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E2open’s Ocean Shipping Index Reveals Notably Improved Cross-Ocean Transit Time for Global Freight Deliveries

E2open

(NYSE: ETWO), the connected supply chain SaaS platform with the largest multi-enterprise network, today released the Q4 2022 edition of its Ocean Shipping Index, a quarterly report that offers data-driven insights to better manage the movement of goods around the globe and on key lanes between Asia, North America, and Europe.

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Ocean Risk Management part 2: Navigating Global Shipping Alliance

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Ocean Risk Management part 2: Navigating Global Shipping Alliance The shipping industry continues to evolve. In this article, we explore the pros and cons of the alliance model in the shipping industry, compare the solo strategy versus alliance strategy, and provide tips on how shippers can prepare for market swings.

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The Journey to End-to-End (E2E) Supply Chain Visibility Is Ongoing

Logistics Viewpoints

This is the portion of E2E that is most commonly referred to as “real-time transportation visibility”. Data on ocean shipments, for example, is generally available across the globe, due primarily to greater standardization in ocean shipping. But E2E is much bigger, and this is what industry leaders cannot afford to be confused about.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

Separately, the company said in the past year, Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit sued or referred for investigation over 1,300 criminals in the U.S., Cargo ships lost 661 containers at sea in 2022, down from the 15-year average of 1,566 lost per year, according to the latest figures from the World Shipping Council (WSC).

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Mars Wrigley’s Highly Successful Supply Chain Digital Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

Mars Wrigley chose Transplace, now UBER Freight, for North America and a partnership with Maersk/E2Open for ocean freight. For the largest retailers, short shipping results in fines and penalties. “I’ll Aera refers to these algorithms as Aera Skills. The change management was difficult.”

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The Lowdown on Shipping: Parcel, LTL, and FTL

SupplyPike

Freight and parcel shipping. In 2017 alone, over $1 trillion in goods were moved by freight across North America, with truck continuing to be the most heavily utilized mode at $721 billion. Freight shipping includes larger goods that exceed parcel specifications. What is Freight? Image source. What is Parcel?

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Honey, I Shrunk the Merchandise! How Missing Merchandise Hurts Retailers

BlueYonder

Retail theft, including organized retail crime, has been very prevalent in the news lately and “shrink” (a term that refers to merchandise that goes missing due to theft, fraud, damage, and other reasons) has been a significant topic for many retailers reporting their earnings. The group said retailers on average saw a 26.5%

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