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Editor’s Choice: Ocean Trends for 2021

Logistics Viewpoints

Today’s article is from FourKites and examines ocean trends for 2021. With summer winding down, we take a look back at the major trends that occurred in ocean shipping in the first half of 2021 and reflect on what your organization can do to proactively prevent major supply chain disruption. Global ramifications of port congestion.

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2021 Supply Chain Technology Trends to Watch

Logistics Viewpoints

A company may assume that a supplier’s component built in Wuhan China moves through the port of Shenzhen and takes 22 days on average to reach the port of Long Beach in California. But in reality, it may be that often the components often flow through a port in Xiamen and take 25 days to reach California.

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Transportation Trends: What’s Going on in the Trucking Industry?

PINC

Here are the top trucking trends that all shippers should be aware of, according to The American Transportation Research Institute. Coming into 2019, issues like the tariff wars, driver shortage, and rising freight rates were high on transportation managers’ radar screens. Terrill Transportation Inc.

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2021 Supply Chain Technology Trends to Watch

Logistics Viewpoints

A company may assume that a supplier’s component built in Wuhan China moves through the port of Shenzhen and takes 22 days on average to reach the port of Long Beach in California. But in reality, it may be that often the components often flow through a port in Xiamen and take 25 days to reach California.

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Reshoring to the US and Europe Accelerating, Now Also Serving CO2 Emission Reduction Objectives

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The proximity to main customers, a more resilient value chain and reduction of transportation costs favor decentralisation of production. Reporting regulations in Europe such as CSRD and the US (California) are now in place, so companies will have to hurry to catchup and be ready to report accurate figures in the very near future.

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The Ecommerce Fulfillment Blind Spot with Kyle Bertin

The Logistics of Logistics

Like e-commerce and returns, Two Boxes employees are everywhere, with core teams in California and Colorado. Provides return data and insights: They offer visibility into returns data, allowing businesses to identify fraud, quality issues, and other trends. The company has secured $4.5

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Weekly Transportation Services Market Review

Intelligent Audit

Keeping up with the latest news in the transportation services market means following industry leaders and keeping up with current events and updates to the industry. Need to know freight audit data like this helps shoppers and carriers keep up with vital market trends. Automated Transportation Vehicles Projected to Reach 1.2