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Flexibility in the Face of Uncertainty

Freightos

Most recently, the recent disruptions in the Red Sea that saw ocean freight rates from China to Europe by over 190% and saw transit times lengthen, sea-air services offered a strategic advantage for logistics professionals able to remain agile, by watching trends and jumping at opportunities to ensure a resilient supply chain.

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Navigating the Freight Downturn with Kevin Coomes

The Logistics of Logistics

Kevin Coomes and Joe Lynch discuss navigating the freight downturn in the logistics and transportation space. His expertise extends across a diverse range of industries, including healthcare, energy efficiency, logistics, and technology applications. logistics market. and Revenova, LLC.

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March 12, 2024 Update

Freightos

Judah Levine March 12, 2024 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) fell 7% to $4,419/FEU. Air rates – Freightos Air Index China – N.

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January 30, 2024 Update

Freightos

Judah Levine January 30, 2024 Optimize your logistics tendering, vendor selection, negotiations, and procurement with Freightos Data Book a Demo Weekly highlights Ocean rates – Freightos Baltic Index Asia-US West Coast prices (FBX01 Weekly) increased 38% to $4,099/FEU. Air rates – Freightos Air Index China – N.

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2019 Supply Chain Logistics Trends

Clear Spider

As 2019 draws to a close, we can begin to celebrate the coming of the new year…but not before reflecting on the 2019 supply chain logistics trends of the past 12 months! 2019 Supply Chain Logistics Trends. The overall cost of supply chain logistics rose 11.4% Schedule a Demo today! this past year! Happy New Year!

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What are the best Supply Chain Strategies for 2021

ivalua

When it comes to factors like access to labor, it becomes an improbable task to reproduce a labor market the size of say China or India. For example, China and the United States are ranked 1 and 2 respectively for the production of rare earth elements, but this is deceiving as China is producing 5 times the amount of the United States.

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March 19, 2024 Update

Freightos

Air rates – Freightos Air Index China – N. China – N. Demand out of China has also climbed in the last couple weeks, with growing e-commerce volumes one factor. Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) fell 10% to $3,871/FEU. Asia-Mediterranean prices (FBX13 Weekly) fell 7% to $4,155/FEU. Europe – N.

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