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Launching the Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) for Daily Rates

Freightos

The concept of an index, reporting the market price for a specific good, was developed precisely for this reason. And though the market index long predates digital computing, computing power combined with huge, aggregated data sets have proved fertile ground to improve visibility.

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100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More

ToolsGroup

But, before we dig into the data – let’s start on a positive note: Supply Chain Statistics Show Challenges, but the Industry Remains Resilient. 82% of people have concerns that the supply chain will ruin life plans, such as birthdays, vacations, holidays, and the purchasing of necessary items. Material Handling & Logistics ).

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This Week in Logistics News (September 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

The company touted itself as the “world’s largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy” in last year’s sustainability report that laid out its goal to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. The cost to ship a 40-foot container from China to the U.S. percent of all applicable facilities. As of Sept.

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All The News You Need To Know: 2/6/18

Freight Plus

Journal's full report here. Read USA Today's full report here. Loading dock wait times cost truckers over $1 billion annually. Income losses and safety concerns regarding driver detention times may be much higher than initial estimates, according to a report by Department of Transportation office of inspector general audit.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] AI Technologies: The Role of Humans & The Application in Logistics

GlobalTranz

AI gives you the ability to maintain these structures/natures of being dynamically continually learning and updating as new data passes through the system. These super-intelligent machines are already taking over factory workers, stock traders, data processors, even news reporters. Will they make all of us obsolete someday?

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This Week in Logistics News (June 18 – 24)

Logistics Viewpoints

Members can enjoy this benefit year-round by scanning their Amazon app at the register or purchasing with a credit card that’s registered to their Prime account. FedEx and Chicago-based supply chain visibility provider FourKites have partnered to build a global supply chain intelligence platform, the companies announced Tuesday.