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The Container Payment Portal and the Rise of AI in Freight with Jake Hoffman

The Logistics of Logistics

Jake Hoffman and Joe Lynch discuss the container payment portal and the rise of AI in freight. Jake is the Chief Technology Officer of Gnosis Freight, a logistics tech company focused on the lifecycle of a shipping container as it moves around the world.

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Tech-Driven Drayage: A PortPro Perspective with Corey Abbott

The Logistics of Logistics

Corey is the Chief Growth Officer and his team lead enterprise initiatives at PortPro, an innovative technology company that keeps the drayage industry moving efficiently with its operating platform built for drayage trucking companies, brokerages, and those that do both.

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How Shipping Containers Revolutionized the Supply Chain Industry!

Supply Chain Game Changer

In 1956, he launched the first container ship , the Ideal X, carrying metal containers from New Jersey to Houston. This historic voyage marked the beginning of a new era in global trade. Standardization and Efficiency McLean’s innovation extended beyond the container to encompass an entire system built around it.

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Tariffs cause bust-to-boom cycle for China-US trade routes

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The immediate aftermath of the Trump administration’s 125% tariff announcement on China on April 2 saw ocean freight bookings fall 67% week-over-week Following on from the dramatic tit-for-tat increases in bilateral tariffs and the suspension of de minimis for packages from China into the U.S.

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Supply Chain and Logistic News March 3rd – 6th 2025 

Logistics Viewpoints

Global supply chains are facing fresh disruptions as trade tensions escalate, digital innovation transforms logistics, and energy partnerships reshape infrastructure. Meanwhile, Hapag-Lloyds new Container Payment Portal streamlines cargo movement, and GE Vernova’s partnership with AWS accelerates energy transition efforts.

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Maximizing Supply Chain Efficiency and ROI: A Strategic Business Case for Implementing Supply Chain Visibility

Roambee

In todays complex supply chain landscape, Fortune 100 CPG companies are continuously seeking innovative solutions to enhance performance, reduce risks, and drive profitability. Roambee, with a proven track record of delivering value to global supply chain leaders, is uniquely positioned to meet these needs.

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The need to know

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The need to know from Reuters’ global network of journalists Retailers rush to save US summer shopping season U.S. Container ship owners swamped as US-China trade detente revives demand Container ship bookings for China-to-U.S. China agreement to pause sky-high tariffs on each other, the company said Wednesday.