Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Germany Freezes the Nord Stream 2 Project. Germany responded by halting certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. That’s more than 50% of Germany’s annual consumption and could be worth as much as $15 billion to Gazprom, the Russian state-owned company that controls the pipeline. Russia Attacks Ukraine.

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Logility

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Retailers had to slash prices to deal with the excess. Germany, South Africa, and South Korea were abundant in 2022. The beginning of the year saw us dealing with supply shortages as product was caught up in containers, as suppliers dealt with capacity challenges. Labor actions like strikes in the U.S.,

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Resilinc

JANUARY 15, 2024

This disruption affects various industries, including suppliers for global retailers and car manufacturers. Below, we take a deeper dive into each affected industry. #1 Suppliers for Global Retailers: Seasonal Items Seasonal items such as spring clothing, footwear, home goods, patio furniture, and pool supplies are especially affected.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

Today, anyone can start an online retailing business from any part of the world and ensure their products are delivered to customers efficiently by using a third-party logistics company. A behemoth in the logistics industry, UPS has operations in shipping, air freight, trucking, last-mile delivery and drone delivery. Revenue: €63.3

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Supply Chain Matters further highlighted an announcement by electric automaker Tesla’s management in Germany who unveiled a package of hourly wage hikes for 11,000 factory workers at the automaker’s gigafactory operations in that country. Increased automation of fulfillment services is cited as a further reason.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

The subsequent rankings in the 2021 Production Statistics revealed that South Korea had overtaken Germany and Mexico, and Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia have moved up the world ranking for car production. The main destinations of vehicle exports were Europe, Middle East and Africa and South America.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

These examples are from retail, but I sense that the same customer empowerment phenomenon is happening broadly across everything we do at Amazon and most other industries as well. Consumer retail may have taken the first hit, but customer expectations are upping the ante in every vertical. And As For Global Freight….

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

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 Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

For instance, the hangover from the pandemic, which has not yet permitted ocean freight from China to return to anything like normal service, is a problem that continued COVID outbreaks and associated port closures are exacerbating. Industrial Relations Issues Adding to Container Woes in India and Germany.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 24, 2017

Deutsche Post will deliver AmazonFresh goods in Germany (Reuters). January 2017 North American Freight Numbers. The latest example: Walmart was issued a patent for “A Method to Carry an Item within a Retail Shopping Facility” — that method being a drone. NAFTA freight totaled $88.0

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 27, 2017

In the meantime, here’s Trump, Amazon, and the rest of this week’s supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention: Amazon Expands Into Ocean Freight (WSJ – sub. Freight on digital fast track: DHL launches CILLOX. Brings Advanced Freight Collaboration Solutions to the Transportation Industry. in December.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Rebounding freight volumes and the proximity of the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate are set to change the industry in 2017, reports Sean Kilcarr of FleetOwner. If the retail sector suddenly jumps, the capacity crunch will return with vengeance. . At the close of 2015, UPS Freight and FedEx Freight increased ltl rates by 4.9

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Furthermore, large retailers such as amazon have experienced greater demand for their fast delivery services and are even facing a shortage in delivery personnel. Customers usually pay a flat delivery fee with their orders, and the retailer handles the rest of the delivery process and ensures that packages get to their rightful owners.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 9, 2023

Technical recession now recognized for the Eurozone and Germany. Continued data and developments reinforcing recessionary conditions among global freight, logistics and online retail activity levels. Logistics Manager Index reaching an all-time low in May.

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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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Talking Logistics

MAY 30, 2018

As I wrote this past January, e-commerce returns are a major headache for retailers (holiday e-commerce returns were expected to reach $32 billion this past year). The site’s lax return policies have conditioned consumers to expect the same treatment from other retailers, adding to pressure on brick-and-mortar chains.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 24, 2014

eBay Germany launches click and collect, same-day delivery (Post & Parcel). The Postal Service wins approval to deliver groceries in San Francisco (Internet Retailer). August 2014 North American Freight Numbers. Target Offers Free Holiday Shipping (WSJ – sub. ATA Truck Tonnage Index Unchanged in September.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt retail. The retail industry has traditionally been labor intensive, employing around 10% of total labor while contributing half of that to GDP , which makes it particularly exposed to a new threat, the Great Resignation. The logistics side of retail hasn’t escaped the labor shortage.

