Resilinc

JANUARY 10, 2022

But growing conditions took “a dramatic turn” in December, with dryness attributed to La Niña setting in across southern Brazil and Argentina, according to Reuters market analyst Karen Braun. As recently as six weeks ago, South American corn and soy crop yields were looking strong.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Transplace Acquires Yusen Logistics’ Intermodal & Freight Brokerage Group. Trimble Acquires Brazil-Based Veltec to Expand its Global Portfolio of Transportation Solutions. Freight trucking startup Shipwell gets a $10 million boost (TechCrunch). Transplace Acquires Yusen Logistics’ Intermodal & Freight Brokerage Group.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 23, 2018

Supply chain industry executives are split sharply about how Mexico will fare if it is able to agree with the United States and Canada on terms to update the North American Free Trade Agreement. . In the 50 country rankings, Brazil slips two spots to No. 9, falling below No. GDP growth. GDP gain in 2010. Printer-friendly version.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 11, 2017

Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway. This blog examines the “red” times, like the roughly three-month period we have just entered that is historically one of the regular disruptors in the ocean freight market. All of this will cause a tightening of space for ocean freight shipping. Regular disruptors. Golden Week.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

December 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Robinson ) announced that it has expanded its operations to São Paulo, Brazil. billion of freight under management.” 3PL Global Trade Mergers/Acquisitions This Week in News Brazil C.H. Roadnet® Technologies Introduces Advanced Business Intelligence Tool, Insight.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 25, 2016

Just last week, TechCrunch reported that yet another “Uber of trucking” startup, CargoX, was launched in Brazil with backing from Goldman Sachs, Oscar Salazar (who was involved with Uber’s launch), and Valor Capital Group LLC. Are we leading with what’s happening in the industry? Absolutely, yes,” said Clarke. Absolutely, yes.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 13, 2021

Felipe Capella is President, COO and Co-founder of Loadsmart , a leading digital freight technology company. Previously advised companies on corporate strategy and M&A in Brazil and New York for 8 years. While, Loadsmart is one of the leaders in Freight Tech, don’t be surprised if automated shipments become commonplace.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Uber Freight: Another “Uber-for-Trucking”? After news broke last month that Uber was unleashing a trucking offering, it came as no surprise when it launched Uber Freight , an online trucking marketplace for US LTL. Load-matching technology (even the Uber For Freight model) isn’t new. Read on for what it means for the industry.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 22, 2015

The numbers speak for themselves: 34 episodes produced in 2015, totaling more than 56,800 views and 1,360+ minutes of conversations with thought leaders and newsmakers in the supply chain and logistics industry. Market Fluctuations in the Oil and Gas Industry: A Catalyst for Supply Chain Improvement (2,327 views).

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Freight Plus

AUGUST 7, 2020

Dr. Ednilson Bernardes started his career in the air force back in Brazil after attending an airforce college. From there he moved to the air space industry where he had the opportunity to work in all aspects of global supply chain management. He believes that undoubtedly this is where the industry is headed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2022

Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures, and distributes materials and solutions for the construction, mobility, healthcare and other industrial application markets. CDP is a global non-profit organization whose benchmarks on environmental performance by industry are widely recognized. There were also freight savings.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 19, 2016

This means that the world has opened up to countries like China, India, Brazil and Russia open for business. Stagnation of Air Cargo and Sea Freight Rates. 49% of executives in an industry survey said that they considered themselves to be excellent leaders indeed, where risk management was concerned. Managing Risk.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 4, 2023

The Teamsters union has already said it is “putting infrastructure in place to help affected members get the assistance they need to find good union jobs throughout freight and other industries.” The Rhine River has been a reliable shipping lane for centuries, helping spawn industrial giants along its banks.

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Freight Plus

AUGUST 7, 2020

Dr. Ednilson Bernardes started his career in the air force back in Brazil after attending an airforce college. From there he moved to the air space industry where he had the opportunity to work in all aspects of global supply chain management. He believes that undoubtedly this is where the industry is headed.

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Supply Chain Network

OCTOBER 3, 2011

In addition to documenting the evolution of the third-party logistics market, this year’s report also provides an in-depth analysis of logistics operations in emerging markets and the electronics industry as well as talent management to address the skills shortage in the logistics industry. The 3PL capabilities shippers most value.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

In particular, the focal BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) represent major targets for expansion, but with them come a host of new problem that enterprises have little to no experience in dealing with in terms of logistics capabilities. Here is what I expect to see next year: Global supply chain footprints will continue to expand.

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Supply Chain Movement

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Past estimates from Mumbai-Calcutta have been as high as a seven-fold delay for freight as compared to a passenger vehicle. The improvements this will bring by extracting revenue out of the black market and improving industrial efficiency have ranged from 0.4 India is well-known for its sprawling deep trade distribution channel.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 9, 2015

The BCG index now rates Brazil as “one of the highest-cost countries”, and the UK as “the cheapest location in western Europe”. As the markets develop, we can be sure that many of the most common items will be in stock notwithstanding the massive industry of customization. has shrunk to less than 5 percent (5%).

