Supply Chain Matters

MAY 22, 2023

freight and logistics industry continues to mitigate recessionary conditions including the April 2023 Logistics Manager Index reaching its lowest level lowest level in six years and one-half years. freight, logistics and parcel movement industry. Freight rate reportedly fell 37 percent. percent drop in cargo volumes.

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Zipline Logistics

JANUARY 4, 2021

It was a tale of two freight markets during the past year due to the global pandemic that reshuffled consumption and commerce. We saw historic freight lows in the winter and early spring, followed by landmark highs in the summer and the remainder of the year. Buying Trends Could Shape 2021 Freight Outlook.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

Air Cargo World - aircargoworld.com. Air Cargo – How it Works - air-cargo-how-it-works.blogspot.com/. Commercial Carrier Journal – ccjdigital.com. Journal of Commerce – joc.com. Freight Saving Tips – freightsavingstips.com. Freight Dawg – freightdawg.com.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 5, 2023

In November, Supply Chain Matters highlighted reports from both The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times that after a corporate review, necessary headcount reductions would involve upwards of 10,000 employees in corporate and technology roles , and will be focused on the devices, retail and human resources business areas.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 10, 2023

One particular theme prevalent in this update are hard times falling on particular digital freight and autonomous trucking start-ups. This Austin, Texas based tech provider which operates globally and employs upwards of 600 indicates that it will track more than $1 trillion in total cargo in movement in 2023.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Feightos Goes Public in SPAC Deal Cloud based freight booking and payments tech provider Freightos began trading as a public company in late January via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company Gesher I Acquisition. The Wall Street Journal report cites a statement from Freightos Chairman CEO , Zvi Schrieber, indicating that “.

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

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. Journal of Commerce (U.S) Air Cargo World. This American based niche news site specialises in air cargo. Journal of Commerce (5 a month).

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Talking Logistics

JULY 8, 2016

It was a relatively quiet week for supply chain and logistics news, with robots and weak freight demand dominating the headlines. Air cargo firms feel the pressure from plunge in freight prices (Reuters). Finally, in software-related news, the Wall Street Journal reports that Nordstrom Inc. percent from 3 percent.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Online freight marketplace Freightos acquires Spain’s WebCargoNet (TechCrunch). ports and beyond, said shippers, importers and freight forwarders. bound cargo has been delayed at the point of origin, and cargo-laden Hanjin ships are unable to get into U.S. Help With Shipping Crisis (WSJ – sub. UPS Announces U.S.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Ocean freight solutions Ocean rates and capacity have been a big concern for all shippers for quite some time. Dollar General’s CEO noted that their updated freight outlook after Q1 assumed that its regular ocean carriers would fulfill only 85% of their contractual commitments.

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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). “In freight … the golden standard is that it takes (the broker) five hours of phone calls to find your truck. .

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Resilinc

JULY 6, 2021

The extreme port congestion and container shortages that drastically reduced shipping out of Southern China last month have eased, but as freight volumes from Yantian and other Pearl River Delta ports recover, the rebound will send another wave of disruptions through the troubled global shipping network, according to American Shipper.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 7, 2015

Cargo Chief Cracks the Code on Transportation Capacity. Freight Startups Attract Silicon Valley’s Attention ( WSJ – sub. Finally, the list of startups looking to disrupt the freight brokerage and freight forwarding markets continues to grow. XPO Logistics Announces Second Quarter 2015 Results.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 13, 2023

freight and logistics industry continues to mitigate recessionary conditions and that was reinforced by the April 2023 Logistics Manager Index (LMI) reaching its lowest level lowest level in six and one-half years. This survey was conducted in May among participants in the global freight forwarding community.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 30, 2021

Besides running a logistics market research firm, catch my weekly articles on air cargo, freight forwarding, the express markets, and a monthly podcast on Air Cargo World. I’m also an analyst at the Journal of Commerce.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 2, 2020

The huge build-up of containers at China’s docks has created a major ocean freight imbalance, with a shortage of cargo in US and European ports and a shortfall in boxes needed by Western exporters to ship products to other parts of the world. Ocean Freight. Air Freight. Ocean Freight. Measuring the Imbalances*.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The Wall Street Journal reported this week (Paid subscription or metered view) that ocean container freight rates related to the most active global shipping lanes continue to decline amid what is traditionally considered the peak shipping period leading up to the holiday fulfillment season in the November-December period.

