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November 15, 2023 Update

Freightos

New transit reductions in the Panama Canal are already causing increases in congestion , and impacting some perishables trade between South and North America, though large container carriers have so far not been impacted strongly. Freight news travels faster than cargo Get industry-leading insights in your inbox.

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The Endless Complexities of the Ocean side of Supply Chains

SCMDOJO

The advent of containerization heralded a revolution in cargo handling techniques, the ramifications of which are still influencing maritime trade all over the world today. ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach which saw their busiest March on record, handling a combined 898,287 TEU’s.

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New Year, New Horizons: Transportation Industry Gets Ready to Take On 2023

Intelligent Audit

As ocean rates continue to plummet, shippers are increasingly diverting freight from air cargo lines to more affordable ocean transportation. According to Freightos , China-North America trade lane rates fell more than 40% YoY. . Cloud-Based Business Intelligence and Analytics. Streamlined Finance and Accounting Tools.

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How Retailers in the US Can Step Up Their Delivery Game

Locus

percent in North America in 2022. Locus’ contract management system helps you manage your carrier partners effectively by recommending the right carrier for your delivery needs based on cost, cargo size, track record, etc., Our solution also offers analytics into how much CO2 emissions were emitted post each delivery.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 4-8, 2013)

Talking Logistics

Forget BI and analytics. In North America, average truckload rate per mile charged to customers increased about two percent while truckload transportation costs increased about four percent, excluding the estimated impacts of the change in fuel. Forget cloud, social, and mobile. Forget WMS and TMS.

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Experts Reveal Top Transportation Trends to Watch

Supply Chain Opz

Video and data analytics provide visibility into the details of an event within minutes, helping fleets discover new techniques that increase both safety and driver retention. In North America the low hanging fruit for long-haul loads is rail.

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Management of Ocean Transit Time Reliability and Visibility

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Looking at the share of total weekly sailings being blanked on the Asia-North America West Coast trade, blank sailings clearly improved during 2023 and dropped below 10% in June with a slight uptick in early July., Companies still need to allocate working capital to build safety stocks considering the unreliable transit time.