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 15, 2024

The Biden administration is expected to soon issue a strategy for placing charging infrastructure for electric freight trucks in strategic and busy corridors. One source said that the strategy could be announced Tuesday. The International Longshoremen’s Association is seeking to build on strong wage gains other transportation unions have won.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

As part of our ongoing commitment to keep our blog readers updated on what’s happening in the supply chain and logistics world, we’re launching a regular industry news roundup, which we’ll release periodically. When the price of oil skyrockets, so does the cost of producing everything, leaving no industry unaffected.

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Elementum

AUGUST 2, 2017

by 2020 globally, the logistics industry is booming. Logistics, the complex operation involving the movements of people, facilities, and supplies, is applied in every industry from manufacturing to retail to trade. Within South America, Brazil and Argentina were the most notable markets for logistics in RoW. XPO Logistics Inc.,

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Technology can have a significant impact on supply chains, but supply chain digitization still lags behind digitization of other areas of business across many industries. Forklift operation causes 100 deaths 95,000 injuries each year across all industries, according to OSHA. That’s an increase from 17% in 2017.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 14, 2016

However, if you import in Brazil or Peru, for example, when a shipment arrives at the port, it has to be moved first to a fiscal warehouse to clear customs, which adds lead time and cost to the end-to-end supply chain process. So, what capabilities should companies look for in a logistics partner to assist them in Latin America?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

The Orange Juice Industry. But actually the Top Orange growing country in the world is Brazil. With approximately 16 million tonnes of oranges produced annually Brazil accounts for over 30% of global orange production. What exactly is the Orange juice Supply Chain and how does it work? It all obviously starts with the Oranges.

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Freight Plus

OCTOBER 4, 2018

From the steamship & airlines, to the railroad operators, to the trucking companies hauling the freight. Third Party Logistics (3PL): The freight forwarders, customs brokers, couriers, trucking companies, and warehouses. Instead of leveraging segments of freight, they're leveraging the industry's performance against itself.

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Stord

MAY 2, 2022

In fact, Brazil, Spain, and Japan saw the largest increases in online sales during the COVID pandemic. It was more beneficial monetarily for people to stay home, and the industry wasn't ready for that.” They might work with different trading partners, manufacturing partners, retail partners, and freight and parcel carriers.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Today, we kick off our annual year end series highlighting the top blog posts in each of our 7 main categories: Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Logistics , 3PL , Business , Transportation , Freight. We look forward to beefing up even more great content to give value to our customer base of manufacturers and those in the manufacturing industry.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 26, 2021

For low-priced products, focus on low-cost food producers like Brazil, China and India. Most brands in the food industry export their product. Hire a global end-to-end freight forwarding partner to serve as a transport agent and move your cargo. Identify where your competitors are going wrong. Supply and Distribution Channels.

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6 River Systems

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Advance Auto Parts @AdvanceAuto The auto parts industry is driven by speed, as independent garages can’t afford to wait for parts they need to repair their customers’ vehicles. Globally, the company ranks 3rd in air and ocean freight, and ranks 5th for international contract logistics.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 20, 2020

As of right now, top lines have been essentially wiped out for industries like air transportation, freight, gastronomy, tourism, travel, and many more. As such, I learn new ways to increase output, almost every single day from global operational thought leaders and industry-leading customers around the world.

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Resilinc

JULY 20, 2021

Closer proximity—as compared to Asia—alone could reduce shipping times and inventory costs, as well as the greenhouse gas emissions from ocean and air freight, according to the three. There’s already some of that in Puerto Rico and Brazil.”. Proximity = lower costs and lower carbon.

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QAD

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Brazil, one of its wealthier colonies, became independent in 1822, and all of its African colonies were granted independence in 1975. The country’s industrial production growth rate is 3.5% , and industry makes up about 22% of its GDP. . Other Important Industries. Services comprise 75.7% of the workforce.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 11, 2018

This has already dramatically transformed the IT industry itself, as packaged software sold with one-time licences has become cloud-based services sold with a renewable monthly subscription. More and more transactions, operations and processes are conducted within IT servers and data centres. Many former products have turned into services.

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The US is facing a shortage of warehouse space and truck drivers , and shifting to 24/7 operation will require enormous co-ordination between the publicly operated ports and private sector groups, including large retailers and freight companies. The strength of the American consumer is on display here every single day,” Seroka said.

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Freight Plus

MARCH 8, 2018

The protectionist order intends to bolster the domestic steel and aluminum industries which have been hit hard under pressure from imports. Over the last two decades employment in the domestic steel industry has shrunk by 35 percent, while the aluminum industry shed nearly 60 percent of its jobs between 2013 and 2016.

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