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Transportation in the Americas: A Cross-Country Comparison

MIT Supply Chain

Truck transportation comprises 75% of all freight in Latin America. Driver shortage: Instead of just discussing a number that would come from an official statement or an official government statistic, we got much more detail on what is actually happening.” Let me give you an example,” says Mendonça. including owner-operators.

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We Are In Trouble. Raise the Red Flag. Be Proactive.

Supply Chain Shaman

Very roughly, rich-country governments paid out 90 cents for every dollar of lost output. The realization of the cost to state and local governments is just beginning. Labor shortages abound for road freight. The supply chain leader is struggling with increased cost and delayed on-time deliveries in ocean freight.

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What’s Next for a Bubbling Freight Market?

Zipline Logistics

Despite a pandemic that has disrupted many parts of the global supply chain, the freight market has been on a recent tear. Current outbound tender volume is up 34 percent over 2019 and 38 percent over 2018 in year-over-year comparisons. What’s Causing Upward Freight Market Trends? What Is Next for the Freight Market? .

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This Week in Logistics News (August 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

percent from a year earlier, marking a record high for the period, as waning coronavirus cases encouraged more people to eat out, government data showed Friday. It covers 37 states and parts of Canada through a fleet of more than 150,000 crowd-sourced drivers, it says. For comparison, they spent $3.4

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Can Airfreight Smoothen the Supply Chain Bottlenecks

20Cube Logistics

Additionally, when the ports are facing capacity crunch or the tariffs of ocean freight and container skyrockets, it iis airfreight that comes as the savior. With the current business scenario changing at a rapid pace, the freight forwarding industry is shifting its focus towards airfreight. Capacity Crunch of Ocean Freight.

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Blockchain for Supply Chain: A Comprehensive Guide for Businesses

SCMDOJO

They collaborated to trace a bundle of sliced mangoes back to its source, with traditional paper documents taking nearly seven days to complete the task. In comparison, a blockchain search only took 2.2 This application eliminates redundant paperwork and provides real-time freight tracking.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 28 – September 1, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Freight Companies Scramble to Reroute Goods in Wake of Harvey (WSJ – sub. LevaData to Transform Strategic Sourcing for Global Procurement and Supply Chain Leaders. UK government announces funding for truck platooning trials (Automotive Logistics). Transplace Selects New Equity Partner TPG Capital. Convey Closes $8.25