Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Global shipping is national news with most stories covering the symptoms. Returning containers is an ongoing issue resulting in some manufacturers investigating a return to break-bulk shipping (container free). Since 1990, the size of ships increased 3X, but the design of the west coast ports remained largely unchanged.

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Resilinc

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Fortunately, Port Tampa Bay—Florida’s largest—reopened last Friday, welcoming ships carrying fuel as well as containers and cruise passengers, according to Tampa Bay Business Journal. While ports re-opening is good news for supply chains, not all shippers will share the shipping capacity equally.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 23, 2021

Bloomberg reports, “If it seems like shipping delays and soaring delivery costs aren’t getting any better, it’s because they’re both getting worse.”[5] Kearney’s Consumer Products and Retail Practice, asserts, “Retailers need to review forecasts and inventory commitments for Holiday 2021 which could be a blockbuster.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

And the options aren’t much easier to sort through for ocean and air shipping. Best in class shippers plan forecasts at least three months in advance and book ocean space between two and three weeks—sometimes more—before they need it. There are more than 40 steamship lines* 5,250 NVOCCs**, and 268 airlines to choose from.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2016

In technology news, INTTRA announced a partnership with JDA Software, which will give JDA customers access to INTTRA’s full suite of ocean shipping software, data and services. Twitter), and natural disaster alerting sources to find and disseminate content relevant to global supply chains.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Zara also works with Air France, KLM Cargo and Emirates Air in order that they can coordinate directly with the airlines to make the outbound shipments to its stores and bring back some raw materials and semi-finished materials with return legs. Moreover, products can be shipped to stores in-time then lost sales is minimal.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Surrett explains, “When shipping documents misreport significant attributes of cargo, the resulting inaccurate or false billing can prompt additional carrier charges. This is especially detrimental when shipping and handling fees are relied upon to recover margins that may have been bargained away in the price of the goods.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Therefore, a firm would be well served to develop a supply chain strategy as described in my book: Supply Chain Transformation. This causes a misalignment of actions, such as suppliers not making the right item at the right time due to forecast inaccuracy. Aggregate forecasts are more accurate than individual forecasts.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

And the options aren’t much easier to sort through for ocean and air shipping. Best in class shippers plan forecasts at least three months in advance and book ocean space between two and three weeks—sometimes more—before they need it. There are more than 40 steamship lines* 5,250 NVOCCs**, and 268 airlines to choose from.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

And the options aren’t much easier to sort through for ocean and air shipping. Best in class shippers plan forecasts at least three months in advance and book ocean space between two and three weeks—sometimes more—before they need it. There are more than 40 steamship lines* 5,250 NVOCCs**, and 268 airlines to choose from.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Warehousing response to online growth Consulting firm Deloitte forecasts that e-commerce sales will grow by 25% to 35%, year-over-year, during the 2020–2021 holiday season, generating $182 billion to $196 billion in sales. Similarly, shoe retailer DSW started shipping orders out of its closed shoe stores. “We

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 11, 2017

Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway. Here’s an easy way to think about the regular and potential future disruptors that could impact your ocean shipping strategy, and what you can do to prepare for what comes next. At these times of the year, you should see less risk to your standard ocean shipping strategy.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

James Winebrake, Dean of College of Liberal Arts, Rochester Institute of Technology There are a number of important trends happening in the freight industry, spanning all modes of transportation: trucking, shipping, rail, pipeline, and air. The driver shortage forecasted to grow to over 200,000 tractor-trailer operators by 2020.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 20, 2017

And the options aren’t much easier to sort through for ocean and air shipping. Best in class shippers plan forecasts at least three months in advance and book ocean space between two and three weeks—sometimes more—before they need it. There are more than 40 steamship lines* 5,250 NVOCCs**, and 268 airlines to choose from.

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

The latter was so severe that cargo ships had to run at half their usual capacity. Download our E-Book on Supply Chain Sustainability and Profitability with Green Logistics. More time and energy is spent on forecasts to reduce inventory that is no longer in use. Both inbound and outbound delivery flows were affected.

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FLEXE

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Basically, responsible for ocean freight carriers, ocean ships that rely on truck companies. So today and yesterday, there was not enough capacity, cargo was rolled, prices spiked. Shipping a 40-ton container back in July or June used to cost about $700 — a 40-ton container. MSC is interested to charter those ships.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

RFID tags and robotic warehouse systems generate and transmit data that, when combined with other data sources, allow companies to optimize the supply chain and make better predictions and forecasts to improve efficiency and boost the bottom line. Hunter has worked at Loadsmart for one and a half years now as VP or Product Management.

