Talking Logistics

JANUARY 8, 2015

Two major shifts are changing the face of global transportation management as we know it: Supply chains are becoming increasingly complex, relying on partners and data beyond the four walls of the enterprise; The very definition of global transportation management is broadening and expanding well beyond the traditional TMS scope.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 27, 2021

While large national networks comprise a significant percentage of transportation service providers' shipping options, several challenges present if these are the only OTR freight transportation sources considered, including. Download the White Paper: Over the Road Freight Management Trends. Working with a?

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 15, 2022

The complexity of the transportation and shipping market continues to complicate even the most basic of transport services. International freight audit software can make it easier to manage freight costs, profits, and budgeting concerns. . Global E-Commerce Growth Will Add More Data to the Data-Fire.

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. Global Shipping. Shipping Transit Timeliness. The Flexport Ocean Timeliness Indicator tracks average ocean container shipping transit times.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

JANUARY 25, 2021

An ‘aggressive’ fight over containers is causing shipping costs to rocket by 300%. Shipping costs have skyrocketed as desperate companies wait weeks for containers and pay premium rates to get them, according to industry watchers. Compared with last March’s low prices, freight rates from China to the U.S. KEY POINTS.

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3rdwave

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In today’s turbulent trading environment, strong global transportation management capabilities deliver exceptional benefits and value. The reality is that most companies do a poor job of managing the global transportation process…if they manage it at all. Let me qualify that statement.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 28, 2018

How Generac Power Systems Cut Millions from Its Global Transportation Spend | Transportfolio. Generac’s director of logistics, and his team, to develop a comprehensive solution that would seamlessly integrate the company’s trucking, ocean shipping, air, customs, and port services. Soon, we were working with Alan Rowlett, Jr.,

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Supply Chain Matters highlights an added admission, this time from a shipping industry senior executive, indicating that the period of windfall profits among global shipping players is coming to an end. . However, what remains are the implications of what has occurred since the start of the global pandemic.

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Elementum

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Globally, they stood at $4.8 Today, trucking, shipping, air shipping, and other logistics services are all experiencing disruption: As consumer expectations evolve, businesses are constantly pressured to deliver high-quality goods in the shortest amount of time. Technology Comes to the Aid of Freight Companies.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Transportation Management Challenges in E-Commerce Although e-commerce represents an excellent opportunity for shippers, it results in the creation of additional challenges in managing freight spend and moving products. This is regardless of whether freight consolidation was used or not. Faster shipping.

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Elementum

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Globally, they stood at $4.8 Today, trucking, shipping, air shipping, and other logistics services are all experiencing disruption: As consumer expectations evolve, businesses are constantly pressured to deliver high-quality goods in the shortest amount of time. Technology Comes to the Aid of Freight Companies.

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TransAudit

AUGUST 29, 2023

LTL, or Less-Than-Truckload shipping, represents the transport of freight that doesn’t require an entire truck’s space. formerly known as YRC Freight, sent shockwaves throughout the transportation industry due to its dominant position. The Decline and Bankruptcy Customers started pulling their freight rapidly.

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Freightos

AUGUST 28, 2018

Long before there were trucks, trains, and planes, there were ships. Ships transformed travel and warfare, enabling humans to see beyond their villages and into the world. Most importantly, they unlocked global trade. Freight has not been impervious. This article originally appeared on JOC.com. . On the Cusp of Change.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Ocean carriers, freight forwarders and shippers are all trying to figure out when the current ocean shipping congestion will ease. Will it be easier to find containers for shipments after the Chinese New Year in February? Or will it continue through 2022? That may be up for debate, but it’s becoming increasingly apparent that driving.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2023

While 209,000 workers were added in June, 14,000 freight and parcel carriers were cut and 6,900 warehousing and storage jobs were lost. In the past we would expect to see transportation and warehousing ramping up hiring in late summer ahead of peak season. ” This dichotomy is most clearly seen in employment figures.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 31, 2014

When considering your global transportation network, do you have the infrastructure needed to effectively and efficiently optimize it? Typically, this means freight consolidation, mileage reduction, and proper carrier selection. How does expedited freight fit into this?

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 15, 2018

3 Benefits of LCL Shipping | Transportfolio. One way global shippers can deal with tight transit times and fast changes in demand is to keep a lot more inventory on hand. You can use less than container load (LCL), which enables you to ship more frequently and still lower inventory costs. 3 Benefits of LCL Shipping.

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Turvo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

What’s in this article : A crisis that is affecting the world economy – record-high shipping rates. A problem also linked to shipping companies. Record-high shipping rates are affecting the world economy. The global transportation system in 2021 is experiencing a unique and unexpected crisis.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

Supply chain logistics B2B platform provider project44 produces a series termed Supply Chain Insights by project44 which extracts select data from the provider’s tracking of global transportation and logistics flows. A July edition provided two reports that responded to the question- Are Global Supply Chains Recovering ?

