Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2022

Last October, over 100 ships, including 70 container ships, were waiting at anchor or in drift zones to unload at the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. China accounts for about 12% of global trade. China’s stringent COVID lockdown in critical port cities has impacted global supply chains.

Rail Software 274

Rail Software Supply Chain Visibility Real-time Visibility Supply Chain Planning Software 274

Freightos

JANUARY 8, 2017

Freight Booking Is (Slowly) Going Online. For years, online freight was limited to US domestic trucking. International freight quoting is moving online too, with major progress by enterprise providers, like Kuehne + Nagel , and startups (like the Freightos Marketplace ). For decades, freight was about bigger ships.

Logistics Network Optimization Software 24

Logistics Network Optimization Software Container Tracking Supply Chain Design Software Logistics 24

EFT

MAY 21, 2025

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.

China 65

China Price Reduction Inventory Reduction Cost Reduction Strategies 65