Logistics Bureau

MARCH 3, 2020

Containers are piling up in ports, international shipping has been hammered, Western companies are battling to source products from traditional suppliers, and disruptions are being experienced throughout the global supply chain. And, according to some analysts, things could get worse—a whole lot worse! COVID-19 Impact on Shipping.

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Turvo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The lack of available containers has an accumulating effect across supply chains, fundamentally disrupting international trade. Market participants state that the cost of transportation has increased from approximately $1,500 to $6,000 – $9,000 per container in February this year. Fewer ships in operation .

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Will the supply chain ever catch a break? With every link of the supply chain impacting businesses both large and small, keeping up with the globally disrupted supply chain evolution is a recipe for whiplash. Raw Material Shortages Are Affecting a Challenged Supply Chain.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 29, 2020

Robinson put together information on four key subjects that will help your PPE supply chain run smoother during a time when simplicity is what you need most. The next key subject to address is importing PPE into the United States and/or Canada. Importing PPE into the United States. Exporting PPE from China.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Rather than reacting to changes that happen to your supply chain, it’s always better to have a carrier management strategy that allows you to be proactive—no matter what the market has in store. How to deal with growing supply chain complexity. Time truly equals money when it comes to air freight. Sources: * IANA.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

The Supply Chain Matters blog highlights an added dimension to our monthly summary of global supply chain activity trending and implications. The World Container Index , assessed by Drewy Consultants, is a compilation of eight major shipping routes to and from the United States , Europe and Asia.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

Port truck drivers on West Coast protest costs, working conditions ( Cargo Business News ). In 3PL news, XPO Logistics announced that it has acquired Optima Service Solutions, LLC, “a leading non-asset provider of last-mile logistics services for major retailers and manufacturers in the United States” for $26.6

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TMC

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Rather than reacting to changes that happen to your supply chain, it’s always better to have a carrier management strategy that allows you to be proactive—no matter what the market has in store. How to deal with growing supply chain complexity. Time truly equals money when it comes to air freight. Sources: * IANA.

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TMC

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Rather than reacting to changes that happen to your supply chain, it’s always better to have a carrier management strategy that allows you to be proactive—no matter what the market has in store. How to deal with growing supply chain complexity. Time truly equals money when it comes to air freight. Sources: * IANA.

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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. In the United States, the Pandemic has yet to Peak. Measuring the Imbalances*.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Rather than reacting to changes that happen to your supply chain, it’s always better to develop a carrier management strategy that allows you to be proactive—no matter what the market has in store. How to deal with growing supply chain complexity. How to deal with growing supply chain complexity | Transportfolio.

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Locus

DECEMBER 23, 2022

According to a study, there were 268 million digital buyers in the United States in the year 2022 alone. In 2021, retail e-commerce holiday season sales in the United States amounted to about 213 billion US dollars. percent in North America in 2022.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 5, 2014

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. These services will no longer occur in US ports, and this will shift the nature of supply chain designs. Their growth was incentivized by governments to expand networks.

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Supply Chain Network

OCTOBER 3, 2011

providers in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America, as well as other locations throughout the. significant further contributions to supply chain success. Dan Albright, Vice President and North American Supply Chain Leader at Capgemini Consulting. supply chain.”. “As

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

APRIL 12, 2018

After a strong finish in 2017, flatbed demand has continued to soar in 2018 resulting in historic supply and demand imbalances across North America. Securing and protecting cargo. We hope you found this information helpful, stay tuned for additional insights on how to drive better performance in your flatbed supply chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Apple calls on global supply chain to decarbonize by 2030. Sam’s Club finalizes chain-wide deployment of robotic inventory scanners. In North America, it delivered over half a million packages with EVs, although that number should grow as the company ramps up its use of Rivian EVs in the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 22, 2021

According to the Toy Association, an industry trade group, about 85 percent of the toys sold in the United States are made in China. IKEA warns supply chain disruptions likely to last into 2022. Truck driver shortage worsens supply chain backlog. Amazon plans to hire 150,000 for peak season.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 17, 2021

Subscribe to Supply Chain Game Changer. Even during the epidemic, the shipping industry’s significance in the value chain and the transportation of resources and goods worldwide was emphasized, probably most prominently. Thus, even at the peak of the outbreak, spot rates were steady whenever the cargo was less.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 16, 2023

Supply Chain Matters provides a news capsule follow-up to previous commentaries and developments that we have provided to readers. As we highlighted on Supply Chain Matters at the time , a back and forth bidding war occurred with CN making a final sweetened offer to take the acquisition away from an announced deal with CP Rail.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 4, 2021

In 2020, the United States saw five years’ worth of ecommerce growth in one year. Brands supplying those stores and delivering directly to consumers found themselves overwhelmed. Wicked winter storms and a major pileup of cargo ships in the Suez Canal have since created other supply chain disruptions.

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Material Handling & Logistics

OCTOBER 23, 2017

This points to an ongoing trend, Armstrong notes, "for companies to outsource logistics functions to 3PLs in order to control costs and increase supply chain efficiency." Ryder Supply Chain Solutions. Ryder Supply Chain Solutions. FedEx Trade Networks/Supply Chain. 2016 revenues: $2.63

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 22, 2018

Imagine moving cargo across continents as smoothly as computers process data. It may seem impossible today, but the physical Internet could be embedded into freight supply chains by 2050. Indeed, it will not only optimize entire supply chain ecosystems but also reshape and reengineer them.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Supply chain woes accelerate reshoring, nearshoring trend. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic followed by supply chain disruptions around the world has sparked a resurgence of companies bringing sourcing and manufacturing back to the United States or closer to U.S. Now we just have to wait another 10 days.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

These routes are typically found connecting important marketplaces with active commercial trade systems, such as Western Europe, North America, and East Asia. It is standard procedure to unload some Mediterranean-bound ships and use the Sumed pipeline to move the excess cargo. Gibraltar and Suez during World War II).

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6 River Systems

OCTOBER 12, 2020

According to the 30th Annual State of Logistics Report by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), companies spent $1.64 trillion on logistics and transportation services in the United States in 2018, an increase of 11.4% billion, while transportation costs increased by 10.4%

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Deutsche Post: DHL Group DHL , though founded in the United States, is a German company today. 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. It manages the supply chain for 69% of the Fortune 100 companies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 24, 2022

FedEx in the news: FedEx invests in FourKites to build intelligent supply chain platform. EV Has a Problem: 90% of the Battery Supply Chain ‘Does Not Exist’. I asked my colleague Steve Banker for his take on the investment: “When it comes to supply chain data, more is always better.

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