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If you utilize air freight to the Oceania region (Australia and New Zealand), you can certainly use our expertise to minimize the impact of market forces and streamline the flow of air-cargo to work in your favor. Over the past few years, we have seen many impacting factors on the air cargo market. This makes it all the more important to have good relationships with your providers to ensure minimum disruption to cargo movements. MORE
Using the Freightos Marketplace, companies can get instant freight quotes from great forwarders, book them and manage freight shipments online. COMPARE, BOOK AND MANAGE FREIGHT SHIPMENTS ONLINE Freightos Launches First International Freight Marketplace to Power $2 Trillion Worth of U.S. Leading LogTech Company Enables Frictionless Trade by Bringing Global Freight Pricing, Booking and Freight Management Online. Introducing the Freightos Marketplace. MORE
Here’s the dilemma – a truck goes from point A to point B with a full truck load of cargo and unloads their cargo but the return trip from point B to point A (backhaul) needs to have full cargo too in order to optimize every transit load and maximize capacity. Drivers are still paid in the event of deadhead but not as much as having a full truck of cargo. Since backhauls are necessary to carriers, they offer discounted rates to entice shippers to book them. MORE
Beneficial Cargo Owners) to conduct International Freight in their very-own environment, powered by TRAMES’ technology. Analytics: The ability to harness cargo and freight data can yield significant benefits to any Shipper. What TRAMES Aims to Tackle. MORE
Air Cargo World. This American based niche news site specialises in air cargo. Cargo Business News.com. based niche site, covering air, sea, rail and road cargo news. But within that, it has a very broad scope covering, not just air cargo, but all aviation, aerospace and space news. This niche site focusses on all things Aviation, with plenty of air cargo news. Like her book, Bricks Matter which advocates predictive analytics). MORE
What’s Holding Back Customer-Centric Air Cargo? . As the cream of air cargo’s innovators held turns on the floor, this question came up time and again. The industry’s mindset is holding customer-centric air cargo back. That was my big take from Elevate , presented by Air Cargo World earlier this month. In ten years, 80% of air cargo will be unmanned and carry five times more cargo … because of increasing e-commerce. MORE
Celebrating the anniversary of this first flight, we’re taking a look at nine most amazing things you should know about air cargo. 1 First air cargo flight: 1910. 2 Craziest air cargo market entry: DHL Express. 3 Largest air cargo plane: Antonov An-225. The largest air cargo plane in the world is the Antonov An-225 Mriya , which can take off with a maximum weight of 640 tons (580 tonnes). 5 Most Evil Genius Cargo: Lasers. MORE
EV Cargo Packaging Conference 2020 – Efficient, Ethical & Sustainable. With transit packaging becoming ever more critical to the retail supply chain, EV Cargo are delighted to announce a conference on Wednesday 22nd April 2020 , focused on helping retailers understand how to optimise, improve and drive greater compliance with packaging throughout the supply chain. MORE
Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. Small trucker, Malcom McLean, fumes at slow loading of cargo aboard ship – “There has to be a better way.”. First intermodal cargo transportation (containers are stacked on deck). Fitting facilitates cargo security and enables automation of container handling processes. Most international ocean cargo is now containerized. MORE
Zvi Schreiber, CEO of Freightos, “Savvy shippers will be booking now to avoid the higher pricing as the Chinese New Year shutdown week looms. Following disruptions caused by bad weather in US and Europe two weeks ago, last week airport operations quickly returned to normal, and cleared any cargo backlogs. Prices Set To Ramp Up For Chinese New Year: Freight Rate Update Wk 2. By John Edmonds, Research & Marketing, Freightos. MORE
There are tens of thousands of books about logistics and supply chains. Amazon has 31,817 books about supply chain and 24,934 about logistics. That’s 56,751 supply chain and logistics books. All those books would weigh 49,000 kilograms – half the cargo mass of a Boeing 747-200F. Stacked, those books would be as tall as 10.7 But we got it down to ten logistics and supply chain books you’ll actually want to read. MORE
I am talking about real time information that is coming directly from the cargo, for instance a sea freight container. One platform, one dashboard Based in the heart of Switzerland arviem is about to be a melting pot for global cargo monitoring. Because arviem is monitoring the conditions inside of your sea cargo container and arviem is delivering the information you need: geo zone transitions, door openings, temperature or humidity alerts, and many more. MORE
