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Predict and Prevent Freight Damage with Ilya Preston

The Logistics of Logistics

PAXAFE predicts adverse events through the supply chain to de-risk B2B shipments and enable intelligent cargo insurance. PAXAFE’s platform decreases cargo loss while improving operational efficiencies. Freight damage and loss are extremely upsetting to shippers, transportation providers, and end customers. About PAXAFE.

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COVID-19: Bullwhip in Cheese Demand

Operations and Supply Chain Management

Transportation. The International Air Transport Association says global air cargo capacity was off by nearly a third from year-ago levels in August, including a 67% decline in belly space. Errico Auricchio, president of Wisconsin-based BelGioioso Cheese. Advertisement. Share this email with a friend. Sign Up Here.

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Signing a Trucking Contract

The Logistics of Logistics

Check the terms and conditions (boilerplate) of the contract with your lawyer or a Transportation Consultant or both. There will be cost savings after the carrier has experience hauling your cargo from city to city and finds the optimum routes, loads and modes of transportation. He is certified as a C.P.M.,CPIM,

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Hanjin, Hurricanes, Harvests May Boost Truckload Rates

DAT Solutions

I’d advise shippers to not get complacent about transportation costs for the longer term, however. Hanjin's exit strands 89 ships worldwide containing some $14 billion worth of cargo, much of which was headed to the U.S. Crops are also strong in nearby Wisconsin and Minnesota, despite flooding in the Red River Valley.

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Which States are Making the Grade in Logistics?

Material Handling & Logistics

Content Summary: Kentucky ranks 3rd in the nation in total air cargo shipments. The Port brings over 13-million tons of cargo through the Cleveland Harbor, resulting in $3.5 Opened in 1996, the airport covers an area of 1,198 acres and accommodates air cargo, corporate aviation, and military needs. Media Image. transactionID.

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

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. FedEx is the largest cargo airline in the world in terms of scheduled freight tonne kilometers (FTK), a distinction the company has held since 2014, and it’s the fourth largest in terms of fleet size.

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The Top 5 Supply Chain Megatrends of 2024

Resilinc

Hurricanes are another extreme weather event that can impact global supply chains, resulting in lost or delayed shipments, port disruptions, canceled cargo flights, and unbalanced supply and demand. we are seeing some states— including Wisconsin, Ohio, and Arkansas—propose rolling back child labor laws to deal with the labor shortage.