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Freight Market Snapshot: Houthi Attacks in Red Sea and Suez Canal News Updates
Freightos
DECEMBER 19, 2023
But with alternative routes and plenty of excess capacity available, operations should continue reasonably well, and freight rates are unlikely to spike to extreme highs. 18th, 2023, Source: Marinetraffic Since mid-November multiple ships have been attacked in the Red Sea by Houthi forces in Yemen.
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Shipper Prep Tips for the CVSA Roadcheck, 72-Hour Capacity Reduction
GlobalTranz
APRIL 30, 2021
CVSA-certified inspectors will commit a blitz of inspections across North America, creating a sudden strain on resources for both domestic and cross-border freight. The best way to avoid disruption is to source and have readily available resources to expand capacity at a moment’s notice.
DAT IQ: The Metrics that Matter with Samuel Parker
The Logistics of Logistics
MAY 1, 2024
Samuel is Director of Product Marketing at DAT Freight & Analytics ‘ Shipper segment. DAT operates the largest truckload freight marketplace in North America. About Samuel Parker Samuel is the Associate Director for DAT Freight & Analytics’ Shipper segment.
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Scaling a FreightTech Business with Mark McEntire
The Logistics of Logistics
DECEMBER 1, 2023
Mark’s 35 years in transportation and logistics includes 17 years of experience with Transplace (now Uber Freight), where he held the position of Sr. An experience that was built by freight practitioners for freight practitioners. Freight Settlement Automation: Simplify and streamline freight payment process.
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Net-Zero Commitments Are Reshaping Carbon Tracking in CPG Supply Chains
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 17, 2025
In North America, 81% of consumers said they would stop buying products from brands they learned were harming the environment. Tesco and Walmart have announced procurement policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions and promoting sustainability throughout their extended supply chains. Retailers are following suit.
Running on Ice: New partnerships come to the cold chain
Freight Waves
JULY 11, 2025
The initiative is designed to provide a fully integrated, end-to-end platform for temperature-sensitive product management, from procurement to disposal. This partnership is a natural extension of our commitment to sustainability and innovation,” said Shelly Huber, Chief Procurement Officer of Compass Group North America. “By
Savvy Supply Chain Leaders Aren’t Letting a Good Downturn Go to Waste
Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 2, 2023
Freight rates have plummeted, brokerages are struggling, and the industry is still bloated with excess inventory. With the right data you can reduce your overall transportation costs, both accessorial costs and overall freight spend. Closer to home for supply chain professionals, driver shortages continue to plague the industry.
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The Counter to Constant Supply Chain Volatility Is Pervasive Visibility and Industry Collaboration
Logistics Viewpoints
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
Real-time transportation visibility platforms tell shippers and their broker/carrier partners where their freight is at any point on its journey. And for our global supply chains, that transformation cannot happen fast enough. Real-time visibility into “static goods” — wherever they may be — is the foundation for managing through volatility.
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Italy’s Ferrero to Buy U.S. Cereal Icon Kellogg
Supply Chain Brain
JULY 11, 2025
For several years, Ferrero has been seeking to grow its business in North America, making a series of acquisitions, including Nestlé’s U.S. confectionary business in 2018.
How Does Procurement Create Value? Insights from CPO Speakers at Zycus Horizons Conference
Supply Chain View from the Field
NOVEMBER 10, 2014
In addition to the procurement executives, I also got to meet Captain Dick Phillips, the captain of note in the film “Captain Phillips” We had a chance to talk about his experience, and he also presented to the group about the incredible experience he went through. Does procurement add to top line revenue.
This Week in Logistics News (April 2 – 8)
Logistics Viewpoints
APRIL 8, 2022
Chipotle Mexican Grill says its goal to source and sell chicken that’s certified as humanely raised has been delayed because its suppliers weren’t able to make the necessary changes without disrupting supply. At the same time, the number of suppliers in China that received procurement bids declined by 9 percent in 2021.
This Week in Supply Chain Tech May 23 2025
Supply Chain Matters
MAY 23, 2025
Flock Freight Secures $60 Million in Series E Funding Flock Freight , described as the largest Shared Truckload (STL) freight brokerage in the United States, has raised $60 million in its Series E funding round. This Series A round brings total funding to $43 million to-date. percent cost savings on every $1M of spend.
100+ Supply Chain Crisis Statistics: Raw Materials, Covid-19, Labor Shortages, and More
ToolsGroup
APRIL 1, 2022
Thanks to container prices rising as much as 600%, money that could be used for advertising went to freight companies instead. 28% of global retailers have tried to find alternative sourcing options due to supply chain issues (RetailNext, 2020). Source: Consultancy.UK. Image source: Fortune. Image source: Financial Times.
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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- June 26 2025
Supply Chain Matters
JUNE 26, 2025
Supply Wisdom Secures $14 Million Series B Funding Continuous and multi-domain procurement supply risk intelligence technology provider Supply Wisdom has secured $14 million in a Series B funding round. Risk is assessed for both indirect or direct materials procurement teams and their supply networks.
