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How Volkswagen and Maersk Solved an Export Bottleneck with “Cars in Containers”

Logistics Viewpoints

Its long-established logistics model, built around rail and RoRo (Roll-on/Roll-off) shipping, could no longer keep pace. Together, they launched the Cars in Containers (CIC) programan innovative approach to ship finished vehicles in ocean containers, bypassing reliance on rail capacity and specialized car carriers.

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RocketFuel: Fintech for Fulfillment with Braden DiCristofano

The Logistics of Logistics

Braden is the Co-founder and CEO of Launch Fulfillment and RocketFuel, two high-growth companies transforming the logistics and fintech landscapes. About Braden DiCristofano Braden DiCristofano is the Co-founder and CEO of Launch Fulfillment and RocketFuel, two high-growth companies transforming the logistics and fintech landscapes.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 11 – 17)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Descartes Systems Group , a global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that it has acquired GroundCloud, the creator of a cloud-hosted final-mile automation platform, for $138 million. The average contract cost of shipping a container from China to the U.S.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 26 – March 4)

Logistics Viewpoints

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Ukraine in the news: War in Ukraine disrupts ships around the globe. The world’s biggest container ship operators, A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S and Mediterranean Shipping Co., Ukraine invasion and the semi-conductor chip impact. Walmart steps up automated store distribution.

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PayCargo and Gnosis Freight to Power Container Payment Portal for Hapag-Lloyd

Logistics Viewpoints

The Container Payment Portal will serve as the primary interface for Hapag-Lloyd customers to manage compliance with the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA) and facilitate the payment of import line demurrage charges for U.S. ” About PayCargo PayCargo is the most trusted logistics payment platform for faster release of cargo.

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Supply Chain Risk Management: Could You Face a Category 4 Supply Chain Disaster?

Kinaxis

Many of the states affected contained key ports and supply destinations, as well as transportation and logistics hubs. Going up the coast in Jacksonville, FL, there is a huge port that receives the second-most automobiles in the US along with all types of cargo. They would be handling maybe twice as many ships in a typical set of days.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 8-12, 2018)

Talking Logistics

The VP of Supply Chain and Logistics at our house (aka my wife) has been out of the country this week. So, while I count the days and hours and minutes until she gets back, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) Activates For Latest Major Hurricane Of 2018.