Asia Freight Metrics Shipping 
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
With the contraction of air capacity and the unprecedented level of imports to the United States from Asia, logistics constraints grew in importance in the pandemic. With the rising costs of accessorial charges as the freight sat on the dock, moving freight by ocean container grew more problematic. What are functional metrics?
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
APRIL 26, 2022
by Martin You – Sales Director for Asia Pacific at E2open. As of January 1, 2022, it was taking a company an average of 73 days to deliver goods to truck or rail carriers after booking with an ocean carrier and completing the cross-ocean journey, according to E2open’s Ocean Shipping Index. BE READY FOR THE NEW NORMAL.
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Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 18, 2023
As consumer spending fell, the days of escalating ocean freight and extreme shipping variability eased this year. In the spring of 2022, Asia/US ocean container rates resumed pre-pandemic levels and congestion eased in November 2022 into California ports. The ride is uphill, but the visibility is low. What is normalcy?
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
MARCH 14, 2023
Rates are now starting to stabilise and for ocean freight especially, we are seeing rates closer to pre-COVID levels. Freight procurement is the mainstay of any supply chain professional but price is not the be-all and end-all. What tools we can use to benchmark ocean freight and carriers’ service reliability?
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Elaine Low, managing director for Southeast Asia and Pacific, CEVA Logistics said, ‘‘ At CEVA Logistics, we believe our global presence gives us a great responsibility in the communities in which our employees live and work. Making Asia a Leader – One Green Initiative at a Time. Using Technology to build Sustainable Supply Chains.
Talking Logistics
JUNE 30, 2015
Transportation has followed the same evolutionary pattern, moving upstream from day-to-day freight transactions to an integral component of top-level corporate planning and procurement strategy. It is easy to understand why strategy is often set aside to meet immediate needs of getting product shipped out the door. Be demand driven.
Logistics Viewpoints
DECEMBER 8, 2022
When it comes to executing mode-specific freight moves from origin to destination efficiently, reliably, and cost-effectively, transportation execution and visibility solutions play a critical role. The company is focused on ocean shipping. Visibility solutions allow real-time asset tracking across the entire distribution network.
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