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Container Freight Costs and Forecasting: Intrinsically Linked & Frustratingly Challenging

Logistics Bureau

Does your supply chain depend on container freight shipping? And are you struggling with cost and forecasting challenges? However, even with a consulting team on your side, it’s crucial to ensure your managers responsible for procuring shipping services understand the current container freight landscape and issues at hand.

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What’s Next for The Freight Market with Chris Pickett

The Logistics of Logistics

Joe Lynch and Chris Pickett discuss what’s next for the freight market. Chris is the Chief Operating Officer at Flock Freight , a technology company that is on a mission to solve the US trucking industry’s wasted capacity problem. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech, an M.Eng.

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Are Ocean Freight Prices Absolutely Broken?

Freightos

And the lack of demand visibility is a big contributor to China-US ocean freight rates doubling to the West Coast since June, and passing $4,000/FEU to the East Coast – which was surprising as most analysts thought that rates and profits would freefall. Is ocean freight pricing broken? Was it profiteering? So where does this leave us?

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Are Ocean Freight Prices Absolutely Broken?

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

And the lack of demand visibility is a big contributor to China-US ocean freight rates doubling to the West Coast since June, and passing USD4,000/FEU to the East Coast – which was surprising as most analysts thought that rates and profits would freefall. Is ocean freight pricing broken? Was it profiteering? And it can be fixed.

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Freight Broker Business: Increase Shrinking Margins With Better Analytics

Turvo

Maintaining a freight broker business and helping it stand out from the crowd is more difficult than ever. Unfortunately, that does not always amount to spending money reasonably and maintaining control over freight spend. For those operating a freight broker business, the challenges are greater. Poor scheduling.

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How to Plan for Common Disruptors in Ocean Freight

Talking Logistics

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. Red: Space is extremely tight and forecasting is imperative. Look ahead at your 3-month forecasts. Regular disruptors.

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An Ultimate Guide To Inbound And Outbound Logistics With AI

ThroughPut

Increase Management Capacities, Not Just Freight Capacities While freight is essentially synonymous with logistics, it is not the only crucial element in a robust supply chain. Demand forecasting Demand forecasting in logistics can project demand ahead of time and meet it when it emerges.