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Initially, the construction of a transfer station for testing purposes at a HHLA terminal in Hamburg is planned, including an initial 100 meter cargo route along with a special freight capsule and loading dock. MORE
For road freight, the mileage tax or ecotax is due to come into effect in France in July 2013, with trucks incurring a surcharge based on the average fuel economies they achieve, with the higher or better the average, the lower the surcharge/tax. MORE
“Tightening capacity requires a more ‘connected’ broker…” While freight growth is forecast to slow in 2019, truckload capacity will remain tight, largely driven by a tight labor market, new regulations and other factors. MORE
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. MORE
Probably the most notable outcome from a logistics standpoint has occurred in Calais, France, where trucks headed for the Channel Tunnel to the United Kingdom were being boarded by migrants. million trucks in both directions between France and the United Kingdom last year. MORE
E2open with INTTRA and Avantida, will offer deep integrations with logistics service providers, from third-party, fourth-party, freight forwarders and NVOCCs, and carriers servicing all modes of transportation – air, road, rail and ocean. The combination provides value to all stakeholders – manufacturers, logistics service providers, freight forwarders and ocean carriers,” said Michael Farlekas, chief executive officer of E2open. “We MONDAY 22 OCTOBER 2018. MORE
billion in France to double capacity at Roissy airport. R2 Freight & Logistics, Inc. How was the JDRF Death Valley Ride ? Brutal, exhilarating, and inspiring! MORE
In a recent white paper , Kewill has looked at the issues facing the global supply chain, and how it may look in 2020, including the future picture for road freight. Road freight represents a major part of most Logistics Services Providers’ (LSPs') strategies. Many regions will be beginning to see road freight shift to rail over long cross-country routes to minimize fuel costs with the added benefit of reducing CO2 emissions. MORE
Coupled with declines in new orders, and new export orders from the largest European economies (France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom), recession fears are growing. Air Cargo air freight Europe Air freightBy Cathy Morrow Roberson. MORE
Take a look at what’s happening in the ocean freight industry. However, Maersk’s leading competitors, German Hapag-Lloyd and France’s CMA CGM, aren’t jumping on the Maersk-IBM bandwagon. Every Friday on Talking Logistics, I share a list of supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention that week, along with some brief commentary and analysis. For what it’s worth, here’s my take on some of the news that made the headlines last week. MORE
The formerly nationalized postal services in Eurozone countries such as the UK, Netherlands, France, Belgium and the Nordic countries have realized they are ideally placed to handle the huge volumes of parcel deliveries and the complexities of e-commerce fulfillment (e.g. MORE
The functionality accounts for all applicable national tolls in France, Germany, Austria and Slovakia. In other transportation-related news, UPS announced that UPS Ground, Air and International, and Air Freight rates within and between the U.S., MORE
Headquartered in Paris, France, Dassault Systèmes is a world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. At Quintiq, news is often greeted with excitement. That’s because it is usually great news. MORE
Is The Freight Industry Ready For SOLAS? In the run up to the July 1, 2016 requirement that there must now be a verification of the gross mass of packed containers, Freightos research has determined that only one third (36%) of FCL freight quotes are still being saved with a weight. MORE
XPO will also capitalize on synergies from the combination with Con-way’s managed transportation, truckload and freight brokerage businesses. In Europe, XPO has leading LTL positions in the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Portugal. • GREENWICH, Conn. and ANN ARBOR, Mich. MORE
By Olga Rissin| Product Manager, Freight Market Intelligence Consortium Europe & Russia | Chainalytics What happened to transportation rates after the Macron Law implementation in France? MORE
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. Checklist Freight Spend Management. MORE
France and other EU countries are starting to prepare for a “no deal” exit. France, for example, plans to invest around €50m ($57m) “in ports and airports, focusing on control points and parking areas, with the possible appointment of 580 customs and veterinary staff.”. MORE
Not even B2B is spared from these changing expectations (which is why we at Freightos launched an online freight marketplace ). There’s been less progress though with ocean freight, since Amazon registered as a freight forwarder several years ago. And As For Global Freight…. MORE
March 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). The company also announced that it has raised $80 million in Series B financing from various investors, including France’s national rail company, SNCF, and GE Ventures. MORE
Belgium is bordered by France, Germany, Luxembourg and Netherlands, and has a robust shipping infrastructure including multiple ports, making it a perfect location for trade both within the EU and with other geographic regions. The seven registered air freight carriers in Belgium carried 1.4 MORE