Experts Discuss How to Streamline Global Supply Chain
Supply Chain Opz
NOVEMBER 9, 2014
Whether you''re a manufacturing company in China, a sourcing agent in London or a world''s leading company in Silicon Valley, we''re all in a global supply chain networks. Research from APQC’s Open Standards Benchmarking in procurement shows that organizations without formal SRM programs report 121 percent longer supplier lead times.
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Time to Squeeze Carriers for Better Rates?
Talking Logistics
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
There was a deceleration in freight volumes during the second half of 2015 which continued into the first month of 2016. So, that tells me that the inventory situation continues to weigh on truck freight volumes. percent in December from November , with December 2015 freight shipments down 2.0 percent from December 2014.
Dollars Delayed, Suppliers Dismayed: The True Cost of Late Payments
Supply Chain Brain
JUNE 10, 2025
For smaller fashion brands, as highlighted by Glossy , the financial burden of tariffs can be especially acute, often forcing them to absorb higher costs or shift their sourcing strategies entirely. Steve Carpenter is chief operating officer of Creditsafe North America.
This Week in Logistics News (February 18-22, 2013)
Talking Logistics
FEBRUARY 22, 2013
Con-way Truckload and Con-way Multimodal Join Forces to Launch New Intermodal Service for North America. CombineNet and Transplace Extend Partnership in Delivering Advanced Transportation Procurement Solution to North America. Robinson Introduces Navisphere App for Customers.
Extreme weather’s impact on supply chains
Resilinc
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
Within a week of the COP26 conference wrapping up, massive floods in British Columbia severed the freight railroad serving the Vancouver, home of Canada’s largest port. We are chasing around North America trying to find other suppliers—at much higher rates,” the CEO of an Edmonton food manufacturer told the CBC. If so, when?
A Conversation with Vittorio Favati, TVS Supply Chain Solutions GFS
The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
JUNE 30, 2022
The experience stems from the ground up as an operator, then assuming global roles spanning Asia, Europe, and North America and the journey has been incredibly exciting and fulfilling. Today, a dominance of production and sourcing is considered far-sourcing, driven by attractive labour rates in Asia.
Lean Transportation: Are you Using Lean Thinking for Transportation Management? If not, Why?
GlobalTranz
AUGUST 9, 2016
The are the 8 Rights of Lean Transportation thinking: Right Materials, Right Quantity, Right time, Right Place, Right Source, Right Price, Right Quantity, and. According to Michael Roeth of the North American Council for Freight Efficiency, the difference in fuel economy between the best and the worst driver can be up to 25 percent.
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Canada Rail Disruption Underway- Impacts to Industry Supply Networks
Supply Chain Matters
AUGUST 22, 2024
Supply Chain Matters updates readers and multi-industry supply chain teams on the implications of today’s development of a nationwide Canadian rail freight transport disruption. At this point it is unclear if passenger rail services across Canada, which utilize freight routes for travel will also be impacted.
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U.S. Freight Logistics Industry Recession Continues with Some Hopeful Signs
Supply Chain Matters
MAY 22, 2023
freight and logistics industry continues to mitigate recessionary conditions including the April 2023 Logistics Manager Index reaching its lowest level lowest level in six years and one-half years. freight, logistics and parcel movement industry. Freight rate reportedly fell 37 percent. The LMI has now declined 6.7
From Exports to Delivery: Simplifying PPE Shipping
CH Robinson Transportfolio
JUNE 29, 2020
Over the past several months, China has been the main source for PPE. So, it’s important you’re up to date on the latest regulations to avoid your freight being held up. Metered freight solutions. In this environment, we’re seeing companies turn to air freight to move their personal protective equipment quickly.
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The Endless Complexities of the Ocean side of Supply Chains
SCMDOJO
MAY 13, 2022
Fast moving forward into 2022 ongoing widespread congestions in ports, container shortages, and volatile shifts in demand for goods from Western economies causing freight rates to skyrocket ended up adding extreme pressure on the main cost drivers of the ocean side of the supply chains and beyond. Source: project44 Monthly report.
Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Update September 18 2023
Supply Chain Matters
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
Flexport Focus Turns to Profitability and Cost Reduction In our supply chain technology breaking news update on September 7 th , we highlighted the sudden resignation of Dave Clark from the CEO role of freight technology start-up Flexport. Clark, who assumed the sole CEO role in March after company founder Ryan Petersen handed over the reins.
‘New Normal’ Consequences: Soaring Container Shipping Rates
BlueYonder
MAY 14, 2021
One of the factors in that evaluation would also be the freight costs you incurred for that container and any additional costs if you are expediting another shipment. If you were to check the freight invoice, you probably paid four times the cost of the container as compared to last year! Chart Source: Freightwaves).
Supply Chains in Recovery Mode: Forcing C-Level Focus on Digitally Transforming Their Supply Chains for 2022 and Beyond
BlueYonder
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
Impact: This is resulting in procurement teams scrambling to find new supply sources, while engineers are looking for substitutions alternatives, and other company leaders are figuring out how to bring more in-house for a vertical integrated approach.
