The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In 2020, John returned to the Logistics industry creating an effective IT department at MegaCorp streamlining processes and moving to 100% cloud platform for freight management. Carrier network: Maintains a network of vetted and certified transportation partners.

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AUGUST 14, 2023

Ocean Risk Management part 2: Navigating Global Shipping Alliance The shipping industry continues to evolve. In this article, we explore the pros and cons of the alliance model in the shipping industry, compare the solo strategy versus alliance strategy, and provide tips on how shippers can prepare for market swings.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Our vision at TRAMES, is to reduce global trade barriers through digitalizing international freight and transportation. TRAMES is all about International Freight Orchestration (IFO). a) Across the various actors in any single transport chain. c) Digital Freight Forwarders. What TRAMES Aims to Tackle.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

E-commerce value will exceed $4 trillion by 2025, and demand for e-commerce requires seamless integration between traditional shipping practices and an e-commerce shipping plan. Its global nature makes conventional shipping strategies inefficient and utterly unworkable. Access to multi-modal shipping and drop shipping options.

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Turvo

AUGUST 20, 2021

Changes are frequently happening within the freight and shipping industry, and no exception compares, around the nation or the world, to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Consider this, reports Kevin Hill via Global Trade Magazine , “The supply chain constantly changes, which in turn, affects the logistics organization.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The application of data can help shippers gain control of shipping costs and make informed decisions, and the top freight data trends for 2019 exemplify how the use of a transportation management system (TMS) can further this cause. As omnichannel shopping becomes the standard for consumers, the use of freight data will excel.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

What does the transportation industry have to do with a global pandemic? I’m not talking about how shipping and logistics are key in keeping the supply chain connected during global health crises so we can keep essential supplies like medicine, food, and toilet paper moving. by Tim Foote, Founder of Susymbio.

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Intelligent Audit

APRIL 20, 2022

Keeping up with the latest news in the transportation services market means following industry leaders and keeping up with current events and updates to the industry. While the exact details are not known, there has been a lot to discuss with the shipping giant and the freight market in general. Million in the Next Decade.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

The Freightos System is SaaS for freight contract management, automatic price quotations, and business intelligence. There are two ways to view the History of Shipping Containers. Below, you can also view the history of shipping containers in one infographic. Malcom McLean and the History of Shipping Containers.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Recently, CEVA Logistics joined the Singapore Changi Airport community in a humanitarian aid project to transport 14,000-kilogram of oxygen concentrators from Los Angeles to Jakarta via Singapore. We want to support and enrich these local communities through what we do best: logistics and transportation services. Acting for Planet.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The transport and logistics industry has started to engage differently in the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference. Additional three zero (3Zs) emission initiatives were launched at COP26 that will help the transport and logistics industry to contribute its fair share to the decarbonization of economy and society.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Additionally, the superior speed vs. ground transportation is unquestioned. Singapore for example has allowed for delivery to ships in its waters. While delivering medicines, food and spare parts, Skyports electric drones by design also eliminate all of the carbon emissions and much of the danger in ship to ship cargo transfers.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Responding to the 2023 IMO GHG Strategy by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Mikael Lind and Robert Ward Illustration: Sandra Haraldson, RISE 7 July 2023 marked a historic day for the shipping sector when the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted its 2023 IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (2023 Strategy).

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

The History of the Shipping Container. 26 April 2016 marks the 60th anniversary of the maiden voyage of the Ideal X and the birth of modern container shipping, a development that played a critical role in spurring the global economy. But the modern shipping container has changed much more than one industry. Malcom McLean.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The right way” emphasizes that our fundamental relationship with the Earth demands that products be made and transported in ways not harmful to the Earth. To eliminate unneeded transport or unnecessary miles is always something the logistics manager needs to do. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – September 2022.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 19, 2023

Emerging Supply Chain Trends – A Look at Evolving Finished Vehicle Logistics Amid Market Shifts and Trends Feature Article by Laurent Sik , Head of Operations, CEVA FVL APAC Automobiles, as a form of transportation, are indispensable in today’s world and will remain a crucial part of our lives for a long time to come.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 21, 2017

Unless your organization has been absent from the takeover of TMS in the conversations of online and print media, you have likely encountered plenty of reasons why a transportation management system (TMS) benefits shippers. Let’s take a closer look at how Transportation Management System ROI actively strengthens supply chains.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Every industry sector and every business across the board, in APAC and around the globe have been impacted by the Great Supply Chain Disruption over the last two years, causing a blow out of transportation costs and continuous delays at every stage of the channel. Greener Shopping and Shipping: The Rise of Carbon Neutral e-Commerce Delivery.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Do You Have Hidden Freight Costs? Freight Budget article and permission to publish here provided by Adam Robinson at Freightwaves. Freight costs and budget adherence are among the most important and often overlooked aspects of transportation management. Where Freight Managers Go Wrong with the Budget.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 21, 2023

