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Doing Our Part To Help Logistics Companies Adapt to COVID-19

Freightos

In 2019, digital freight isn’t a vision; it’s a reality. Land travel restrictions in Asia extended Chinese New Year, dropping ocean freight demand, which, just weeks later, spiked when the shutdown ended. And, of course, then the potential recession started to tamper demand. Which is where the Freightos Group comes in.

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The State of Digital Freight: The 4×4 Blueprint for Freight 2020

Freightos

The journey to digitize freight, while initially off to a slow start, has gained momentum in the last two or three years. They’re licensed to be an ocean freight forwarder, and they’ve bought some aircraft and an airport; and of course they are a huge warehousing player. Online freight booking. Technology.

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

But more blatantly than ever, container liners – and especially Maersk – are on a collision course with the tech companies that provide digital infrastructure for selling goods. Late 2021 saw Maersk continue to shift towards vertical integrations, with acquisition of Senator, a German freight forwarder for $644 million dollars.

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The Green Corridor – My Visit to Energy Observer – A Tour into the Future of Ocean Travel

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Of course, but when the wind doesn’t blow, you don’t want to be stalled in the middle of the ocean. The Energy Observer project started in France in 2017 with support from French industries. I don’t mean in a net-zero way (which would rely on some mitigation project to balance the carbon emissions), but truly sailing with NO emissions!

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Disruptive Tech In The Supply Chain with Charley Dehoney

The Logistics of Logistics

After, he was the CEO of Freight Mango, a Global Digital Freight Marketplace focused on streamlining and automating global trade. ? The founding team which play a leading role in the success of a startup is of course added to this. Since August 2021, he has built and lead ZEBOX AMERICA, based in Arlington, Virginia.

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A great leap forward: Quintiq joins Dassault Systèmes

DELMIA Quintiq

Of course, we’ve had offers before, but these were met with a polite, “No, thank you, we’re not for sale.” Headquartered in Paris, France, Dassault Systèmes is a world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. Good companies are not sold, they’re bought”. Dassault Systèmes.

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No, AI has not killed supply chain management

Supply Chain Movement

Of course, the pandemic was very much unchartered waters for all of us. This will require careful consideration of the quantifiable cost of freight and customs duties, but also the more nuanced impacts of reactivity, agility and working capital that require a supply chain manager’s participation. . The Supply Chain Spotlight.