The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 31, 2023

He is the founder and chairman of the annual JOC TPM conference in Long Beach, Calif., the world’s largest container shipping conference, now 23 years old. In the podcast interview, Peter and Joe discuss highlights from TPM 2023 TPM is the premier conference for the international container shipping and logistics community.

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BlueYonder

OCTOBER 1, 2022

I just returned from the Automotive Logistics and Supply Chain Conference in Detroit. Sensing and predicting disruptions as early as possible will allow organizations to develop proactive risk mitigation strategies and lower premium freight. I look forward to seeing you at next year’s conference!

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 26, 2015

Are you up-to-date with the latest events in freight shipping and logistics? As you know, the atmosphere for freight brokers is only getting more competitive. Staying current in the world of shipping and freight also takes strong networking and communication. 7 of the Best Freight Shipping Events to Attend in 2015.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Anne Reinke and Joe Lynch discuss the state of freight. As a collective voice for freight brokers, 3PLs, and other intermediaries, TIA plays a pivotal role in shaping industry policies and promoting best practices. Features 21 showcase presentations with innovations that will advance the industry. The Greenscreens.ai

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

When I spoke at the Food Shippers of America Conference in February 2020, I never imagined it would be the last time I would attend an in-person conference that year, and for eight more months after in 2021. The streak ended at 19 months. The dry spell ended earlier this month when I attended and.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 24, 2015

Yesterday we spoke about the top motivations and reasons why reshoring in America from offshored facilities has several benefits and what are the statistics of reshoring since 2013. Future Outlook of Reshoring in America. Reshoring in America Outlook in the News & New Polls. Jobs & The Slow Movement of Reshoring.

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NC State SCRC

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The good news is that ocean freight rates will start trending down somewhat. One executive I spoke with mentioned that his CEO was big on building in America, but the reality is that it is impossible to reshore product at the same costs. (This is also a prediction I’ve made in an earlier post ).

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Supply Chain View from the Field

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

I was attending the Zycus Horizons 2014 conference at Amelia Island today, listening to speakers. The first response, from Anders Lillevik, Global Head of Procurement Support Services, QBE North America, provided a very interesting perspective: “I’ve been doing procurement for a long time, in many different companies.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 19, 2018

The real-time freight visibility space was particularly hot in 2017, with two major acquisitions announced last year, including Descartes’s acquisition of MacroPoint in August 2017. is what drove the first wave of demand for real-time freight visibility solutions.

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Parade

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Parade, the leading intelligence and engagement platform, has been selected to speak at the 2019 3PL Value Creation North America Summit hosted by Armstrong & Associates. The conference will take place from October 15-17th in Chicago, Illinois. The panel will focus on the role of automation, robotics, and artificial intelligence.

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Parade

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Parade, the leading intelligence and engagement platform, has been selected to speak at the 2019 3PL Value Creation North America Summit hosted by Armstrong & Associates. The conference will take place from October 15-17th in Chicago, Illinois. The panel will focus on the role of automation, robotics, and artificial intelligence.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The UN Conference on Trade and Development released a report that states “ the current surge in container freight rates, if sustained, could increase global import price levels by 11% and consumer price levels by 1.5% Port of LA reports another 900,000+ TEU Month, backlog decline. between now and 2023.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2023

We have certainly seen more focus on women in supply chain over the last few years, and nearly every conference that I attend has tracks dedicated to women in supply chain. This July, the company is moving forward with a supply chain services platform for retail partners across North America. The company’s Supply Chain 3.0

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The transport and logistics industry has started to engage differently in the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference. These efforts complete the set of the five (5Zs) initiatives that changed the world of transport and logistics during the 14 days of the Glasgow conference. Part 2–Defining the execution.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

More specifically, it took 83 days for container transport from Europe to Asia, and 88 days from North America to Asia. The Freightos Baltic Index Global Container Freight Index shows the cost of shipping freight remains hugely elevated – more than double the price a year earlier.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

While he was leading CarrierDirect, the company was ranked #261 on the INC5000 for the fastest growing companies in America, with a 3-year growth rate of 1,729%. Erik has been a guest speaker for multiple companies and conferences, including the Denver Transportation Club, Landstar and most recently the 3PL & Supply Chain Summit: Atlanta.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

Target Chief Operating Officer John Mulligan said on an earnings conference call Wednesday that the overstocking that weighed on the company last year was “in the rearview mirror” and that the retailer was turning toward getting fresh merchandise into stores for the fall.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 17, 2022

To learn more about the future of logistics, tune as they give a preview of the topics for their upcoming Manifest conference happening in 2023 like sustainability, connecting the ecosystem, machine learning, and intelligent infrastructure. By the way, we should also mention Manifest had its first conference in 2022, right?

