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Freight Market Snapshot: Houthi Attacks in Red Sea and Suez Canal News Updates

Freightos

But with alternative routes and plenty of excess capacity available, operations should continue reasonably well, and freight rates are unlikely to spike to extreme highs. Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Comments This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 13 – 19)

Logistics Viewpoints

Red Sea news: Air freight rates could spike as Red Sea attacks disrupt shipments Global trade drops 1.3% Red Sea news: Air freight rates could spike as Red Sea attacks disrupt shipments Global trade drops 1.3% Air freight can slash delivery times to just a few days compared to weeks taken by ocean carriers.

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Orchestrate and Operate Sustainable Transportation by Leveraging Logistics Data

Logistics Viewpoints

Meeting today’s logistics challenges of the three C’s – customer service, carbon, and cost – companies are not just looking at gathering data, but also how to better interpret and understand this data, and then use it to drive additional value. How about your need for a seamless corporate transportation analysis?

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When Variability Is Our Only Constant

Supply Chain Shaman

As I spent the time reflecting over the last three weeks, the number of articles streaming into my feed on supply chain implications was high, but most of them were wrong. Deaths in Hong Kong are at a record level as COVID outbreaks slow freight at Shenzhen and Qingdao ports in China. My brain struggles to communicate with my fingers.

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Preparing Your Supply Chain for 2023 – 4 Areas of Focus

Logility

The beginning of the year saw us dealing with supply shortages as product was caught up in containers, as suppliers dealt with capacity challenges. Some 28% of the current installed fleet capacity is on order; just under half of that is expected to be delivered over the course of next year. industry and the economy.

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Freight Rates News December 2015

Freightos

Freight Rates News. Freight and logistics trends that rate in the news. OUR TAKE There is a lot more flexibility with parcel delivery, but some aspects of this change also applies to freight. DECEMBER 2015. We summarize key monthly trends in six sections. Prefer to find news yourself? Other continents will follow.

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Top 8 Industries Affected by The Red Sea Crisis in January 2024

Resilinc

Containerized rates have quadrupled, and delivery times have increased by two weeks. In the longer term, lead times for imported goods will increase, forcing businesses to adjust their decision-making timeframes to ensure they have adequate stock. On January 11, the U.S. Following the airstrikes, oil prices rose by 4%.