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MARCH 5, 2025

Hapag-Lloyd has released plans to utilize the newly developed Container Payment Portal (CPP) to accelerate cargo movement for customers and supporting terminal operators. It ensures secure, efficient, and transparent transactions, helpingHapag Lloyd’s terminal partners and customers improve cargo flow across U.S.

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JUNE 12, 2024

Autonomous supply chains are systems that can operate with little to no human intervention, and they use artificial intelligence, robotics, automation, and sensors to optimize the flow of goods. The key technologies that enable autonomous supply chains are artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, sensors, and blockchain.

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MAY 20, 2025

If your business depends on freight shipping, you've likely felt the effects of a world that seems to change overnight. From port congestion and fuel surcharges to weather events and labor shortages, the threats to your shipping network are real and growing. Even businesses that ship only within U.S. The good news?

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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.

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Freightos

APRIL 23, 2025

Our platform can be deployed alongside your current solutions, providing immediate value without disrupting established workflows. Our platform can be deployed alongside your current solutions, providing immediate value without disrupting established workflows.

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JULY 23, 2018

Due to a popularity of Bitcoin , this technology has already demonstrated countless opportunities for the financial area. Entrepreneurs from many other industries are trying to use the blockchain technology in other areas, and the window of opportunities looks impressive. This technology can be useful in many ways.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Global shipping is national news with most stories covering the symptoms. There is no good system for visibility. Value networks do not interoperate and the business leader trying to track shipments must manually sync multiple data sources to get to answers. meters, to accommodate ships with 20 rows of containers) and 15.2

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The long and unpredictable peak shipping season continues to challenge supply chains. A 2021 Peak Shipping Season survey conducted by Edelman Intelligence found hiring to be a strong concern among supply chain decision makers with 90% having a strong need to increase hiring to account for peak season and beyond. Higher freight volumes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

When you can barely see beyond the bow of the ship, when extreme wind and waves threaten to throw you off course – or worse, sink you – it’s understandable that long-term thinking can get chucked overboard like so much extra ballast. It’s an apt metaphor for ocean shipping these past many months. And the list goes on.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Demand for ocean freight was lower than anticipated, and Hanjin Shipping, another top ten ocean liner, was already teetering on the verge of bankruptcy. The Post-2016 Strategy: End-to-end Shipping. While not outrightly linked to this release, Maersk, now a shipping line and forwarder, terminated its key account status.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 17, 2023

Brian Kempisty and Joe Lynch discuss the state of containerized shipping. Brian is the Founder of Port X Logistics , a transportation company that specializes in expediting containerized cargo throughout the U.S. About Port X Logistics Port X Logistics specializes in expediting containerized cargo throughout the US and Canada.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

I attended multiple events focused on the built environment, embodied carbon, digital decarbonization tools, and storytelling. American Battery Technology Company Receives $150 Million in Grant Funding The American Battery Technology Company was selected for the highly competitive $150 million federal grant from the U.S.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Technology plays a key role in helping companies manage supply chain risk and underpins processes that improve sustainability. IDC also forecasts that by 2023, 30 percent of Asian enterprises will ship freight using a SaaS-enabled platform, resulting in improved efficiencies in load matching and reduced shipping costs.

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Cathy Roberson

MARCH 17, 2025

Consumers have embraced e-commerce for price comparisons, ease of purchase anytime and anywhere, and for those participating in subscription services such as Amazon Prime, free shipping, and other benefits. As such, many SMBs turn to online platforms to sell products and for transportation and logistics assistance.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

About FRAYT FRAYT is a nationwide, on-demand, last mile delivery solution that offers businesses an automated web, mobile app, and advanced API platform to efficiently and cost-effectively move their products. Tusk save Shippers 40% or more on small parcel shipping.

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Cathy Roberson

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

For the past few years, the air cargo market has greatly benefited from international e-commerce. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), 80% of e-commerce is transported by air and makes up upwards of 30% of total air cargo volume. Rethinking supply chains is a reader-supported publication.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2024

Anti-narcotics investigators have uncovered substantial amounts of the disguised drugs in the past two years as smugglers go to ever-more elaborate lengths to get illicit cargoes on board ships. Guffey added that the company is meeting with the agency weekly to ensure a smooth transition before the peak holiday shipping season.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

On the supply side, material shortages, staffing challenges, and shipping capacity constraints are all happening at the same time. The rapid shifts to eCommerce during the pandemic caused retailers and brand owners alike to flex their network nodes (where goods are made and inventories are stocked) significantly.

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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. according to the Walmart Marketplace website.