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ShipBob

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Calculating shipping costs is easy, right? If you’re a new ecommerce brand, you might think that your shipping costs always depends on the actual weight of the shipment. However, the actual weight is only one part of the equation as far as understanding what your shipping rate will be. What is billable weight?

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MIT Supply Chain

JANUARY 11, 2021

Analyze successful cases in demand forecasting in the retail industry using field experiments and estimate causal effects of human-AI interactive mechanisms’ structure. from small delivery drones to heavy-lift cargo vertical takeoff and landing craft?—?can Determine how unmanned aerial vehicles?—?from

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 28, 2018

Transpacific Air and Ocean Shipping Space Is Already Tight | Transportfolio. If you’ve heard the term “perfect storm” applied more to transportation lately than you have since the book by Sebastian Junger came out in 1997, you’re not alone. Peak shipping season has heated up early. Shoulder season; shipping ramps up.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 7, 2017

While the changing atmosphere of ocean carrier alliances for containerized cargo isn’t something new, it’s certainly top of mind for many shippers and carriers alike thanks to a tumultuous last few years. Partners within a shipping consortium agree to operate liner services along a specified route using a specified number of vessels.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 23, 2020

As a rule of thumb, remember the freight shipping industry recognizes November 1 st through April 30 th as “freeze protection season” or the time period freeze protection services will be most in demand. Monitoring weather forecasts using AccuWeather. Ready to book your shipment but not sure if you need freeze protection services?

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 14, 2019

Reoccurring events—like the holiday season—used to provide some level of predictability to ocean shipping trends in the transpacific eastbound (TPEB) trade lane. Accordingly, significant volumes of ocean cargo shifted to earlier sailings than normal, disrupting typical volume trends in the third and fourth quarters of 2018.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

APRIL 24, 2015

Ship sites called in planned shipments, and then carriers and routings were phoned back. 3: The Ocean Shipping Container: It is hard to imagine today, but until the mid-1950s, there was no standard way to ship products on ocean carriers, and most were shipped on whatever container or platform the producing company deemed best.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 13, 2015

SPECIAL FEATURE: FIVE TRENDS TO SHAPE THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY. Here’s where it gets interesting – “Big Data – Less Drama” (new technology to provide better forecasts, better tracking and widespread adoption of analytics). “ OUR TAKE A tonic for the (following) Carriers & Cargo section.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 20, 2020

jump in container throughput last week, which means cargo is recovering. While the output gains cannot already be quantified upfront, I have always found that being there when everyone else abandons ship is the best demonstration of commitment and character, which always pays back in the long run. Expected output gains: Intangible.

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20Cube Logistics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

We integrate warehousing and distribution, local and international logistics, inventory management, LCL shipping, delivery tracking, vendor management, and more in a single, convenient, customisable platform to give our clients complete visibility. This saves you valuable time and gives you detailed analytics to help reduce costs too.

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 8, 2023

BOOK NOW If you’d like some help to improve your freight management, please book a free consultation call here. The adverse effects of such a mistake might include inventory availability issues during seasonal sales surges or in the event of an unforeseen shipping crisis, for instance.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 31, 2015

Freight Transportation Forecast to 2026. This report, available for purchase here , poised some significant implications for the shipping, and by direct correlation, the logistics industry. Take a look at some of the specifics of the Freight Forecast and how shippers may adapt to the coming increases. percent to 64.6

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2018

Here are just a few pain points that are increasing transportation costs: Container shipping headaches. The ocean shipping industry might finally be righting itself, but shippers are still aggravated with issues. Last year’s hurricane season was one for the record books, and things aren’t looking to improve much for 2018.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Forecasters such as McKinsey estimate potential savings as being worth over $1 trillion (US) by 2025. According to the Shipa Freight report, the primary challenges faced by internationalizing SMEs, from a shipping perspective, are as follows: International shipping costs are too high, and cost-visibility is inadequate.

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Freightos

MAY 31, 2022

World trade is built on a foundation of global shipping. In the two years prior to starting Freightos, I witnessed, as CEO of a company called Lightech, how international shipping is offline, opaque and inefficient, adding cost and uncertainty to cross-border trade. But it doesn’t always work. Enter Freightos.

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