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Ahead of the Curve: How Digitalization Helped Air Cargo Amidst Red Sea Shipping Diversions

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More Resources Home Ahead of the Curve: How Digitalization Helped Air Cargo Amidst Red Sea Shipping Diversions Joyce Tai April 2, 2024 If there’s one lingering lesson from the supply chain crisis of COVID, it’s that digitization can help organizations navigate crises…but that digitization can’t be put in place DURING that same crisis.

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The Red Pill: The (Slow Yet Steady) Revolution in Global Freight Digitization

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More Resources Home The Red Pill: The (Slow Yet Steady) Revolution in Global Freight Digitization Eytan Buchman April 15, 2024 Dive deeper into freight data that matters Learn More The March 26th Francis Scott Key Bridge allision feels shocking. Surely all the technology and guardrails should prevent this type of disaster.

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Flexibility in the Face of Uncertainty

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Most recently, the recent disruptions in the Red Sea that saw ocean freight rates from China to Europe by over 190% and saw transit times lengthen, sea-air services offered a strategic advantage for logistics professionals able to remain agile, by watching trends and jumping at opportunities to ensure a resilient supply chain.

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What’s going on with global supply chains: A primer for the casual consumer

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Disclaimer: This article is a zoom out for the less freight-inclined. If you have a deeper understanding of freight, you might want to check out our Freightos Baltic Index daily container index instead. Let’s talk freight. . And it’s not just ocean freight. A third of all cargo is carried in passenger planes.

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High freight costs for importers means higher price tags for consumers

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You might not think about shipping containers and ocean freight when you click “buy” on your Amazon order, but there’s a direct connection between the two. Starting in July 2020, the impact of this trend became obvious when ocean freight prices shot up, and have continued rising. What’s changed in a year?

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The Approach to Effective Freight Procurement

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The Approach to Effective Freight Procurement by LSCMS Shippers’ Council Container shipping procurement faces a multitude of challenges shaped by global events, industry shifts, environmental mandates, and technological advancements. At the heart of it all, an effective procurement strategy remains paramount.

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Navigating Uncharted Waters: SMB Importers, 2024 and Red Sea Crisis Lessons

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The implication for global freight beyond the now typical uncertainty is predictably elevated operational costs and soaring freight rates. This optimism is buoyed by the fact that 55% of importers have their inventories in check, anticipating a stronger freight demand in the coming year.