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Maersk Innovation with Erez Agmoni

The Logistics of Logistics

Erez’s broad industry experience of more than 25 years in supply chain management, freight forwarding, logistics, engineering, and digital innovation which he utilizes to develop to improve end to end supply chains. The Innovation Center has 4 pillars: R&D, Digital Transformation, Product Innovation, and Data Science. About Maersk.

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

As a disclaimer, WebCargo , a Freightos Group company, does offers digital services to global forwarders and carriers, including online sales portals, digital eBooking, multimodal rate management and the Freightos.com freight marketplace. . The Freight Game of Thrones. The Maersk Shift: Where it started.

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Logistics Responses to Europe’s Migrant Crisis

TMC

For example, early in the new year, Denmark tightened its border controls with Germany, after Sweden had imposed similar measures [2]. Security procedures—including a requirement that trucks stop within a certain radius of Calais for inspection—were introduced by many shippers to prevent migrants from stealing aboard freight vehicles.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 3-7, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Denmark’s DSV eyes more big acquisitions in fragmented freight market (Reuters). In the meantime, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: DHL Supply Chain acquires Italian Group MIT Safetrans. Wal-Mart’s next move against Amazon: More warehouses, faster shipping (Reuters).

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Challenges Abound as Peak Season Approaches

Intelligent Audit

Billions at Stake as Freight Railroads and Unions Fail to Find Common Ground. Freight Railroads and some of the nation’s largest rail unions fail to reach agreements, experts predict that a large-scale freight-rail strike could lead to multibillion-dollar losses in economic output. As negotiations between U.S.

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New Shipping Operations Ideas Bring Fresh Air to Stale Strategies

Intelligent Audit

As Denmark-based carrier Maersk looks to expand air cargo capabilities around the globe, North American airports see increased investment from the multimodal shipping giant. Freight Rail Labor Action Could Occur by Late November. The prospect of a freight rail strike remains an unwelcome possibility for U.S.

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

10 questions about Freight Spend Management. There are numerous ways a shipper can reduce freight spend. And freight costs are continuing to rise, pushed upward by factors such as globalized distribution and unpredictable fuel prices. This is an important aspect of managing freight spend. Christmas Island. Cook Islands.