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Air Cargo is Gaining Momentum in 2023

American Global Logistics

As we navigate the third quarter of 2023, it's time to examine air cargo's role in global commerce. Air cargo is now essential for global supply chains and offers many benefits for businesses worldwide. Air cargo refers to the transportation of goods via an air carrier, which may be charter or commercial. billion in 2026.

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Key Tools and Technologies to Build the Warehouse of the Future

DELMIA Quintiq

Autonomous Guided Vehicles (AGVs) Although not yet widely adopted, AGVs, as potential substitutes for forklifts, promise to revolutionize the way cargo is transported inside and outside the warehouse. billion by 2026. This helps in optimizing inventory management as well as in making the warehouse safer while increasing visibility.

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Google Launches Last-Mile Fleet Solutions – Gamechanger?

Cathy Roberson

A Pitney Bowes study forecasts ecommerce shipments to double by 2026 and that 90% of US consumers expect free two-to-three-day shipping. It also shifts the last-mile technology competition to Google, Microsoft, and other large cloud-based API providers. But, more importantly, Google seems to understand the importance of consumer experience.

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How IoT Improves Consumer Packaged Goods Value Chain

Savi

Agile supply chain operations, especially in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, are using IoT and end-to-end shipment visibility software to outperform competitors with better service while keeping lower inventory levels. Driver Shortages: It is estimated that by 2026, the industry will be short 175,000 drivers.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

Such measures include communicating with suppliers and customers , using demand shaping to overcome inventory shortages, seeking additional suppliers, and building more onshore facilities. IATA data shows global demand for air cargo markets jumped 3.7% Air cargo carriers in North America posted an 11.4% Image source: Bloomberg.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 28 – June 3)

Logistics Viewpoints

Cargo losses escalate as thieves target cars, electronics. The Port of Oakland reported cargo in April dropped 7 percent compared to the same period a year ago due to factory and port shutdowns in China. With the reduction in cargo coming out of Shanghai, some carriers aren’t able to fully load a vessel. s CargoNet.

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Logistics Bureau Supply Chain and Logistics News Roundup, July 2022

Logistics Bureau

The agreement, sealed after two months of talks, could provide much-needed reassurance for impoverished countries that rely on Ukrainian or Russian grain—and the operators of some 70 cargo vessels currently under blockade in Ukrainian ports. So acute is the shortage of warehouse space that some companies are not merely stockpiling inventory.