On March 16th-18th, I will be on a book tour in Europe discussing the concepts of Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. Uncategorized cargo global trade inventory ports supply chain visibility This morning, my mailbox was bombarded with the news of tentative agreement of the settlement of the nine-month labor conflict between the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU). MORE
The best of them accumulated books of business contacts, which moved companies with them. In their words: “freight made personal” waves proudly on Air France KLM Martinair Cargo ’s banner. “We Today’s air cargo customers want a quick and fully-digitized sales experience with extensive, agile self-service options”, United Cargo ’s President upon signing up with WebCargo. Only half of Freightos Marketplace’s shipments are booked using the lowest price. MORE
Damage Rates or Cargo Loss. It also has a direct correlation to cargo loss. Another of the leading finance supply chain KPIs derives from damage rates and cargo loss management. In the supply chain, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by data. MORE
Which is why we’re taking our hats off to SpaceX for delivering 7,000 lbs of cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) this week using a reusable rocket – the Falcon 9. Check out how you might have booked this shipment as a freight quote on Freightos. Well SpaceX may well have, if that unusual cargo had been in transit for more than the scheduled two days. Spacex’s cargo ship ‘Dragon’ Space Delivery As Science Fiction. MORE
So reads a section from CyberStorm , a book by Matthew Mather about “what a full scale cyber attack against present-day New York City might look like from the perspective of one family trying to survive it.” Later in the book, as it’s clear that the United States is under attack, the author writes, “the virus that had shut down FedEx and UPS had moved on to infect the software of almost every other commercial shipping company, and was starting to grind the world’s supply chain to a halt.”. MORE
Cargo flows and ship calls are rebounding in China. The reopening of factories in China would see a gradual return of demand, but Alphaliner noted in a recent newsletter that cargo volume recovery was expected to take a few weeks, and until normal volume is reached, carriers would continue to selectively implement blank sailings, likely until the end of March. Savannah / Brunswick are predicting import cargo decrease by 40% in March and April from 2019 levels. MORE
The connected ecosystem of platforms will enable freight forwarders and any business, to book shipments of cargo from and to anywhere in the world, by any combination of sea, land and air DP World has launched cutting-edge online logistics tools and services, covering sea, land and air shipping around the world. MORE
If you’re like me, you’re reading a couple of good books, have several more on your “got to get to” list and a magazine or two with the corners folded down for when you have a little airplane time or for a quick read over lunch. What’s on your summer reading list? Here’s hoping your list isn’t too long, as I’d like to recommend that you add the latest issue of JDA’s award-winning Real Results magazine. MORE
Meanwhile, massive passenger airline restrictions dramatically reduced air cargo capacity, sending rates through the roof. It’s been clear to us that global trade needs to rely on digital pricing, quoting, and booking to keep up with an already agile environment. WebCargo Sky , the world’s largest air cargo platform for live pricing, capacity assessment, and eBooking from global airlines. MORE
Booking air cargo space may be easier than last year but ground transportation will be a sticky situation for many shippers. Air Cargo air freight airfreightHoping to avoid a repeat of the 2017 holiday period when air capacity was tight and rates increased, forwarders are preparing ahead of the 2018 holiday/peak period. However, is it too late? According to C.H. Robinson, air freight pricing has increased between China and the U.S. MORE
Ocean Cargo Updates. Cargo flows and ship calls are rebounding in China as the situation normalizes. The reopening of factories in China would see a gradual return of demand, but Alphaliner noted in a recent newsletter that cargo volume recovery was expected to take a few weeks. Savannah and Brunswick are predicting an import cargo decrease by 40% in March and April from 2019 levels. to Asia export bookings, especially in markets with low container inventory. MORE
Today, 75 to 80% of cargo arrives on time. Advantages Beyond Shipment Booking and Execution. But the Maersk website, which the company cites as one of the top ten global B2B websites by revenue, likely generates far more in terms of searches, booking, and tracking data. MORE
Market-optimized pricing and capacity will finally become the standard in air cargo – if the industry is able to follow the lead of other industries, including passenger air travel, that have leveraged digitization to reach this goal. This development continued on a steady forward march resulting in customers being able to book their own flights online by 1996. . Air cargo is a different story. To learn more, download the Digital Air Cargo vision paper here. MORE