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Resilinc

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Within a week of the COP26 conference wrapping up, massive floods in British Columbia severed the freight railroad serving the Vancouver, home of Canada’s largest port. We are chasing around North America trying to find other suppliers—at much higher rates,” the CEO of an Edmonton food manufacturer told the CBC.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 9, 2018

Last week, I attended Innovate 2018 , the company’s first user conference, and as I stood on stage to deliver my keynote presentation in front of 140+ attendees, the answer was clear: Yes. One of the new capabilities highlighted at the conference was Continuous Pool Optimization. New TMS Capabilities.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Meanwhile, 75% of furniture retailer, Ethan Allen’s products are made in North America. Ocean freight solutions Ocean rates and capacity have been a big concern for all shippers for quite some time. Ocean freight solutions Ocean rates and capacity have been a big concern for all shippers for quite some time.

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Freight Plus

APRIL 16, 2018

Freightwaves reports. , "Freight trucks are the lifeblood of America's consumer economy—they represent 70.9 percent of the nation's freight by tonnage shipped and 81.5 percent of the nation's freight by cost spent, according to data from the American Trucking Association (ATA). Chad Prevost of. Business Insider.

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Freightera

JUNE 29, 2017

Transport News INTL has just selected Freightera as “Best Online Freight Marketplace – North America” in their Logistics, Warehouse & Supply Chain Awards 2017! Looking ahead, Freightera is rapidly expanding in North America in 2017. We caught up with Eric Beckwitt to find out more.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 22, 2018

The comment caught my attention because later that morning I was going to moderate a discussion with Dan Dershem , General Partner at Supply Chain Ventures, about emerging technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence and machine learning, autonomous trucks, and digital freight. Digital Freight. Blockchain.

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Freightera

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Eric Beckwitt, Freightera founder and CEO is presenting at the BC Cleantech Virtual Conference on Sept 23, 2021. Eric Beckwitt will talk about Freightera at the first BC Cleantech virtual conference. His presentation will cover how Freightera helps businesses to ship freight and reduce the carbon footprint from shipping.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

The Freightos System is SaaS for freight contract management, automatic price quotations, and business intelligence. As a bonus, at the Imagine 2014 Magento e-commerce Conference, Malcolm Gladwell spoke about Malcolm McLean (just as he did in this Inc. First use of a modern container for ocean freight. Readers' choice!

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Talking Logistics

JULY 14, 2017

CX North America Releases Freight Vision Mobile App. DAT Freight Index: June Caps Off Hot Stretch for Spot TL Freight. BTW, I discussed OTIF and the role of real-time freight visibility with Bennett Adelson, CEO of MacroPoint in a recent episode of Talking Logistics. I’ll share some highlights in a future post.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 9, 2015

Since the collapse of the housing market and the economy in 2008, the freight transportation industry has managed to claw its way out of a damaging situation and maintain historically low trucking rates. Throughout the freight transportation industry, the impact of drivers cannot be overstated. told the conference.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 8, 2014

I need it for my conference on September 10th-11th, 2014. Prior to joining Starbucks, he worked at the executive leadership level in Europe, Latin America and North America at ICI, a global chemical company. My kitchen table is piled high with interviews for the upcoming book, Metrics That Matter. I am behind. The heat is on.

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Cathy Roberson

JUNE 28, 2021

Sifford told participants at last week’s Jefferies 2021 Virtual Consumer Conference that the company reached out to key vendors and assured them that Shoe Carnival would continue paying invoices during the pandemic. The majority of the imports are by way of ocean freight. “We also place our orders and our backups early.”

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This year the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP26) was held at the SEC Centre in Glasgow, United Kingdom, from 31 October to 13 November 2021. “Even with all new Glasgow pledges for 2030, we will emit roughly twice as much in 2030 as required for 1.5 degrees Celsius,” states the Climate Action Tracker.

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Tailwind

JANUARY 23, 2020

Cargo Logistics Canada is North America’s Multi-modal Supply Chain Expo. The post Tailwind presenting at Cargo Logistics Canada Expo & Conference! It addresses the needs of cargo owners, managers and agents who contract the flow of goods through Canadian supply chains. appeared first on Tailwind Transportation Software.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Earlier this year at the JDA FOCUS 2015 conference , I led a panel discussion on the third-party logistics (3PL) industry that featured Rick Jordon , SVP Regional Head of Logistics – Americas at Panalpina , and other 3PL executives. Today, scale is becoming a much more important part of the value offering.

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Freight Plus

AUGUST 17, 2021

Building one of the fastest-growing companies in America in any year is a remarkable achievement. 5000 Vision Conference is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. 5000 Vision Conference, visit. “The 2021 Inc. Building one in the crisis we’ve lived through is just plain amazing. www.inc.com.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 23, 2022

After a three-day stoppage of rail operations impacting transcontinental shipments of key commodities and manufactured goods, the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference have reached a settlement calling for final and binding arbitration of differences. Canadian and U.S.

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Freight Plus

MAY 30, 2018

In 2018 shippers are paying more for freight that takes longer to move. While bad weather and ELD implementation exacerbated the issue, the reason rates have remained high points to a much greater problem: There simply aren't enough truck drivers in the United States of America. Concerned about your rising cost of freight?

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 17, 2014

This month’s Market Update highlights key factors that impact the transportation industry in North America and will keep you up to speed on the latest news and topics that matter to your supply chain and business. The sustained tightness has enabled the carriers to increasingly focus on their good freight. Carrier Capacity.

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