Freightos

OCTOBER 18, 2017

What’s Holding Back Customer-Centric Air Cargo? . As the cream of air cargo’s innovators held turns on the floor, this question came up time and again. The industry’s mindset is holding customer-centric air cargo back. That was my big take from Elevate , presented by Air Cargo World earlier this month.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 24, 2022

(photo credit: depositphotos.com) According to consulting firm McKinsey, funding for logistics startups almost doubled in 2021 compared to 2020. In total, McKinsey estimates that $80 billion in funding was made in logistics startups in 2021. New to RLA’s annual conference will be a reverse logistics startup competition.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This year the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP26) was held at the SEC Centre in Glasgow, United Kingdom, from 31 October to 13 November 2021. In respect to logistics and transport something remarkable happened at COP26. The first Z – Zero emission road transport: Global MOU for ZE-MHDVs .

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Veridian Solutions

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Supply chain conferences are an excellent way to connect with industry professionals, learn about new technologies, and refine your operation through the experience of others. It is up to your organization to decide which conferences to attend and how you will leverage the information presented.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 15, 2015

I wasn’t able to attend all of the conference sessions, but I’m glad I sat in on the presentation given by William Bierman , senior partner at the law firm of Nowell Amoroso Klein Bierman, P.A., The big question Bierman and Johnston addressed was the impact of STHAF on cargo claims.

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DELMIA Quintiq

MAY 17, 2016

Another year, another list of must-attend supply chain and logistics events. You’ll have a different experience at the Quintiq World Tour 2016 in Frankfurt with best practice presentations from speakers from diverse backgrounds including manufacturing, metals, logistics and rail. With so many to choose from, how do you decide?

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Supply Chain Movement

JUNE 20, 2016

11 th annual Cold Chain Distribution Conference and Exhibition. Following the fruitful discussions in 2015, SMi’s annual Cold Chain Distribution conference will bring back lively debates and industry updates to London, offering the best platform for delegates to stay ahead of this lucrative market! Date: 12-13 December 2016.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Are you attending the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Annual Conference later this month (September 25-28 in Orlando, FL)? If so, I invite you to attend two of the sessions that I am participating in, both related to transportation management: TMS 4 SMB: A Case Study with Carhartt. Room: Sun 3-4.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2024

The Green Corridor: Looking for the Green Lining by Timothy Foote, Director Transportation & Network APAC at Asendia and Founder of Susymbio 2023 is soon enough to end, and the transformation to a clean logistics future moves forward. Air transport emissions reduction goals sadly will be hampered by insufficient supplies of SAF.

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

The Experts’ Choice of the Top Online Logistics Resources. So I went straight to the source and asked consultants, trade reporters, Wall Street Journal reporters and others, what their go-to logistics and supply chain sources were. Experts’ Choice: Supply Chain and Logistics Email Newsletters. Ti Logistics Briefing.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Neel is the EVP and Global Head of Airfreight at Flexport , the platform for global logistics. Neel is the EVP and Global Head of Airfreight at Flexport , the platform for global logistics. Flexport is the platform for global logistics. Flexport’s upcoming customer conference, FORWARD21. About Neel Jones Shah.

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Veridian Solutions

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Supply chain conferences are an excellent way to connect with industry professionals, learn about new technologies, and refine your operation through the experience of others. It is up to your organization to decide which conferences to attend and how you will leverage the information presented.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 14, 2021

While many sectors can already report decreasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, logistics continues to be seen as a hard-to-abate sector given its current growth rates and its persistent dependence on fossil fuels. It comes from the annual customer survey conducted by logistics software company Transporeon.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2017

The mad dash begins to finish all the work that needs to get done before 2018 arrives, so without delay, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: E-Commerce Boosts U.S. Ryder Forms Strategic Partnership with Plug and Play to Support Development of Innovative Supply Chain and Logistics Startups.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2017

In this week’s supply chain and logistics news… BluJay Solutions Acquires Leading Mobility Solutions Provider Blackbay. World-Class Logistics Solutions providers MercuryGate and Banyan Technology Announce Integration Partnership. Cargo Owners Complain of ‘Total Mess’ Shipping Goods to Asia (WSJ – sub.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 5, 2016

Now, on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news…. TPG Capital to Acquire a Majority Stake in Leading Cloud-based Logistics Platform Transporeon. TPG Capital to Acquire a Majority Stake in Leading Cloud-based Logistics Platform Transporeon. Cloud Logistics Announces Banner Results For The First Half of 2016.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 6, 2016

Another busy week, so let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention, headlined by a major acquisition in the transportation management systems (TMS) market: Kewill Announces Acquisition of LeanLogistics. Amazon partners with Atlas Air Worldwide for cargo services (MarketWatch).

