Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Vásquez told the Associated Press, “In the first quarter of the fiscal year, the passageway saw 20% less cargo and 791 fewer ships than the same period the year before.” The editorial board at The Washington Post points out, “This is not just Panama’s problem. Unfortunately. ” How bad have things become? .”[3]

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

But more blatantly than ever, container liners – and especially Maersk – are on a collision course with the tech companies that provide digital infrastructure for selling goods. Combined with more activity at their regional hub in Germany , Amazon has clearly become a major global cargo airline. Accelerating the shift.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 20, 2022

We’ve all been talking about the looming supply chain talent shortage for quite some time. But I just read an article about another labor shortage Walmart is facing: store managers. But I just read an article about another labor shortage Walmart is facing: store managers. Autonomous cargo ship completes 500-mile voyage.

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Kinaxis

APRIL 26, 2017

It’s just the latest in a string of patents that span the gamut from smart stores to flying warehouses. Amazon is even entering the transportation space, signing agreements with the Air Transport Services Group and the Chinese government to enter into the freight cargo business – effectively cutting out the middleman.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 12, 2014

One of the fastest growing forms of cargo theft is deceptive pick-ups (aka fictitious pick-ups). According to a September 2013 white paper published by CargoNet and the Cargo Security Alliance , 8 percent of cargo thefts in 2013 (as of August 31, 2013) were due to fictitious pick-ups, up from 5 percent in 2011.

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Enterra Insights

JUNE 28, 2023

Just 14 years later, the first air cargo flight took place in 1910. Logistics helps to ensure effective, efficient and timely delivery of goods. “Without logistics, it would be very difficult for businesses to transport products to their customers in a timely manner. Take a look around. ” 2.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 26, 2023

Negotiation, a crucial skill in the realms of business and procurement, demands the ability to remain calm, collected, and confident even in the most challenging situations. However, mastering this art can be tough and perplexing. In this article, we delve into an unconventional yet remarkably effective training tool: movies.

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Enterra Insights

DECEMBER 15, 2022

.” On the other hand, Goled reports, “The closure of Watson IoT Platform comes on the heels of a similar announcement by Google Cloud just a few months ago.” “Over the past few years,” he writes, “the IoT has become one of the most important technologies of modern times. The IoT and Data. ”[3].

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 19, 2022

He had a load full of cotton bales, and while idling away hours at a shipyard watching stevedores load other cargo onto ships he dreamed up containers that transformed global supply chains. A plan is a point in time, so any solution must be paired with agility to adjust when the inevitable changes occur. The myth of the “perfect plan”.

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

It used to take two days to get cargo off the docks. In total, about US$14 trillion of the world’s goods spend some time inside a big metal box.”[3]. A recent episode of CBS’s “60 Minutes” ran a segment on some of the issues involved in the current global supply chain crisis — focusing primarily on U.S.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

As airlines canceled flights, and ports contended with no cargo to ship and no workers to operate, air cargo and ocean freight have been disrupted, with ocean carriers losing millions each week. The coronavirus outbreak has the whole global community concerned and hoping for the swift containment of this humanitarian crisis. .

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Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 2, 2023

E-commerce sales are higher than in the pre-pandemic period, as are shipping costs. But, retailers are mitigating these costs in several ways, resulting in volume declines for FedEx and UPS. Thanks for reading Rethinking supply chains! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. E-commerce peaked at 16.4% E-commerce peaked at 16.4%

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 10, 2022

And over time, the efficiency will work its way back in; we are not just waiting for that to happen. Supply chains have encountered delivery delays, capacity constraints, and volatile rates since the COVID pandemic began in 2020. We launched this into the Phoenix market in Q1 2022, and we'll look to scale this in 2022.

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Global Trade Management

MAY 8, 2023

And then there's the term "visibility," which is used in the supply chain industry – and it's just as annoying. Still, for supply chain industry savvy people, it's also just another term for trash TV that you can't escape. In these broadcast formats, every angle is filmed and tapped - similar to tracking cargo in transit!

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NC State SCRC

MARCH 25, 2021

By now many of you have heard about the “Ever Given”, which has been stuck in the Suez Canal since Tuesday, and is blocking all container ships trying to get through with their cargo. Likewise, the focus became on reducing transportation costs – which led to container ships getting bigger and bigger over time.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 9, 2024

With IoT, real-time monitoring capabilities, and telematics, this becomes easier to put in motion, with technology taking care of the end-to-end process with speed and accuracy like never before. Real-Time Monitoring Monitoring the flow of goods has reached unprecedented heights in terms of expediency, timeliness, accuracy, and speed.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 29, 2021

Nearly a week ago, a cargo ship — which if it stood on its end would be taller than either the Empire State Building or Eiffel Tower — ran aground in the canal completely blocking the waterway. Navy’s Fifth Fleet, based in Bahrain, told the Financial Times.”[4] This blockage has created havoc in the global supply chain.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Despite supply chain costs increasing and available capacity almost a rarity, retailers are undertaking a variety of ways to make sure they receive their inventory in time for the ever-important holiday season. “We have seen real lumpiness in the global supply chain that has led to some shortages and more so just unevenness.

