The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 21, 2023

cargo subsidiary. Lionel holds an MBA in Strategy and General Management from Milpark Business School in South Africa and has also qualified as an Air Traffic Controller and Aircraft Maintenance Technician. Lionel van der Walt and Joe Lynch discuss revolutionizing freight forwarding using tech, which is exactly what Raft.ai IATA’s U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2024

The port handles about 11 million tons of cargo per year, including automobiles, containers, coal, and farm products. The port serves as a gateway for importing vehicles from Europe, Asia, and South America, as well as exporting vehicles to the Middle East, Africa, and other regions.

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The Network Effect

APRIL 9, 2016

Rwanda is a tiny country in Africa, the fourth smallest to be exact, but one making giant strides in embracing the latest technology. Yet this hasn’t stopped it fast becoming the technophile nation of Africa. The system is known as “electronic Logistics Management Information System,” or “eLMIS.”

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 6, 2013

President Barack Obama’s trip to Africa in early July had many media outlets lamenting about the U.S. being late in recognizing the trade potential with Africa, and that the States had ceded the trade supremacy to China. Secondly, logistics infrastructure in Africa is terribly inefficient. So what are the issues?

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Freightos

MAY 26, 2015

Logistics makes the world go around. We’ve rounded up our 10 favorite supply chain and logistics infographics and videos that paint a picture of the global supply chain. We’ve rounded up our 10 favorite supply chain and logistics infographics and videos that paint a picture of the global supply chain.

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Techgistics

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Hard to Reach Rural Drones currently provide the most value to areas that have either poor infrastructure, such as rural Africa, or have geographic constraints, such as mountain communities that prevent efficient cargo delivery. Drones could change that and become an important piece of the logistics infrastructure in rural China.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 16, 2015

— In this week’s supply chain and logistics news… DSV agrees to acquire UTi Worldwide Inc. Port of Long Beach sees highest Q3 cargo volume in history (Cargo Business News). Furthermore, DSV will now be truly global within contract logistics and expand into road freight activities outside Europe.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 6, 2017

2017 started right where 2016 left off: with plenty of supply chain and logistics news. Radiant Logistics Announces Plan to Acquire Canada-Based Lomas Logistics. This news underscores another of my predictions for 2017 — that the convergence of commerce and logistics will continue. Happy New Year! million in cash.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 29, 2021

Nearly a week ago, a cargo ship — which if it stood on its end would be taller than either the Empire State Building or Eiffel Tower — ran aground in the canal completely blocking the waterway. Venturing south around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope adds at least 26 more days.”[3]

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 3, 2021

These platforms allow a multitude of businesses to participate by selling and buying goods and services while the likes of Amazon and Alibaba coordinate the logistics such as warehousing, fulfillment, and transportation in the background. Available in Rwanda, it plans to expand across Africa and around the world.

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Shipsy

APRIL 19, 2021

“World Logistics Passport” is a Global freight loyalty programme launched under the directives of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai – at the World Economic Forum in Davos “ ” to increase opportunities for trade between emerging markets. appeared first on Shipsy.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

However, these regulations apply when the wooden pallets are shipped to other countries, such as Africa. Ensuring that your cargo is safely packed is the best way to save your reputation in the supply chain business. Ensuring that your cargo is safely packed is the best way to save your reputation in the supply chain business.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Freight and logistics trends that rate in the news. Check out our roundup of nearly 100 digital logistics/supply chain sources. OUR TAKE A tonic for the (following) Carriers & Cargo section. CARRIER & CARGO: CHOPPY SEAS AHEAD FOR CARRIERS. Freight Rates News. DECEMBER 2015. Prefer to find news yourself?

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20Cube Logistics

APRIL 9, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak has gripped the world and its set to impact the logistics supply chain in a big way. Even though the world has come to a standstill but at 20Cube Logistics, we are in business through our virtual offices and ensuring that our customers’ freight operations are not being impacted. Caring for the employees.

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Resilinc

MARCH 5, 2024

Water shortages burdened Panama Canal shippers with extraordinary delays and cost increases, serving as a reminder to greater consider changing climate and weather patterns in supplier contracting and logistics planning. These conditions could potentially impact supply chain logistics and transportation by sea, air, and land.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

As a result, maritime shipping lies at the very heart of the global logistical system. Vásquez told the Associated Press, “In the first quarter of the fiscal year, the passageway saw 20% less cargo and 791 fewer ships than the same period the year before.” ” Will things get worse? ”[5] Rising Seas Obviously.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

The 9 th annual BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) summit is being held in Xiamen September 3-5, 2017 (the summit location rotates between its member countries). This enables them to mitigate the risks they face in making sure product is available on the shelf when consumers are ready to buy. BRICS summit.

