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The Great Import Slowdown: When Will Shipments Bounce Back and Return to Normal?

MTS Logistics

Different commodities boosted shipping volumes and the reasons for this dynamic change were discussed on many in the industry. For example, even earlier this year, every importer was scrambling to find container space at premium levels and bring goods into the U.S. This demand seemed to be never ending.

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Piracy Off the Coast of Somalia is No Longer Considered a Risk

MTS Logistics

The film Captain Phillips provides one of the most prolific examples of piracy in the region. In 2009, the Maersk Alabama, a U.S. The channel, which proves a pivotal shipping route from the Middle East to Continental Europe, sees roughly 10% of the global petroleum trade run through the Gulf of Aden according to the U.S.

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How Freight Disrupted Itself: The View From Within A Changing Industry

Freightos

In the last year, a new dynamic has begun to reshape the freight industry. Unlike some industries that are virtually attacked by external actors, like Uber disrupting the taxi industry, the catalysts of this transformation are coming from within. Two Trends Are Threats To The Industry. How Freight Disrupted Itself.

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Key Asset Management trends in Oil & Gas Industry - Infosys Blogs

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Industries. Industries. Industrial Manufacturing. Publishing Resources Industries. « Importance of Proactive Master Data Maintenance in SAP SCM Support | Main | Instance Consolidation Strategy » Key Asset Management trends in Oil & Gas Industry. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009.

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Managed Logistics Meets Five Challenges for Complex Supply Chain Operations

Blue Grace Logistics

For example, if a focus on customer service has resulted in shipments that are too small for optimized handling, the right provider should have ideas for a hierarchy of batching decisions that will both protect the company’s reputation with customers and create new efficiencies. freight industry.

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Why Are Heavy Duty Truck Orders So Low In North America?

Blue Grace Logistics

While there were a few months during the year where orders for heavy-duty trucks peaked – although not as high as the previous two years, it was all in all a slow year for the industry. . The cause of the current turmoil faced by the Class 8 truck manufacturing industry can be broadly bifurcated into two parts. What’s the cause?

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How 3PLs Are Building More Collaborative Supply Chains

Blue Grace Logistics

By providing that level of cus­tomer support, 3PLs should be able to grow regardless of fluctuations in freight demand, Harris said, pointing to his own company as an example. BlueGrace, a freight brokerage and provider of managed transportation services, got its start in 2009 amid a particularly weak freight market.