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Freightos

AUGUST 6, 2016

A version of this article originally appeared in The Journal of Commerce (August 6, 2016). Plummeting freight rates mean that under 50% of logistics providers turn a profit on ocean shipping, while threatening competition from industry newcomers like Amazon and Alibaba spell out unprecedented challenges for the logistics industry.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

New Transport Mode to Redefine Freight Movement. July 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). The fallout from Hanjin’s bankruptcy continues, with $14 billion of cargo still stranded at sea. Cargo owners such as consumer products maker Dorel Industries Inc and the U.S. project44 Raises $10.5M

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Daimler Trucks North America launches 3D printed parts program (Commercial Carrier Journal). freight trains in federal crosshairs after crashes: GAO (Reuters). As reported by the Wall Street Journal : United Parcel Service Inc. UPS Acquires Sandler & Travis Trade Advisory Services. Growing length of U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 21, 2023

parcel shippers with the threat of a labor strike for parcel carrier UPS and for LTL carrier Yellow Freight. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal , the carrier lost $55 million in Q1, double the net loss of the year before. Next week is turning out to be a rather challenging week for U.S. A hearing is scheduled today.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 17, 2017

In the meantime, here’s this week’s supply chain and logistics news: Amazon Plans Air Cargo Service for Chinese Customers (WSJ – sub. Back in January, the Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon had begun “handling shipment of goods by ocean to its U.S. The site says it offers end-to-end one-stop ocean freight services.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

The people on the ground–my contacts in the 3PL, freight forwarding and transportation industry–know that the labor strife is only a part of the larger story. I don’t think that the ports are up to the challenge of moving the high-levels of freight with larger ships without rethinking unloading space, equipment and flows.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 28, 2017

Freight shipping has relied on the same systems for years, ranging from manual entries to a constant struggle in balancing delivery windows with costs. Cassidy of the Journal of Commerce , truck capacity is not tight; it is simply hidden from view. According to William B. Deadhead results in higher costs.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 29, 2016

Shipping costs are always an item of interest, and as the Wall Street Journal reported : . Robinson Opens Second Air Freight Screening Facility. November 2015 North American Freight Numbers. Robinson announced that it opened “a new state of the art certified cargo screening facility (CCSF) in Carson, CA.” from 10.9%

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2016

Transervice Announces Launch of Tech-Based Freight Management Company. announced the launch of Transervice Integrated Solutions (TIS), a tech-based freight management entity that will leverage “its proprietary technology to fulfill company backhauls and provide freight management and brokerage services.” FAA says 181,000 U.S.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 28, 2017

Moving on, here’s the rest of this week’s supply chain and logistics news: Freight-Booking Startup Convoy Raises $62 Million (WSJ – sub. Norway Takes Lead in Race to Build Autonomous Cargo Ships (WSJ – sub. A crippling, long-term cyberattack. A massive asteroid hitting the Earth. View Results. Total Answers 11.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 8, 2019

The latest example is Walmart “raising its delivery goal posts for suppliers, asking them to deliver more goods on time,” as reported by Jennifer Smith and Sarah Nassauer in the Wall Street Journal. Providers of real-time freight visibility solutions. Simply put, OTIF spells OPPORTUNITY for transportation technology providers.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Future of brokerage: Cargo Chief to bet on pay for time ( Overdrive ). December 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Cass Freight Index Report January 2016. Federal Maritime Commission to become a licensed ocean freight forwarder — it seems like the company is well on it’s way to executing this plan.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. Wall Street Journal ). Wall Street Journal ). Wall Street Journal ). Wall Street Journal ). Wall Street Journal ). Wall Street Journal ). Deloitte Global). Deloitte Global).

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Cathy Roberson

JULY 10, 2021

President Biden’s July 9th Executive Order , Promoting Competition in the American Economy, created quite a stir in the supply chain community regarding the potential impact on the ocean freight and railroad markets. For daily thoughts and shares, be sure to follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 9, 2023

These changes, accompanied by rate changes affecting FedEx Freight, fuel surcharges, and FedEx OneRate, come amid increased competition in the parcel logistics sector. “ These changes, accompanied by rate changes affecting FedEx Freight, fuel surcharges, and FedEx OneRate, come amid increased competition in the parcel logistics sector. “

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TMC

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The recent decision by Japan’s three largest container companies to merge their shipping operations is yet another symptom of the volatility that is roiling the freight business. The Wall Street Journal reported that a new joint entity could start operating from April 2018. Deciding whether to ship cargo via the U.S.

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Cathy Roberson

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Besides running a logistics market research firm, catch my weekly articles on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, as well as a monthly podcast on Air Cargo World. I wear a number of hats these days.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 8, 2017

More findings on the cloud cargo transportation and warehouse management systems you may discover on the web. The cloud-based supply chain software can be customized to suit your industry, your transportation , freight-forwarding and warehousing specialty, import-export regulations. A Better Scope Management. Expert Bloggers Inc."

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Freight Plus

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Freight volumes in December and January were bolstered by two major factors: U.S. In 30 years, I’ve never seen anything like this,” said BJ Patterson, chief executive of warehouse operator Pacific Mountain Logistics in San Bernardino, CA, told The Wall Street Journal. Cargo thefts down 19% in 2018 but California still leads pack.

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Intelligent Audit

JULY 26, 2022

In mid-July, The Wall Street Journal reported, “ The worst oil-supply crisis in decades is showing tentative signs of easing as flagging economic growth weighs on demand for crude while sanctions on Russia are having less impact on oil production than expected.” International Energy Agency Has Hopes Amidst Oil Crisis. and San Francisco.

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