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Manufacturing & Logistics IT

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

The news that cargo thefts at unsecured locations in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region accounted for 173 or 85.1 percent of incidents reported in November 2017, is further evidence of the need for diligence in supply chain security, says international freight forwarding and logistics company, U-Freight.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Third-party logistics companies ( 3PLs ) specialize in distribution, warehousing and fulfillment services. The core competency of these companies is logistics , and they do it well. Even Amazon used third-party logistics companies when the company first started, until reaching sufficient scale to have a logistics arm of its own.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 15, 2024

This response is driven by ongoing threats to crew and cargo safety, necessitating the rerouting of ships around the Cape of Good Hope, resulting in substantial delays and escalated shipping costs. East Coast ports, even though most cargo from Asia to the East Coast typically travels across the Pacific and through the Panama Canal.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 23, 2025

The air logistics division of Qantas will operate a non-stop freighter service from Australia to Shanghai, China, with its own metal for the first time, starting on Thursday. Previous service between the cities has utilized two Boeing 747-400 cargo jets under an operating lease with U.S. and South Africa on CargoAi’s neutral platform.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

Logistics can be traced all the way back to the Greek and Roman empires , but it’s undergone several major transformations as new technologies provide opportunities to more efficiently manage the movement and storage of goods. In the digital transformation age, logistics is once again undergoing a major shift. Marc Tuinier.

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Techgistics

DECEMBER 22, 2016

2016 was an incredible year for tech in logistics as companies both large and small are working on some transformative technologies not just for logistics, but for society as a whole. which foreshadowed the potential of self-driving trucks in logistics. Photo by Oakozhan/iStock / Getty Images. The Future Last Mile.

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 15, 2020

Using passenger airliners to provide cargo-only services. In this case, there will be no sharp rebound in the volume of passenger-airliner capacity—which means no significant increase in cargo space. Indeed, it’s likely to be a turbulent year for air cargo carriers and freight-forwarding specialists everywhere. sulphur content.

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MIT Supply Chain

JANUARY 15, 2015

The delivery was organized by the Academic Consortium to Combat Ebola in Liberia (ACCEL), a network of academic centers with technical expertise in emergency medicine and logistics systems. The Lab is part of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics. Allen Family Foundation to establish an air bridge to West Africa.

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NC State SCRC

APRIL 22, 2022

There are other risks as well: logistics in these regions (especially Africa and Chile). Another a rticle in the same edition of the Economist s uggests that there are significant bottlenecks in Africa at bridges crossing rivers and other problems such as corruption to gain access to roads.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2017

GEODIS, a third-party logistics provider (3PL), is using exoskeletons to support and protect employees’ backs at its warehouse in Venlo, the Netherlands. Content Summary: Cargill Launches Effort to Prevent Child Labor in West Africa. Content Summary: First Self-Sailing Electric Cargo Ship Set to Launch. Media Image.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Supermarkets were forced to ration a range of fruit and vegetables earlier this year due to poor weather in Europe and Africa leading to shortages. The post This Week in Logistics News (April 22 – 28) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. That’s all for this week.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Europe and the Mediterranean the arrival window for this year’s peak season goods – taking into account longer transit times around the south of Africa and the upcoming Golden Week slow down in China – is closing, removing some demand side pressure on rates. Freight news travels faster than cargo Get industry-leading insights in your inbox.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 7, 2020

As President and CEO GeoPost Intercontinental, I was heading the global network and businesses in Europe, the CIS, the United States, Hong Kong, India, the United Arab Emirates, and Africa. In 2010, I joined global strategy firm CVA to head the global logistics practice. A role that I left end of 2018.

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Freightos

JULY 2, 2024

With capacity already stretched thin by longer routes around Africa, additional delays and backlogs from an ILA strike, or, to a lesser extent, the looming Canadian rail strike possibly in July, would also put more or renewed pressure on ocean rates. Freight news travels faster than cargo Get industry-leading insights in your inbox.

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Freightos

JULY 16, 2024

Bad weather off the coast of South Africa through the end of last week impacted transits through the region. In air cargo, strong e-commerce volumes continue to be the major driver of elevated rates to N. Freight news travels faster than cargo Get industry-leading insights in your inbox. America and Europe. America and $3.38/kg

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Top Five Air Cargo Carriers. The top five air cargo carriers by weight, according to the IATA , are: Fedex. As the biggest air cargo carrier by weight, Fedex had a revenue of $44.3 To support its air cargo business, Fedex has 634 aircraft and services 375 airports. Cargo makes up 30% of Cathay Pacific’s revenues.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Judah Levine December 13, 2023 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) fell 1% to $1,603/FEU. Some increase in transatlantic demand has pushed rates up to $2.16/kg

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

It is worth noting that North America has a much higher emission intensity than sub-Saharan Africa, despite Africa being significantly larger and housing more countries. The latter was so severe that cargo ships had to run at half their usual capacity. Fighting climate change with green logistics. parts per million.

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American Global Logistics

AUGUST 29, 2023

One area that is critical to success is first-rate logistics and supply chain management. By combining different transportation modes to move your cargo offers economies of scale, you can achieve price discounts. Your Next Steps When it comes to moving your cargo, it is critical to consider all your options.

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Resilinc

MARCH 28, 2023

Per the contract, Eni will deliver one LNG cargo per month between 2017 and 2032. However, on January 26 th , Eni warned it would not be able to deliver the LNG cargo to Pakistan because of a force majeure incident. Ahead of the EU oil ban, Russia started diverting petroleum products to North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean.

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