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CSR Initiatives in the Global Supply Chain

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Recently, CEVA Logistics joined the Singapore Changi Airport community in a humanitarian aid project to transport 14,000-kilogram of oxygen concentrators from Los Angeles to Jakarta via Singapore. CEVA was responsible for delivering hundreds of parts to the GM Kokomo, Indiana, facility, in the U.S., Photo Credit: Changi Airport Group.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse- A Reminder of Supply Chain Risk

Supply Chain Matters

Coast Guard authorities are assured that the bridge debris and/or underwater obstacles are sufficiently cleared for cargo ship navigation. The ship was under charter to Maersk Shipping , and is registered in Singapore. The Port of Baltimore is currently closed until further notice, and will likely continue to be such until U.S.

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Molex Prizes Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

The planners could choose to switch cargo from a slow-moving ship to air, for example. If I if I know the vessel has left Singapore late by a week, I have a couple weeks to find an alternative solution which costs less.”. That increases the value of the analytics used by the procurement team. Keys to Success.

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

Across twenty additional countries, Amazon’s other centers are predominantly focused on fulfillment and delivery stations while some countries, like Italy, the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Singapore, and Japan also have Prime delivery facilities. Let’s Talk About Boats, Ships, and Trucks.

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Experts Choice Of Top Online Logistics Resources

Freightos

Air Cargo World. This American based niche news site specialises in air cargo. sections in this Singapore-based niche news site. Cargo Business News.com. based niche site, covering air, sea, rail and road cargo news. This niche site focusses on all things Aviation, with plenty of air cargo news. ACWmagazine.

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FedEx’s Sudden Financial Miss- What Are the Implications?

Supply Chain Matters

A further factor was that air cargo rates are now down upwards of 80 percent because of lower volumes and excess capacity among carriers and commercial airlines. The carrier’s Asia based operations have a concentrated focus on moving goods from manufacturing hubs in China , Taiwan or Singapore.

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Is your freight invoice accurate? A new study claims it might not be.

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

But what is even more complicated is freight billing and handling freight payments: what a cargo owner is initially quoted is often different from what he later is asked to pay. A 2021 Cargo Owners and freight forwarders survey, confirms this. Shipping freight across the world is a complex matter.

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