When we as individuals are going to and from work, we experience physically, the emitting of greenhouse gasses by our transportation sector. What if technology came into the picture that allowed for far less moving about in fossil fuel burning transport? We can see the exhaust coming out of tailpipes from cars and trucks.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 23, 2023

Since then, he has been leaving an indelible mark on the industry, earning accolades such as being recognized as one of Ingram’s Magazine’s 40 Under Forty and was also identified as a “Heavy Hitter in Commercial Real Estate” by the KC Business Journal. Tusk save Shippers 40% or more on small parcel shipping.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Do you transport your products to your customers on the other side of the world in a container ship? Well, how much carbon did the ship emit in the course of the move? If you purchased trucks for your shipping fleet, how much carbon was emitted in making those vehicles? Are Ocean Freight Prices Absolutely Broken?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

The tight capacity and shipping downtime can increase rates and severely disrupt freight flow for months. As it takes time for shipping to reset back to ordinary capacity levels and flows, this change impacts rates, and can also influence other supply chain decisions where transportation rates and on-time performance play a major role.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

When I was advised that this month’s LogiSYM Magazine would have some focus on digitization, I immediately thought about the absence of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data in our everyday life. Crucially, the system will calculate the carbon emissions spewed out with every transportation move. Believe me, it’s impressive!

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

Breaking out of the traditional sales process, CEVA Logistics launched MyCEVA, a digital, web-based freight forwarding platform offering instant quotations, fast booking, end-to-end visibility and assistance from booking to delivery. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – May 2021. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – May 2021.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 14, 2017

Transportation management systems ( TMSs ) are not a new concept, but where they are hosted now, in the cloud, is still new to the shipping industry. There is a stereotype in shipping; bigger business means low-cost shipping rates and better deals with carriers. You simply log in and go. In a Nutshell.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

IDC also forecasts that by 2023, 30 percent of Asian enterprises will ship freight using a SaaS-enabled platform, resulting in improved efficiencies in load matching and reduced shipping costs. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – September 2021. It provides capacity where and when organisations need it most.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

“Spot Market Freight Indices Continue Surge to Three-Year Highs”. The Value in Orchestrating a Scheduled Transportation Plan”. These three headlines from Transport Topics and Food Shippers of America magazine tell the story of one of the most important challenges facing shippers in North America leading into 2018.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

In respect to logistics and transport something remarkable happened at COP26. The first Z – Zero emission road transport: Global MOU for ZE-MHDVs . In 2018, according to data from the International Energy Agency (IEA) road transport accounted for three-quarters of transport emissions. Most of this, 45.1

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GlobalTranz

AUGUST 28, 2017

More than 25 million small packages , otherwise known as parcels, are shipped daily. Meanwhile, the top 10 commodities shipped tend to be bulky and require less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping. But, the lines between parcel and LTL shipping have started to blur in recent years. When to Choose LTL Shipping.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

APRIL 21, 2020

The Summer 2020 issue of Food Shippers of America Magazine has dropped. Specifically, the issue published two articles addressing the use and utilization of TMS platforms by food shipping organizations. This article makes the case for a food shipper to replace manual transportation management processes with TMS automation.

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Freightera

MARCH 1, 2022

Freightera CEO wins award for elegant marketplace solution for businesses, reducing shipping cost and CO2 emissions from freight transportation. Changemakers is an editorial award program produced by Report on Business magazine at The Globe and Mail. . ” About The Globe and Mail . About Freightera.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 3, 2023

Singapore is one of the largest fuelling stations of the world (over 20% of ship fuelling happens here), so capacity for sustainable fuels is critical for global sustainability efforts. 2022 also saw the major ship lines come out with their decarbonisation strategies to get to zero emissions by 2050. MORE FROM THIS EDITION.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 18, 2014

has become a major oil and gas producer , which has been to the advantage of fabricators that serve not only drilling and extraction, but also heavy transportation. These total costs also include hard costs such as the freight rates negotiated with carriers at an expert level through the 3PLs carrier relations team.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 27, 2012

Inbound Logistics magazine is one of the magazines that I read every single month. Both the magazine and the website have top notch information for logistics guys like me. Inbound Logistics is my go to magazine when I am looking for logistics best practices.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 25, 2022

The First: The Transportation Era (1950s). The Fourth: Transportation, Deregulation, Physical Distribution and Business Logistics (1980s). The 1950s – The Transportation Era. . In the 1950s, transportation was in focus. Several universities offered courses in the field of transportation.

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Supply Chain Collaborator

JUNE 20, 2016

The June issue of American Shipper magazine published an article by Cook on developing sustainable relationships which this blogger found to be compelling because most of the advice his piece provides can be realized via the use of good, cloud-based TMS software. Nothing makes transportation managers more unsettled than the unknown.

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