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12 Freight Charges and Freight Fees: A Guide to Common Freight Shipping Costs, Charges, and Fees

Intelligent Audit

Freight managers have a lot to track and keep up with when it comes to logistical planning for shipments within the supply chain. Of all these, freight fee considerations are among the important but most overlooked. All shippers provide clients with two important documents: the bill of lading and the freight bill. “All

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Landed Cost – Landed Cost Formula + Calculators

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One of the main subparts of the of the retailing business is the transportation of the purchased goods from your supplier to your stores. Apart from the cost price of the product, landed cost is made up of different charges like customs duties, currency conversion, insurance and other costs up to the destination store.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 21-25, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Omnitracs’ Roadnet® Transportation Suite 3.7.4 January 2016 North American Freight Numbers. Speaking of cross-border trade, “all five major transportation modes – truck, rail, pipeline, vessel and air – carried less U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics. in February.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

That said, there are several high-level trends and factors that will impact supply chain and logistics strategies and operations in 2016: Oil Prices : Just a few years ago, there was plenty of talk about oil prices potentially reaching $300 per barrel and the impact it would have on supply chain and logistics networks and processes (e.g.,

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Bleak Peak 2022 Leaves Shippers Feeling Less than Thankful

Intelligent Audit

While demand remains high, the lack of volume points to a troubling lack of peak season increases for an air cargo industry already struggling with volatile fuel prices. As Niall van de Wouw, Chief Air Freight Officer at Xeneta, told Supply Chain Dive, “We are six weeks away from Christmas, and there is no indication there will be a peak.”.

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5 Things to Know Before Negotiating Ocean Shipping Contracts This Year

Talking Logistics

Still, if you had ocean freight in 2016, the memory of the bankruptcy of the Hanjin shipping line may linger in your mind. But as I see it, the real lesson of the Hanjin bankruptcy is to be wary of choosing a carrier solely because they offer a low price. Remember the ghost of Hanjin past. First things first. Final Thoughts.

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6 Things to Consider as You Plan Your 2016 Budget

Talking Logistics

oil production and lack of cohesion from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the trend allows carriers with scale to compete based on price more effectively than when bunker is trading higher. dollar rises against foreign currencies, U.S. Driven by U.S. Panama Canal Expansion. imports and exports. As the U.S.

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