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Current State of the Capacity Crunch

GlobalTranz

Yet, contractual parties, such as third party logistics providers ( 3PLs ) are expecting increases in freight of between 2 and 3 percent from 2015. Expansion of the Panama Canal Will Increase Incoming Ocean Freight. Cassidy of JOC.com.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 15-19, 2015)

Talking Logistics

East Coast Ports Could Gain 10 Percent Additional Share Following Panama Canal Expansion. Moving on to technology news, Cloud Logistics announced new enhancements to its transportation management system (TMS), including: Advanced third party logistics (3PL) capabilities to support complex hierarchical relationships and shipping rules.

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Your SOLAS Questions Answered – How to Move Forward Now

CH Robinson Transportfolio

What role do third party logistics providers (3PLs) and freight forwarders play? Global Forwarding: Biggest, Fastest Savings , and Wide Open: How the Panama Canal Expansion is Redrawing the Logistics Map. Ocean carriers and non-vessel owners (NVO), including C.H. Robinson, are considered the shipper.

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3PL Subway 2015: Strategic movements among logistics providers

Supply Chain Movement

In the 19th Annual Third Party Logistics Study published earlier this year, the survey results show the continuing, positive overall nature of shipper-3PL relationships. Netherlands Antilles. New Caledonia. New Zealand. Norfolk Island. Northern Mariana Islands. Palestinian Territory, Occupied. Papua New Guinea. Philippines.

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Six Logistics “Facts” That Are Wrong

Freightos

When it comes to freight, it’s the personal touch that shippers are looking for in their third party logistics relationship, right? Sure, personal relationships are important, but reliability (95%) and cost (80%) are what logistics decision-makers believe shippers are looking for when selecting a 3PL partner.