On 22 nd November 2019, 6 members of the EV Cargo Technology Hong Kong team put down their usual day job and volunteered to assist Box of Hope for an afternoon of checking boxes donated by school children ready for shipment. Stationary (Books, pens, pencils, colouring book or a calculator). For EV Cargo Technology’s 6 volunteers, their time was taken ensuring each box they checked adhered to the guidelines given by the charity. appeared first on EV Cargo Technology. MORE
It’s hardly news that cargo airline digitalization lags. Only three top airlines have real-time (API) pricing and booking connectivity for customers. One explanation for the lag is the relative influence of cargo businesses to the airline’s passenger business. Since the cargo division typically makes up just 9% of airline revenues , they are often overlooked for much-needed capital investment. Some airlines still fly planes built in the 1970s. MORE
Cargo has been stuck in ports waiting for physical paperwork to be delivered by flights that have been delayed. The path forward for global container shipping. Container shipping has a paper problem, and it’s never been more obvious than in 2020. MORE
IATA has been leading the industry e-freight program aimed at taking paper out of the air cargo supply chain to reduce costs and increase efficiency for all participants. Julie Calcunovitch is Vice President, Air Product Management at Descartes The highly demanding and competitive nature of the supply chain industry demands proactive collaboration amongst trading partners in the air freight community. MORE
In 1995 airlines via online travel marketplaces started selling tickets directly to consumers online and by 2017, 83% of US travellers were using digital channels to book their trips. This effectively enabled travel agents to book flight from their computers far before the internet was built. While the air passenger industry has a solid tech foundation, air cargo does not. Lufthansa Cargo chief commercial officer Alexis von Hoensbroech. MORE
There is a 3 to 4-week lead time needed for ocean booking space confirmations due to ongoing limited vessel sailings. Majority of countries are re-opening gradually and cargo flows are re-emerging as shippers and manufacturers increase activities. Letter from the CEO: Market Update May 21, 2020. By: Frank McGuigan, CEO, Transplace. MORE
As depicted in the accompanying chart, if your company operates at a 5 percent profit margin, to recoup the net revenues that would be lost by failing to recover a $1,000 cargo claim, it would have to generate $20,000 in sales! Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn The post [e-Book] The Essential Guide to Freight Claims Management: Laws, Fundamentals, Management, & Staying Proactive appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis. e-Books Freight Claims MORE
We just went live with the long awaited Cargo Insurance. Now all loads you book via the Freightera platform are automatically covered by up to $10,000 in FREIGHTERA Cargo Insurance. Just enter your declared value as you book. FREIGHTERA Cargo Insurance + New Rates! If you received our rate updates before, you may wonder, how does Freightera get better prices every time? MORE
AirAsia has recently launched Freightchain, a digital network confirming and tracking air cargo based on distributed ledger blockchain technology. According to its press release , Freightchain will assist shippers and their freight forwarders to discover all available cargo network connections owned by airlines for their supply chain needs. It facilitates on-demand bookings in real-time through bids submitted and validated on blockchain. MORE
IBS Software's iCargo platform has been deployed by American Airlines Cargo, with AA saying in a press release that this will help “To overhaul legacy infrastructure and provide a single, digital platform to modernize its business and deliver enhanced customer experience.”. Business functions that have been fully integrated into the iCargo solution, include cargo sales, cargo terminal operations, warehouse management, ULD management and cargo revenue accounting. MORE
4. Present and obtain quote confirmation to win business and proceed with booking. 5. Share booking details with clients. 6. Coordinating and communicating the movement of cargo and monitoring for exceptions. Freight Forwarding Basics with Miles Varghese. MORE
Descartes
OCTOBER 2, 2019
IATA has been leading the industry e-freight program aimed at taking paper out of the air cargo supply chain to reduce costs and increase efficiency for all participants. Julie Calcunovitch is Vice President, Air Product Management at Descartes The highly demanding and competitive nature of the supply chain industry demands proactive collaboration amongst trading partners in the air freight community.
