Freightos

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

The two recent crises in global trade – the outbreak and the US-China trade war – show how vulnerable small and medium size businesses (SMBs) can be to shocks to the supply chain, but also point to ways to mitigate that risk. million freight containers each year. The (Digital) Rise of SMBs. Coronavirus Impact.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Oren is the Founder and CEO of Flock Freight , a Certified B Corporation that’s been reinventing freight shipping since 2015. Raised by parents who worked for a van line and later started their own freight forwarders, Oren has deep-seated roots in logistics and entrepreneurship. About Flock Freight. and Canada.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 1, 2016

We will feature our 5 main categories all week: Logistics , Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Transportation , and Freight. 5 Most Popular Freight Blog Posts of 2016.So We display the most popular freight blog posts in the order of #5 to #1. 9 KPIs to Track for Proper Freight Management. We hope you enjoy!

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Since we live and breath freight, we constantly come across information that’s critical for our customers – logistic providers, shippers and carriers. And as freight innovators ourselves, we love seeing more innovation. Freight Rates News that rates for freight and logistics trends – October 2015.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Background on Ocean Transport. Freight Rates 2019-2021. As a result, companies plug along planning based on historic lead times and freight rates which as you can imagine is doomed for failure. Prior to 2018, when an ocean carrier booked a shipment they had to provide a chassis. We are awash in a sea of self-interest.

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Ware2Go

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Supply chain disruptions like freight delays may continue well beyond this year’s peak holiday shopping season. Freight delays have affected consumers and merchants alike. After 18 months of disruptions, the state of international freight was shaky at best heading into this holiday shopping season.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway. There may be instances where you will have to work more closely with carriers and book further in advance to ensure you can meet critical deliveries. If you fail to book in time, you may miss your delivery deadlines, or will have to use an expedited shipping method to meet them.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The transport and logistics industry has started to engage differently in the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference. Additional three zero (3Zs) emission initiatives were launched at COP26 that will help the transport and logistics industry to contribute its fair share to the decarbonization of economy and society.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

webinar of 2021, my colleagues and I provided analysis on today’s leading freight shipping topics, including the potential impact of the U.S. We answered questions live, but there were many great freight shipping questions submitted that we didn’t have time to address. infrastructure bill, the status of the U.S.

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Freightos

MARCH 27, 2024

More Resources Home March 27, 2024 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. Air rates – Freightos Air Index China – N.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

The tight capacity and shipping downtime can increase rates and severely disrupt freight flow for months. As it takes time for shipping to reset back to ordinary capacity levels and flows, this change impacts rates, and can also influence other supply chain decisions where transportation rates and on-time performance play a major role.

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3rdwave

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In today’s turbulent trading environment, strong global transportation management capabilities deliver exceptional benefits and value. manufacturers found that 60% of the companies operating in China are considering moving operations to other Southeast Asia countries in the next few years. A very recent survey of U.S.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 29, 2015

This is especially true when outsourcing transportation management, as transportation can include a large part of your overall supply chain and business costs. Consider the many shippers who have outsourced transportation management and other logistics functions to third-party logistics (3PL) providers the past few years.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 14, 2021

Logistics service providers set up their portals to more efficiently deal with and manage ad-hoc quotations and bookings. They immediately knew where they needed to take action, such as rerouting freight or adding new cross-docking facilities. The book author is FT, Forbes, Fortune, BI and Nikkei contributor.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2017

In the meantime, here’s Trump, Amazon, and the rest of this week’s supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention: Amazon Expands Into Ocean Freight (WSJ – sub. Freight on digital fast track: DHL launches CILLOX. Brings Advanced Freight Collaboration Solutions to the Transportation Industry. in December.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 25, 2021

Ikea’s Singapore operations called it a “global transport crisis” and estimates 850 of its 8,500 products are affected by shipment delays. Chinese tech giant Alibaba’s logistic arm Cainiao launched a container booking service last week in response to the global shortage. First, China is sending out a lot more exports to the U.S.

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3rdwave

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In today’s turbulent trading environment, strong global transportation management capabilities deliver exceptional benefits and value. manufacturers found that 60% of the companies operating in China are considering moving operations to other Southeast Asia countries in the next few years. A very recent survey of U.S.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Floor & Decor is one of the latest retailers to diversify its countries of origin by moving a large portion of sourcing out of China. The company estimates that China could account for less than 30% of its sales at the end of 2021, down from about 50% in 2018. Delays are more the norm than on-time deliveries.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 29, 2016

Freightos Launches First International Freight Marketplace to Power $2 Trillion Worth of U.S. In other technology news, Freightos announced “the launch of the world’s first online marketplace for international freight, providing instant comparison, booking, and management of freight services from multiple logistics providers.”

