Freight Waves

JUNE 3, 2025

The dynamic could represent an improving freight market, but it also reflects transportation companies offsetting higher operating costs through rate increases. The NTIL is based on an average of booked spot dry van loads from 250,000 lanes. Elevated but static inventories kept available warehouse capacity neutral at 50, which was 5.4

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IT Supply Chain

JULY 22, 2025

Why Smart Data and Compliance are Crucial in 2025 By Christine Baker (pictured) Content Writer 125 Views In 2025, optimising operational efficiency and achieving sustainability goals are paramount for businesses across manufacturing, warehousing, and transportation. Integrating renewable energy sources like solar panels where feasible.

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Freightera

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Blockchain Has Meaningful Impact on Finance as well as Freight Shipping: Heres the How and the Why What Even Is Blockchain? Transparency and Efficiency Freight shipping involves multiple parties at every step of the process. Each handling event from loading to customs clearance, warehousing, etc. Why Should You Care?

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Other solutions allowed our connections to update their own contact details in our address book, but not share the details with each other. Some solutions allowed us to ask our contacts to log in to a platform of our choice to see our latest photo album.

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ShipBob

MARCH 3, 2025

The software automatically pulls inventory data from your warehouse for a real-time stock count update across all your sales channels. Cin7 Cin7 gives you full visibility into your inventory levels across all your ecommerce warehouses. Many solutions are compatible with leading platforms like Shopify , WooCommerce , and BigCommerce.

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ShipBob

MARCH 3, 2025

The software automatically pulls inventory data from your warehouse for a real-time stock count update across all your sales channels. Cin7 Cin7 gives you full visibility into your inventory levels across all your ecommerce warehouses. Many solutions are compatible with leading platforms like Shopify , WooCommerce , and BigCommerce.

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Freight Waves

JULY 23, 2025

When they bought Warehouse Management, we didn’t have Transportation Management or Supply Chain Management or AI agents,” Clark said, the latter a reference to the agentic AI features at Manhattan Associates that received a significant amount of focus at Momentum this year.

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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 31, 2025

The cost includes, but is not necessarily limited to, paying the vendors/manufacturers for the inventory and transportation and warehousing costs prior to selling the goods. The longer inventory sits in a warehouse or in a physical store, the cost remains on the retailer/manufacturing financial books as a credit.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 10, 2025

billion yuan listed on its books as of the end of June 2024, through delaying its payments to suppliers and other related financing. BYD took an average of 275 days to pay suppliers in 2023, Bloomberg compiled data show.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 5, 2025

Reed Loustalot, chief marketing officer at Truck Parking Club, said in an earlier interview with FreightWaves, “Truck Parking Club grew organically and doing that we coincidentally have drivers in 60 of the top 100 fleets booking parking with us, and we have never talked to the fleets directly about having their drivers use our app.

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Locus

JUNE 30, 2025

Route planning isn’t just a backend task—it’s a force multiplier that shapes every aspect of logistics execution, from the warehouse to the customer’s doorstep. Book your demo with Locus today and experience smarter logistics planning in action. How Does Route Planning Impact Logistics Operations? billion deliveries.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 25, 2025

And then domestically, where we could obtain goods, we aggressively pursued that, and we think that will give us a benefit later in the year, and those goods are now on our books territory. So we've brought more inventory in early to mitigate any potential issues with that warehouse transfer. I wear a number of hats these days.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 9, 2025

Overloading a forklift doesn’t just put your cargo at risk; it endangers the operator, the people around, and can lead to expensive damage to your forklift or other warehouse equipment. It may take a little more time to do things by the book, but in the end, safety and productivity will always be worth it.

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Stord

MAY 29, 2025

Shippers are scrambling to front-load orders during this 90-day window, an effort thats already driving spot rates higher across ocean freight, drayage, and over-the-road transportation. Front-Load Imports and Optimize Booking Windows The drop in tariffs has created a short-term race for ocean space. Delays at major U.S.

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EFT

MAY 21, 2025

The immediate aftermath of the Trump administration’s 125% tariff announcement on China on April 2 saw ocean freight bookings fall 67% week-over-week Following on from the dramatic tit-for-tat increases in bilateral tariffs and the suspension of de minimis for packages from China into the U.S.

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Cathy Roberson

JUNE 9, 2025

And we have re-upped that the pause at 30 and our booking product in. Helm - Executive VP & CFO Sportsman’s Warehouse Q1 ending May 3. We specifically pause when the 145% tariff hit on China. We're actually ahead of time in terms of ordering product and just ensuring we've got the right flow. Reported June 3.

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EFT

JULY 1, 2025

Low water levels hamper shipping in Germany's Rhine River as heat wave continues A heat wave in western Europe has lowered water levels on Germany's Rhine River, hampering shipping and raising freight costs for cargo owners due to additional surcharges as their vessels were unable to sail fully loaded, commodity traders said on Monday.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 1, 2025

Eurasian Rail Freight: Demand for rail freight between Asia and Europe has surged, leading to congestion and longer booking times. Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. based on revenue.

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Freight Waves

JULY 15, 2025

Not in my book.” They had stumbled across our appliances in a warehouse that they raided. The hearing was the third this year held to spotlight the rise in cargo theft as costs and safety risks rise in proportion. Louis, which was reported for insurance purposes but no arrests were made. This is not just an insurance matter.

