Cathy Roberson

MARCH 17, 2025

International cross-border e-commerce is typically transported by air cargo. Amazon Global Logistics shippers ship ocean cargo from China directly into the Amazon fulfillment network in the US, UK, and EU. Whereas Alibaba’s service offers cargo that can be shipped to any warehouse or store. Cargo imported into the U.S.

Logistics Network Optimization Software

Freightera

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Significant investments in research and development (R&D), factory equipment changes, and sourcing specialized materials like lithium, cobalt, and nickel would be required for factories to produce EV batteries. Vehicle Weight and Cargo Capacity The weight of the batteries directly impacts the vehicle’s overall weight.

Freight

Supply Chain Matters

MAY 15, 2025

This start-ups technology is based on the open-source database PostgreSQL. including its global supply chain sustainability software offering for beneficial cargo owners (BCOs) , enterprise supply chain leaders and logistics service providers (LSPs). This deal is expected to close during the second fiscal quarter ending July 31.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 10, 2025

Research from Creditsafe’s Cost of Late Payments report found nearly 86% of businesses saying that up to 30% of their monthly invoiced sales are overdue. In an era where margins are already razor-thin and uncertainty is the new norm, the ripple effects of delayed payments can be just as devastating as a dockworker strike or a port closure.

Cost Reduction Strategies

Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 30, 2025

Both providers offer tech platforms to manage crowd-sourced last-mile deliveries. increase in revenue per piece and increase in air cargo. The increase in air cargo was due to a reporting change effective Jan. Consolidated operating profit was $2.9 billion, up 18.1% compared to Q4 2023, and up 11.2% on a non-GAAP adjusted basis.

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Freightos

APRIL 29, 2025

We’re talking about solving for the entirety of the procurement lifecycle from strategic sourcing through execution and analysis. Similarly, our Freightos Air Index (FAX) offers the same level of insight for air cargo rates. I get it Excel is remarkable in many ways and practically runs the world.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 20, 2025

We have taken this proactive measure to safeguard our people, assets, and customers’ cargo in light of increased regional instability." Earlier, Israel announced it had conducted overnight strikes on missile factories and a research center linked to Iran’s nuclear program.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 9, 2025

States Photo: iStock.com/ ronnachaipark July 10, 2025 SupplyChainBrain With no end in sight to the truck driver shortage, many freight firms plan to raise wages and make efforts to improve drivers’ work-life balance, according to a 2025 Logistics Report from Tech.co, a research, analysis and news provider.

Survey

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 10, 2025

A report by accounting consultancy GMT Research puts BYD’s true net debt at closer to 323 billion yuan, compared with the 27.7 The platform had issued 400 billion yuan ($55.7 billion) worth of notes as of May 2023, the last time that BYD disclosed such information.

Price Reduction

Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 15, 2025

Cargo vans are versatile vehicles that offer more than just transportation—they can generate a pretty decent income. In recent years, cargo van owners have benefited from many earning opportunities that have multiplied exponentially. Once you know your van’s potential, it’s time to research local market needs and niches.

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EFT

JULY 22, 2025

Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern explore cross-continental railroad merger, source says Union Pacific (UNP.N) , the largest U.S. plans to spend $50 billion to expand manufacturing and research capabilities in the U.S. freight railroad operator, is exploring a possible acquisition of Norfolk Southern (NSC.N)

Manufacturing Procurement

Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 18, 2025

The following Supply Chain Matters multi-part guest commentary is authored by Michael Lamoureux who provides over 18 years of experience and observations and experience in procurement sourcing technology applications. Michael is the Editor-in-Chief of the Sourcing Innovation blog. Indirect sourcing is easy.

Supply Chain Design Software

Cathy Roberson

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Let’s not forget, the need to stay on top of the latest news from reputable sources will be important as well. ” Helen of Troy CEO, Noel Geoffroy “Today, we source products from seven different countries. De minimis shipments account for 92% of all cargo entering the US. And with the U.S.

Agile and Lean Supply Chain

Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 7, 2025

flagged fleet, expand the capacity of key container ports on both coasts, develop state-of-the art warehousing across the country and establish a significant air cargo hub in Chicago. Copyright 2025, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters blog. There is specific mention of an expanded fleet of 30 U.S.

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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.

Cargo

EFT

MAY 19, 2025

cargo have surged since the countries declared a 90-day truce on punitive tit-for-tat tariffs last weekend, operators said, spawning traffic jams at Chinese ports and factories that could take weeks to clear. China to US ocean cargo bookings surge after tariff pause, Vizion says U.S. retailers including Walmart (WMT.N)

Price Reduction

Freightos

MAY 7, 2025

In any case, the reduction in US sourcing from China for the last few weeks will start to be felt soon in fewer May container ship arrivals and lower import volumes. Judah Levine Head of Research, Freightos Group Judah is an experienced market research manager, using data-driven analytics to deliver market-based insights.

