SCMDOJO

MAY 13, 2022

Each year around 700 million TEUs are shipped across the world keeping global trade and businesses running and more than eighty percent of global goods trade volumes are carried by sea, with about a sixth of that volume in shipping containers. Transshipment rollovers in South America declined by 3% from 46% to 43% year-on-year.

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Logistics Bureau

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The technologies and business models supporting these platforms are also being applied to logistics and supply chain management, especially across activities such as warehousing, transportation, and shipping—with astonishing success. 5) Freightos, Shipa Freight, Convoy. Why Businesses, Large and Small, Think it’s Fair to Share.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Bigger Container Ships Pose Bigger Risks (WSJ – sub. Robinson’s TMC Division Enters South American Marketplace. December 2014 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). With more than 30 cargo ships anchored offshore, countless supply chains scrambling, and the prospect of a $2 billion per day hit on the U.S.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 25, 2025

So what we could ship early from overseas that had already been produced, but maybe we intended to flow later in the year, we brought in. Outside of that, our top sourcing regions of Southeast Asia and Central and South America in aggregate account for about 85% of what comes into the U.S. I wear a number of hats these days.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Freight Rate Update Wk7. Weekly update article on the Freightos International Freight Index exploring rate trends and their driving forces. Coming out from the Chinese New Year holiday shutdown, with international freight movements from China at a standstill, air and ocean pricing from China barely moved last week. Manageable.

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Logistics Bureau

JULY 25, 2022

Given that some Asian and South American countries have no compunction about continuing to do business with Russia, and that many companies in the West have trade relationships in Asia and South America, the sanctions have caught many Western companies’ supply chains in a stranglehold. But the problems don’t stop there.

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Elementum

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Still, lithium batteries and similar goods are categorized as dangerous goods, which imposes restrictions and compliance requirements among airlines, ground handlers, freight forwarders and shippers across the supply chain. GAO suggests that many freight and commuter railroads may require one to five years to finish implementation.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Air Freight Frenzy: Freight Rate Update Wk 49. Last week saw yet more congestion for air freight, along with more sky-high air rates around the globe. US airports are experiencing significant congestion in the run-up to Christmas, affecting both domestic and international freight movements. Europe-South America Atlantic.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I also worked with a team of leading thinkers in developing the Future of Procurement Report (published by KPMG) , as well as publish the BVL International Global Logistics Trends and Strategies report with a team of leading academics and executives in Europe, China, North and South America, Russia, and India.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Freight Rate Update Wk6. Weekly update article on the Freightos International Freight Index exploring rate trends and their driving forces. Air Freight Pricing. That said, China-US air freight rates barely moved from last week, currently at $3.25-$5.00 (USD/kg). Ocean Freight Pricing. Europe-South America Pacific.

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Global Trade Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

That was the message of a panel of experts on perishables shipping Wednesday at the AirCargo Americas Conference in Miami. • Disagreements over shipping practices within the industry itself. . • Disagreements over shipping practices within the industry itself. • Inconsistent computer communications.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2013

You probably started your TMS project to manage shipping costs for your high-value freight, inbound or outbound. If you’re outsourcing Freight Audit & Payment, have you integrated your freight pay partner with your TMS so they have access to the most current rates and carrier information? Now ship away!

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Shipchain

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

With that being said, we are in ongoing discussions and have active pilots and customers in Asia, Africa, and Central and South America outside of the US. As many of you know, the freight industry runs on incredibly small margins, so keeping per-shipment costs low and consistent is paramount to product success.

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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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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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Freightera

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Frost & Sullivan places Freightera among ‘Key Automated On-Demand Brokerage Solutions in North America’ along with Uber Freight and Convoy. ” Frost & Sullivan research showing Freightera among ‘Key Solutions’ for freight automation and high growth potential to 2025. trillion USD.

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Stord

APRIL 26, 2022

Brands, like Gap and Lululemon , are using expensive air freight routes to get items faster and circumvent port congestion. Sellers, like Home Depot and Walmart , are chartering their own cargo ships to ensure freight capacity for their products. businesses are experimenting with additional ways of transport. As the U.S.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Blog More Resources Home September 17, 2024 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. America weekly increased 2% to $1.69/kg.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 6, 2023

West Coast dockworkers incurring job actions that are hindering container ship unloading among various port terminals. But shipping industry sources now indicate that negotiations deteriorated last week over the scope of expected dockworker wage increases. Labor contract renewal negotiations among the labor unions representing U.S.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Passages, capes, and straits are defined as geographical areas through which international shipping routes must transit. These routes are typically found connecting important marketplaces with active commercial trade systems, such as Western Europe, North America, and East Asia. Potential for closure or interruption.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 15, 2013

Old Dominion also provide ocean freight service including full container load (FCL) and less-than-container load (LCL) service offerings. Old Dominion also provides household moving services, white glove services, and trade show shipping as part of their expedited division. LTL Carrier Profile: Old Dominion History.

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EMERGE App

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

You will most likely see little or no swimwear sales during the colder months of October, November and December — unless of course you sell your products in states that enjoy stable weather all year round such as California and Florida, or export to countries in the southern hemisphere such as South America, Australia and New Zealand.

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Resilinc

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Central and South America have the young workforce that can staff the ecosystem of cost-effective suppliers U.S. Shipping by land can be less costly and more efficient than the ocean shipping from Asian countries on which the U.S. supply chains. now depends. and Canadian firms in Mexican supply chains and logistics.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2018

3Gtms Releases Quick Ship Portal. CMA CGM and Freightos sign landmark agreement advancing digitization in the shipping industry. Maersk wants to slash carbon emissions from shipping to zero. Simply put, the real-time freight visibility market is moving beyond domestic, truck-based transportation and going multi-modal and global.

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QAD

MARCH 21, 2019

For comparison, this makes the country about half the size of Russia or South America, and more than twice the size of the European Union. It is bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. Annual freight traffic equaled about 37.22 not including its overseas territories, has about 9.8 million sq. million sq.

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