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Is Google the most innovative supply chain company in the world?

Freightos

In particular, emerging markets such as Asia-Pacific, Africa and Latin America, the adoption of mobile devices is rapid as consumers and businesses bypass traditional laptops and desktops in favor of smartphones and tablets. yellowbox]Check out where the future of online sales for the freight industry is heading with this free white paper.[/yellowbox].

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Conquering the high seas: What’s shaking the global liner shipping industry?

DELMIA Quintiq

Rules for container traffic between Europe and Asia are being rewritten and this has had profound implications for West European terminals: Supply fluctuations have resulted in a fragmented terminal capacity. Alliances and consolidation. Both shipments are urgent but which should be treated as the higher priority? Good or bad news?

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

As a disclaimer, WebCargo , a Freightos Group company, does offers digital services to global forwarders and carriers, including online sales portals, digital eBooking, multimodal rate management and the Freightos.com freight marketplace. . The Freight Game of Thrones. The Maersk Shift: Where it started.

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Top 8 Industries Affected by The Red Sea Crisis in January 2024

Resilinc

Major automakers such as Toyota, Hyundai, and Kia are experiencing significant delays due to rerouted vessels, with up to 21 extra days added to trips between Asia and Europe. As of January 11, Volvo Car AB has suspended production at its plant in Ghent, Belgium, for three days. Rates for a 40-foot container from North Asia to the U.S.

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Doing Business in Italy

QAD

The navigation throughout Europe is excellent and Italy also has easy access to Asia, the UK and the US. Annual freight traffic was 945,433,732 mt-km in 2015. Coupled with its advantageous location, this makes Italy an excellent location for manufacturing supply chains. Industry accounts for 23.9% and services for 73.9% of the GDP. .

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FedEx Announces New March 2022 International Shipping Surcharges

Intelligent Audit

The new peak surcharges for FedEx Express parcel and freight services, effective March 7, 2022 , are as follows. Parcel and freight exports from Macau SAR, China to Europe, MEISA, some LAC countries 1 , and some APAC countries and territories 2 – Increasing $0.25 FedEx Express International Shipping Surcharges. per pound or $1.50