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Freight Market Intelligence: Data is crucial, but context is king

Freightos

In this article, Eytan Buchman, Freightos’ CMO, discusses the importance of data and context in global freight and logistics. The future of global freight data lies in real-time information, contextual insights, and aggregated data that can help companies make better decisions and adapt to a rapidly changing industry.

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2023 Q1 Freight Market Update

Zipline Logistics

What a whirlwind the 2022 Freight Market was – we saw inflation, fuel prices, and freight rates hit record highs. Russian-Ukraine War . The Russian-Ukraine War continues to rage on 10 months later. . American businesses depend on Russia and Ukraine for a plethora of commodities. Freight Market .

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Highlights from the BGSA Conference with Ben Gordon

The Logistics of Logistics

Ben Gordon, is the Founder of Cambridge Capital (private equity), BGSA (advice), and the Ukraine Logistics Coalition (humanitarian aid) About Ben Gordon Benjamin Gordon is the Founder and Managing Partner of Cambridge Capital. Cambridge Capital leverages BGSA’s unique approach to strategy-led investment banking for the supply chain.

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What Shippers and Retailers Need to Know for Peak Season Planning 2022

The Logistics of Logistics

The ongoing Ukraine–Russia conflict has caused turmoil in significant parts of the global food chain, and in fact, Ukraine is a major exporter of barley (30% of global totals), wheat (25%), and sunflower oil (60%). Further, Ukraine supplies more than one-half of the world’s neon gas necessary for printing circuits on computer chips.

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COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict Global Supply Chain News Capsule March 23 2022

Supply Chain Matters

In this Supply Chain Matters March 23 rd edition of our COVID-19 and Ukraine Conflict News Capsule, we provide updates to ongoing industry supply chain developments and disruptions of concern to our reading audience. importers are resetting inventory ordering strategies to avoid any contentious contract talks this summer.

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Strategic Priorities for Post Pandemic Supply Chains

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The three colossal ‘Black Swan’ events of recent years – COVID-19, the Suez Canal closure and the ongoing crisis in Ukraine – are being supplemented with numerous economic challenges. Ever increasing costs in Asia, geopolitical tensions and trade tariffs are further de-stabilising supply chains.

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Supply Chain Normalcy? Think Again.

Supply Chain Shaman

Over four-hundred days of war in Ukraine. As consumer spending fell, the days of escalating ocean freight and extreme shipping variability eased this year. Rationalize global strategies to focus on building markets based on in-market sourcing. Growing tensions between China and trading partners. Unrest in Sudan.