Sea freight is one big black hole: while a container is at sea, the materials planner generally has to spend weeks trusting blindly that it will arrive at the port on schedule. The latter then types the details from the paper-based freight documents into his Transport Management System (TMS) so as to be able to submit the advance customs declaration, for example. This is even more true if the transport is intermodal, i.e. where land, air and sea freight are combined. MORE
En route it passed through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany and France before arriving at the Abroñigal freight terminal in Madrid. It is also Spain’s third largest source of imports, after Germany and France. [link] The longest rail link in the world and the first direct link between China and Spain is up and running after a train from Yiwu in coastal China completed its maiden journey of 8,111 miles to Madrid. MORE
If there are not enough ships to accommodate freight, it is viewed as under capacity. Overcapacity is the opposite, with more available ships than freight. In France, CMA CGM bought APL’s parent company Neptune Orient Lines. The post Freight Rates Drop as Overcapacity Continues to Rise appeared first on GTG Technology Group. Container Shipping Overcapacity Expected to Increase. MORE
In 2019, digital freight isn’t a vision; it’s a reality. There are now literally dozens of platforms, from enterprise forwarders to top five ocean carriers, air freight carriers to online marketplaces , that prove this. So where will freight be in 2019? MORE
Supply chain solutions leader AIT Worldwide Logistics announced the expansion of its global footprint with the acquisition of ConneXion World Cargo, a freight forwarder headquartered in London with five additional locations in Asia, Europe and North America. ConneXion World Cargo has offices in Halifax, Canada; Hong Kong, China and Paris, France as well as United Kingdom-based operational centres in London, Exeter and Manchester. MORE
Evergreen Garden Care operates in the UK, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Poland, the Nordics, Australia, and New Zealand. BluJay Solutions delivers supply chain software and services to the world’s most progressive retailers, distributors, freight forwarders, manufacturers, and logistics service providers. Garden care supplier gains seamless information-sharing with global partners. MORE
In 2015, registered air carriers moved more than 5 billion kmt of air freight. France and Italy. The Netherlands is a modern and highly industrialized country located in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium, Germany and the North Sea. MORE
But with the global downturn compounding the under-use of toll roads into what is now a serious financial problem for operators, it seems the tide is turning in favor of the supply chain with a series of localized trial measures announced to encourage road freight use by removing or reducing costs. MORE
It wasn’t until the 19 th century that chocolate Easter eggs finally made their way into the European market with France and Germany pioneering this artistic confectionery. SCM #SupplyChain #Chocolate #Logistics #Freight #Transportation. Subscribe Here! Email Address. MORE
Agence France-Presse. Copyright Agence France-Presse, 2014. Emerging Trends Freight & Transportation Retail E-Commerce To make up for the holiday rush, UPS utilized 85,000 temporary employees, 30,000 more than planned. NEW YORK – UPS on Friday slashed its fourth-quarter profit forecast after the company hired 30,000 extra temporary employees due to an unexpected increase in holiday deliveries. UPS expects to report earnings of $1.25 per share, below the $1.43 MORE
On this subject, only rail freight can claim to have a low environmental footprint. However, slightly resting on its “CO2” laurels, rail freight has never really brought forward all of its other societal and environmental assets. For example, the 2007 “ Grenelle Environment Round Table ” has encouraged the SNCF (French National Railway Company) to implement a large plan for a “new green means of freight transportation”, which only highlighted the advantages of low CO2 emissions. MORE
UPS Freight Adds LNG Tractors. The press release contains a lot of details, but here are some highlights: Headquartered in Lyon, France, Norbert Dentressangle has 662 locations and approximately 42,350 employees…and had €5.1 MORE
Supply and demand on US-China exports, combined with historically low freight prices, meant that, shipping a 40′ foot container from the Port of Long Beach to the Port of Shenzhen costs less than the price of a mid-range MacBook. Freight Insights LogTech MORE
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. MORE
July 12, 2016 – Manchester, UK and Chelmsford, MA, USA – Hankyu Hanshin Express, a leading Japanese provider of global logistics and freight forwarding services, has completed the implementation of Kewill’s freight forwarding software across its operations in Belgium. Kewill Global Forwarding, a fully managed solution, is being used by Hankyu Hanshin Express in Belgium to manage its air-, sea- and road-based freight forwarding and logistics operations. MORE
CHAINalytics
MAY 11, 2017
By Olga Rissin| Product Manager, Freight Market Intelligence Consortium Europe & Russia | Chainalytics What happened to transportation rates after the Macron Law implementation in France?
Freightos
JANUARY 31, 2019
In 2019, digital freight isn’t a vision; it’s a reality. There are now literally dozens of platforms, from enterprise forwarders to top five ocean carriers, air freight carriers to online marketplaces , that prove this. So where will freight be in 2019?
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.
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.
