Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Border leaders sign agreement for Rio Grande Valley’s 2nd cargo bridge. Federal, state, and local border leaders, including Mexican officials, gathered at McAllen City Hall on Wednesday to celebrate the signing of a historic agreement that will give the Rio Grande Valley its second international cargo bridge with Mexico.

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Roambee

MARCH 6, 2020

As simple as it may seem, air cargo isn’t just about moving boxes in planes. In short, your air cargo does more waiting than flying. Although it pretty much does the job, Cargo iQ still relies on data inputs from external sources, sources that may not be real-time or reliable enough to base important decisions on.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 16, 2023

The collapse of a section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia will cause “major disruption” in the region just as the summer travel season begins, US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said. The agreement paused dockworker job actions potentially through the end of this week.

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Roambee

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Air cargo plays an important role when it comes to quickly transporting temperature-sensitive goods including life-saving medicines and edibles. Although until the recent past, it was difficult to track air cargo once it took flight, there have been huge advances in the direction with the help of EDI systems like Cargo iQ.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 12, 2014

One of the fastest growing forms of cargo theft is deceptive pick-ups (aka fictitious pick-ups). According to a September 2013 white paper published by CargoNet and the Cargo Security Alliance , 8 percent of cargo thefts in 2013 (as of August 31, 2013) were due to fictitious pick-ups, up from 5 percent in 2011.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

Roughly the size of a small cooler, Amazon Scout vehicles can transport small packages along sidewalks at walking pace. According to Mark Schurman, a spokesperson for Gordon Food Service: “there are also constraints in transportation, with real capacity challenges in moving product, whether in ports or overland trucking.”.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 1, 2022

The deliveries will take place as part of a pilot that’s being conducted by Waymo and JB Hunt Transport Services to test out self-driving trucks along certain shipping routes in Texas. The program is in partnership with the US Department of Transportation and the US Department of Labor.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 16, 2022

The company is the choice of businesses that want hassle-free EXIM Cargo services. Along with EXIM Cargo, Apollo LogiSolutions also provides services that include: Freight Forwarding Port Clearance Customs Brokerage & Handling Warehousing & Bonded Warehouses Third-Party Logistics First-Mile & Last-Mile Connectivity.

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Logility

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Get the insights beverage companies need to meet today’s biggest supply chain challenges. Port congestion, shipping delays, and other supply chain disruptions are affecting industries across all economic sectors, and that includes beverages of all types. Supply Chain Disruptions Affecting the Beverage Industry.

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The pandemic affected all industries, but the CPG and Food & Beverage industries were especially affected as restaurant and hotels shut down, and panic buying of groceries and other products disrupted food supply chains from farm to consumer. The pandemic helped expose weaknesses across so many CPG and food & beverage supply chains.

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Intelligent Audit

AUGUST 17, 2022

OS&D claims allow shippers and cargo owners to seek compensation for products damaged in transit or shipped in wrong quantities. Once a shipment arrives, the cargo owner will receive an OS&D report that details any damage or quantity discrepancies compared to what is on the bill of lading. Shortage Claim. Public Authority.

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20Cube Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Freight forwarders are responsible to ship consignment from one international destination to another, the consignment can be all sort of materials, from wood, clothing, to logs, flowers anything, even bulk liquid transportation. What containers are to be used for bulk liquid transportation? What are these bulk liquid products?

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 30, 2017

In 2016 a total of 346 attacks took place, against a wider range of industries and modes of transport than in any other year. The variety of attacks include targeting the oil infrastructure, hijacking and cargo theft through to contraband smuggling, extortion and kidnapping schemes. .

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Roambee

AUGUST 15, 2019

While rail freight plays an integral and growing role as a high-volume low-cost transport option, there’s a glaring lack of business intelligence based on logistics visibility that’s hampering a greater adoption of rail as a preferred medium of transport.

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Global Trade Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

By Stefan Reidy Cargo theft has been around for centuries; unfortunately, though the crime has evolved together with transportation methods. Cargo theft is a global problem affecting manufacturers, logistics providers as well as customers.

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DAT Solutions

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Compared to 2016, cargo theft dropped by 32% in the second quarter of 2017, according to Keith Lewis, Vice President of Operations at CargoNet. Lewis shared these and other facts compiled by CargoNet , a national data-sharing system that seeks to prevent cargo theft and improve recovery rates.

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MIT Supply Chain

JUNE 26, 2014

At a beverage and snack products company, delivery drivers for some product lines have three jobs: deliver the order to the retailer, replenish store shelves, and take orders. If a truck breaks down, for example, the company might send another driver or swap the cargo out of one truck onto another.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 19, 2020

The Port of Tauranga has announced it is prioritising the unpacking of essential goods so that the cargo can be handled and transported first. Where a customer site is closed, we see the Port of Wellington waive storage fees for shipments that cannot be transported out of the Port.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 16, 2020

The Port of Tauranga has announced it is prioritising the unpacking of essential goods so that the cargo can be handled and transported first. Where a customer site is closed, we see the Port of Wellington waive storage fees for shipments that cannot be transported out of the Port.

