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Ho Ho No! Port Congestion and Supply Chain Delays Threaten to Disrupt Christmas

Resilinc

The extreme port congestion and container shortages that drastically reduced shipping out of Southern China last month have eased, but as freight volumes from Yantian and other Pearl River Delta ports recover, the rebound will send another wave of disruptions through the troubled global shipping network, according to American Shipper.

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What Are General Rate Increases in Shipping & What Should Enterprises Know?

Intelligent Audit

In modern freight transportation services, GRI stands for General Rate Increase. As a shipper, it’s impossible to avoid rate increases at times, and while freight invoice audits help to catch errors, not knowing the facts behind GRIs will only open the doors to risk. FedEx Freight shipping rates will increase by an average of 4.9%

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How to Figure Out Cost of Freight To …

Freight Center

We aren’t fortune tellers at FreightCenter, but we have been in the logistics business long enough to predict what you’re about to ask: H ow much is the cost of freight to (insert destination) ? We’ll break it down and give you an idea of what’s involved in calculating freight cost wherever you’re shipping.

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What are Ecommerce Shipping Zones?

Supply Chain Game Changer

A shipment to Hawaii falls into Zone 45. A batch of orders are shipped by FTL or LTL freight to a delivery hub closer to the end consumers. Because freight shipping has lower rates, you reduce your overall fulfillment costs. Those deliveries wouldn’t travel far from the point of origin. Shipping zones aren’t fixed.

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The 18-month outlook points to recovery, albeit (semi)disrupted

Resilinc

Hawaii is telling tourists not to come, and the EU is urging member nations to bar non-essential visitors from the U.S. This is usually due in part to the Atlantic hurricane season, but this year, COVID-19 outbreaks and the unrelenting congestion in logistics are compounding the usual seasonal trends. back into a recession.

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FNAQ – Frequently Not Asked Questions of a SaaS Provider

Tailwind

Here’s is the FNAQ for our web-based trucking and logistics ‘software as a service’ business. But, let’s say if you were in Hawaii, I am sure Lynda, our guru trainer, wouldn’t mind coming to see you for a week… or two… or three… that is as long as you are picking up the bill for travel, accommodation and her time.

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Top 20 Verified Supply Chain Experts You Can Hire

SCMDOJO

We introduce the top 20 supply chain specialist you should hire in this blog. Expertise: Sourcing, Supply Chain Analysis, Logistics & Transportation, Logistics Management Consulting, Freight (Maritime, Land, or Air), Logistics Technology Solutions. They come from a variety of backgrounds.