This Week In Supply Chain Management Tech- June 14 2022
Supply Chain Matters
JUNE 14, 2022
San Francisco -based Onera provides retail technology that connects inventory across siloed systems and transforms them into a single, real-time source of inventory status. Freightos Limited , a global freight booking and payment platform, and Gesher I Acquisition Corp., Freightos Merges With Gesher I SPAC.
COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict Global Supply Chain News Capsule March 23 2022
Supply Chain Matters
MARCH 23, 2022
Canadian Pacific is the sixth-largest North America freight railway, and in December 2021 completed an agreement to acquire U.S. Upwards of 3,000 rail workers reportedly returned to work yesterday to resume rail operations across North America after a breakdown in labor settlement talks occurred last Saturday.
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Evidence Mounts of Non Peak Holiday Season in Transportation and Logistics
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. Last week we cited a report by The Wall Street Journal indicating that the CEO of the globe’s largest freight forwarder, Kuehne + Nagel , indicated that “ There’s no peak season to be expected in 2023.”
Seasoned Leadership in Action™ – An Interview with Bronwen Hann, President at Argentus
Supply Chain Game Changer
JANUARY 15, 2019
I consulted with some of the contacts I’d built at the executive level across North America. We’ve built a peerless network in the areas of Procurement, Logistics, Change Management, Strategic Sourcing, Planning, and other functional areas in Supply Chain. At that point, I found myself at a bit of a crossroads.
Rivian Automotive Learns Another Important Supply Chain Focused Lesson
Supply Chain Matters
MARCH 29, 2023
The essence of this report that cites an informed source, indicates that Rivian is about to initiate a manufacturing reorganization that will include the relocation of portions of the start-up’s manufacturing engineering team to be directly resident at the company’s Normal, Illinois production facility.
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Breaking: Binding Arbitration Ordered in Canadian Rail Stoppage
Supply Chain Matters
AUGUST 23, 2024
Multi-Industry Implications Averted As noted in our and various other business media reporting, The multi-industry implications of this transportation disruption to North America transport needs were significant, especially if the rail stoppage extended to multiple days.
This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech- August 9 2024
Supply Chain Matters
AUGUST 9, 2024
What has transpired is an aggressive acquisition strategy to deploy a network consisting of upwards of 480 cold-storage distribution centers, amounting to upwards of 3 billion cubic feet across North America , Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Lineage has reportedly acquired 116 businesses since its founding in 2028.
More Evidence of Supply Chain Cost Inflation Impacting Various Industries
Supply Chain Matters
AUGUST 2, 2022
Global consumer product goods provider Nestle in its latest report of quarterly financial performance indicated that despite being able to raise prices for a wide variety of marketed products, higher costs for commodities, freight and energy continue eroding profit margins. percent in North America. All rights reserved. .
7 Mini Case Studies: Successful Supply Chain Cost Reduction and Management
Logistics Bureau
MAY 24, 2019
The company was replenishing dealers’ inventory weekly, using direct shipment and cross-docking operations from source warehouses located near Deere & Company’s manufacturing facilities. Procurement analysis. Retail activity is extremely seasonal, with the majority of sales occurring between March and July.
This Week in Supply Chain Tech- January 19 2024
Supply Chain Matters
JANUARY 19, 2024
Magazine as one of the fastest growing technology companies in North America. The area’s intermodal freight transport options as well as a highly skilled workforce trained in oil and gas engineering were noted as further key factors. governmental agencies to include U.S. Customs and Border Control, the U.S.
Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech December 13 2022 Edition
Supply Chain Matters
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Founded in 2000, Germany based Transporeon provides a digital freight platform the supports more than 1,200 shippers, 100 large retailers, and over 120,000 logistics services providers and carriers. The company manages operations from eight different global office locations and can converse business in twenty-five different languages.
Tentative Deal Reached in UPS Labor Contract
Supply Chain Matters
JULY 26, 2023
This contract is characterized as the single largest private-sector collective bargaining agreement in North America. Added evidence came this week when FedEx’s unionized air freight pilots voted to reject a negotiated contract that was tentatively reached in May and initially endorsed by union leadership.
Continued Disruption and Added Cost Inflation Reflected in Key Global Transportation and Logistics Indices in March and Q1 2022
Supply Chain Matters
APRIL 7, 2022
Part of this decrease may be attributed to temporary declining freight volumes as regions in Asia continue to deal with COVID-19 related suspensions of production, shipping or transport operations. That compares to $9,279.46 per 40-foot container reported at the end of February. This index stood at $9,304 at the end of 2021.
Parade now utilizes DAT RateView
Parade
OCTOBER 5, 2020
The integration - born out of the growing expectation for freight brokerages to become natively digital - will provide Parade customers with access to DAT’s RateView. This will grant them access to current and historical freight rates on more than 65,000 lanes across North America. About DAT Solutions. About Parade.
Parade now utilizes DAT RateView
Parade
JUNE 11, 2020
The integration - born out of the growing expectation for freight brokerages to become natively digital - will provide Parade customers with access to DAT’s RateView. This will grant them access to current and historical freight rates on more than 65,000 lanes across North America. About DAT Solutions.
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