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Preparing Your Supply Chain for Success in 2022

Now, That's Logistics

Global supply-chain woes are beginning to recede, but shipping, manufacturing and retail executives say they don’t expect a return to more-normal operations until [2022],” the Wall Street Journal reports, “and that cargo will continue to be delayed if COVID-19 outbreaks disrupt key distribution hubs.”. In the U.S.,

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Flatbed Demand and Challenges for Construction and Manufacturing

Trinity Logistics

Challenges that include overwhelming demand, tight capacity, rising freight rates, and shortages in materials, products, labor, and drivers. These industries have been dealing with capacity challenges throughout the pandemic as they have remained in high-demand. Finding truck capacity of any type is proving to be difficult.

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People First AI: The Modern Freight Brokerage

Parade

From predicting disease to forecasting stock market trends to determining decision-making for self-driving cars, Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are pushing forward as technologies of the future. But AI and ML won’t replace the need for human beings in the freight brokerage industry.

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Top 25 Freight Forwarders 2017: Digitization & E-Commerce continue to reshape the marketplace

The Logistics Academy

The global freight forwarding market has grown by 2.7% in real terms since this time last year, but owing to a continuation of excess capacity issues and lower average oil prices, rates continue to fall in both air and sea freight. Top 25 Global Freight Forwarders. DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding.

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Disruption in the Freight Brokerage Industry: How to Secure Your Brokerage’s Future

Parade

Freight brokerages and logistics companies with capital are aggressively purchasing other companies with technology assets— this behavior has been accelerating, with a different acquisition or merger taking place every two weeks. big disruption in the freight brokerage industry is coming.

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Your Top 11 Questions about Expedited Freight Services Answered ASAP

Blue Grace Logistics

Expedited Freight Questions Answered Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® Newsroom Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics - November 10, 2023 Whether your organization uses expedited freight shipping every day or occasionally, it pays to understand how to use these services as effectively as possible.

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Ocean Carrier Trends: Containing capacity while remaining poised for growth

247 Customs Broker

Global maritime commerce gathered momentum two years ago and raised sentiment in the shipping industry,” says Frida Youssef , UNCTAD’s trade analyst. There’s little doubt that trade wars in these arenas could reshape global maritime trade patterns and dampen UNCTAD’s cautiously optimistic forecast. Balancing act.