Operations and Supply Chain Management
JANUARY 25, 2021
In December, spot freight rates were 264% higher for the Asia to North Europe route, compared with a year ago, according to Mirko Woitzik, risk intelligence solutions manager at supply chain risk firm Resilience360. Compared with last March’s low prices, freight rates from China to the U.S. rates are up 145% year over year.
Talking Logistics
NOVEMBER 22, 2013
In 3PL news, XPO Logistics announced that it has acquired Optima Service Solutions, LLC, “a leading non-asset provider of last-mile logistics services for major retailers and manufacturers in the United States” for $26.6 The functionality accounts for all applicable national tolls in France, Germany, Austria and Slovakia. percent.
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Supply Chain Matters
APRIL 4, 2023
The PMI values reflective of Germany and Austria both reached 34-month lows in March while both led in the expansion of post-production inventories. Some transportation services executives now open describe a freight rate recession.
Freightera
APRIL 28, 2020
BM: For society, the Physical Internet (PI) enables order-of-magnitude improvements in the efficiency, sustainability, security, trustability and resilience of supply chains, logistics, and freight transportation, all around the world, within each company and across industries. Now planning for complete Physical Internet system by 2030.
Unleashed
JULY 7, 2021
This means they are backed up by a authoritative certification, such as: The European OK Compost Home standard (from TÜV Austria). Many brands offer discounts for any customers that can return their reusable packaging (again, more common at the retail end), but if customers can’t be bothered doing this, the effect is entirely lost.
Freightos
OCTOBER 26, 2020
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.
Supply Chain Game Changer
MARCH 30, 2021
Do you have a Freight Management Strategy or are you Spinning your Wheels? The movement of goods between manufacturers, distribution centres, warehouses, retailers and consumers is happening at unprecedented levels. Subscribe Here! Email Address. Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer.
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