Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2024

The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore being struck by the Dali and collapsing is an unpredictable disruption to the supply chains of several industries including automobiles, coal, and agricultural machinery. The port handles about 11 million tons of cargo per year, including automobiles, containers, coal, and farm products.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2024

In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long The bridge is part of the heavily traveled Interstate 695 linking Baltimore to Washington, D.C. And now on to this week’s logistics news.

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Freightos

APRIL 2, 2024

Dive deeper into freight data that matters Stay in the know in the now with instant freight data reporting Sign up for Free Analysis Salvage crews have already started working to clear the wreckage from last week’s bridge collapse in Baltimore. Baltimore is the largest US port for vehicle imports and exports.

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Freightos

MARCH 27, 2024

The Port of Baltimore handles more roll-on/roll-off volumes than any other US port, including a large share of farm equipment exports – and is likely to have an impact on vehicle transport – but is less critical in terms of container traffic. According to Vespucci Maritime, the port handled 1.1

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Freightos

APRIL 9, 2024

Dive deeper into freight data that matters Stay in the know in the now with instant freight data reporting Sign up for Free Analysis Recovery efforts in Baltimore continued to make progress this week. New rail services are already moving containers between the ports of Baltimore and NY/NJ to assist shippers disrupted by the closure.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Several years ago, I interviewed CIOs and IT executives from leading third party logistics (3PL) companies, and one of the most interesting findings was that their teams spent a majority of their time fixing and cleansing data. Sounds like a typical day in supply chain and logistics to me. What are the odds I’ll use them again?

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 24, 2015

After four years in global logistics he was posted to Amsterdam in 2012 as senior vice president, Supply Chain Operations, EMEA. I added a second major in transportation and logistics and, for a full armoury, added a third in production operations and management. He became my first mentor. Absolutely!

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