Logistics Bureau

JUNE 15, 2020

At the beginning of this year, all expectations were for rates to remain flat, perhaps even making air freight a viable alternative to ocean shipping for companies that wouldn’t ordinarily consider the option. Capacity from Asia Pacific to North America – down by 17%. Using passenger airliners to provide cargo-only services.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 29, 2016

Shipping costs are always an item of interest, and as the Wall Street Journal reported : . In the quarter, shipping costs jumped 37% to $4.17 As a percentage of sales, shipping costs rose to 12.5% Robinson announced that it opened “a new state of the art certified cargo screening facility (CCSF) in Carson, CA.”

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Trucking Companies Boost Big-Rig Orders on Rising Shipping Demand (WSJ – sub. Daimler Trucks North America launches 3D printed parts program (Commercial Carrier Journal). freight trains in federal crosshairs after crashes: GAO (Reuters). Dockworkers Walk Out of Labor Talks (WSJ – sub. Growing length of U.S.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 20, 2017

In other words, small carriers own most of the available capacity in North America. And the options aren’t much easier to sort through for ocean and air shipping. According to Boeing , world air cargo traffic is predicted to more than double from 2015-2035, with an average growth of 4.2% Sources: * IANA.

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Freightera

JULY 20, 2022

You’re a small or medium business owner and you just need to get your cargo from point A to point B. Then you need to move your cargo from point A to point C. Things get annoying real fast if you need to ship your goods on more than one lane. . We realize that our clients don’t like freight shipping. It’s simple!

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Global Trade Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. That was the message of a panel of experts on perishables shipping Wednesday at the AirCargo Americas Conference in Miami. • Poor training for handlers throughout the supply chain. • Disagreements over shipping practices within the industry itself. .

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 5, 2014

For example, the widening of the Panama Canal will change the conditions here in North Carolina, as enormous container ships will be circumnavigating the globe. And in Panama a huge transshipment area will grow where they will will do break bulk, put cargo onto smaller ships and send to North America.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

It will allow for the automation of more complex warehousing tasks, such as unloading shipping containers and picking packets or individual e-commerce orders. This past summer Volvo Trucks North America announced a successful on-highway demonstration of its truck platooning technology. Click here to read the full story.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Is it because some of the biggest parts are being shipped from another manufacturing location? For example, in India, where there have been poor driver standards, carmakers are investing in driver training. The Indian government is also investing in driver training. Governments themselves are trying to come up with solutions.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Dealing with the Shipping Container Crisis. Following a March 2022 surge of Covid-19 in Shanghai, shipping company A.P. Increased Shipping Costs, Delays, and Transportation Issues. Famous Pacific Shipping Group ). Following the pandemic, 91% now do.

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Supply Chain Opz

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Key ways to mitigate risks associated with unstable supply chains are to conduct a company audit to uncover the issues, consider an assurance process, implement some training, consider how you can communicate more effectively with your suppliers, or perhaps by offering an incentive to your overseas supplier once improvements have been made.

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Freightos

APRIL 17, 2016

Amazon leased 20 Boeing 767s for North America fulfillment in an effort to reduce shipping costs, which hit $8.7 Meanwhile, Amazon also hiked up its minimum free shipping spend from $35 to $49 for non-Prime members. Trainline (UK rail/bus ticketing), acquired French Captain Train for $189 million. The Tech Giants.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 23, 2023

This agreement has been characterized by The Wall Street Journal as being the largest collective bargaining agreement involving a private employer in North America. All existing delivery vehicles will be equipped with two fans and air induction vents in cargo compartments. economy and for industry supply chains.

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Freightera

JANUARY 31, 2017

FREIGHT SHIPPING EMISSIONS TODAY. Trains: 18. Emissions from cargo ships are 3% of greenhouse gases today, but without change will grow to 6% by 2020 and 15% by 2050. Emissions from cargo ships are 3% of GHG today. In north America, 80% of the trucks return empty , and 30% of the trucks on road are empty.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 10, 2017

CX North America Integrates Its Freight Collaboration Platform With Active Aero Group’s Technology. While the containers themselves can be loaded on a ship in a matter of minutes, a container can be held up in port for days because a piece of paper goes missing, while the goods inside spoil. WSJ – sub.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 13, 2022

Port of Long Beach goes big on trains to relieve congested docks. A few weeks ago, I wrote that UPS is entering the metaverse , having submitted several trademark filings for goods and services including “non-fungible tokens” (NFTs); “virtual goods, namely, packages, parcels, [and] shipping labels;” and “virtual retail shipping.”

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Freightera

APRIL 22, 2024

If You’ve Ever Wondered Why Shipping is so Expensive, You’ve Come to the Right Place If you’ve ever needed to ship anything larger than a small box, you probably already saw that the number next to the dollar sign can have one or two digits more compared to your usual parcel shipments. option will be rail shipping.

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Freightera

MAY 20, 2022

If you’d like to pick up a few things about stressless less than truckload shipping, you’ve come to the right place. In the shipping business, we often forget about the good things that come from our efforts due to the stressful nature of the work itself. It’s just not possible. . Freightera is based around exactly this idea.

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 12, 2020

“This would increase the complexity of route planning and make more difficult the quest to eliminate empty back hauls as the number of shipping points increases and the number of shipments out of more rural locations increases,” explains Skip Berry in an article published by Clarkston Consulting. This is known as “dropshipping.”

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Supply Chain View from the Field

AUGUST 15, 2013

The move by BVL to create the chapter in the Carolinas is not only a recognition of the area as a supply chain hub but also a move to expand the organization’s footprint into North America. The organization will showcase the innovations of private sector companies such as Volvo but also highlight local assets such as the N.C.

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Freightera

MAY 26, 2017

As many of you may be aware, freight shipping, international shipping and also aviation are not included in the COP21 agreement. The shipping industry is currently a vast producer of nitrous oxides and sulfate oxides, produce about 15% of the total nitrous oxides emissions in the world. It’s currently 19% of total CO2 emissions.

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Freight Plus

AUGUST 27, 2018

Aside from electricity, it could be argued the no greater 19th century invention shaped shipping in the United States of America more than the semi truck. Predating airplanes and interstates, semi trucks allowed American farms and businesses to sell beyond their borders in ways that trains simply could not. to 28,000 lbs.

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