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Americold’s positive perspective on Cold Storage challenges in Australia and New Zealand

Americold

Nobody could have predicted the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic on the global supply chains, caused primarily by lockdowns, labour shortage, freight issues and excessive customer demand fuelled by hysteria.

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Load Building and Optimization with Tom Moore

The Logistics of Logistics

Tom holds a Master’s degree in Operations Research and a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics (both with Honors) from the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. The results include improved on-time and in-full customer service, fuller loads, higher use of preferred freight carriers, and lower costs.

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Freight Rate News November 2015

Freightos

Wouldn’t it be amazing if someone could cut through the hype and summarize the key freight and logistics trends every month? If you prefer to find the news yourself, head over to our free roundup of nearly 100 digital logistics and supply chain news sources. There have been plenty of news items too on the booming U.S.

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The Cash Flow and Overstock Report: Potential USD$142,000 windfall from tighter stock control

Unleashed

In Australia it was AUD$231,000 In the United States is was USD$157,000 And in New Zealand it was NZD$215,000 “It’s a genuinely eye-opening number,” says Jarrod Adam, Head of Product at Unleashed. By the time we had adapted to new lead times, they had changed again.

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2020 Trends in Freight Transportation, and the COVID-19 Impact

Logistics Bureau

Now the entire freight transportation industry, across air, ocean, road, and rail sectors, is awash with disrupted expectations and has retreated into survival mode. Let’s take a look then, at each sector in turn, starting with air freight. Air Freight Transportation Trends 2020. The Freight Rate Roller Coaster.

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Customs Duty De Minimis Thresholds: A Guide for SMEs

Unleashed

In general the customer – or the importer – is liable to pay certain costs including any taxes or duties payable in their jurisdiction, along with freight, insurance and other handling costs. What is the de minimis rate for New Zealand? In New Zealand, the de minimis threshold is NZ$1,000.

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This Week in Logistics News (August 29 -September 2, 2016)

Talking Logistics

Online freight marketplace Freightos acquires Spain’s WebCargoNet (TechCrunch). ports and beyond, said shippers, importers and freight forwarders. Freight brokers in Asia said about 540,000 containers are expected to face delivery delays that one of them said could range from a few days to more than a month. UPS Announces U.S.