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Talking Logistics

MAY 1, 2015

Moving on to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week… XPO Logistics to Acquire Norbert Dentressangle SA. New Capabilities from JDA Create Transportation Resiliency – Enabling Shippers to Balance Service and Cost Pressures. Fetch Robotics Unveils Robotics System for Logistics Industry.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

That is a huge success story for the air cargo industry and as promised it has brought significant efficiencies. Transport across the ocean takes a long time, and people take out loans against the bills of lading. Industry Structure : The air cargo industry is more fragmented compared to the ocean cargo industry.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

As was confirmed for me yet again this week at a conference, the most utilized supply chain and logistics application, the reigning champ of them all, is the Excel spreadsheet. XPO Logistics Announces Third Quarter Earnings 2013. XPO Logistics Announces Third Quarter Earnings 2013. As the saying goes, old habits die hard.

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Cathy Roberson

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Cloud providers are working with partners and connecting platforms to create supply chain ecosystems in which carriers, logistics providers, and shippers collaborate. As supply chains take a more circular approach, the last-mile and reverse logistics have become critical additions to ecosystems. I wear a number of hats these days.

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Cathy Roberson

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Access to bathrooms This has been a problem forever for truck drivers when they are picking up or delivering cargo. Representatives Troy Nehls (R-TX) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) for introducing the Trucker Bathroom Access Act on Dec 15 to ensure that truckers have access to restroom facilities when they are picking up or delivering cargo.

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Tailwind

JANUARY 23, 2020

Cargo Logistics Canada is North America’s Multi-modal Supply Chain Expo. It addresses the needs of cargo owners, managers and agents who contract the flow of goods through Canadian supply chains. CLC encompasses the entire cargo spectrum – all major transportation modes and all cargo types, under one roof.

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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 14, 2022

It’s been a crazy month plus - new customers, three conferences, and a couple of podcasts and webinars. Transportation carriers, regardless of mode, are feeling the fuel pain and are raising fuel surcharges as a result. an article is well, well overdue…my apologies. for the 12 months ending February.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 25, 2016

“There are no sacred cows here,” said Chris Timmer, Chief Commercial Officer at LeanLogistics (a Talking Logistics sponsor) in his opening remarks at the company’s ClientConnect 2016 conference last week. And this year’s ClientConnect conference, with over 270 attendees, was the company’s largest ever. Canopy of Visibility.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

The center will focus on the development of key long-term technologies [including autonomous driving technology] that advance Uber’s mission of bringing safe, reliable transportation to everyone, everywhere.”. Last year, Uber’s CEO Travis Kalanick said at a conference , “Look, [driverless cars] is the way the world is going.

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Supply Chain Movement

JANUARY 21, 2015

The main topic of the all- day meeting will be European and global solutions for transport and logistics offered on the market and the opportunities of container, intermodal carriages in our region. Many logistic companies are effectively developing their offer of railway carriages. Legal changes in sea transport.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Despite some relief from inflationary pressures in recent months, businesses throughout the logistics industry and beyond are being forced to make difficult decisions. After a week of high-highs and low-lows within the global logistics industry, we’ve gathered the nine stories you need to know. Retailers are brought in to sell.

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DELMIA Quintiq

OCTOBER 13, 2015

And, if many of those packages cross the Pacific waters, or generally travel farther than 600 kilometers, the air cargo shippers specializing in express packages will also stand to benefit from that wave of volume. Looking at the TPPA economies, it appears that any growth in air cargo would come from the food and pharmaceuticals segments.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 8, 2016

Is Amazon a disruptor or a distraction for the logistics industry? That was the main question I addressed during my keynote presentation at the SMC3 Connections Conference last month, one of the leading events for transportation and logistics professionals. Is Amazon planning to do the same in logistics?

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 30, 2021

Investments in transportation management systems will also be important as stores become not only fulfillment locations but also last-mile delivery hubs - curbside pickup, pick up in-store, same-day delivery, parcel lockers, traditional delivery to consumers’ front doors, or elsewhere. The key here is fast.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

Editor's Note: This is a guest blog from Freightos , is a SaaS-enabled marketplace for the logistics industry. As a bonus, at the Imagine 2014 Magento e-commerce Conference, Malcolm Gladwell spoke about Malcolm McLean (just as he did in this Inc. First intermodal cargo transportation (containers are stacked on deck).

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 1, 2022

This collaboration helps carriers plan capacity needs, temporary seasonal labor requirements, third-party transportation purchases, and more down to the zip code level. Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo World.

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

This year’s event takes place at the Sofitel London Heathrow Hotel in the United Kingdom and includes a stellar lineup of speakers — renowned experts, practitioners and market leaders — and will showcase leading practices in supply chain, manufacturing, retail, transportation and pricing excellence.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Supply Chain Nation recently sat down with Automotive Logistics Group Publisher, Louis Yiakoumi, about the hot topics in this industry. But you logistics guys, you’re doing a terrible job because your logistics costs have gone up by half a million dollars.” The Chinese government is looking at logistics in its broadest format.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 21, 2021

Smart Logistics: Operate at peak efficiency when you know about, and can react to, changing events—like weather, traffic and last-minute customer requests. Using real-time monitoring with the IoT, you also can deter cargo theft and prevent possible damage. Gain insights into unused capacity.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

But, every mode of transportation is stretched in terms of capacity, and rates and spot rates have ballooned for each mode. Technology is helping by playing a role in terms of managing and obtaining transportation, managing inventories, and providing visibility across the supply chain. Delays are more the norm than on-time deliveries.

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