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Roambee

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Multiple modes of transportation, several freight forwarders, and a complete loss of visibility and control after the first mile — these are some of the multimodal shipment tracking challenges that customers can now tackle head-on thanks to revolutionary solutions in the IoT-enabled supply chain tracking space.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 3, 2023

cargo shipments by weight, stoked already surging inflation, cost the American economy as much as $2 billion per day, and stranded millions of rail passengers. Based on IRI data, the beverage industry was out-of-stock on average 11% in December 2022. A rail strike could have frozen almost 30% of U.S. Derived from DAT RateView.

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Elementum

JANUARY 25, 2018

For instance, Hurricane Harvey impacted nearly 10 percent of the trucking industry for two weeks and prompted several ports and businesses in the region to shut down, consequently forcing the mass rerouting of cargo to places as far as the Bahamas and Mexico. The wildfires have severely impacted shipping in the region.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 1, 2015

New Capabilities from JDA Create Transportation Resiliency – Enabling Shippers to Balance Service and Cost Pressures. Latest Versions of SAP® Transportation Management, SAP Extended Warehouse Management and SAP Event Management Now Available. Ports See Costly Delays as Cargo Ships, Volumes Grow (WSJ – sub.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Typical manufacturing products made in Belgium include engineering and metal products, automobile assemblies, transportation equipment, scientific and precision instruments, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, textiles, glass, petroleum and food and beverages. Belgium’s transportation and communication pathways are robust.

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Roambee

JULY 6, 2022

The journey of a chocolate involves everything right from transporting and processing cocoa to production and further transportation to retailers and then customers worldwide. The world of chocolate supply chain is bittersweet, just the way chocolate connoisseurs like their chocolates.

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Roambee

APRIL 30, 2020

Up until now, investing in shipment tracking solutions was like buying travel insurance - it was usually purchased in the last step of the transportation contracting process.

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Roambee

AUGUST 23, 2019

With the kind of cost-effectiveness, hauling capacity, and reliability that it brings in, rail freight transportation has without a doubt caught up the global freight transport market. The only hiccup that remains is the absence of a failsafe rail parcel tracking system.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

FYI, the two, three and four expenses are housing, food and transportation, in that order.). Well, by golly, let’s turn this freighter (or truck, train or cargo jet) around! Or is he or she more the type to “shoot down” your ideas or questions just because he or she is not well-versed in transportation or logistics deductions?

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Freightos

APRIL 17, 2016

Amazon also made the headlines when its Chinese subsidiary registered as a licensed ocean transportation intermediary. A British aviation service company ordered 12 Lockheed-Martin blimps , each capable of carrying 47,000 pounds (20% of a 747’s cargo capacity). On-Demand Delivery – Food and Beverage. Photo via Shyp.

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Tailwind

DECEMBER 24, 2018

Its cargo? Why fly a rocket ship to the moon when you could drive your remarkably well-detailed truck full of glowing space-cargo into a giant dimensional portal? The post Tailwind’s Holiday Album appeared first on Tailwind Transportation Software. A banana, of course.

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Zipline Logistics

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

But most notably, beverages and other liquids are especially at-risk. It’s critical that you know your product and its sensitivity to a range of temperatures before scheduling shipment so you can best plan for safe transport. Incorporate Pallet Covers and Insulating Cargo Blankets. Opt for Protect from Freeze on Your BOL.

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AFFLINK

JULY 31, 2018

For food and beverage manufacturers, spoilage during transit is a major source of revenue loss: 30% of all food loss occurs post-harvest, including during transit. As warm, bruised fruit isn’t exactly a top seller in supermarkets, transportation companies are adopting sophisticated methods for guaranteeing the safety of their cargo.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 23, 2016

export commodity base is a diverse mix of goods and is well balanced across many commodity segments and cargo values. A Diverse Mix of Goods is Driving U.S. Consider this: The U.S. Aside from scrap and recycled products, the remaining two thirds of U.S. exports are diversified over the material goods segment. This is a global requirement.

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DELMIA Quintiq

APRIL 14, 2015

Organize the transit of cargo by truck, train, and ferry for P&O Ferrymasters. It lets companies plan and schedule every aspect of their supply chain, from transportation to manufacturing. In China, Carlsberg is using Quintiq software at 41 breweries to plan the production of its beverages. Come join us.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 1, 2021

Climate change and the freight transportation industry are very much intertwined. By seeing the complex and interconnected ways in which freight transportation and climate change interact, we can analyze ways to stop the process before it’s too late. The Supply Chain Carbon Footprint Reduction Strategy! Infographic).

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Roambee

OCTOBER 29, 2020

You can sell a customer a mobile phone that has an old operating system but never a food product that got contaminated during transportation. When your food shipment arrives spoiled, it's not just a monetary loss or a logistics problem, your brand could be impacted or worse, it could lead to legal troubles if it affects the consumer’s health.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Each of these freeports is an important logistical, transportation, and trade area offering a competitive advantage to businesses that operate within them. Excise duties are limited to alcoholic beverages, tobacco, hydrocarbon oil and methyl alcohol, regardless of whether they’re imported or locally manufactured.

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