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Highlights from TPM 2023 with Peter Tirschwell

The Logistics of Logistics

In his role Peter leads The Journal of Commerce, the historic New York City maritime newspaper founded in 1827, today a team of specialized business journalists focused on the end-to-end international shipping supply chain including shipping, ports, airfreight, trucking, rail and home delivery, addressed to the needs of shippers.

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Infor Nexus is Taking an Interesting Approach to Generative AI

Logistics Viewpoints

A good example is saying “What are my demurrage issues at the Port of Long Beach?” Demurrage is a fine paid when a shipper can’t move a shipping container during the allotted period. These visual controls present the information in an intuitive and verifiable way and enable the users to dive right into the data.”

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Shipping Costs in 2022: How Shippers Will Account for Congestion and Stay Strategic

Intelligent Audit

The global pandemic has changed the transportation and shipping industry in many ways, some of which will linger for years to come. Issues with logistics and shipping capacity continue to haunt supply chain management as experts predict that the shipping bottlenecks and backlogs at big U.S. ports will continue well into 2022.

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Black Friday 2016: Brought To You By Logistics

Freightos

Even items that were traditionally reserved for air – like cellphones and other high-value items – are now occasionally shipped by ocean. The highest price for shipping any one unit (on a 50″ TV manufactured in Taiwan) was estimated at $20. Shipping it back is even cheaper.

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13 Reasons Why Taylor Swift Did Not Cause the Vinyl Record Shortage

BlueYonder

But I think the blame might be misplaced here, and that’s why I’m presenting 13 reasons — 13 being Taylor’s favorite number — why Taylor Swift did not cause the vinyl record shortage: 1. You’ve heard about big box retailers sidestepping the global supply shortages by chartering their own cargo ships , right?

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What Should Supply Chain Management Teams Anticipate in 2023 and Beyond- Part One

Supply Chain Matters

Disruptions were brought about not only by the persistent and recurring spread of Covid -19 infections globally, but also significant storms and natural disasters, a one-week blockage of one of world’s most transited shipping canals, followed by complete disarray among global shipping schedules.

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Yantian Port Congestion: How Can Shippers Navigate Another Major Supply Chain Disruption?

CH Robinson Transportfolio

With today’s demand, most shippers would classify all their freight as a top priority but shipping it all at once may not be realistic. It’s important to sit down and have those conversations now so when the opportunity presents itself for portions of your freight to move, like in an LCL shipment, you’re ready to make the call.