Global Trade Management
APRIL 11, 2016
On this subject, only rail freight can claim to have a low environmental footprint. However, slightly resting on its “CO2” laurels, rail freight has never really brought forward all of its other societal and environmental assets. For example, the 2007 “ Grenelle Environment Round Table ” has encouraged the SNCF (French National Railway Company) to implement a large plan for a “new green means of freight transportation”, which only highlighted the advantages of low CO2 emissions.
BluJay Solutions
MARCH 21, 2013
In a recent white paper , Kewill has looked at the issues facing the global supply chain, and how it may look in 2020, including the future picture for road freight. Road freight represents a major part of most Logistics Services Providers’ (LSPs') strategies. Many regions will be beginning to see road freight shift to rail over long cross-country routes to minimize fuel costs with the added benefit of reducing CO2 emissions.
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EFT
DECEMBER 12, 2018
Supply chain solutions leader AIT Worldwide Logistics announced the expansion of its global footprint with the acquisition of ConneXion World Cargo, a freight forwarder headquartered in London with five additional locations in Asia, Europe and North America. ConneXion World Cargo has offices in Halifax, Canada; Hong Kong, China and Paris, France as well as United Kingdom-based operational centres in London, Exeter and Manchester.
Freightos
JULY 26, 2018
Not even B2B is spared from these changing expectations (which is why we at Freightos launched an online freight marketplace ). There’s been less progress though with ocean freight, since Amazon registered as a freight forwarder several years ago. And As For Global Freight….
Logistics Trends and Insights
APRIL 16, 2019
Coupled with declines in new orders, and new export orders from the largest European economies (France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom), recession fears are growing. Air Cargo air freight Europe Air freightBy Cathy Morrow Roberson.
Global Trade Management
DECEMBER 11, 2014
En route it passed through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany and France before arriving at the Abroñigal freight terminal in Madrid. It is also Spain’s third largest source of imports, after Germany and France. [link] The longest rail link in the world and the first direct link between China and Spain is up and running after a train from Yiwu in coastal China completed its maiden journey of 8,111 miles to Madrid.
Talking Logistics
OCTOBER 21, 2016
billion in France to double capacity at Roissy airport. R2 Freight & Logistics, Inc. How was the JDRF Death Valley Ride ? Brutal, exhilarating, and inspiring!
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Supply Chain Game Changer
NOVEMBER 11, 2018
It wasn’t until the 19 th century that chocolate Easter eggs finally made their way into the European market with France and Germany pioneering this artistic confectionery. SCM #SupplyChain #Chocolate #Logistics #Freight #Transportation. Subscribe Here! Email Address.
Supply Chain Movement
MAY 11, 2016
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. Checklist Freight Spend Management.
Supply Chain Network
SEPTEMBER 9, 2015
XPO will also capitalize on synergies from the combination with Con-way’s managed transportation, truckload and freight brokerage businesses. In Europe, XPO has leading LTL positions in the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Portugal. • GREENWICH, Conn. and ANN ARBOR, Mich.
GTG Technology Group
DECEMBER 6, 2017
If there are not enough ships to accommodate freight, it is viewed as under capacity. Overcapacity is the opposite, with more available ships than freight. In France, CMA CGM bought APL’s parent company Neptune Orient Lines. The post Freight Rates Drop as Overcapacity Continues to Rise appeared first on GTG Technology Group. Container Shipping Overcapacity Expected to Increase.
Quintiq
JULY 24, 2014
Headquartered in Paris, France, Dassault Systèmes is a world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. At Quintiq, news is often greeted with excitement. That’s because it is usually great news.
Talking Logistics
JANUARY 18, 2019
France and other EU countries are starting to prepare for a “no deal” exit. France, for example, plans to invest around €50m ($57m) “in ports and airports, focusing on control points and parking areas, with the possible appointment of 580 customs and veterinary staff.”.
Freightos
NOVEMBER 14, 2016
Supply and demand on US-China exports, combined with historically low freight prices, meant that, shipping a 40′ foot container from the Port of Long Beach to the Port of Shenzhen costs less than the price of a mid-range MacBook. Freight Insights LogTech
EFT
DECEMBER 11, 2018
Initially, the construction of a transfer station for testing purposes at a HHLA terminal in Hamburg is planned, including an initial 100 meter cargo route along with a special freight capsule and loading dock.
QAD
MAY 23, 2019
In 2015, registered air carriers moved more than 5 billion kmt of air freight. France and Italy. The Netherlands is a modern and highly industrialized country located in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium, Germany and the North Sea.