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EFT

MAY 19, 2025

Container ship owners swamped as US-China trade detente revives demand Container ship bookings for China-to-U.S. China-US air freight tumbles on 'de minimis' tariff; airlines adjust routes Air freight capacity between China and the U.S. China to US ocean cargo bookings surge after tariff pause, Vizion says U.S.

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Freightera

MAY 15, 2025

Immediate Shockwaves in Ocean Freight News of a 90day tariff holiday jolted transPacific lanes almost overnight. Even if only a fraction of the ocean surge transfers to road freight, the sudden demand is making up for the excess FTL capacity that kept linehaul rates lower through the first quarter of 2025.

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Freight Center

JUNE 18, 2025

This pioneering Green Corridors Intelligent Freight Transportation System (IFTS) will connect inland terminals near Monterrey, Mexico, and north of Laredo (I‑35 area), operating 24/7 with low-emission shuttles to streamline customs crossings and dramatically reduce border congestion and emissions—by up to 75% compared to conventional diesel trucks.

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 2, 2025

meaning order books are declining on average. Kai Furmans Professor, KIT Posted on: May, 22 2017 I am referencing to the comment that leasing of warehousing equipment (beyond forklift trucks) is a vision for 2030. The Prices Index remained in expansion (or increasing) territory, registering 69.7, percentage points compared to the 47.1

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IT Supply Chain

JUNE 23, 2025

In-house value adds: A shop that prints, die-cuts, embosses and applies selective adhesives under one roof eliminates outside markups, freight and added QA steps. Service efficiency: ISO-based quality systems cut rejects — vendor-managed inventory pushes carrying costs off your books. trimming procurement load and freight cost.

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Freightos

MAY 27, 2025

Book dinner in advance. Book in advance. Scan the programme early Four forum stages (A1, A2, A3, B1) plus an Exhibitor Stage host topics like Global Supply Chains 2030, Digital Platforms for Road Freight and Ports of the Future. Food & Evening After the Conference Keep energyand networkingalive after the halls close.

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Freightos

MARCH 19, 2024

More Resources Home Navigating the Waves: Exploring Digital Booking in Ocean Logistics at TPM 2024 Judah Levine The sessions at this year’s TPM, the preeminent North American ocean freight conference, was more focused on the role of technology in ocean logistics than ever.

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Freightos

APRIL 15, 2024

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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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Shipping rates will continue to soar, and demand for more capacity will push the stretched industry to its breaking point, says Michael Angell of Freight Waves. With FT carriers already rejecting some freight that is too light (in the range of 5,000 to 10,000 pounds), demand for LTL options and capacity will increase. Download eBook.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 6, 2016

We release our second e-book today by focusing on strategic logistics and transportation management creates a competitive business advantage for shippers. You can download our first e-Book, "The Future Of Supply Chain, Logistics & Manufacturing: How Technology Is Transforming Industries" here.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 1, 2022

Redefining Freight Brokerage with Nick Jensen. Nick Jensen and Joe Lynch discuss redefining freight brokerage. Nick is the Director of National Accounts at Loadsmart , a freight technology company that is removing the barriers between shippers and carriers so freight can move in the most efficient, transparent and automated way.

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Freightos

APRIL 2, 2024

Since January, the ocean freight shakeup has pushed many shippers to the air. The Digital Impact All airlines on the WebCargo platform provide digitized, real-time rates reflecting available capacity on specific flights that freight forwarders can then view and book instantly. That reached air cargo quickly.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

As a disclaimer, WebCargo , a Freightos Group company, does offers digital services to global forwarders and carriers, including online sales portals, digital eBooking, multimodal rate management and the Freightos.com freight marketplace. . The Freight Game of Thrones. Advantages Beyond Shipment Booking and Execution.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Hello and welcome back to another episode of “The Freight Project Podcast!” On today’s The Freight Project Podcast episode Cerasis welcomes Jason Rosing, co-founder of Veridian the leading professional services provider of supply chain solutions & services. We hope you enjoy “The Freight Project Podcast.”

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2021

the past 13 months of sustained rising freight demand and widespread shortage of labor up-and-down supply chains has brought the LTL trucking sector, and the shippers that depend on it to move palletized shipments, to a turning point.”. Fewer labor resources are available to meet the rising demand in both the warehouse and in transit.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 31, 2015

We have also now published an e-book , put out several white papers , and held several webinars. 8 Most Common Reasons Why You May Receive a Freight Claim Declination Letter. Make Your Life Easier With These 5 Freight Bidding Platforms. 10 Ideas for More Efficient & Productive Warehouse Operations.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 12, 2016

Furthermore, some data may be of minimal use without comparison to and identification of trends and collaborations between data from other transactions within a given warehouse or transportation system. Download the KPIs E-Book by Filling out the Form Below!

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Poor planning on the part of warehouse managers can lead to extensive demurrage or detention charges, irritability and anger among truck drivers and employees, and excessive gait, congestion, reports PINC.com. Meanwhile, warehouse managers struggle with maintaining visibility and control over trucks, personnel, and assets in their yards.

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