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

The unprecedented cargo logjams off the southern California coast wreaking havoc on supply chains show no signs of waning. Just two days before Thanksgiving, FreightWaves reported an “all-time-high 93 ships” were waiting there. and distribution points across a network. The net effect creates a difficult reality for shippers.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 28, 2023

About Mark Lavelle Mark Lavelle is the Chief Executive Officer at Maergo, a first-of-its-kind parcel delivery platform, purpose-built for branded direct-to-consumer delivery using modern technology and advanced data capabilities. Maergo understands that providing a great shipping experience is crucial for brand success.

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Freightos

APRIL 15, 2024

Surely all the technology and guardrails should prevent this type of disaster. But, of course, when dealing with systems that operate at such scale, exceptions happen. It’s the gritty reality of logistics. But rather than focusing on the tragedy, I’d prefer to look at the silver lining. and bakes really good cookies.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 3, 2024

Amazon in the news: Amazon’s Prime orders are getting delivered faster and faster Hawaiian Airlines slowly adds freighters for Amazon business Walmart in-store AI is giving employees advice on how to sell products USPS delivery unit proposal sparks service, cost concerns for shipping partners White House earmarks $1.5B

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 13, 2022

Weather delays can affect shipping lanes, manufacturers face product shortages, demand continues to spike for certain products, containers are difficult to acquire, and the trucking industry faces a driver and capacity shortage, just to name a few. When we think of fraud in the supply chains, often we think about organized cargo theft.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JANUARY 31, 2024

Brian is the Founder of Port X Logistics , a transportation company that specializes in expediting containerized cargo throughout the U.S. Frank is the Director of Industry Solutions at Cleo , an ecosystem network that enables companies to rapidly connect with thousands of trading partners worldwide. and Canada. and Canada. and Canada.

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Freightos

AUGUST 19, 2024

A Perfect Match for Our Mission At Freightos, our mission has always been to bring international shipping into the 21st century, using digitalization to make it faster, more cost-effective, and more transparent for the organizations that literally move the world. This marriage creates the world’s most comprehensive platform.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 8, 2022

FedEx plans to test autonomous drone cargo delivery with Elroy Air. Air Canada wants more cargo jets 3 months after launching service. Staten Island workers could challenge the company’s current labor model, which is the backbone of its Prime two-day shipping promise. Walgreens to offer Wing drone delivery in suburban Dallas.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 28, 2021

When terminals cannot move cargo, the costs can escalate quickly. When shipping giant Maersk fell victim to NotPetya malware in 2017, the costs were estimated at between $200 and $300 million. The line between IT and OT level assets is also blurring with the continued introduction of IoT technologies at the operational level. “IT

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

To achieve these goals, corporate leadership must focus on two key areas: shift from internally focused supply chains to collaborative supply networks and actively design their supply chains. With expansion of supply chains into supply networks globally, there is an increased chance of disruptions caused by various kinds of risks.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 16, 2021

What seems to be clear by now is that the COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the vulnerabilities and risks of today’s global supply chain networks. The experience during Covid-19 has indicated that connected supply chain networks are the future as they have many benefits. Supply chain networks of the future—building better forward.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 3, 2023

A central part of Amazon’s ultrafast delivery strategy is its network of warehouses that the company calls same-day sites. In contrast, the larger Amazon warehouses typically rely on delivery stations closer to customers for the final stage of shipping. Amazon’s fast-shipping service can add fees for small orders.

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APRIL 12, 2023

Brian is the Founder of Port X Logistics , a transportation company that specializes in expediting containerized cargo throughout the U.S. About Brian Kempisty Brian Kempisty is the Founder of Port X Logistics, a transportation company that specializes in expediting containerized cargo throughout the U.S. and Canada. and Canada.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2023

The supply chain industry is on a years-long digital transformation journey, and one of the key objectives that industry leaders almost universally aim to achieve is true end-to-end (E2E) visibility across their complex global networks of suppliers, partners and customers. You need visibility because you live within such a variable network.”

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

For ocean cargo , however, if a shipment gets bumped to the next ship, it can add up to 15 days to the transit time. FourKites Ocean Visibility Platform. FourKites , a global leader in real-time supply chain visibility, recently launched its Dynamic Ocean SM platform for visibility, rate, and documentation management.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

Ports are having to off-load cargo onto the new mega-ships offshore from multiple smaller ships because they don’t have the capacity to handle the bigger vessels. Companies looking to contain logistics costs have to use creative solutions, like digital technologies to overcome price increases and capacity shortages.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

About FRAYT FRAYT is a nationwide, on-demand, last mile delivery solution that offers businesses an automated web, mobile app, and advanced API platform to move their products efficiently and cost-effectively. With FRAYT, businesses can meet their customers’ same-day expectations, comparable to Amazon’s level of service.

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