Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 24, 2023

A logistics operator with expertise in worldwide transport, cargo-partner USA is delighted to be growing closer to its American-based customers, in a year where the wider business celebrates 40 years in the industry. Founded in 1983, cargo-partner generated a turnover of over 2.06

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Note: Today’s post is part of our “ Editor’s Pick ” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide practical knowledge and advice on timely and important supply chain and logistics topics. Ignoring digital disruptions can impact businesses. Remember Polaroid?

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Supply chain management is hot. Investment is flowing into supply chain companies. In 2021, more than $25 billion was invested in supply chain companies in just the first three quarters of the year. Mr. Welty understands both private equity and supply chain management. Fail Until You Win.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 7, 2020

Over 100 leading suppliers of intralogistics and supply chain solutions have already reserved their place at IMHX 2021, according to organisers. He continues: “Over these recent months, the logistics industry has shown it is of critical importance to the UK economy.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

The Tight Trucking Capacity and the Intermodal Industry. Jeff Heller , vice president of intermodal and automotive at Norfolk Southern (pictured above), recently spoke with SMC³ about the impact the tight trucking capacity market is having on the intermodal industry. There is no doubt that change is difficult in any organization.

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Now, That's Logistics

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

According to WSJ , the container ship backup off of California’s coast—which drove much of the supply chain congestion experienced during the pandemic—effectively disappeared. It should come as no surprise that the container industry experienced its most profitable years in history during the 2021-22 timeframe.

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JANUARY 29, 2018

When sizing up the state of the industrial real estate market, which has been moving in the right direction for an extended period and spurred on in large due to e-commerce activity, the sector’s future continues to look bright in 2018, according to research issued today by industrial real estate firm CBRE. In its 2018 U.S.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2024

The solution meets the issues of 3pl industry by providing flexible in product handling and throughput. Better, bigger and easier Founded in 2001, KDL is geared to helping its clients boost their supply chain management and move their businesses forward. Opened at the end of 2022, the DC is located in Lokeren, Belgium.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 5, 2018

The National Retail Federation estimates retail industry sales will grow between 3.8 Deloitte’s 2018 Consumer Products Industry Outlook Report reports that “the US economy is likely to continue to grow at a moderate 2.0–2.5 percent this year, buoyed by economic growth. . percent rate into 2018.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

One visionary, Malcom McLean , features prominently in the industry’s development. But the modern shipping container has changed much more than one industry. Once the concept was validated, the container shipping industry grew exponentially in the 70s and 80s. The History of the Shipping Container. Rapid Expansion: The 1970s.

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 23, 2018

E2open , one of the industry’s biggest cloud-based providers of networked supply chains, announced the acquisition of INTTRA , a leading ocean shipping network, software and information provider. Supply chains have been stuck in too many silos for too long,” he said. “We By Patrick Burnson, Executive Editor ·.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 3, 2021

The tool is available as a free global standard for humanitarian organisations and enables up-to-the minute tracking of food, non-food items, in-kind and cash donations, as well as financial information about goods in the supply chain. “Lynn C. So far, 37 logisticians have made it into the international Logistics Hall of Fame.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 22, 2019

Markus Schäfer, member of the divisional board of Mercedes-Benz Cars, production and supply chain (left) with Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. The country is open to cooperate with the company to develop the automotive industry in its various categories, he added.

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Logistics in War

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Supply chains are ‘strangling strategy’, with the movement of commodities so significant an issue that logistics is securitising. [1] The prospect of a war involving Australia is discussed openly, yet there is a growing realisation that less glamourous matters are impacting Defence’s ability to prepare for such potentialities.

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Logistics Manager

APRIL 18, 2019

Founded in 2001 by Gabriel de Godoy in San José, California, Freight Logistics operates their consolidation hub located near the International Airport in Miami, and have their own offices in Argentina, Brazil and Chile. With this latest acquisition, Rhenus can further bolster their services and presence Rhenus Air & Ocean in the Americas.

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Tradewinds

APRIL 13, 2019

Future of Supply Chain Podcast, Episode 20 On Episode 20 of The Future of Supply Chain, we spoke with Eric Rempel of Redwood Logistics to discuss transportation management systems and where the industry is heading. Culture Breeds Innovation Maintaining innovation at a long-standing 3PL can be tough.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

As the 2018 Retail Supply Chain Conference concludes this week in Phoenix, leading industry indicators point to continued consumer confidence. Both were the best since 2001, consistent with the tight labor market with unemployment at 4.1% By Patrick Burnson, Executive Editor ·. February 27, 2018. points (5.2%) to 130.8,

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

Editor's Note: This is a guest blog from Freightos , is a SaaS-enabled marketplace for the logistics industry. Magazine article) as a goliath looking to take on the entrenched "David" shipping industry. One visionary, Malcom McLean , is featured prominently in the industry’s development. Rapid Expansion: The 1970s.

