Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 6, 2024

3PL 3rd Party Logistics – A company that provides outsourced logistics services. 4PL 4th Party Logistics – A step beyond 3PL, 4PL providers manage the entire supply chain for a client. In supply chains handling chemicals, pharmaceuticals, or food products, COAs are crucial for quality assurance and regulatory compliance.

Supply Chain Planning Software 75

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Roambee

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

With technologies like IoT, however, monitoring your cargo — even on the high seas — is no longer a daunting task. Your containers become harder to trace once they leave a port, and if one of them doesn’t reach its intended destination, you usually have little more than a vague idea or delayed updates about where it went, and how.

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

JULY 21, 2023

Executive Summary In need of creative solutions from a logistics partner, one of the top American chemical companies approached BR Williams. Challenges The cold winter months brought a chilling logistics problem for one of the top American chemical companies. The primary product they produced was intolerant to cold.

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BR Williams Supply Chain Management

JULY 21, 2023

Executive Summary In need of creative solutions from a logistics partner, one of the top American chemical companies approached BR Williams. Challenges The cold winter months brought a chilling logistics problem for one of the top American chemical companies. The primary product they produced was intolerant to cold.

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Roambee

AUGUST 15, 2019

Globalization, containerization, and a surge in logistics connectivity have been a boon to the intermodal, multimodal, and global shipping industry.

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Roambee

AUGUST 23, 2019

With the kind of cost-effectiveness, hauling capacity, and reliability that it brings in, rail freight transportation has without a doubt caught up the global freight transport market. The only hiccup that remains is the absence of a failsafe rail parcel tracking system. Let’s explore how IoT can make rail freight the best of both worlds.

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Roambee

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

The balance of power is shifting in the shipping industry — customers are no longer at the mercy of the shipper.

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3PL Insights

OCTOBER 9, 2017

On the export side are bulk coke, scrap metal, chemicals, waste paper and food products. Their top commodities include chemicals, food, iron and steel, retail consumer goods, minerals, food (mostly poultry and citrus), wood pulp, clay and paper. Approximately the same 2,000 shipping vessels have calls to port there each year.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 23, 2020

If you ship regularly during the freeze protection season, it’s worth asking the question of whether or not freeze protection services would be beneficial for your cargo. Some of the most common temperature-sensitive products include: Chemicals. What Types of Products Need Freeze Protection Services? Perishable Food.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 23, 2019

To protect your cargo, be sure to always secure gel packs and similar coolants with tape. Additionally, chemical shipments may be subject to federal hazardous materials regulations as well. It is important to understand the rules and regulations, or to work with a 3PL who knows the ins and outs, before sending your shipment.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 23, 2019

To protect your cargo, be sure to always secure gel packs and similar coolants with tape. Additionally, chemical shipments may be subject to federal hazardous materials regulations as well. It is important to understand the rules and regulations, or to work with a 3PL who knows the ins and outs, before sending your shipment.

Shipping 45

Shipping How To Packaging Material Savings 45

Freight Center

JANUARY 23, 2019

To protect your cargo, be sure to always secure gel packs and similar coolants with tape. Additionally, chemical shipments may be subject to federal hazardous materials regulations as well. It is important to understand the rules and regulations, or to work with a 3PL who knows the ins and outs, before sending your shipment.

Shipping 40

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 23, 2017

are now using at least one 3PL in their operations. Armstrong's research reveals that 90% of domestic FORTUNE 500 companies use at least one 3PL; that represents a significant gain over the past 15 years, when only 46% of the companies had a relationship with a 3PL, so the number has almost doubled since the turn of the century.

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