Freightos
MAY 10, 2015
There are tens of thousands of books about logistics and supply chains. Amazon has 31,817 books about supply chain and 24,934 about logistics. That’s 56,751 supply chain and logistics books. All those books would weigh 49,000 kilograms – half the cargo mass of a Boeing 747-200F. Stacked, those books would be as tall as 10.7 But we got it down to ten logistics and supply chain books you’ll actually want to read.
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Freightos
APRIL 12, 2016
Which is why we’re taking our hats off to SpaceX for delivering 7,000 lbs of cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) this week using a reusable rocket – the Falcon 9. Check out how you might have booked this shipment as a freight quote on Freightos. Well SpaceX may well have, if that unusual cargo had been in transit for more than the scheduled two days. Spacex’s cargo ship ‘Dragon’ Space Delivery As Science Fiction.
Freightos
OCTOBER 18, 2017
What’s Holding Back Customer-Centric Air Cargo? . As the cream of air cargo’s innovators held turns on the floor, this question came up time and again. The industry’s mindset is holding customer-centric air cargo back. That was my big take from Elevate , presented by Air Cargo World earlier this month. In ten years, 80% of air cargo will be unmanned and carry five times more cargo … because of increasing e-commerce.
EFT
DECEMBER 18, 2019
IBS Software's iCargo platform has been deployed by American Airlines Cargo, with AA saying in a press release that this will help “To overhaul legacy infrastructure and provide a single, digital platform to modernize its business and deliver enhanced customer experience.”. Business functions that have been fully integrated into the iCargo solution, include cargo sales, cargo terminal operations, warehouse management, ULD management and cargo revenue accounting.
EV Cargo Technology
FEBRUARY 5, 2020
EV Cargo Packaging Conference 2020 – Efficient, Ethical & Sustainable. With transit packaging becoming ever more critical to the retail supply chain, EV Cargo are delighted to announce a conference on Wednesday 22nd April 2020 , focused on helping retailers understand how to optimise, improve and drive greater compliance with packaging throughout the supply chain.
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Cerasis
MARCH 30, 2017
As depicted in the accompanying chart, if your company operates at a 5 percent profit margin, to recoup the net revenues that would be lost by failing to recover a $1,000 cargo claim, it would have to generate $20,000 in sales! Twitter Facebook Google+ LinkedIn The post [e-Book] The Essential Guide to Freight Claims Management: Laws, Fundamentals, Management, & Staying Proactive appeared first on Transportation Management Company | Cerasis. e-Books Freight Claims
Freightos
JANUARY 29, 2020
Market-optimized pricing and capacity will finally become the standard in air cargo – if the industry is able to follow the lead of other industries, including passenger air travel, that have leveraged digitization to reach this goal. This development continued on a steady forward march resulting in customers being able to book their own flights online by 1996. . Air cargo is a different story. To learn more, download the Digital Air Cargo vision paper here.
Global Trade Management
MAY 5, 2015
I am talking about real time information that is coming directly from the cargo, for instance a sea freight container. One platform, one dashboard Based in the heart of Switzerland arviem is about to be a melting pot for global cargo monitoring. Because arviem is monitoring the conditions inside of your sea cargo container and arviem is delivering the information you need: geo zone transitions, door openings, temperature or humidity alerts, and many more.
Freightos
DECEMBER 16, 2015
Celebrating the anniversary of this first flight, we’re taking a look at nine most amazing things you should know about air cargo. 1 First air cargo flight: 1910. 2 Craziest air cargo market entry: DHL Express. 3 Largest air cargo plane: Antonov An-225. The largest air cargo plane in the world is the Antonov An-225 Mriya , which can take off with a maximum weight of 640 tons (580 tonnes). 5 Most Evil Genius Cargo: Lasers.
Freightos
JULY 2, 2019
It’s hardly news that cargo airline digitalization lags. Only three top airlines have real-time (API) pricing and booking connectivity for customers. One explanation for the lag is the relative influence of cargo businesses to the airline’s passenger business. Since the cargo division typically makes up just 9% of airline revenues , they are often overlooked for much-needed capital investment. Some airlines still fly planes built in the 1970s.
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Transplace
MARCH 10, 2020
Ocean Cargo Updates. Cargo flows and ship calls are rebounding in China as the situation normalizes. The reopening of factories in China would see a gradual return of demand, but Alphaliner noted in a recent newsletter that cargo volume recovery was expected to take a few weeks. Savannah and Brunswick are predicting an import cargo decrease by 40% in March and April from 2019 levels. to Asia export bookings, especially in markets with low container inventory.
