Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 29, 2024

In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long million vehicles cross the bridge annually, or about 30,000 per day, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation.

Prescriptive Analytics Software 251

Prescriptive Analytics Software Logistics Network Optimization Software Supply Chain Software Logistics 251

The Network Effect

APRIL 9, 2016

It’s small (about the size of Maryland), landlocked, and mountainous. Not the Zip… “The Zip looks more like a plane, and it’s launched with a slingshot, delivering its cargo with a parachute before returning home. Rwanda is at a distinct disadvantage. There’s not much in the way of natural resources.

Rwanda 100

Rwanda Africa Supply Chain Network Software Supply Chain Planning Software 100

NC State SCRC

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Maryland has a cap on non-economic damages, but is one of very few states with a cap. To keep yourself in business, there are plaintiffs attorneys that are finding out what transportation is doing, and trying to find the big deep pockets to pay damages like the $281M damage awarded in Texas – because the smaller carrier won’t be able to pay.”

Real-time Visibility 40

Real-time Visibility Transportation Los Angeles Just-in-Time 40

6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

It started in 1969 as DHL Air Cargo, and by the late 1970s, the company had expanded its operations and offered services throughout the world. FedEx is the largest cargo airline in the world in terms of scheduled freight tonne kilometers (FTK), a distinction the company has held since 2014, and it’s the fourth largest in terms of fleet size.

Warehousing 111

Warehousing 3PL Company Third Party Logistics 111

QAD

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

state of Maryland with 30,528 sq km of area. Typical manufacturing products made in Belgium include engineering and metal products, automobile assemblies, transportation equipment, scientific and precision instruments, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, textiles, glass, petroleum and food and beverages. Manufacturing in Belgium.

Belgium 66

Belgium Manufacturing Procurement Netherlands France 66

Freightos

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

It’s tangible evidence of Elon Musk, the brains behind PayPal, Tesla, SpaceX, and more, transportation infrastructure play, with the power to disrupt both domestic trucking and international freight. And the case for overhauling urban transport goes without saying. But Tesla’s Semi Truck launch on November 16′ is bigger.

Freight 156

Freight Puerto Rico Cost Reduction Strategies Resource Reduction 156

Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 5, 2022

Cargo begins clogging Port of Los Angeles amid railroad worker shortage. As a result, cargo is clogging the ports of Los Angeles amid a railroad worker shortage. These vehicles account for a large share of transportation-related emissions, but have not received as much regulatory attention as passenger cars.

Los Angeles 225

Los Angeles Logistics Network Optimization Software New Jersey Rhode Island 225