Supply Chain Network
FEBRUARY 18, 2014
Agence France-Presse. Copyright Agence France-Presse, 2014. Emerging Trends Freight & Transportation Retail E-Commerce To make up for the holiday rush, UPS utilized 85,000 temporary employees, 30,000 more than planned. NEW YORK – UPS on Friday slashed its fourth-quarter profit forecast after the company hired 30,000 extra temporary employees due to an unexpected increase in holiday deliveries. UPS expects to report earnings of $1.25 per share, below the $1.43
TMC
JANUARY 28, 2016
Probably the most notable outcome from a logistics standpoint has occurred in Calais, France, where trucks headed for the Channel Tunnel to the United Kingdom were being boarded by migrants. million trucks in both directions between France and the United Kingdom last year.
Talking Logistics
MAY 1, 2015
UPS Freight Adds LNG Tractors. The press release contains a lot of details, but here are some highlights: Headquartered in Lyon, France, Norbert Dentressangle has 662 locations and approximately 42,350 employees…and had €5.1
E2open
OCTOBER 22, 2018
E2open with INTTRA and Avantida, will offer deep integrations with logistics service providers, from third-party, fourth-party, freight forwarders and NVOCCs, and carriers servicing all modes of transportation – air, road, rail and ocean. The combination provides value to all stakeholders – manufacturers, logistics service providers, freight forwarders and ocean carriers,” said Michael Farlekas, chief executive officer of E2open. “We MONDAY 22 OCTOBER 2018.
BluJay Solutions
OCTOBER 24, 2018
Evergreen Garden Care operates in the UK, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Poland, the Nordics, Australia, and New Zealand. BluJay Solutions delivers supply chain software and services to the world’s most progressive retailers, distributors, freight forwarders, manufacturers, and logistics service providers. Garden care supplier gains seamless information-sharing with global partners.
QAD
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
Belgium is bordered by France, Germany, Luxembourg and Netherlands, and has a robust shipping infrastructure including multiple ports, making it a perfect location for trade both within the EU and with other geographic regions. The seven registered air freight carriers in Belgium carried 1.4
BluJay Solutions
JULY 12, 2016
July 12, 2016 – Manchester, UK and Chelmsford, MA, USA – Hankyu Hanshin Express, a leading Japanese provider of global logistics and freight forwarding services, has completed the implementation of Kewill’s freight forwarding software across its operations in Belgium. Kewill Global Forwarding, a fully managed solution, is being used by Hankyu Hanshin Express in Belgium to manage its air-, sea- and road-based freight forwarding and logistics operations.
Talking Logistics
MAY 30, 2018
Take a look at what’s happening in the ocean freight industry. However, Maersk’s leading competitors, German Hapag-Lloyd and France’s CMA CGM, aren’t jumping on the Maersk-IBM bandwagon. Every Friday on Talking Logistics, I share a list of supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention that week, along with some brief commentary and analysis. For what it’s worth, here’s my take on some of the news that made the headlines last week.
BluJay Solutions
AUGUST 8, 2013
But with the global downturn compounding the under-use of toll roads into what is now a serious financial problem for operators, it seems the tide is turning in favor of the supply chain with a series of localized trial measures announced to encourage road freight use by removing or reducing costs.
BluJay Solutions
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
For road freight, the mileage tax or ecotax is due to come into effect in France in July 2013, with trucks incurring a surcharge based on the average fuel economies they achieve, with the higher or better the average, the lower the surcharge/tax.
BluJay Solutions
FEBRUARY 27, 2013
The formerly nationalized postal services in Eurozone countries such as the UK, Netherlands, France, Belgium and the Nordic countries have realized they are ideally placed to handle the huge volumes of parcel deliveries and the complexities of e-commerce fulfillment (e.g.
Talking Logistics
NOVEMBER 22, 2013
The functionality accounts for all applicable national tolls in France, Germany, Austria and Slovakia. In other transportation-related news, UPS announced that UPS Ground, Air and International, and Air Freight rates within and between the U.S.,
6 River Systems
APRIL 4, 2019
“Tightening capacity requires a more ‘connected’ broker…” While freight growth is forecast to slow in 2019, truckload capacity will remain tight, largely driven by a tight labor market, new regulations and other factors.
SupplyOn
JULY 10, 2018
Sea freight is one big black hole: while a container is at sea, the materials planner generally has to spend weeks trusting blindly that it will arrive at the port on schedule. The latter then types the details from the paper-based freight documents into his Transport Management System (TMS) so as to be able to submit the advance customs declaration, for example. This is even more true if the transport is intermodal, i.e. where land, air and sea freight are combined.
Talking Logistics
MAY 13, 2016
March 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). The company also announced that it has raised $80 million in Series B financing from various investors, including France’s national rail company, SNCF, and GE Ventures.
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