Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

Supply chain and procurement executives should urgently pay heed to the need to make sure it is distributed to them, said Jay Koganti, vice president supply chain at the Center of Excellence of Estée Lauder , during a presentation titled “ AI Trends Transforming Supply Chain – and How Leaders Should Respond,” at the DPW New York conference June 11.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JUNE 18, 2025

Supply chain software is a game-changing tool that offers immense opportunities for growth and success in the transportation services market. Digital Opportunity for 3PL Logistics Operations!

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 22, 2025

The last five years have prompted many businesses to interrogate whether their pricing processes are fit for purpose, but the extreme challenge presented by the current trade policy landscape has heightened that need.

Price Reduction

Freight Waves

JUNE 27, 2025

Reefer-x: A cold chain tech provider offering real-time tracking and monitoring solutions for temperature-sensitive cargo. TruKKer: A digital freight platform that includes cold chain trucking for the transport of pharmaceuticals and food items across MENA. The post Cold chain market in Middle East and North Africa expected to hit $41.1

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 21, 2025

Two recently published studies identify the top disruptions that impacted industry, business and global supply chains during 2024 and our expected to be present in 2025. The disruptions and the themes are similar along with added observations.

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IT Supply Chain

JULY 14, 2025

The Key Advantages of Implementing Barge Pumping Solutions By Mike Bronson (pictured) Content Writer 78 Views Industrial sectors that depend on liquid cargo movement, such as oil and gas, chemical production, or maritime transport, face constant pressure to improve efficiency while keeping costs under control.

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Freightera

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Unfortunately, batteries for electric trucks can weigh several tons , which means a tricky trade-off between travel range and maximum cargo capacity. Reduced Cargo Capacity: Heavier batteries mean less freight can be hauled to stay within legal weight limits, which vastly reduces the truck’s efficiency and profitability.

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IT Supply Chain

JULY 10, 2025

Modern UX design techniques focus on presenting complex data in a clear, comprehensible manner, which allows users to grasp important trends and make informed decisions promptly. Actionable insights from vast datasets can often be overwhelming for end-users. This is where enhanced data visualization comes into play.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 13, 2025

Even if the traffic along the Suez Canal route returns to full throttle in 2025, this shift would cause weeklong processing delays, container backlogs, and a spike in congestion at many European seaports due to the sudden increase in cargo volume. In Ukraine, Russian forces now occupy around 20% of the country. This may be overly optimistic.

Pharmaceutical

Freight Waves

JUNE 3, 2025

(GIF: GIPHY) It’s not very often the transportation industry gets a win on Capitol Hill. But it seems the conversation around fraud has gotten national attention as the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation advanced the Household Goods Shipping Consumer Protection Act (S. Championed by Sens. Deb Fischer, R-Neb.,

Freight

Shapiro

MARCH 13, 2025

With the 2025-26 contract season on the horizon, it’s important to take the time to retrograde back and refamiliarize yourself with the various shipping alliances between carriers—both past and present. The Independents Lastly, MSC, previously part of the 2M Alliance, along with ZIM, will operate independently in 2025.

Shipping

Stord

MAY 29, 2025

Shippers are scrambling to front-load orders during this 90-day window, an effort thats already driving spot rates higher across ocean freight, drayage, and over-the-road transportation. 8 As such, the challenge to quickly manufacture and transport inventory now, or at a moment's notice, remains paramount. Delays at major U.S.

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SCMDOJO

MAY 30, 2025

In the hyper-connected global economy of the present day, supply chains traverse continents, cultures, and myriad communication barriers. Audio translators bridged communication divides, facilitating rapid onboarding of new vendors and transport partners in non-English-speaking countries.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 20, 2025

Companies also need to undertake a detailed review of past declarations, to ensure compliance with present-day practices, such as the growing popularity of Mexico as a manufacturing alternative to China and other parts of Asia. Their first resource for outside help is a customs broker, which makes declarations on their behalf.

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 12, 2025

tariffs present major challenges for small manufacturers and e-commerce brands. Truce Ocean Transportation J.B. While the Trump Administration’s stated goal is to bring more manufacturing back to the U.S., For many, higher costs, supply chain delays, and unpredictable inventory flows are creating significant hurdles.

Optimal Sourcing

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 8, 2025

See More Bad News on US Cargo Theft.) Click here to send us your comments In response, the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) has just released a framework it says can help shippers, carriers and brokers fight back against the growing and increasingly sophisticated threat of digitally enabled cargo theft.

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Supply Chain Digest

JUNE 25, 2025

Studying economics at Yale, Smith’s 1965 term paper pitched the idea of creating a logistics company that would carry only cargo, and do so for a package’s end-to-end journet, such that a package could be delivered almost anywhere in the US overnight. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article!

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Supply Chain Digest

JULY 23, 2025

There is one easy answer: a large number of cargo ships continues to avoid sailing in the Red Sea in and out of the Suez Canal, to avoid attacks from so-called Houthi rebels in South Yemen. link] Robert Transportation Manager, N/A Posted on: Aug, 30 2016 Good article! God bless america from its present distraction.