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany are suffering higher rates—and Baltic and Eastern Europe nations such as Hungary and Ukraine are seeing prices rise at over 20% on an annualized basis. Labor costs and the availability of talent, as well as rising prices in agriculture, hard commodities, freight, and energy.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 22, 2016

eBay Enterprise and Innotrac Become Radial to Prepare eCommerce for the New Retail Reality. Germany, Belgium, Estonia and the U.S., Radial’s scalable fulfillment and freight services enable orders to be fulfilled faster and delivered where and when desired while optimizing costs. ATA Truck Tonnage Index Fell 4.5%

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Talking Logistics

JULY 7, 2014

You know it’s happening when you see CEOs and CFOs getting directly involved in these initiatives, as this example from the article illustrates: Big retailers, however, are clearly taking these partnerships seriously. The new rail service is up to 50 percent faster than ocean freight and up to 70 percent less costly than air freight.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Manufacturers and retailers welcome the ongoing consolidation in the fragmented logistics industry. Logistics service providers can of course play an important role in the consolidation of freight flows, but the most successful collaborative projects are initiated by shippers themselves. Strategic moves among logistics providers.

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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. Retail businesses, tourism and financial services account for the bulk of the service sector. leaving the EU.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

In 3PL news, XPO Logistics announced that it has acquired Optima Service Solutions, LLC, “a leading non-asset provider of last-mile logistics services for major retailers and manufacturers in the United States” for $26.6 The functionality accounts for all applicable national tolls in France, Germany, Austria and Slovakia. percent.

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All Things Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Amazon Air opens first European hub in Germany Amazon Air, the in-house cargo airline of the online retailer, has opened its first regional air hub in Europe, shifting shipments away…

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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. The entire supply chain is then extended further with transportation and retailers to help provide customers worldwide with this traditional seasonal product.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 12, 2017

Domino’s autonomous vehicle pizza delivery now live in Germany (ZDnet). March 2017 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Amazon cuts free shipping minimum to $25 (Reuters). Target to test next-day delivery service in Minneapolis (Reuters). New York to allow self-driving vehicle testing (Reuters). Will these ventures work?

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 27, 2018

Freight Costs Weighing on Earnings at Consumer-Goods Makers (WSJ – sub. XPO Logistics Launches New Flexible Distribution Model for Omnichannel Retail and E-Commerce Customers. Deliv now offers same-day delivery for Shopify retailers (TechCrunch). Will This TV Fit in My Car Trunk? What’s next? On-boat delivery?

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Unleashed

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

It is also useful for retailers dealing with consistently high customer demand, since they often need large product deliveries at short notice. Amazon (USA) The retail behemoth Amazon uses cross docking for its retail deliveries. What are the types of companies and industries that benefit from cross docking? Image: Roche 2.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

July 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Cass Freight Index Report for August 2014. Why not,” I wrote, “especially for retailers that might want to use Uber as a transportation mode to deliver online orders from local stores.” Robinson announced that it has opened a new office in Hamburg, Germany.

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QAD

JULY 2, 2019

Key services include transportation, wholesale and retail trade, hotels, catering and food service, financial services and real estate. China moved 19.806 billion ton-km of freight by air in 2015. Germany and Australia. Industry employs about 28.7% of the workforce. Other Important Industries. of the labor force. About 27.7%

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Resilinc

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

To adapt to these disruptions, OEMs and retail chains are seeking to procure holiday goods earlier than usual—which is contributing to the shipping congestion. and Taiwan and floods in Germany earlier this year underscore the physical risks of a changing climate. The droughts in the U.S.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 1, 2022

A published Bloomberg report has the headline: “ Global Supply Lines Brace for Menacing Economic Storm to Widen- Germany feels industrial shocks from war, while China lockdowns snarl trade. ” A CNN report includes the title: “ Why the global supply chain mess is getting much worse.”. Report of RH Financial Performance. basis points.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

eBay Launches New Speedy-Delivery Membership in Germany (Venture Beat). FedEx to Increase Shipping Rates for Express, Ground and Freight Services. Big Retailers, Delivery Firms Face Struggle to Find Holiday Workers (WSJ – sub. Manhattan Associates Releases End-to-End Omni-Channel POS and Clienteling Solution for the Store.

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Jaggaer

APRIL 14, 2020

In the retail sector, supermarkets in many countries have seen their highest weekly sales ever, as consumers stock up on goods that they fear may be in short supply. Elizabeth de Jong of the UK Freight Trade Association told the BBC that the demand has been 50 to 100 per cent above usual, and road hauliers have adapted to keep up.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 4, 2023

The PMI values reflective of Germany and Austria both reached 34-month lows in March while both led in the expansion of post-production inventories. Some transportation services executives now open describe a freight rate recession.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Click the links below to compare this year's innovations to those from previous years: Top 10 Supply Chain Innovations of 2016 : robot pickers, bridge-inspecting drones, autonomous freight shuttles, and more. Content Summary: Uber Freight Aims to Level the Playing Field for Truck Drivers. Available initially in 37 U.S. Media Image.

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