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What’s Holding Back Customer-Centric Air Cargo?

Freightos

What’s Holding Back Customer-Centric Air Cargo? . As the cream of air cargo’s innovators held turns on the floor, this question came up time and again. The industry’s mindset is holding customer-centric air cargo back. That was my big take from Elevate , presented by Air Cargo World earlier this month.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

From January 28 to February 4, a Chinese-operated high-altitude balloon was seen in North American airspace, including Alaska, western Canada, and the contiguous United States. Last year’s negotiations took place as dozens of container ships were backed up off the coast of California waiting to unload cargo. On February 4, the U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 5 – 11)

Logistics Viewpoints

US Air Force wants a commercial Rocket Cargo Vanguard to fly stuff anywhere on Earth. Over the last few years, the rocket industry has been taking off (pun intended), as companies continue to look at sending satellites into space. As more and more companies seek to eliminate waste, they have been redesigning their supply chains.

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Cyberattacks: The Ever-Present Threat to Transportation Management Software

GTG Technology Group

The potential risks threaten vendor relationships, supply chain integrity and public safety. Ports in the United States, the Netherlands, India and Spain were unable to accept cargo and had to shut down systems after the breach. IBM’s Cyber Security Intelligence Index estimates it is the 5 th most cyber-attacked industry.

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What Are General Rate Increases in Shipping & What Should Enterprises Know?

Intelligent Audit

Increased surcharges based on peaking factors, which are continually changing and subject to new strains on the industry. GRIs most often rise in response to demand and supply within the supply chain. including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. per package for large packages or $250.00 per package.

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This Week in Logistics News (December 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

At the beginning of the year, the global chip shortage had become so dire that large industrial companies were taking scarce chips out of washing machines to plug them into industrial modules. and BNSF Railway have issued more embargoes—restrictions placed on the amount of cargo that can be transported—than in previous years.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 10 – 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

However, the most surprising new addition, at least to me is supply chain (the chain of processes, businesses, etc. I was beyond shocked that supply chain had never been in the dictionary before. The cutoff dates apply to shipments moving within the lower 48 states and Alaska and Hawaii.