Logistics Trends and Insights
SEPTEMBER 3, 2018
Booking air cargo space may be easier than last year but ground transportation will be a sticky situation for many shippers. Air Cargo air freight airfreightHoping to avoid a repeat of the 2017 holiday period when air capacity was tight and rates increased, forwarders are preparing ahead of the 2018 holiday/peak period. However, is it too late? According to C.H. Robinson, air freight pricing has increased between China and the U.S.
Transplace
MARCH 18, 2020
Cargo flows and ship calls are rebounding in China. The reopening of factories in China would see a gradual return of demand, but Alphaliner noted in a recent newsletter that cargo volume recovery was expected to take a few weeks, and until normal volume is reached, carriers would continue to selectively implement blank sailings, likely until the end of March. Savannah / Brunswick are predicting import cargo decrease by 40% in March and April from 2019 levels.
Supply Chain Shaman
FEBRUARY 23, 2015
On March 16th-18th, I will be on a book tour in Europe discussing the concepts of Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. Uncategorized cargo global trade inventory ports supply chain visibility This morning, my mailbox was bombarded with the news of tentative agreement of the settlement of the nine-month labor conflict between the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU).
Transplace
MAY 21, 2020
There is a 3 to 4-week lead time needed for ocean booking space confirmations due to ongoing limited vessel sailings. Majority of countries are re-opening gradually and cargo flows are re-emerging as shippers and manufacturers increase activities. Letter from the CEO: Market Update May 21, 2020. By: Frank McGuigan, CEO, Transplace.
CH Robinson Transportfolio
JUNE 20, 2018
If you utilize air freight to the Oceania region (Australia and New Zealand), you can certainly use our expertise to minimize the impact of market forces and streamline the flow of air-cargo to work in your favor. Over the past few years, we have seen many impacting factors on the air cargo market. This makes it all the more important to have good relationships with your providers to ensure minimum disruption to cargo movements.
EV Cargo Technology
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
On 22 nd November 2019, 6 members of the EV Cargo Technology Hong Kong team put down their usual day job and volunteered to assist Box of Hope for an afternoon of checking boxes donated by school children ready for shipment. Stationary (Books, pens, pencils, colouring book or a calculator). For EV Cargo Technology’s 6 volunteers, their time was taken ensuring each box they checked adhered to the guidelines given by the charity. appeared first on EV Cargo Technology.
Manufacturing & Logistics IT
APRIL 22, 2020
The connected ecosystem of platforms will enable freight forwarders and any business, to book shipments of cargo from and to anywhere in the world, by any combination of sea, land and air DP World has launched cutting-edge online logistics tools and services, covering sea, land and air shipping around the world.
Freightos
AUGUST 29, 2019
The best of them accumulated books of business contacts, which moved companies with them. In their words: “freight made personal” waves proudly on Air France KLM Martinair Cargo ’s banner. “We Today’s air cargo customers want a quick and fully-digitized sales experience with extensive, agile self-service options”, United Cargo ’s President upon signing up with WebCargo. Only half of Freightos Marketplace’s shipments are booked using the lowest price.
The Logistics of Logistics
DECEMBER 13, 2020
4. Present and obtain quote confirmation to win business and proceed with booking. 5. Share booking details with clients. 6. Coordinating and communicating the movement of cargo and monitoring for exceptions. Freight Forwarding Basics with Miles Varghese.
Freightos
OCTOBER 25, 2020
Today, 75 to 80% of cargo arrives on time. Advantages Beyond Shipment Booking and Execution. But the Maersk website, which the company cites as one of the top ten global B2B websites by revenue, likely generates far more in terms of searches, booking, and tracking data.
Freightos
APRIL 6, 2020
Meanwhile, massive passenger airline restrictions dramatically reduced air cargo capacity, sending rates through the roof. It’s been clear to us that global trade needs to rely on digital pricing, quoting, and booking to keep up with an already agile environment. WebCargo Sky , the world’s largest air cargo platform for live pricing, capacity assessment, and eBooking from global airlines.