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Supply Chain Matters highlights the increasing realities of declining global trade and freight rates that are occurring in the first-half of 2023. Background Global wide transportation and logistics costs increased at unprecedented rates during 2021 and 2022.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 11, 2022

In this particular assessment, we reflect on our prediction that cost inflation trends that occurred among global logistics and transportation modes last year, would be unsustainable, and would drive remediation efforts. Mid-Year Global Transportation Assessment.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 3, 2016

This complexity is certainly evident in global logistics and ocean shipping, where shippers encounter many barriers to enabling a streamlined process, including: Inefficient Processes : A lot of shippers resort to manual processes to procure capacity and communicate shipment details with the many parties involved in ocean movements.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

In this February 10, 2023 edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech we highlight news related to Shopify and Flexport , as well as Frieghtos , each in the transportation and logistics visibility tech segment. Shopify itself has been growing inherent logistics services by way of acquisition.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 20, 2015

What’s probably the number one reason shippers avoid transporting their cargo by air? Air freight is often more expensive than any other mode of transportation. When considering the cost of a modal shift to air cargo, keep in mind that the freight cost is only one component of the equation. You guessed it: Cost.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The carrier has now announced plans to hike shipping rates 6.9 percent for its LTL Freight unit, beginning in January 2023. percent rate increase initiated for this year, along with ongoing fuel and other surcharges added for respective parcel or freight movements. percent to 7.9 This announcement is cumulative to the average 5.9

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3rdwave

JANUARY 17, 2020

Global transportation is the nexus through which all related international transportation information flows. Capturing, aggregating, and analyzing all the global supply chain transportation and product/SKU level detail is foundational to having end-to-end supply chain visibility. visibility to performance metrics.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 26, 2019

And bringing air freight services into the spotlight. . That’s where air freight and third party logistics providers (3PLs)—like C.H. The state of today’s air freight market. What comes to mind when you think about air freight? That’s not all air freight has to offer. Robinson—come in. The expense? Final thoughts.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 16, 2018

The air freight landscape has experienced some dramatic shifts in recent years. In fact, those events seem likely to produce some headwinds for air freight shippers in 2018 in locating available air capacity, especially during peak seasons. 3 Air Freight Trends to Watch for in 2018. Capacity is likely to become harder to find.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 26, 2019

And bringing air freight services into the spotlight. . That’s where air freight and third party logistics providers (3PLs)—like C.H. The state of today’s air freight market. What comes to mind when you think about air freight? That’s not all air freight has to offer. Robinson—come in. The expense? Final thoughts.

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Intelligent Audit

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

This is why transportation network optimization is important. What Is Transportation Network Optimization? Transportation network optimization is simply streamlining your network of logistics carriers, the methods for shipping, and the processes for managing the network. Ready Your Data.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 11, 2017

Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway. Here’s an easy way to think about the regular and potential future disruptors that could impact your ocean shipping strategy, and what you can do to prepare for what comes next. At these times of the year, you should see less risk to your standard ocean shipping strategy.

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Intelligent Audit

JANUARY 9, 2023

As the transportation industry waves goodbye (and good riddance) to 2022, innovative logistics professionals are already working hard to make 2023 a banner year for the global transportation industry. surcharge on shipments to domestic packages shipped to remote ZIP codes. Cloud-Based Business Intelligence and Analytics.

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Freightera

JANUARY 21, 2022

COVID-related supply chain pressures, ship and container shortages, combined with global transportation congestion, all have shaken international commerce. To access the system, sign up as a Buyer (primarily interested in sourcing) or Shipper (primarily interested in freight shipping) , login, and click on “Nearshoring”.

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TMC

MARCH 9, 2017

This shows that shippers are capitalizing on new mode/route combinations that will help them save cost, reduce lead time, and mitigate supply chain disruptions and risks (such as labor disputes in the ocean shipping industry). Identify global trade opportunities. The post The New Silk Road: Have You Evaluated Your Freight Options?

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TMC

MARCH 9, 2017

This shows that shippers are capitalizing on new mode/route combinations that will help them save cost, reduce lead time, and mitigate supply chain disruptions and risks (such as labor disputes in the ocean shipping industry). Identify global trade opportunities. The post The New Silk Road: Have You Evaluated Your Freight Options?

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Supply Chain Network

OCTOBER 9, 2018

But this may need to be rethought now that Satellites and AIS technology are being applied, and are capturing the “truth” about these activities, by monitoring actual ship movements and by comparing this to the related EDI arrival transactions for those same activities.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 9, 2015

Since the collapse of the housing market and the economy in 2008, the freight transportation industry has managed to claw its way out of a damaging situation and maintain historically low trucking rates. Unfortunately, this means an already-strained transportation industry will have additional needs. Reshoring Initiative.

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