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Freightos

MARCH 17, 2019

Tenders can take BCOs (Beneficial Cargo Owners) three to five months of preparation, but despite this, the fixed price often breaks down during peak season. Just like streaming replaced that iPod as a better way of listening to music, ocean freight procurement now has a better way. Time to go with the stream. Remember iPods?

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MARCH 18, 2022

The delivery industry is one of the most promising business niches nowadays as the demand maintains at an all-time high. So if you’re looking to enter the industry or extend your existing delivery business, now is a good time. 1: Durability in Time. Just like with cars, some trucks are more reliable than others.

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Precoro

APRIL 18, 2023

When these systems are well integrated, it results in better transparency and ensures the purchasing company is notified of any red flags on the supplier’s side immediately, and has enough time to address them. Cargo Status Current information about the location and status of cargo is the first pillar of supply chain visibility.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 10, 2016

But this time we prevailed, scoring the winning run in the bottom of the 8th inning. Of course, Amazon has been using robots for years in its distribution centers, since its acquisition of Kiva Systems in 2012. I came home from both games emotionally drained and exhausted (and starving too because I hadn’t eaten dinner).

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BlueYonder

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

My younger friends would say I’m a stan , but the label I’m most comfortable using for my 16-year obsession with the 11-time Grammy Award winner is that I’m a “Swiftie,” the nickname lovingly donned by millions of other superfans around the globe. Calling myself a Taylor Swift fan would be a gross understatement.

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Elementum

JANUARY 25, 2018

For instance, Hurricane Harvey impacted nearly 10 percent of the trucking industry for two weeks and prompted several ports and businesses in the region to shut down, consequently forcing the mass rerouting of cargo to places as far as the Bahamas and Mexico. Last year marked the costliest on record for natural disasters in the United States.

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Enterra Insights

MARCH 28, 2019

Even when companies have been generally successful in reducing the number of imperfectly fulfilled orders, the high cost of the very small percentage of orders that aren’t filled completely, on time, damage-free and with all proper documentation and invoicing remains a vexing problem.”[1] ”[3]. Room to improve.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 3, 2018

’ They simply just shop.”[1] The idea — and the ideal — is to get the offer in front of them at the time they’re most likely to be interested.”[3] … E-commerce users typically need two to three times the amount of warehouse and distribution space that traditional users do.” ”[4].

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Freightos

JANUARY 25, 2024

So to put this into context and understand just what it means for Freightos – and for the industry at large – I sat down with Zvi Schreiber, Freightos’ CEO, to understand the significance. This is particularly true on the air cargo side… but certainly not limited to air. Freight is digitizing itself now at real scale.

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 26, 2022

This, of course, makes getting an accurate freight shipping estimate extremely complicated. . The following are just some factors brought to light by deep learning and AI automation that affect freight cost considerations: . Some cargo incurs more costs for customs, duties, taxes, and other legally requires charges.

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Intelligent Audit

JUNE 30, 2022

A demand surge in the US-led to shortages in cargo space, shipping containers, and other equipment, leading to skyrocketing ocean freight prices.” Bloomberg highlighted in a report in early 2022 that ocean-freight carriers made an estimated $150 billion in profits for 2021, up nine times over from the previous year. billion tons.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Another Friday where I have limited time, so let’s go straight to this week’s supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention: Uber to move freight, target trucking for the long haul (Reuters). UPS And CyPhy Works Test Drone For Urgent Commercial Delivery. Blockchain Makes Inroads in Shipping (WSJ – sub.

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3rdwave

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Of course, the paradox lies in thinking that upon arriving to the U.S., As such, we’re not just talking about off-loading containers from a ship, but coordination between entities that include carriers, terminal operators, U.S. container visibility should actually be greater. Unfortunately, that’s not the case.

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Freight Plus

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The term reefer simply refers to a truck, trailer, or shipping container equipped with a refrigeration unit that transports temperature sensitive cargo. Reefers carry much more than just food though. The time sensitive, temperature controlled world of refrigerated shipping comes with its own set of rules and players.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

There's just one organization that exclusively represents the third-party logistics industry: the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA). Model Contracts – Save time and money with our ready-to-use contracts, written and reviewed by a team of transportation attorneys. Who looks out for their interests?

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Kinaxis

JUNE 22, 2016

The proposed first route between Los Angeles and San Francisco would cut travel times from 4 hours to 35 minutes. The CEO of the company behind the test (Hyperloop One) estimates that the system will be transporting cargo by 2019 and passengers by 2021. We’re always trying to stay on top of Supply Chain developments at Argentus.

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Freightos

AUGUST 6, 2016

DHL seeded its empire by moving ocean documentation faster than cargo ships. And while air cargo is a bit more advanced, only 37% of air shipments use electronic air waybills. By 2012, the company was worth just $23 billion. Risks should of course, be contingent on opportunity and ability to execute. Risk Aversion.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Just ask UPS and Walmart. The challenge, of course, is finding the right balance — that is, figuring out how to meet peak demand volumes without building out a network that goes under-utilized the remaining 11 months of the year. Large Truckload Driver Turnover Rate Rose in Third Quarter. Growing length of U.S.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Which means that, as it does every year at this time, space is about to get very tight. That can make it difficult to meet your delivery times unless you take proactive steps now to minimize the risk in your supply chain. Our proprietary Risk Calendar envisions times of the year when disruptions may occur, and why.

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