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
Beneficial Cargo Owners) to conduct International Freight in their very-own environment, powered by TRAMES’ technology. Analytics: The ability to harness cargo and freight data can yield significant benefits to any Shipper. What TRAMES Aims to Tackle.
BlueYonder
JULY 16, 2012
If you’re like me, you’re reading a couple of good books, have several more on your “got to get to” list and a magazine or two with the corners folded down for when you have a little airplane time or for a quick read over lunch. What’s on your summer reading list? Here’s hoping your list isn’t too long, as I’d like to recommend that you add the latest issue of JDA’s award-winning Real Results magazine.
Freightera
JUNE 27, 2018
We just went live with the long awaited Cargo Insurance. Now all loads you book via the Freightera platform are automatically covered by up to $10,000 in FREIGHTERA Cargo Insurance. Just enter your declared value as you book. FREIGHTERA Cargo Insurance + New Rates! If you received our rate updates before, you may wonder, how does Freightera get better prices every time?
Freightos
JULY 26, 2016
Using the Freightos Marketplace, companies can get instant freight quotes from great forwarders, book them and manage freight shipments online. COMPARE, BOOK AND MANAGE FREIGHT SHIPMENTS ONLINE Freightos Launches First International Freight Marketplace to Power $2 Trillion Worth of U.S. Leading LogTech Company Enables Frictionless Trade by Bringing Global Freight Pricing, Booking and Freight Management Online. Introducing the Freightos Marketplace.
Intelligent Audit
DECEMBER 15, 2020
Damage Rates or Cargo Loss. It also has a direct correlation to cargo loss. Another of the leading finance supply chain KPIs derives from damage rates and cargo loss management. In the supply chain, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by data.
Supply Chain Brain
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
Cargo has been stuck in ports waiting for physical paperwork to be delivered by flights that have been delayed. The path forward for global container shipping. Container shipping has a paper problem, and it’s never been more obvious than in 2020.
Logistics Trends and Insights
APRIL 19, 2020
AirAsia has recently launched Freightchain, a digital network confirming and tracking air cargo based on distributed ledger blockchain technology. According to its press release , Freightchain will assist shippers and their freight forwarders to discover all available cargo network connections owned by airlines for their supply chain needs. It facilitates on-demand bookings in real-time through bids submitted and validated on blockchain.
Freightos
AUGUST 26, 2015
Air Cargo World. This American based niche news site specialises in air cargo. Cargo Business News.com. based niche site, covering air, sea, rail and road cargo news. But within that, it has a very broad scope covering, not just air cargo, but all aviation, aerospace and space news. This niche site focusses on all things Aviation, with plenty of air cargo news. Like her book, Bricks Matter which advocates predictive analytics).
Freightos
APRIL 24, 2016
Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. Small trucker, Malcom McLean, fumes at slow loading of cargo aboard ship – “There has to be a better way.”. First intermodal cargo transportation (containers are stacked on deck). Fitting facilitates cargo security and enables automation of container handling processes. Most international ocean cargo is now containerized.
Freightos
JANUARY 16, 2018
Zvi Schreiber, CEO of Freightos, “Savvy shippers will be booking now to avoid the higher pricing as the Chinese New Year shutdown week looms. Following disruptions caused by bad weather in US and Europe two weeks ago, last week airport operations quickly returned to normal, and cleared any cargo backlogs. Prices Set To Ramp Up For Chinese New Year: Freight Rate Update Wk 2. By John Edmonds, Research & Marketing, Freightos.
Freight Center
JANUARY 28, 2020
Here’s the dilemma – a truck goes from point A to point B with a full truck load of cargo and unloads their cargo but the return trip from point B to point A (backhaul) needs to have full cargo too in order to optimize every transit load and maximize capacity. Drivers are still paid in the event of deadhead but not as much as having a full truck of cargo. Since backhauls are necessary to carriers, they offer discounted rates to entice shippers to book them.
Talking Logistics
SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
So reads a section from CyberStorm , a book by Matthew Mather about “what a full scale cyber attack against present-day New York City might look like from the perspective of one family trying to survive it.” Later in the book, as it’s clear that the United States is under attack, the author writes, “the virus that had shut down FedEx and UPS had moved on to infect the software of almost every other commercial shipping company, and was starting to grind the world’s supply chain to a halt.”.
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