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What’s Next for The Freight Market with Chris Pickett

The Logistics of Logistics

Prior to Flock, he played key leadership roles (including Chief Strategy Officer from 2010-2020) at Coyote Logistics – a UPS Company, a leading provider of non-asset based 3PL solutions across North America and Europe.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 27 – February 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

percent drop in annual sales, UPS forecast a 2024 upswing of as little as 1.1 Amazon achieved its fastest-ever global shipping times last year but isn’t resting on its laurels. Multiple members of the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) were the recipients of the funds. The shares fell as much as 7.6

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Improved Supply Chain Visibility Requires an End-to-End Solutions

Logistics Viewpoints

The world’s fleet consists of approximately 6,000 ships. These ships carried nearly 150 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containers last year. 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.

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What Caused the Baby Formula Shortage + 7 Ways Consumers and Companies are Coping

ToolsGroup

Like the chicken shortage and other issues surrounding the supply chain crisis , infant formula shortages originated with COVID-19 disrupting the supply chain , triggering the lack of labor , transportation, and raw materials. The Risk of Outdated Forecasting Software. ” We normally might pack an entire truck before we ship it.

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Cross Border B2C E-Commerce Market Demand Estimations and Industry Dynamics Forecast Report, 2030

Vinculum

The report has made a forecast analysis to handle the market from a broader perspective. IoT uses GPS sensors to track the stock and the shipping and delivery of the products to the shopper’s address. 869 million has been invested by North America to enhance such technologies and explore for future growth.

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Navigating Ongoing International Transportation Capacity Challenges

Talking Logistics

International transportation is dealing with ongoing challenges of tighter capacity. From import space and export space tightening up and a hot drayage market causing capacity constraints to volatile air freight rates – international transportation has had its share of challenges the last 10-12 months. Drayage Capacity Issues Remain.

Capacity 101
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Better Inventory Management Requires International Suppliers To Step Up to Digital Transformation and Collaboration

Logistics Viewpoints

Just last year many were chartering their own cargo ships to get all these goods to their destinations.) Having that SKU-level inventory visibility across the entire supply chain is critical to the ability to more accurately forecast supply and demand, and compress the time needed for all parties to make any necessary adjustments.