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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

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. Some companies expect to cut ocean-freight rates by half or more, which in turn could allow retailers to slow or stop price increases for goods.

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Two Important Questions About the Future of Freight Moves

Talking Logistics

Freight tons moving on the nation’s transportation network will grow 40 percent in the next three decades while the value of the freight will almost double, increasing by 92 percent, according to the latest projections by the U.S. trillion in 2015). trillion in 2015). That is the “hundreds of billions of dollars” question.

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The Global Trade Compliance Market is Crazy!

Logistics Viewpoints

But even here, Mr. Barraco explains, there is a difference between accidentally shipping goods to bad actors and “intentional violators.” Secondly, one core supply chain application is a transportation management system. A TMS helps companies move freight from origin to destination efficiently, reliably, and cost-effectively.

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7 Advantages of a North Carolina Logistics Hub

Kanban Logistics

The state’s moderate climate means less weather-related shipping problems and a smoother supply chain, overall. That extends to logistics as NC has lower costs for industrial space, lower labor costs, and lower transportation costs. A Hub for Aerospace. Productive, Non-Union Workforce. of its workers are in a union. Air Access.

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Is Hyperloop the Next Great Supply Chain Technology?

Kinaxis

Hyperloop is a theoretical transportation technology, a long-awaited “fifth avenue” of transportation that uses vacuum tubes and linear induction motors to shuttle pressurized air capsules along a track, using a lack of friction to achieve speeds as high as 700 mph (approx. So it doesn’t hurt to see what’s on the horizon. 1126km / h).

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Experts Choice Of Top Online Logistics Resources

Freightos

Transport Intelligence, the well-respected U.K. Shipping Gazette Daily News. One of the most comprehensive daily summaries, and by far the leading Asian-based summary, China’s Shipping Gazette provides daily information about carriers, forwarders and technology. Transport Topics. American Journal of Transportation.

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Like Amazon, Your Success Depends on Logistics IT

Supply Chain Collaborator

The short answer: transportation logistics technologies are essential to extending an organization’s advantage over its competitors. For Walmart, this may mean modifying distribution center locations and shipping operations to accommodate increased direct shipping and ship-to-store fulfillment.