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Worker Shortages and More Pose a Challenge to Freight Companies

Elementum

But issues surrounding labor and rising fuel prices pose real threats to the freight industry. For comparison, in 2016, diesel fuel prices were just US $2.14 Technology Comes to the Aid of Freight Companies. To address this, Hapag-Lloyd, a global shipping company based in Germany, launched Quick Quotes just last month.

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Worker Shortages and More Pose a Challenge to Freight Companies

Elementum

But issues surrounding labor and rising fuel prices pose real threats to the freight industry. For comparison, in 2016, diesel fuel prices were just US $2.14 Technology Comes to the Aid of Freight Companies. To address this, Hapag-Lloyd, a global shipping company based in Germany, launched Quick Quotes just last month.

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Emerging Supply Chain Trends – A Look at Evolving Finished Vehicle Logistics Amid Market Shifts and Trends

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The subsequent rankings in the 2021 Production Statistics revealed that South Korea had overtaken Germany and Mexico, and Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia have moved up the world ranking for car production. The main destinations of vehicle exports were Europe, Middle East and Africa and South America.

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The Data Behind Amazon’s Logistics and Fulfillment Play

Freightos

Not even B2B is spared from these changing expectations (which is why we at Freightos launched an online freight marketplace ). While freight industry executives likely sighed with relief when an update of Amazon’s logistics.amazon.com page on June 28th turned out to be nothing more than a franchise model for courier delivery services.

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This Week in Logistics News (September 30 – October 6)

Logistics Viewpoints

The reports underscore how private air fleets of express delivery companies are coping with a yearlong downturn in parcel volumes amid a broader freight recession that is also hurting airlines that carry general cargo.

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The Upswing of Chinese Logistics Companies

Elementum

Germany is the most prominent logistics market in Europe, followed by the UK and France. Competition: In comparison to the USA, sending and receiving packages within China can be quick and inexpensive. Cheaper than both air and ocean freight, it takes around 18 days of train travel from China to Europe.

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Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Pioneers Pricing and Sales Automation with Freightos AcceleRate™ Rollout

Freightos

Freightos rate management tapped to improve online freight quoting, operational efficiency and data quality. Selected after an extensive vetting process, the AcceleRate rate management and sales digitalization system is already optimizing air, ocean, truck and rail freight pricing and sales for Hellmann Worldwide Logistics offices globally.