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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

For a forwarder, refraining from working with Maersk today is expensive because it removes 17% of global shipping capacity. B2C Europe is operationally present in four key European E-commerce countries (Netherlands, France, United Kingdom, and Spain), and has offices in China. Enter Big Tech. Amazon as a carrier.

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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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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.

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

Talking Logistics

Help With Shipping Crisis (WSJ – sub. Online freight marketplace Freightos acquires Spain’s WebCargoNet (TechCrunch). The biggest news this week is the ripple effect Hanjin Shipping’s bankruptcy filing is having on supply chains. China, Canada, Spain and elsewhere. Hanjin handles about 7.8

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Container yard planning: 5 steps to big profits

DELMIA Quintiq

Last year, we presented the concept of big calculations at the first INTE-TRANSIT International Conference in Valencia, Spain. So, how can big calculations ensure that yard capacity is planned optimally and that it will boost the performance in other parts of the terminal as well? 5 steps to deliver calculated decisions and BIG value.

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An Alternative to LTL with David Lynch

The Logistics of Logistics

David studied at the University College Cork, in Ireland and from there spent the last ten years between Spain, Canada, the US and England. LTL stands for less than truckload shipping. While at LineTen, David advised companies from the Medicinal Cannabis sector to Customer Engagement technologies startups supporting sales operations.

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Global Wide Manufacturing Output Strengthens in March 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Of further specific mention was the following: “ Firms remained confident that output will increase over the coming year, thanks to expectations for improving economic conditions, marketing efforts and improving capacity.” The 2024 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® reported a March value of 50.3, an increase of 2.5