The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

As part of the CMA CGM Group, CEVA Logistics has a global reach, which means that we can make a global difference. Photo Credit: Changi Airport Group. We want to support and enrich these local communities through what we do best: logistics and transportation services. The CMA CGM Group aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Brian is the Founder of Port X Logistics , a transportation company that specializes in expediting containerized cargo throughout the U.S. About Brian Kempisty Brian Kempisty is the Founder of Port X Logistics, a transportation company that specializes in expediting containerized cargo throughout the U.S. and Canada.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

However, interestingly enough, in today’s global freight environment, shipping from China to Los Angeles by ocean freight and following that up with air cargo shipments to Europe may actually be a more viable route. In other words, ocean cargo costs would cost about $0.21/kilogram kilogram to Europe. Total blended cost?

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 21, 2023

He began his career in the South African Air Force and later spent more than a decade with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), where he held various leadership positions in South Africa, Spain, and the United States, including President of Cargo Network Services Corp., cargo subsidiary. IATA’s U.S.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 14, 2023

Faced with the challenge of limited data availability, he co-founded Vizion, an API-first solution empowering cargo owners, freight forwarders, and software providers to achieve true supply chain visibility by tracking ocean freight in near real-time.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 21, 2023

While transport providers including FedEx , the U.S. Bloomberg has cited an Anderson Economic Group estimate that a UPS strike lasting 10 days or more would impact the U.S. transportation and logistics interests. © Copyright 2023, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters® blog.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

In addition, a select group of Flex drivers is being given Amazon-branded merchandise to display on their cars, such as magnets and lights. The cause of the drop appeared to be a movement by companies to destock their pandemic stockpiles, creating less demand for freight transportation until they begin to restock.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 27, 2024

Coast Guard authorities are assured that the bridge debris and/or underwater obstacles are sufficiently cleared for cargo ship navigation. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators have reportedly recovered the ship’s data recorder and will conduct interviews with crew members and harbor pilots who were onboard the vessel.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 25, 2021

The global supply chain is routinely beset by challenges, both large and small, but the past couple of years have delivered a string of significant logistics disruptions that have threatened to upend the tightly choreographed dance of global freight transportation. That’s starting to change. More and more large U.S. In the U.S.,

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Transportation 2.) Robert Cadena is the Co-Founder and CEO of Lean Solutions Group , which provides operational, marketing, sales, and technology services to the logistics and transportation industry. About Lean Solutions Group. based transportation and logistics providers. Transportation 2.) Warehousing 3.)

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Forecasting Shipping Delays; Cargo Swamps Airports; Alibaba’s Challenge. The supply-chain problems are helping drive stronger inflation, the WSJ’s Gwynn Guilford and Anthony DeBarros report , as rising transport and other logistics costs flow through to the cost of consumer goods. Transportation. Cargo Facts). E-Commerce.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The Green Corridor: Digitise Wisely to Reduce Emissions by Timothy Foote , Founder of Susymbio Digitisation in the logistics and transportation industry produces efficiency gains for nearly all players in the economy today. Efficiency generally leads to less power being used and therefore less fossil fuels being burned.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 15, 2023

It serves as the compass guiding shippers toward efficient, economical, and dependable cargo transport. By crafting a well-defined strategy, businesses can mitigate transportation costs, mitigate supply chain disruptions, and uphold customer satisfaction.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG) reported stellar results once again last Wednesday (December 1st). As Asia-Pacific production ramped up, competition was on to source the scarce goods and to get access to the limited transportation capacity available to move these goods to their destinations.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Anchor Group & Mikael Lind, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE). In respect to logistics and transport something remarkable happened at COP26. The first Z – Zero emission road transport: Global MOU for ZE-MHDVs . came from trucks carrying cargo. Part 1–Defining the moment.

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GTG Technology Group

APRIL 22, 2019

5 Tips for Protecting Your Freight Against Cargo Thieves. In 2018, motor carriers reported almost 600 incidents of cargo theft nationwide. Cargo thieves can take advantage of opportunities for crime, such as low security at a cargo hold, to steal thousands of dollars worth of cargo. Avoid High-Crime Areas.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 28, 2021

When terminals cannot move cargo, the costs can escalate quickly. A huge range of connected assets now exists, from cargo movement systems found in cranes to intelligent pumps, positioning, navigation, and timing systems (PNT), and vessels. Attacks on Maritime Transportation System Are Increasing.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 15, 2023

Shippers, who are responsible for moving goods from one location to another, have traditionally relied on logistics service providers (LSPs) to manage their transportation needs. Be clear on requirements Shippers need to be clear about their transportation needs and requirements.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2021

Emerging technologies play a role in managing disruption and are driving change in the transportation and logistics industries. All of these come together in some way with autonomous transportation options. Business logistics costs as a percentage of GDP is currently 7-8% in United States. Volvo’s POD in Sweden is a great example.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

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. This is the portion of E2E that is most commonly referred to as “real-time transportation visibility”.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

Fortunately, great minds are making progress to capture this energy in ways that could change the transportation and logistics industry. Sembcorp, LYS Group, Engie and JinkoSolar, are just a few players involved with solar power installation. One familiar site in our transportation environment are busy roads.

