences. Most of these are nearly impossible to plan for.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 28, 2023

Just 14 years later, the first air cargo flight took place in 1910. By 1956, the first container ship sailed from the port of New Jersey to Texas. That includes packaging, warehousing, shipping, and more. 5] Staff, “ National Logistics Day 2023 ,” Logistics Plus. [6] Logistics helps to create value.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

More Resources Home November 7, 2023 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 increased 21% to $5.72/kg

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

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. While high, the shipping costs typically paled in comparison to the lost sales due to inventory shortages. Signup Now.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 28, 2023

More Resources Home December 28, 2023 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 – N.

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Freightos

AUGUST 29, 2023

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Freightos

DECEMBER 19, 2023

More Resources Home December 19, 2023 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. Europe – N. Asia – N.

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Freightos

AUGUST 23, 2023

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group through its affiliate the Supply Chain Matters blog shares select individual prediction snapshots that are included in our annual 2023 predictions for industry and global supply chains research advisory. Background.

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Freightos

JANUARY 3, 2024

More Resources Home Red Sea and Suez Canal Shipping Crisis Update Judah Levine Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Even with an international naval force in place, Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea continue.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

Over the years, Amazon’s strategy to tackle counterfeit goods focused on providing data to law enforcement and taking aggressive enforcement actions against counterfeit sellers. Target’s inventories at the end of the last quarter were 16 percent lower than the same period a year ago and Walmart cut inventories in its U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In this October 10, 2023 2023 edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Technology we provide our capsule highlights of investments announced by supply chain management focused tech providers. Each relationship adds risks like data security, privacy, and fraud.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The company plans to invest $140 million in the initiative in 2023 as it implements the technology at its 940 remaining U.S. hope to slash shipping costs and save millions of dollars when they sit down later this month to negotiate long-term contracts with ocean carriers following last year’s surge in rates. Retailers in the U.S.

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Freightos

JULY 11, 2023

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Freightos

AUGUST 8, 2023

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Freightos

JUNE 27, 2023

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The Approach to Effective Freight Procurement by LSCMS Shippers’ Council Container shipping procurement faces a multitude of challenges shaped by global events, industry shifts, environmental mandates, and technological advancements. It serves as the compass guiding shippers toward efficient, economical, and dependable cargo transport.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

If air traffic control standards were adjusted to accommodate for live shipment data and actual routes being generated, then perhaps there could be more metropolitan areas allowing safe delivery services. Singapore for example has allowed for delivery to ships in its waters. We can hopefully expect more and more growth in this sector.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Those industries include data communications, medical, industrial, automotive and consumer electronics. Yes, SAP had inbound ASN’s (advanced ship notices). In one major case in 2017, the Hanjin Shipping company was declared bankrupt by South Korean courts. One of the keys to better visibility is data quality.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 14, 2023

The Shippers Council of the Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society comprises close to 30 of the largest shippers or beneficial cargo owners (BCOs) in the Asia Pacific. In today’s commercial environ, we are quite fortunate in that these qualitative insights can often be reinforced with more quantitative data.

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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. Now, just five years later, we exceeded a rate of 1 million eBookings per year in Q3 2023, mostly airline eBookings. Industry Structure : The air cargo industry is more fragmented compared to the ocean cargo industry.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 13, 2023

freight and logistics industry continues to mitigate recessionary conditions and that was reinforced by the April 2023 Logistics Manager Index (LMI) reaching its lowest level lowest level in six and one-half years. The report indicates that ship owners are now expected to cancel sailings in addition to either idling or scrapping measures.

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 30, 2022

But in the timeframe between 2020 to 2022, a volatile supply chain market showed the weakness in outdated, legacy supply chain execution built on rigid technology or lacking any accurate data that can improve overall decision-making. In many cases, the products shipped rely on many other supply chains to even get to that point.

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crisp

JULY 12, 2023

As we speak, cargo vessel traffic is clearing up, shipping costs are returning to normal, and goods are more readily available in-stock. With timely data, companies are able to make informed decisions and react quickly to continuously changing market dynamics, ensuring they stay agile and responsive.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2023

In contrast, the larger Amazon warehouses typically rely on delivery stations closer to customers for the final stage of shipping. Amazon’s fast-shipping service can add fees for small orders. 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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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

IDC also forecasts that by 2023, 30 percent of Asian enterprises will ship freight using a SaaS-enabled platform, resulting in improved efficiencies in load matching and reduced shipping costs. A connected supply chain breaks down data silos and consolidates data, plans and processes into one central platform.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The Wall Street Journal reported this week (Paid subscription or metered view) that ocean container freight rates related to the most active global shipping lanes continue to decline amid what is traditionally considered the peak shipping period leading up to the holiday fulfillment season in the November-December period.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Despite carrier hopes, peak season 2023 is starting to look like a bust. Recent inventory corrections have caused carrier volumes to stagnate, frustrating carriers and highlighting hopes for volume normaliza t ion in 2023. YoY Volume Lapses Worry Air Cargo Companies. Experts Predict Lower Congestion, Labor Woes for 2023.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

Prime Membership: Amazon Prime – Subscription service offering benefits such as free two-day shipping, access to Prime Video, Prime Music, and exclusive deals. Total Number of Employees: Amazon doesn’t disclose their total employee count for the latest year (2023).

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

freight and logistics industry continues to mitigate recessionary conditions including the April 2023 Logistics Manager Index reaching its lowest level lowest level in six years and one-half years. Transportation prices reportedly contracted for the tenth consecutive month, but authors pointed to a lessened rate in the April data.

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American Global Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

On a daily basis, these changes facilitate agility that quick, data-based decisions enable to avoid or mitigate unforeseen disruptions. Cargo planes could not fly out of or into Russia or Ukraine. Likewise, ships could not sail into or out of Russia and Ukraine. That report is the Global Supply Chain Pressure Index (GSCPI).

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Freightos

JANUARY 3, 2024

More Resources Home January 3, 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. Some carriers are shortening the “free time” N.

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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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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

It appears that operational and procurement risks for beneficial cargo owners or shippers, in the short term, are minimal. The areas that will be deliberated in future articles are ocean shipping market landscape, freight procurement, reliability & visibility and the competitive landscape.

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Supply Chain Matters

DECEMBER 15, 2022

In 2018, global container shipping carrier Maersk and enterprise technology provider IBM announced a joint venture termed TradeLens which was billed as providing more efficient and secure methods for conducting global trade by leveraging blockchain technology. Background. The Announcement.

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Ware2Go

APRIL 28, 2023

Dock-to-Stock time is the amount of time it takes for a product to arrive at a point of origin (like a warehouse ) and be stocked on the shelf, ready to ship. Every minute that product sits on a truck, cargo ship, or warehouse dock is a minute that it can’t be turned back into revenue. Increased capital on-hand.

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