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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases. Image via StarAir.dk). Behind the Maersk shift. Enter Big Tech. One goal, two different motivations.

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December 19, 2023 Update

Freightos

Together with ZIM who was already diverting their Red Sea traffic, these carriers represent 56% of global capacity, meaning an estimated 17% of global volumes will be taking a longer, more expensive route from Asia around the southern coast of Africa to N.Europe and the Mediterranean, as well as some Asia – N. China – N.

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China Exports Rebound Even as Western Markets Face Lockdown

Logistics Bureau

China says almost all of its major industrial companies have resumed production and that its ports are again running at near-full capacity after a two-month Coronavirus-linked shutdown. When it comes to air freight, global capacity is down 22 percent compared to last year, with further declines expected. Air Freight. Ocean Freight.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 29 -September 2, 2016)

Talking Logistics

market, and as reported by the Wall Street Journal yesterday: Since the shipping company filed for bankruptcy protection in a Seoul court Wednesday, terminal operators, ports, cargo handlers, truckers and others have refused to handle its cargo, for fear they won’t get paid. China, Canada, Spain and elsewhere.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 27 – May 1, 2015)

Talking Logistics

Ports See Costly Delays as Cargo Ships, Volumes Grow (WSJ – sub. It serves both B2B and B2C customers in the United Kingdom, Spain and France. Load planners can maximize capacity based on the number of stops, loading type and item type — leading to more profitable, more executable loads. UPS Freight Adds LNG Tractors.

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Logistics Hubs as Drivers of Innovation

MIT Supply Chain

Pictured is the Grupo Carreras facility in the PLAZA logistics park near Zaragoza, Spain. In addition to helping companies bring new ideas to fruition, the initiative gives academic centers such as the Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC), Zaragoza, Spain, an important supporting role in unlocking the collaborative potential of these hubs.

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

The first is size , of course, with Maersk running over 17% of global ocean capacity , but also selling land-services to just under 20% of those same customers. million TEUs of capacity it must fill. Today, 75 to 80% of cargo arrives on time. The shift to full end-to-end integration, of course, leaves no one else in the middle.