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The Journey to End-to-End (E2E) Supply Chain Visibility Is Ongoing

Logistics Viewpoints

It means being able to see where a shipment or an order is while it’s in transit — whether on a truck, a railcar, an ocean liner or a cargo plane — anywhere in the world. In layman’s terms, it’s fundamentally about seeing everything, everywhere. But E2E is much bigger, and this is what industry leaders cannot afford to be confused about.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 25 – March 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

This July, the company is moving forward with a supply chain services platform for retail partners across North America. The air cargo industry has seen softer market rates due to increased capacity and shippers flocking back to ocean freight services. The company’s Supply Chain 3.0 FedEx Express moves an average of 6.3

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Don’t Get Caught Off-Guard: Preparing for July 2016 SOLAS Shipper Mandates

Talking Logistics

Shippers, beneficial cargo owners or non-vessel-operating common carriers (NVOCCs) are responsible for verifying weights. Electronic data and connectivity, in these cases, will ease the burden on carriers and their customers when the new certification requirements kick in. What does this mean for you?

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Tight container market creating capacity issues for shippers

Turvo

Containers from Asia were shipped to North America, but due to COVID-19 restrictions, almost nothing moved in the opposite direction. For example, the transportation of high-value goods such as mechanical engineering products, electronics, and computer equipment was minimally affected. Fewer ships in operation .

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Navigating Ongoing International Transportation Capacity Challenges

Talking Logistics

Similar to what’s happening in North America when it comes to long-haul domestic capacity, which has been affected by driver shortages and the new electronic logging devices (ELD) regulations, strong imports and exports combined with heavy port congestion and an inadequate supply of trained drivers is causing this market to tighten up.

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The $30 Billion Secret: How Amazon’s Logistics Saves You Time & Money

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Services by Amazon Here are some of the key services offered by Amazon: General public: Amazon.com – an e-commerce platform offering a diverse selection of products such as books, electronics, apparel, and groceries. From books and electronics to clothing and groceries, Amazon offers an unparalleled selection of items to its customers.

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The History of the Shipping Container

Freightos

Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. Small trucker, Malcom McLean, fumes at slow loading of cargo aboard ship – “There has to be a better way.”. First intermodal cargo transportation (containers are stacked on deck). Significance.

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