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Freight Plus

DECEMBER 19, 2018

With 11 out of 12 months of the year reported, the Cass report indicates that the realized contract pricing forecast for 2018 of 6 – 12% is “essentially in the books.”. It was likely due to some continued pull forward of shipments from China due to the threat of higher tariffs, as well as solid retail sales last month,” said.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Imbalances in ocean transport, port congestion and equipment shortages, with surging freight rates became the new normal. An attendee poll taken at a conference of The European Freight and Logistics Forum hints at some cultural challenges. The book author is FT, Forbes, Fortune, BI and Nikkei contributor.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 6, 2016

We continue our series on the top 5 blogs in our 4 main categories ( Freight , Manufacturing , Logistics , and Supply Chain ). e-Book] 2016 Trends in Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transportation Management. How US Manufacturers can Improve Manufacturing Productivity to Overtake China.

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Resilinc

AUGUST 30, 2023

Due to the drought, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) updated booking conditions for ships for the Panamax locks (the older locks of the Panama Canal used by smaller ships). Weight limits have also been adjusted, forcing some ships to unload and transport cargo to the other side of the canal via train—increasing transportation costs.

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 25, 2021

Likewise, the focus became on reducing transportation costs – which led to container ships getting bigger and bigger over time. Our upcoming book, FLOW, will also harp on many of these same themes) Many executives are now thinking more about proximity and velocity as key competitive dimensions. Well, what about air freight?

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 11, 2017

Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway. There may be instances where you will have to work more closely with carriers and book further in advance to ensure you can meet critical deliveries. If you fail to book in time, you may miss your delivery deadlines, or will have to use an expedited shipping method to meet them.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 12, 2022

I read earlier this week that pressure on the supply of critical materials will continue to mount as road transport electrification expands to meet net-zero ambitions. Contrast this with China which has built out 800,000 across the country. USPS reflected the impact of PSRA on its books as a one-time, non-cash benefit of $59.6

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 17, 2017

warehouses from Chinese merchants selling on its site—taking on a role it previously left to global freight-transportation companies.” According to an article in the paper this week, “[Amazon] is planning to offer its sellers in China the ability to fly their goods internationally as air cargo, according to an Amazon Logistics site.”

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

Transport Intelligence, the well-respected U.K. One of the most comprehensive daily summaries, and by far the leading Asian-based summary, China’s Shipping Gazette provides daily information about carriers, forwarders and technology. Transport Topics. American Journal of Transportation. Ti Logistics Briefing.

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20Cube Logistics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

For one, using a company that specialises in logistics means you can leverage its network of warehouses and transportation modes to scale your distribution globally. 20Cube goes the extra mile for our clients using managed services for logistics in Melbourne, Malaysia, China, Germany, and Italy. Route Optimisation.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Amazon expands logistics reach in China ( Reuters ). December 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Cass Freight Index Report January 2016. The report envisioned a global delivery network that controls the flow of goods from factories in China and India to customer doorsteps in Atlanta, New York and London.

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Shipsy

APRIL 9, 2020

As a result, existing RFQs are seeing Force Majeure being invoked and shippers are using spot rates to make bookings to transport their goods. . Rate Procurement Through Inquiries In these testing times, shippers are now exploring spot rates in Shipsy’s Inquiry module to transport their goods. March 17, 2020.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Reported by GPCA, “China is one of the key destinations for GCC polyethylene exports. GCC chemical industry is not immune to global trade fluctuations, transportation constraints and escalating competition, elevating the importance of supply chains to improve the bottom line. percent of the GCC’s GDP.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

The Freightos System is SaaS for freight contract management, automatic price quotations, and business intelligence. Mr. Gladwell cites Malcolm McLean in the book " David and Goliath.". US Army uses the “Transporter” container, developed four years earlier for removals, for Korean War supply movements. Malcom McLean.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 16, 2023

It allows organizations to develop proactive risk mitigation plans to lower premium freight. They can get the items through an alternate supplier, they can expedite shipments, or they can attempt premium freight. Learn more from the Unified Logistics and Omni-Channel Execution e-book.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 20, 2016

This month China's Chang’an Automobile Engineering & Research Institute conducted a 2,000-kilometer test run of two driverless cars, The Hindu reported. At least 18 companies globally are racing to get ahead in the driverless car market, which promises to radically transform transportation. Driverless Vehicles and Logistics.

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Enterra Insights

OCTOBER 10, 2018

In the book — which is based on real-life technology, technical papers, and diplomatic meetings — national security and international relations expert Peter W. Multiple people familiar with the matter say investigators found that the chips had been inserted at factories run by manufacturing subcontractors in China.”

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

For centuries the expense, risk, and frustration with ocean freight held back expansion of the international economy, despite the invention of the steam invention. US Army uses the “Transporter” container, developed four years earlier for removals, for Korean War supply movements. Container Regulation. 0 TEUs 0 meters long.

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