Freight Plus

AUGUST 10, 2021

Uber Freight recognizes the importance of managed transportation. Uber Freight has aquired Transplace. Just incredible. On the domestic side, both dry vans and reefers continue to run tight in terms of capacity with rates remaining elevated. The LTL space remains significantly tight as well-no relief there at all.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

MARCH 31, 2022

The further disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could cause major disruptions to the global supply chain and impact South Africa. Global supply chains were starting to recover from two years of upheaval caused by the pandemic when the military crisis hit.

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Unleashed

MAY 1, 2023

The main contributing factor to that was the cost of freight. John Toon adds: “If freight cost is quadrupled between the time you’ve agreed on something with a customer and the time it lands, you’ve got a real challenge around how to account for that.”

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Enterra Insights

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

A decade ago, supply chain analyst Trevor Miles ( @milesahead ) wrote, “I almost feel that we should be shouting ‘Vuka’ which in Xhosa (one of the South Africa languages) means ‘wake up.’ They write, “Supply chains across the globe need a better mousetrap to keep freight spend under control and efficiently manage freight.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 11, 2017

Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway. This blog examines the “red” times, like the roughly three-month period we have just entered that is historically one of the regular disruptors in the ocean freight market. All of this will cause a tightening of space for ocean freight shipping. Regular disruptors. Golden Week.

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BlueYonder

AUGUST 6, 2013

Perhaps these are premature obituaries, but there is no doubt that the China-Africa trade is a significant phenomenon to reckon with and will have global economic implications in the years to come. Countries such as South Africa, Egypt and Nigeria can lead the way by tackling corruption and introducing faith in their institutions.

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Supply Chain Movement

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Partly thanks to emerging economies such as Russia, Brazil and South Africa, companies will increasingly be trading with partners outside of the European Union, which means that local customs and tax legislation and regulations will have an ever greater influence on business operations. 14 | Cross-border supply chains.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

For centuries the expense, risk, and frustration with ocean freight held back expansion of the international economy, despite the invention of the steam invention. First use of a modern container for ocean freight. Did You Know That … It wasn’t just about freight. Get instant freight quotes for container shipping.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

The Freightos System is SaaS for freight contract management, automatic price quotations, and business intelligence. For centuries, the expense, risk, and frustration with ocean freight held back expansion of the international economy, despite the invention of the steam invention. First use of a modern container for ocean freight.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JUNE 27, 2014

For example, during the second-round game between England and Germany in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, a shot from an English player hit the German crossbar, bounced down, and as replays showed, cleared the line by a wide margin. On rare occasions the calls are spectacularly wrong.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 15, 2024

Over 7,000 miles away, vessels that move containers through Egypt’s Suez Canal are waiting for naval escorts or avoiding the passage altogether to take a much longer voyage around South Africa. The Suez’s problems are geopolitical and those in Panama are climate-based, but both are roiling global trade.

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Supply Chain Network

OCTOBER 24, 2015

Furthermore, DSV will now be truly global within contract logistics and expand into road freight activities outside Europe. The combined companies will have a more balanced geographical footprint with approximately 61% of revenue in Europe, Middle East and North Africa, 17% in Americas, 16% in Asia (APAC) and 6% in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Logility

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Germany, South Africa, and South Korea were abundant in 2022. Labor issues raised many challenges in 2022, and the outlook remains unsteady, especially in the shipping industry, as we head into 2023. Labor actions like strikes in the U.S.,

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6 River Systems

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Sophie Miles is the VP of Marketing & Co-Founder of CalculatorBuddy.com , a tech company in expansion to USA, Canada, and South Africa. Analyze your requirements for how you break the freight on receipt. Sophie Miles. First, study the technological needs and get everything you need to adopt them.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Expertise: Sourcing, Supply Chain Analysis, Logistics & Transportation, Logistics Management Consulting, Freight (Maritime, Land, or Air), Logistics Technology Solutions. Paul Stephen Location: South Africa/ Remote Rating: 0/5.0 Matías Guarello Wilhelmy Location: Chile / Remote Rating: 5/5.0 Contact him now!

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

A behemoth in the logistics industry, UPS has operations in shipping, air freight, trucking, last-mile delivery and drone delivery. FedEx Corporation FedEx , previously known as Federal Express, is an American multinational freight company founded in 1971 as a system for urgent deliveries. Kuehne + Nagel Inc. Jacobs in 2011.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

This is due in part to the chokepoints they cause in the flow of global freight as well as the fact that they give people access to resources and commercial activity more effectively. The four most significant interoceanic passes in the globe are the Strait of Hormuz, the Strait of Malacca, the Suez Canal, and the Strait of Panama.

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QAD

JUNE 28, 2022

Taking Ford as an example, the company is working with key suppliers in China, India, Thailand and South Africa to eliminate over 4,900 metric tons of CO2 and 24 million gallons of water usage over the next three years.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 19, 2024

Red Sea news: Air freight rates could spike as Red Sea attacks disrupt shipments Global trade drops 1.3% Red Sea news: Air freight rates could spike as Red Sea attacks disrupt shipments Global trade drops 1.3% Air freight can slash delivery times to just a few days compared to weeks taken by ocean carriers.

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Supply Chain Movement

MAY 11, 2016

10 questions about Freight Spend Management. There are numerous ways a shipper can reduce freight spend. And freight costs are continuing to rise, pushed upward by factors such as globalized distribution and unpredictable fuel prices. This is an important aspect of managing freight spend. South Africa.

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Supply Chain Movement

MARCH 16, 2016

South Africa. South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands. Third, it is essential the system generate pre-invoices to reduce carrier invoice uncertainties, eliminate fraud, and manage freight spend. Saint Vincent and The Grenadines. San Marino. Sao Tome and Principe. Saudi Arabia. Seychelles. Sierra Leone.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

South Africa. South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands. The Japanese freight mover Kintetsu World Express has expanded recently outside its home market with the acquisition of APL Logistics, which has a strong base in America and Europe. Saint Vincent and The Grenadines. San Marino. Sao Tome and Principe.

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Intelligent Audit

MARCH 7, 2022

The new peak surcharges for FedEx Express parcel and freight services, effective March 7, 2022 , are as follows. Parcel and freight exports from Macau SAR, China to Europe, MEISA, some LAC countries 1 , and some APAC countries and territories 2 – Increasing $0.25 FedEx Express International Shipping Surcharges. per pound or $1.50

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Resilinc

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Will either navigate its vessels around the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, or temporarily pause their journey and reposition them in a safe location. On December 7, the Suez Canal Authority estimated that only 55 cargo ships had rerouted around Africa since November 19. Paused all shipments through the Red Sea (Dec 18).

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