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2018

With stocks exceeding 12,000 plastic pallets and pallet boxes and a further 5,000 small containers, crates and trays, Goplasticpallets.com has launched a new brochure which the company says demonstrates its continued growth as the UK’s largest supplier of plastic pallets and boxes to the retail, food, automotive and many other industrial sectors.

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Dedola Global Logistics

AUGUST 3, 2017

The CBP plays a major role in the trade industry, enforcing the rules and regulations for international trade into the U.S. They also focus on protecting international supply chains and cargo from global threats, such as terrorism. Since its inception in 2001, 10,000 companies have become C-TPAT certified. What Is C-TPAT?

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Freightos

AUGUST 28, 2018

On that basis, most of the transportation industry in the United States was deregulated in the 1970s and 1980s. The switch from public tariffs to negotiated contracts increased ocean pricing flexibility and competitiveness (according to a 2001 United States Federal Maritime Commission ) but left ocean freight lagging behind most free markets.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2015

Supply chain risks are reduced. Overall, from 2001 to 2008 average Asian wages increased 7.1-7.8%, As many as 87% of industrial CEOs view environmental impact of their operations as a major concern, per a PwC report. The food industry reshored 1,628. Transportation and freight costs are reduced. Since 2005, U.S.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 14, 2016

Meanwhile, Facebook and Google are clamoring to create virtual reality platforms for deployment across a variety of industries. Manufacturers can see what’s going on, review how workers’ responsibilities could be changed, and determine if the changes would save the manufacturer money, a key point in a 2001 publication on virtual reality.

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247 Customs Broker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The rapidly increasing wave of e-commerce shipments entering the United States from abroad over the past two years has Customs and Border Protection ready to take collective action with the industry to enhance security over this trade. “Stay tuned,” CBP Acting Deputy Commissioner Robert E.

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247 Customs Broker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The rapidly increasing wave of e-commerce shipments entering the United States from abroad over the past two years has Customs and Border Protection ready to take collective action with the industry to enhance security over this trade. “Stay tuned,” CBP Acting Deputy Commissioner Robert E.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MAY 1, 2019

The right inventory, at the right time, at the right point in the supply chain is crucial for the success of the business. Each of these processes in the supply chain is dependent on the availability of inventory to carry out their function and meet business objectives. Why does the State of the Supply Chain matter?

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 5, 2023

But I also found it interesting that Dick Morley , the father of the PLC (programmable logic controllers to you non-geeks), organized geek pride days in New Hampshire as early as 2001. Almost 75% expected supply chain restructuring to negatively impact China’s economy much more than any other country.

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Blog on Log

DECEMBER 3, 2006

does an excellent job of portraying how Mclean forged, formed a new industry and how the eponymous title changed the supply chain, and hence our economic futures. When McLean died at 87, in 2001, container ships around the world blew their whistles in his honor on the morning of his funeral. It is an excellent read.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

The Chinese manufacturer under German management collaborates via the SCM software OSCA with the fashion specialist to bring transparency into the supply chain. Geuting is well known in the industry: He has worked for Steilmann SE and NTS, among others. The now 73-year-old chairman is no stranger to the industry either.

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Logistics Manager

OCTOBER 29, 2018

US-based E2open , a provider of cloud-based, on-demand software for supply chains recently announced the acquisition of one of the leading ocean shipping networks, INTTRA.

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Penske Move Ahead

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Barrett was working in the transportation industry in a role that left her unfilled. "I She had just arrived in July 2001. "My father had extreme love for his family and he always talked about his father and uncles," Barrett said. When it came time to think about what I wanted to do, I wanted to be like my grandfather and great-uncles."

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

I was particularly interested in this deal because the grocery industry is near and dear to my heart. It is also my go-to example when I try to explain supply chain and logistics to my kids. “Do We need the ability to make smarter decisions faster,” is what supply chain executives tell me.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Where were you on September 11, 2001 when the planes hit the towers? Remembering 9/11 seems more important to me, even if it doesn’t directly relate to supply chain and logistics. Then again, the terrorist attacks have had a lasting impact on the industry. Have we succeeded in creating ‘air-tight’ supply chains?

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Talking Logistics

MAY 25, 2017

In WannaCry’s case, hackers exploited vulnerabilities in Windows XP — an operating system still in wide use today, even though it was originally released in 2001 and Microsoft stopped supporting it in 2014. A similar problem exists with supply chain and logistics software.

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ShipLilly

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

On the 11th of December 2001, China joined the World Trade Organization. At that point, container shipping was already a well-established industry with specific protocols and procedures. The entrance of China into the leading global trading framework meant that the industrial capabilities of that country could have its full impact.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Vice President for Communications Joe Schuele in recent interviews pointed to meat exports to Mexico as a potentially major flashpoint in terms of supply chains that could be most upset by a U.S. meat supply chain is indirect limitations on U.S.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 6, 2018

In the meantime, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Trump launches opening salvo in US trade war as tariffs kick in. Logistyx Technologies Acquires Transparix to Support and Enhance Its Industry-Leading Parcel Shipping SaaS Solution. What should supply chain executives do now?

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