The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Ocean Risk Management part 2: Navigating Global Shipping Alliance The shipping industry continues to evolve. In this article, we explore the pros and cons of the alliance model in the shipping industry, compare the solo strategy versus alliance strategy, and provide tips on how shippers can prepare for market swings.

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Freightera

JUNE 29, 2023

What goes into making sure your shipment is visible and gets where it needs to It would be foolish for any freight professional to ignore the advancements in technology. This article explores the latest innovations in LTL tracking and monitoring specifically, their impact on the industry, and their benefits to us all.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In fact, IDC predicts that manufacturers across Asia who digitally transform and accelerate sustainable innovation to improve supply chain operations, will increase their revenue by 20 percent in 2025. Dynamic routing has empowered logistics providers to consider plans B, C and D, offering alternative options of ocean and air freight cargo.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The World Economic Forum estimates that by 2025, 15 percent of trucking will be via shared transport platforms and shared warehousing will comprise 20 percent of the market. There are many other instances of the shared economy within the supply chain domain, including the following: 1) Uber Freight. 5) Freightos, Shipa Freight, Convoy.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 14, 2021

How new technologies will impact employment is nuanced and varied, where each industry and function require their own analysis. I come to this conclusion by looking at three key factors of employment in every industry including trucking: technology, infrastructure and deployment. What happens when the cargo is damaged or stolen?

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

The Tesla Semi Truck Will Change Freight. Freight innovation frequently focuses on moving data better – like visibility, eBookings , and the new generation of forwarders and brokers. Many major truck manufacturers are now investing in electric rigs, with one projection having them reaching a 25% market share by 2025.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 30, 2017

UPS Commits To More Alternative Vehicles, Fuel And Renewable Power By 2025. FourKites Partners with HaulFox to Provide Freight Brokers with Next Generation Supply Chain Visibility. Moller-Maersk two days ago, showing the scale of the damage a computer virus can unleash on the technology dependent and inter-connected industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 27, 2023

Amazon has launched Amazon Air , its dedicated air cargo fleet, in India as the e-commerce giant bulks up its logistics infrastructure in the key overseas market where it has deployed more than $6.5 An Amazon executive described the launch of Amazon Air as a “huge step forward for the aviation industry,” without explaining how.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 13, 2016

trillion short through 2025 (Reuters). March 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). What could the industry achieve if manufacturers and retailers actually “walked the talk” on collaboration? California Shippers Face Trucking Surcharge (WSJ – sub. America’s infrastructure $1.44

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Elementum

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

The American trucking industry has long been bracing itself for a major disruption. The Trucking Industry is Losing Steam. Freight trucking accounts for over 70 percent of all domestic freight leaving many manufacturers scrambling to develop contingency plans. A few companies claim to have found the answer.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

While the industry continues to be rocked by world events, uncertainty has become the new normal. But, before we dig into the data – let’s start on a positive note: Supply Chain Statistics Show Challenges, but the Industry Remains Resilient. Global semiconductor industry sales reached a total of $555.9 Consultancy UK).

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2021

Washington farm exports crimped by cargo-container shortage. And while most people think of over the road trucking first, ocean freight is making waves. The new approach would enable global maritime cargo carriers to reduce greenhouse gases enough to meet the IMO’s 2050 50 percent reduction and zero-carbon emissions goals.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

The American trucking industry has long been bracing itself for a major disruption, but recent advancements in self-driving technology could solve labor shortage issues. The Trucking Industry is Losing Steam. Financial analysts are sure that this technology will drastically change the face of the freight industry—just ask Australia.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 26, 2023

Tentative Deal Reached This morning, industry supply chain teams across the U.S. Added safety and health protections, to include vehicle air conditioning and cargo ventilation in all larger delivery vehicles, sprinter vans, and package cars purchased after Jan. This effort is bound to increase labor tensions.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 17, 2022

This week, UPS unveiled a battery-powered, four-wheeled cycle to more efficiently haul cargo in some of the world’s most congested streets and to reduce its carbon footprint. The company, in its quest to achieve carbon neutrality by 2025 has also been investing in electric vehicles as well as other alternative fuel sourced vehicles.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 6, 2023

More Resources Home December 6, 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 were level at $6.30/kg Europe – N.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

After around-the-clock negotiations, President Joe Biden said Thursday that freight railway companies and workers had reached a tentative agreement that will avert a rail shutdown that could have paralyzed the economy. FedEx customers in US face earlier holiday deadlines.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Rob O’Byrne makes an early start with his round-up of supply chain and logistics trends that might make industry headlines in the coming year. Forecasters such as McKinsey estimate potential savings as being worth over $1 trillion (US) by 2025. It’s time to start looking ahead again. SME Supply Chains Increasingly Going Global.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JULY 7, 2021

To sceptics the vision of a sustainable supply chain remains an oxymoron, due to the emissions from 18-wheeler trucks, cargo planes, container ships and delivery vans as they move freight around the world. With this data, we are uniquely positioned to improve transparency into emissions across the industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

And finding good help has become increasingly difficult as the Covid pandemic has caused labor shortages across a number of industries. One industry that has been hit hard is the restaurant industry, where owners and managers are having an incredibly difficult time finding servers. Good help is hard to find.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

As businesses become more dependent on global supply chains for goods and services, the freight and logistics industry will play a much more critical role. Currently, the industry is controlled by freight brokers who help facilitate transactions of loads from shippers to carriers by adding a markup. billion by 2025.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

As businesses become more dependent on global supply chains for goods and services, the freight and logistics industry will play a much more critical role. Currently, the industry is controlled by freight brokers who help facilitate transactions of loads from shippers to carriers by adding a markup. billion by 2025.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2023

In the Seafood Industry, at Least, Just-in-Time is Dead If you tend to doubt that the logistics industry is being forced into a state of considerable upheaval, consider this: Ever since the height of the COVID pandemic, pundits have been speculating that the era of just-in-time supply chains is over, but now it’s no longer just the pundits.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Imagine that you own a truck and you receive an order from a soft drink manufacturer in Missouri to transport around 5000 kilograms of freight. Just as the arrival of Hybrid electric cars has been a complete game changer for automobile manufacturing industry, digital trucking is ready to change the way freight is transported forever.

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Freightos

MARCH 27, 2024

More Resources Home TPM24: Key Takeaways on Geopolitics, Technology and Other Drivers of Ocean Freight in 2024 Judah Levine March 27, 2024 S&P Global’s TPM24 is the major annual North American gathering of shippers, forwarders, carriers and logistic technology providers. You can read the report and see our short webinar on the topic here.

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