Freightos

APRIL 24, 2018

This chart , taken from the free Freightos Rate Insight tool, represents a snapshot, taken this week, of the price ranges across different carriers for a 40’ container that will be shipped along the same route – from Shanghai to Los Angeles. A definitive international container freight index is one way to provide transparency.

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Now, That's Logistics

MARCH 12, 2018

In 2017, 11 million new items per second were added, and by 2020, some 50 billion pieces of equipment are expected to be connected to the internet. These technologies are therefore powerful tools that allow decisions to be made quickly and efficiently, identify failures, facilitate maintenance, and reduce risk throughout the shipping process.

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Bringg

DECEMBER 27, 2017

2017 was an important year for delivery logistics. As Andrew Marder points out, the definition of transparency is expanding , with customers increasingly aware of factors such as worker rights issues, environmental impact, and even political affiliations. During 2017 the attention shifted towards self-driving cars and trucks.

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Forto

JULY 25, 2018

Experts disagree on the definition of Big Data. Instead of trying to pin down Big Data organization into a specific definition, taking a broad view is more effective. Big Data tools to unlock savings through multi-modal transport in freight forwarding, reduce risk, streamline Customs’ Clearance , and get freight to consumers faster.

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Penske Move Ahead

JUNE 20, 2019

23, 2017 – began like any other day. And thankfully, I didn’t because the tool cabinet behind my desk fell over right where I was sitting,” Nixon said. We worked to determine what was salvageable in the facility, staging good tools outside and collecting associates’ personal belongings and personal tools.

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247 Customs Broker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Australian companies are a great example of private-sector-led development in Africa: In 2017, an estimated 140 Australian mining firms were present in 34 countries on the continent, having invested around A$40bn ($29.1bn) in just a decade, according to the Australia-Africa Minerals & Energy Group. of China’s overall FDI.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 26, 2018

Secondly, given all the volatility in the market and accounting for the impact of ELD and some capacity shortages earlier in the year, the combination of those factors definitely changed how customers think about going to market. 2017, for us, was about building our foundation and initial relationships with shippers and carriers.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 13, 2018

According to the 2017 U.N. “If your company emits carbon, and you want to negate those emissions, it’s definitely the case that offsets can do that.” BSR’s Wei noted that the willingness of companies to act on value chain emissions “is a new tool to reduce emissions, and one we really want to encourage.”

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 31, 2022

The 2030 roadmap is targeting a reduction in CO2 emissions of 33% for scopes 1 and 2, and of 16% for scope 3, versus 2017 ( definition for scopes 1, 2, and 3 ). The Coupa tool provides a much more efficient way to conduct cost saving/sustainability studies. In short, this is a complex network.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2018

Carmakers have been working on improvements and updates – Ford, for instance, has made significant investments in software from German giant SAP, following this up in 2017 with investments in systems from Oracle and Infor – however, only so much can be done with the older systems in the face of persistent technological change.

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Automotive Logistics

MAY 3, 2019

In 2017, the Fraunhofer institute spun off a supply chain start-up, doks.innovation, in Dortmund which now provides drone and sensor technology for the logistics sector and has contracts with a range of companies in the automotive industry. Philipp Wrycza, research fellow, Fraunhofer IML. Sky’s the limit? . Eyes in the sky.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 18, 2018

With a gross domestic product (GDP) of about US$136bn in 2017, the city is already acclaimed to have the seventh-largest GDP in Africa. So did Google’s chief executive Sundar Pichal in July 2017. In May 2017, they started the installation of free wifi infrastructure across the city. Smart does not mean elite.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 15, 2015

“There’s no official definition of the Internet of Things, but new technologies – and some dating back to the ‘60s – are coming together, making it possible to connect and control nearly everything in real-time to make smarter decisions,” El Adl says.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 28, 2017

We will feature over the next 3 business days each category's top 10 most viewed posts over the course of 2017. These will only contain posts written in 2017. There were approximately 220 blog posts in 2017, and over 360,000 page views on those posts alone. The Top 10 Logistics Blog Posts from 2017. Share This: Read More.

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Automotive Logistics

AUGUST 14, 2018

The port of Long Beach has since adopted it and the tool is available to other ports, according to Nagle. We saw longer lead times that definitely impacted our customers.”. According to GE Transportation, the system integrates data from across the port to better align people and resources and more efficiently move cargo through it.

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