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What’s On Tap for Ocean Shipping in 2023?

Now, That's Logistics

These and other positive trends may prove beneficial for shippers as we head into 2023, while lower demand and stabilizing freight rates are likely to have an opposite effect on ocean carriers. Historical delivery data from Clarksons shows that annual fleet growth averaged 970,000 TEUs in 2001-20. Deliveries in 2023-24 will be 2.6

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Will the Afghanistan Takeover Bolster China’s Trade Clout in Central Asia?

MTS Logistics

Just a few years ago, for example, the Chinese government was hyping the so-called One Belt One Road initiative, which would firmly plant Chinese infrastructure in the center of the Asian continent. Prior to September 11, 2001, the Taliban had already been not recognized by most countries in the world.

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How Can The Market be at All time High and There Be a "Freight Recession"? - PART I

10xLogistics

You can see leading up to 2016 the economy was slow and it actually was close to the peak of the 2001 recession in 2016. Second, let's look at the PMI trends. To give you an example of this, the last three months (Mar, Apr, May 2019) readings were 521, 433(p), 452(p) (p - preliminary readings) respectively. Freight has slowed.

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Warehousing, the Rise of IT, Automation, and Now… Robotics

Logistics Bureau

Premium orange juice for example has a storage life of about 65 days. WebVan went out of business in 2001 with a market value close to zero after having initially raised billions in funding. The fruit juice products arrive at the warehouse pre-packaged and on pallets via refrigerated transport. Did the warehouse automation work?

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Initiating a new national support approach – mobilising national logistics in the support of military operations

Logistics in War

The 1997 Defence Efficiency Review (DER) , a review now commonly associated with an over-ambitious efficiency agenda which led to near disastrous levels of logistics hollowness in an ADF on the cusp of twenty years of continuous operations, was a catalyst which brought a conceptual trend to reality. 1] Beaumont, D., 2] Beaumont, D.,

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The State of Your Supply Chain Affects the Level of Your Inventory 

Blue Grace Logistics

For example, the shortage of raw material at the factory will affect production. For example, this article cites how Apple understood the importance of supply chain management as early as 1997 and with proper supply chain planning, the company successfully managed to beat the competition. Inventory is the core of any business.

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What Is Connected Vehicle And History of Connected Vehicles

FueLoyal

In 2001, vehicle manufacturers would install remote diagnostics in their connected vehicles, to let them diagnose problems within the vehicle much quicker. What Are Some Connected Vehicle Trends? Yes, 5G is the upcoming trend of connected vehicles. Examples Of Connected Vehicle & IoT Features.