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Logistics Report: Forecasting More Shipping Delays; Cargo Swamps Airports; Alibaba’s Shifting Compet ition

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Forecasting Shipping Delays; Cargo Swamps Airports; Alibaba’s Challenge. Emirates Airlines’ cargo operations at Dubai International Airport in February. PHOTO: KARIM SAHIB/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES. Dubai’s airport has seen a recent rush in cargo volume as freight forwarders switch from sea freight.

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5 Reasons Why Carriers Are Customer-Obsessed

Freightos

In their words: “freight made personal” waves proudly on Air France KLM Martinair Cargo ’s banner. “We Today’s air cargo customers want a quick and fully-digitized sales experience with extensive, agile self-service options”, United Cargo ’s President upon signing up with WebCargo. The Horizon Expanded.

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The Green Corridor – My Visit to Energy Observer – A Tour into the Future of Ocean Travel

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The Energy Observer project started in France in 2017 with support from French industries. You can find out on the ship, which are outfitted with three types of solar panels at present. The team behind Energy Observer wants to gain better information for commercial cargo vessels by vastly increasing the size of the ship.

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CSR Initiatives in the Global Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Early in the pandemic, the company organized an airlift of two flights per week to deliver several hundred million masks from China to France. CEVA Logistics is taking a lead in the air cargo industry to reduce the logistics-related impact on the environment at the source by creating demand for more sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

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Freight Firms Reject 1-in-5 Cargos Shipped From France to U.K.

Supply Chain Brain

Freight companies are rejecting one in five contracts to take goods from France to the U.K. as border rules put in place after Brexit added to delays in moving goods across the English Channel.

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8 Things to Know in Shipping, Freight, Logistics & Supply Chain this Week

Intelligent Audit

In a webinar shared by Roadie and Supply Chain Dive , McKinsey and Company partner Manik Aryapadi spoke with Roadie Head of Marketing Mary Frances Jones about 2022 trends in last-mile fulfillment. The FedEx Express team met the cargo plane at the gate to immediately move the coveted commodity toward the consumers. on May 22, 2022.

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases. Image via StarAir.dk). Behind the Maersk shift. Enter Big Tech. One goal, two different motivations.