South Africa

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 9, 2025

And the letter to Brazil also presents a warning shot to the BRICS group of developing nations, which Trump has cast as a threat to the U.S. Featured Product Popular Stories End to De Minimis Slows Flow of Air Cargo from China to U.S. dollar’s status as the world’s key currency. while almost all the others post large surpluses.

Brazil

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 21, 2025

The company said while presenting preliminary figures for the first half of 2025 on July 21 that the financial hit was a result of tariffs impacting trade and the companys loss of planned production in its response to them, reports BBC News. President Donald Trumps tariffs have already cost it €300 million ($349.2

Optimal Sourcing

Talking Logistics

JANUARY 16, 2018

Completed by the exporter, the bill of lading provides a list of the contents of the shipment, establishes the value of the cargo, and acts as a legally binding document through the shipping process. Maintain Visibility with a Transportation Management System. Bills of lading for U.S.-Mexico It can be completed in Spanish or English.

Mexico

Supply Chain Digest

JULY 9, 2025

After securing access to TuffAir’s materials, Amazon abruptly ceased communications, only to unveil a remarkably similar regional air cargo model within months, based on the same technical, operational and strategic elements TuffAir had disclosed,” the company alleged in its legal filing. No comment as yet on the suit from Amazon.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

From a transportation standpoint, this has included major technological advancements. Last week, I gave the keynote presentation at the Dangerous Goods Symposium , sponsored by LabelMaster and the DG Exchange. In my presentation, I highlighted five key transportation trends that are changing supply chains from a technology standpoint.

Trends

GlobalTranz

MAY 10, 2018

Transporting pharmaceuticals is arguably more important than manufacturing them, because it enables these lifesaving medications to make it to where they are needed most. Guarding Against Cargo Theft Cargo theft is one of the largest risks associated with pharmaceutical manufacture and transport. Download White Paper.

Pharmaceutical

Freightos

OCTOBER 18, 2017

What’s Holding Back Customer-Centric Air Cargo? . As the cream of air cargo’s innovators held turns on the floor, this question came up time and again. The industry’s mindset is holding customer-centric air cargo back. That was my big take from Elevate , presented by Air Cargo World earlier this month.

Cargo

Talking Logistics

APRIL 4, 2018

Today’s truck capacity shortage can be linked to several market forces, some that the transportation industry has dealt with for years and others that are new and unfolding. Market Review: Past, Present and Future. Market Review: Past, Present and Future. Now that the shortage is here, shippers are facing some hard questions.

Capacity

Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 16, 2024

The international inbound transportation service is only available to Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) sellers that source or manufacture goods in China, and all cargo must be shipped from Yantian, Shanghai, or Ningbo ports. Cargo imported into the U.S. are then directly transported to a Walmart fulfillment center.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Our vision at TRAMES, is to reduce global trade barriers through digitalizing international freight and transportation. a) Across the various actors in any single transport chain. Beneficial Cargo Owners) to conduct International Freight in their very-own environment, powered by TRAMES’ technology. What TRAMES Aims to Tackle.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Maersk would split into two divisions – a Transport & Logistics division, and an energy division. Meanwhile, the golden child – Transport & Logistics – charted three pillars for growth: Product offering and customer experience. Today, 75 to 80% of cargo arrives on time. Efficiency by unifying entities.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The overarching rule that all actions taken are meant to meet the needs of the present society without compromising future generations’ ability to meet their own needs, is a key driver. We want to support and enrich these local communities through what we do best: logistics and transportation services. Acting for Planet.

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TransAudit

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The alarming rise in cargo theft across the United States is becoming a significant concern for businesses, logistics providers, and consumers alike. Understanding the Reasons Behind the Surge Economic Pressures Inflation and supply chain disruptions have inadvertently presented an attractive opportunity for thieves.

Cargo

Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2018

However, the biggest pain point for these global supply chains is the one that seems inescapable – transportation costs. Pain Points Increasing Transportation Costs. No matter how much can be saved from sourcing globally, transportation costs continue to creep in to seriously affect a product’s profit margin.

Cost Reduction Strategies

Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 26, 2024

Secretary of Transportation, told CNBC on Friday morning that what the government is watching for over the course of the day, as the issue has been identified, is “the kind of ripple or cascade effects as they get everything back in their networks back to normal.” And they present a host of logistical challenges. Pete Buttigieg, U.S.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 8, 2024

Nicole is the Founder and CEO of Candor Expedite , a transportation leader known for making its customers heroes by delivering creative, fast, effective, and sustainable solutions for time-sensitive and white glove shipments backed by a trusted carrier network. Nicole built her own team to address the lack of transparency in the industry.

Waste Reduction

Talking Logistics

JUNE 15, 2015

I wasn’t able to attend all of the conference sessions, but I’m glad I sat in on the presentation given by William Bierman , senior partner at the law firm of Nowell Amoroso Klein Bierman, P.A., The big question Bierman and Johnston addressed was the impact of STHAF on cargo claims.

Food

Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

We have been planning early and leveraging investments in our people, infrastructure, transportation and technology made possible by the Delivering for America plan. Cargo volumes at the Port of Los Angeles rose 3 percent year-over-year to 828,016 TEUs in August, marking the first increase in 13 months, port officials said.

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