Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Tis the season to be jolly – unless you are overwhelmed with the many tasks traditionally associated with the annual freight Request for Proposal ( RFP ) season. However, the reality is that contracted freight is actually a promise – not a binding agreement. Flexibility to schedule rate bid events based on business needs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 20, 2021

Today’s article is from Blume Global and highlights why air freight forwarders must help industry increase air cargo visibility. The Pfizer vaccine, for example, needs to be transported frozen at -70°C (-94°F), which is colder than Antarctica. Adversity forces innovation, especially for those resistant to change.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 2, 2021

You might not think about shipping containers and ocean freight when you click “buy” on your Amazon order, but there’s a direct connection between the two. Starting in July 2020, the impact of this trend became obvious when ocean freight prices shot up, and have continued rising. to $0.40, or about half a percent of the sticker price.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 11, 2020

Will COVID-19, for example, lead to an acceleration in digital freight adoption? Last week, Uber Freight announced “a new milestone in [its] vision to. Read more Uber, Amazon, and COVID-19: Shaping the Future of Freight Brokerage.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 26, 2022

Freight Truck Shortages Are Changing The Face Of Logistics. Original article: Freight Truck Shortages Are Changing The Face Of Logistics. It is one reason experts on logistics are following the autonomous freight truck market and new approaches to freight procurement closely. However, freight procurement is changing.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 15, 2022

Featuring Our Top 16 Articles on Freight and Logistics! Freight forecasting is a method of predicting what the freight market will do in the days, months, and years to come. If you want to understand the significance of freight demand modeling, you should understand a bit about the job of a freight forecaster.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 22, 2020

For example, online shopping will grow faster than expected, and consumer behavior may shift in response to ongoing pandemic-related challenges. To help shippers prepare, we will examine contributing factors that will play a significant role in the 2021 truckload freight market. Tips for Controlling Truckload Freight Costs in 2021.

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Freightos

JANUARY 4, 2018

The Digital Freight Ecosystem. Part 2: What’s Bringing Freight Online. In the first part of this article , Dr. Schreiber observed that freight is still largely offline and examined why freight digitalization has been so complicated. . Bringing Freight Online In The Carrier Space. By Zvi Schreiber, CEO, Freightos.

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Zipline Logistics

APRIL 4, 2023

Freight Market California’s AB5 AB5 has the potential to destabilize the trucking market in California, which can create a variety of issues for shippers moving freight in and out of the state. Large impacts on the freight market remain to be seen. In just one category – we’ll use juice as an example – that equates to $50.17

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Featuring Our Top 16 Articles on Freight and Logistics! In shipping and logistics, building strong relationships with your freight or carrier company is often underestimated. Moreover, finding a reputable freight company that ticks all the boxes of what you’re looking for can often be a considerable challenge.

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Ware2Go

JUNE 20, 2023

See the latest insights on ocean freight rates and other trends that fast-growing businesses should know about to plan for 2023 peak season. In this article: Ocean Freight: Key Stats & Industry News Ocean Freight Shipping: What to Watch For In 2023 Freight Shipping From China & Alternatives What Are The Current Ocean Freight Rates?

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 23, 2019

The digitization of freight is one topic that has generated a lot of industry buzz and animated discussion over the past couple of years, but also a lot of confusion and questions. What exactly is freight digitization? Defining the digitization of freight. Is Blockchain part of freight digitization? The value proposition.

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Freightos

JANUARY 4, 2018

The Digital Freight Ecosystem. Part 2: What’s Bringing Freight Online. In the first part of this article , Dr. Schreiber observed that freight is still largely offline and examined why freight digitalization has been so complicated. . Bringing Freight Online In The Carrier Space. By Zvi Schreiber, CEO, Freightos.

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Freightos

JANUARY 8, 2019

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. They’re coming.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Walmart’s On-Time In-Full initiative is a compliance measure designed to ensure that freight arrives at a Walmart store or distribution center when it was supposed to, in the quantities expected. Uber Freight is a major provider of managed transportation services. Uber Freight is also able to track both on-time and in-full.

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Freightos

AUGUST 31, 2016

Bringing Freight Online With WebCargoNet And Freightos. But this story is more about a vision for a better future of freight, than just another acquisition. WebCargoNet’s focus has been more on the carrier-forwarder relationship and has also placed more focus on air freight. An Industry On The Verge Of Change.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 6, 2021

However, freight shipping is the one activity that presents significant barriers to overseas-market entry, as you may have discovered if your business is starting to look across international borders for its next step in expansion. Container shortages and sky-high freight rates have spared no enterprise, regardless of its scale.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Shippers are often challenged when dealing with the freight classification system from the National Motor Freight Classifications (NMFC) book, the code numbers assigned to all products that determine the correct freight class for shipments. A Brief on Freight Classification.

