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What Are General Rate Increases in Shipping & What Should Enterprises Know?

Intelligent Audit

The GRI shipping term refers to the usual increase in fees that are applied to container shipping rates. To help your company keep total costs in check, this blog will dig into the fundamentals behind GRI shipping increases, what a GRI surcharge is and a few other things to know. What GRI Stands for in Shipping.

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Air Freight Explained: Calculating Costs and Price Trends

Freightos

International Air Freight Shipping: Definition. While 90% of everything is shipped by ocean, air connects the world faster, cutting China-US freight shipping time from 20-30 days by ocean to only 3 days by air cargo. Why Ship Cargo by Air? Why Not to Ship Cargo by Air? Definitely not the greenest way to ship.

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Why Warehouse Automation Matters: 7 Hidden Cost Leaks of Outdated Manual Processes

RFgen

Using manual data entry into spreadsheets, paper printouts or handwritten checklists are still common throughout supply chain operations. The major impact of handling supply chain processes is the lack of visibility, control and up-to-date data. All should be digitally automated. Lack of Oversight = Lack of Agility. Errors Everywhere.

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Why Warehouse Automation Matters: 7 Hidden Cost Leaks of Outdated Manual Processes

RFgen

Using manual data entry into spreadsheets, paper printouts or handwritten checklists are still common throughout supply chain operations. The major impact of handling supply chain processes is the lack of visibility, control and up-to-date data. All should be digitally automated. Lack of Oversight = Lack of Agility. Errors Everywhere.

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Top 20 Verified Supply Chain Experts You Can Hire

SCMDOJO

Expertise: Agile Project Management, Lean Implementation in Warehouse, Supply Chain Simulation & Modelling, Warehouse Management Systems, Inventory Management, Business Intelligence (Power BI, Tableau, Google Data Studio), Advanced Excel Skills, warehouse management. Paul is your guy for international shipping and logistics knowledge.

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How did that Christmas tree get here?

DAT Solutions

We ship trees out of Oregon and Washington primarily, and greens for wreaths start moving in October. Then trees for Hawaii are loaded into containers in the first week of November, followed by trees for the Midwest and the East Coast. Data from USDA's most recent Census of Agriculture in 2012. Photo by Carl Johnson.

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