Negotiating Skills

Freightos

APRIL 16, 2025

The 90-day pause on those tariffs alongside the escalation of US trade hostilities with China however, mean that while shipments out of China remain paused, many of those sourcing from other Asian countries have already started increasing their orders again in an effort to get ahead of possible tariff resumptions in July.

Negotiating Skills

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 29, 2025

Tariffs on medicines are a blunt instrument that will disrupt supply chains, impact on investment in research and development, and ultimately harm patient access to medicines on both sides of the Atlantic,” said the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries (EFPIA) in a July 28 statement. businesses.

Pharmaceutical

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. Click here to send us your comments The story is well known. Why not write about that?

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 19, 2025

FedEx’s contract as the primary air cargo provider for the USPS expired in September 2024, and was not renewed. UPS replaced FedEx as the primary air cargo provider at that time. Bob Ferrari Copyright 2025, The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group and the Supply Chain Matters blog. All rights reserved.

Waste Reduction

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. Where is the metric for determining the sources and uses of cash from three perspectives - operational, investment and financial? What is going on?

South Africa

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 28, 2025

While it may initially sound like positive news, restricting the group to a few potentially strategic buyers means limited competition in the price discovery process for the asset, according to Ke Yan, head of research at DZT Research in Singapore. Hence, the deal may not fetch the best price that the company hopes for,” he said.

China

Supply Chain Brain

JULY 7, 2025

increased to 88,787 in the last year compared to 67,678 in the previous 12 months, according to research from supply chain consulting firm Inverto , part of BCG. Photo: iStock/coldsnowstorm July 7, 2025 SupplyChainBrain The number of electric freight vehicles (EVs) on U.K. roads grew 31% in the last 12 months, but still represents only 1.4%

Freight

Freightos

DECEMBER 17, 2024

You can check out our 2025 air cargo outlook here , or catch our recent 2025 Ocean and Air Outlook webinar here. Subscribe Now (Free) Judah Levine Head of Research, Freightos Group Judah is an experienced market research manager, using data-driven analytics to deliver market-based insights.

Scenario Planning

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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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 27, 2025

The focus will now turn to interpretation and implementation risk, posing a mix of political and technical questions,” Carsten Nickel, deputy director of research at Teneo, wrote in a note. Beef Prices Soar to Record Highs Global Supply Chain Management Heathrow Considering Legal Action Against Utility Company Over Fire Air Cargo U.K.

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Freightos

MAY 27, 2025

Home Your Air Cargo Munich and Transport Logistics 2025 Survival Kit Four hectic days, one very large venueheres how to make every meeting count. May 27, 2025 Blog Four hectic days, one very large venueheres how to make every meeting count.

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Freightos

APRIL 25, 2024

More Resources Home The Impact of Fast Fashion Giants On Air Cargo Eytan Buchman April 25, 2024 Navigating New Horizons: The Impact of Fast Fashion on Air Cargo Rates & Dynamics The intersection of fast fashion, globalized retail e-commerce, and air cargo logistics is coming to a head with Temu and Shein’s entrance to the US market.

Cargo

Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 23, 2025

June 24, 2025 SupplyChainBrain The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched a five-year, $10 million research project to look into health impacts on local communities from 2023s fiery train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

Study

Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

So I went straight to the source and asked consultants, trade reporters, Wall Street Journal reporters and others, what their go-to logistics and supply chain sources were. is one of the industry’s most respected logistics sources. Air Cargo World. This American based niche news site specialises in air cargo.

Resource Reduction

Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 16, 2024

I want to say a special thank you to Steve Banker and Conrad Hanf who I have worked closely with for the last 10+ years on Logistics Viewpoints as well as countless research projects, surveys, and events. Cargo imported into the U.S. I’d also like to thank Clint Reiser, Mike Guilfoyle, and Andy Chatha.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 12, 2024

Autonomous supply chains can also help businesses by enabling new business models, such as direct-to-consumer, subscription-based, and circular, and creating new sources of revenue and competitive advantage. Rolls Royce predicts that lighter unmanned vessels will burn 15 percent less fuel.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Examples of disruptive risks are suppliers going out of business or shipwrecks that result in the loss of cargo containers. There may be several nodes that are critical and single sourced thus elevating the risk profile of the supply chain. Disruptive risks on the other hand are harder to predict and manage.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 28, 2024

Walmart announced that it will pilot agriculture technology with crop supply intelligence company Agritaskto get real-time information on crops and improve sourcing decisions around produce. The company said it took a $157 million impairment charge for permanently deactivating the 757 cargo jets along with seven engines.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 26, 2024

The canal is a key source of revenue for the government of Egypt, and it is one of the country’s top earners of foreign currency. As the Houthi attacks only began in earnest in November 2023, after half of the SCA’s fiscal year had passed, the numbers partially reflect business-as-usual performance last summer and fall.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Mark Drusch of Qatar Airways Cargo, who comes from the passenger side, pointed out that, in order to quickly and easily serve passengers who need to change airlines unexpectedly, boarding passes already have a universal barcode that allows any carrier to access passenger information immediately.

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