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Freightos

JANUARY 15, 2024

The implication for global freight beyond the now typical uncertainty is predictably elevated operational costs and soaring freight rates. For example, the Freightos Baltic Index indicates a 69% increase to North America’s East Coast and a staggering 226% to Northern Europe since the crisis began.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 13, 2018

Companies across all industries are dealing with rising transportation costs and a key question many CEOs, CFOs, and supply chain executives are asking is, “What can we do to better manage and control our freight spend in today’s market?” Rising Freight Spend . Another example is next-day guaranteed delivery times.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 25, 2021

In December, spot freight rates were 264% higher for the Asia to North Europe route, compared with a year ago, according to Mirko Woitzik, risk intelligence solutions manager at supply chain risk firm Resilience360. Compared with last March’s low prices, freight rates from China to the U.S. rates are up 145% year over year.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 5, 2018

For example, a black swan event may include both the physical damage and ongoing disruption caused by a hurricane and subsequent bottlenecks, so shippers that know how to isolate the causes of poor visibility and areas that are likely to contribute to worsening of black swan events can effectively reduce their chances of coming to fruition.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 23, 2018

What are the challenges with the traditional freight matching process? For example, you’re a broker calling a carrier. Smarter and More Efficient Freight Matching. These real-time visibility solutions, however, are now evolving to enable more efficient freight matching. “We What benefits are companies achieving.

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Logistics Bureau

APRIL 4, 2022

Whether your company is a big or small player in terms of shipping volumes, and regardless of your chosen transportation modes (road, rail, ocean, air), the health of your bottom line depends in no small part on the competitiveness of your freight prices. So how can you be sure you’re getting the best freight rates possible?

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The dashboard is part of a broader Sustainability Hub, which allows companies to collaborate and access freight emissions from FourKites tracked freight. FourKites Sustainability Dashboard also enables companies to identify the highest source of freight-related emissions across the supply chain.

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Freightos

MARCH 17, 2019

The annual fixed-price contract is the current go-to for ocean freight procurement. Fixing a price is almost futile in a volatile market, and ocean freight now has much more volatility (both frequency and magnitude) than most other commodities. This, of course, requires a reputable global freight index. We never looked back.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

For example, most people expect free next-day delivery for online purchases as a result of Amazon Prime. Looking at the example of route optimization, as a company takes more trucks off the road, or reduces the number of miles driven, it is better for carbon emissions, but also for profitability.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 4, 2015

The broader climate issue.and freight’s role. For example, only 1% of China’s 560 million city residents breathe air that is considered safe by the EU. The emissions from freighting Shawn’s TV is a miniscule percentage of this year’s 33 billion ton cube. kg of carbon emissions. This is a big deal.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2018

Freight Visibility and Control: Introducing the Freightos Baltic Index (FBX). The underlying premise dates back further, even for freight. By 1985, the Baltic Exchange published its first daily dry bulk freight index. A New Freight Index. By Zvi Schreiber, CEO, Freightos. The Age of the Index.

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Intelligent Audit

APRIL 18, 2022

Even with the best network optimization, the modern supply chain network is still challenging for shipping companies struggling with freight audit systems. For several reasons, outsourcing freight audit and payment services may be the best option for many transportation and shipping companies. What Is Outsourced Freight Auditing?

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20Cube Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Examples of common perishable goods include fresh meat, frozen food, pharmaceutical drugs, and flowers. Different perishable goods have different requirements for storage and handling, which makes things complicated for air freight transporters. These considerations include: Preparing perishable goods for air freight shipment.

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Shipchain

MARCH 13, 2019

For example, initiating a recall is streamlined through blockchain by showing all movements of affected shipments. Payment Management Forms Another Key Freight-Use for Blockchain-Based Systems. For example, an e-commerce warehouse using a blockchain-based system like a smart contract could automate payments processing.

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Turvo

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

During the holiday shopping season, sky-high ocean freight rates are major contributors that will strain the industry and shoppers alike. Other intermittent bottlenecks such as port shutdowns and freight policy changes will add to the shipping industry’s woes. The Rippling Effect of the Covid-19 Pandemic and Other Shipping Challenges.

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 17, 2022

Today, much of the freight industry believes the traditional freight invoice audit and payment practices are in the latter category. Although this decreased pricing for shippers at the time, it also let freight bill payment regulations fly out the window. While many traditions produce warm memories, some belong in the past.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 3, 2018

A few weeks ago at the Descartes Evolution 2018 User Conference , I had the opportunity to interview William Wehrle, Director of Supply Chain at BASF, and David Bazzetta, Business Advisor – Process Optimization at BASF, about the importance and value of having real-time freight visibility. Benefits of Real-Time Freight Visibility.

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Intelligent Audit

AUGUST 25, 2022

It has always been essential to have visibility into freight spending. Freight audit & payment (FAP) providers have long paved the way to gaining this visibility by looking at shipping invoices and breaking down freight spend. What Is Freight or Transportation Spend Management?

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Freight Plus

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The fees are incremental-as an example any container that potentially hasn’t moved by day 30 will have $46,500 in additional fees. Both Maersk and CMA-CGM have made investments in air freight capacity. The ports of LA/LB have introduced a container dwell fee of $100 per day for any container that has not been moved in 9 days.

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