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DELMIA Quintiq

DECEMBER 9, 2020

AME Group Leading the Way. Through our strategic brands Trane® and Thermo King® and our extended portfolio of environmentally responsible products and services, we bring efficient and sustainable climate solutions to buildings, homes, and transportation. Trane Technologies is a global climate innovator.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Typically, 45% to 50% of cargo is carried in belly holds of aircraft. Overland transport solutions from Singapore all the way to China & even Europe were also executed to executed to keep supply chains moving. DB Group has set ambitious targets to reduce specific CO2 emission by 50% by 2030 compared to 2006.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

Cargo ships lost 661 containers at sea in 2022, down from the 15-year average of 1,566 lost per year, according to the latest figures from the World Shipping Council (WSC). This resulted in meaningful cost savings for our last mile delivery program overall,” he added.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The terms freight broker and freight agent are often confused in the cargo and shipping sector. A freight agent can refer to a person or a group that works under a freight broker or independently. As mentioned above, only freight brokers have the license and authority to facilitate the movement of goods and cargo.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The unprecedented cargo logjams off the southern California coast wreaking havoc on supply chains show no signs of waning. Rate shopping groups help address these capacity constraints as part of shippers’ ongoing decision-making about the best way to ship each parcel out the door. Widening our view of carrier capacity management.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

What Berglund is referring to is the advantage that shipping lines hold for negotiations with cargo shippers for 2022 and beyond. Xeneta currently puts the Asia-West Coast spot rate at just under $10,000 per FEU, with some cargoes paying additional priority shipment fees of $1,400-$7,500. By October, it was up to $6,000-$6,500 per FEU.

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CHAINalytics

MARCH 2, 2018

The Chainalytics Ocean Buying Group, in partnership with Drewry, will provide participating Beneficial Cargo Owners (BCOs) with enhanced purchasing power, service monitoring and cost … The post Chainalytics and Drewry partner to create Ocean Buying Group for small and medium sized shippers appeared first on Chainalytics.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Last week, global online retail platform provider Amazon made yet added moves in reinforcing the online retailer’s intent to be a player in one-day global parcel transport and logistics. What differentiates the wide body Airbus A330 as a full cargo aircraft is its capacity to transport high volumes of lower-density cargo such as packages.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. In February, a new Stage I Measure was introduced, which tracks that average period from cargo ready to origin port departure. Global Shipping.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 13, 2023

Canada’s Labor and Transport Ministe r’s have just announced that a tentative agreement has been reached between The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association and the International Longshore & Warehouse Union Canada labor union after a 13-day labor stoppage. A statement was featured on Twitter. All rights reserved.

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ShipBob

JULY 28, 2023

But, the fact of the matter is, if you’re transporting products overseas then you need to know how to properly fill out a shipping manifest. A shipping manifest is a detailed, legally required document that accompanies goods transported by ship (although one may also be required for other modes of transportation such as air, ground, etc).

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Intelligent Audit

AUGUST 16, 2022

Despite optimistic changes in air travel in 2022, air cargo availability remains slim amidst continued disruptions, revealing the need for continued surcharges and fees that complicate freight billing. UPS Sees Positive Potential for Autonomous Air Cargo Transport. According to a Reuters article, “The U.S.

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BlueYonder

JANUARY 12, 2018

This week: how expectations for rapid delivery are driving competition in the air cargo space; the growing driver shortage in the trucking industry; how in-store mobility could help boost retail sales; the startup business behind reducing food waste; and how the Internet of Things (IoT) will impact the supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

With the lack of drivers and trucks picking up cargo, this is also causing U.S. With transportation delays already cutting into fulfillment timeframes, companies need efficient, technology-driven distribution networks that surpass traditional linear supply chains. trucking industry, according to the American Trucking Association.

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ivalua

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Segment your suppliers into relevant groups, identifying the standards and processes each group is required to meet, and potentially establishing processes for each segment. As we have seen during the pandemic, the transportation of supplies from a vendor’s overseas site to your own facility is also fraught with risks.

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Kinaxis

APRIL 26, 2017

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. It’s just the latest in a string of patents that span the gamut from smart stores to flying warehouses.

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