247 Customs Broker

MARCH 6, 2018

Deutsche Post DHL Group can look back on another very good financial year. The Group’s operating profit climbed by 7.2% billion in the 2017 financial year. Group revenue was up by 5.4% In 2017 we took another major step on the road to achieving our strategic and financial goals for 2020. per share proposed.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 5, 2017

This week it was Mia Hamm at the BluJay Solutions SOAR 2017 conference. And next week, it’ll be Sugar Ray Leonard at the Manhattan Associates Momentum 2017 conference. BTW, the SOAR 2017 conference was very well attended — almost 500 attendees from 10 countries — with a lot of great keynotes and breakout sessions.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 16, 2018

The great transportation spot market inversion has occurred. Those are some of the questions I discussed with Andrew Lockwood, Senior Manager of Analytics and Solution Design at Kenco Group , in a recent episode of Talking Logistics. The Great Transportation Spot Market Inversion of 2018 (Source: DAT, Kenco Group).

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Now, That's Logistics

DECEMBER 21, 2018

In its most recent monthly analysis of the global air freight market , the International Air Transport Association (IATA) observed that while demand for air freight was softening, cargo volumes are still trending higher. How the international air freight markets fared in 2018 and what’s ahead for the new year. over the past six months.

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Blue Grace Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Cocktails and appetizers were served while the festivities began and BlueGrace kicked off the 2017 National Conference. 2017 brought the complete redesign of our Riverview, FL headquarters and many of the Branch locations across the US did the same. Monday | Day 1. He discussed the importance of selling value to our customers.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 2, 2018

Today, we conclude our annual year-end series highlighting the top blog posts in each of our 5 main categories: Manufacturing , Supply Chain , Logistics , Transportation , Freight. We spent the last week exploring each category's top 10 most viewed posts over the course of 2017. These will only contain posts written in 2017.

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Transporeon

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Ocean freight rates are expected to increase significantly in 2017 Based on a survey conducted by our benchmarking partners Xeneta , more than half (56%) of the respondents expect rates to increase while 44% believe rates will remain stable. Most importantly, no one expects that rates will decline in 2017.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 10, 2019

As we begin 2019, what are the key lessons learned from last year, and what trends and factors should shippers keep an eye on to make sure they’re able to respond effectively to whatever happens in the transportation market in the weeks and months ahead? A “new normal” in transportation? The labor market.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 12, 2018

DC Velocity and Descartes have conducted a transportation benchmark study for the last two years to help transportation professionals understand what is driving the market, and how the strategy and tactics of top performers differ from the rest of the pack. Figure 1: Transportation IT Spend Change Next 2 Years (Source: Descartes).

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

LL4T1DCure Team Jersey 2017. Robinson , Descartes Systems Group , and Elemica — and the many friends and family members who have already donated for your generous support. How far is 100 miles? It’s like going from Brooklyn, NY to Philadelphia, PA. How long will it take me? I am $706 short of my fundraising goal.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Richard Branson’s Virgin Group has invested in Hyperloop One (CNBC). If you’re a transportation executive, you already know what’s happening in the market today: capacity is tightening and rates are climbing. Are you communicating what’s happening in the transportation market to upper management? There were 6.6

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Transporeon

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

And just in time: We’ve seen some interesting bidding trends over the last year or so, especially in the domestic trucking industry, where: 2017-2018’s lack of trucking capacity—a large part of shippers’ bidding activity—meant shippers went to bid not only earlier, but in much greater volume than previous years (a 15% YOY increase in 2018).

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Transporeon

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

And just in time: We’ve seen some interesting bidding trends over the last year or so, especially in the domestic trucking industry, where: 2017-2018’s lack of trucking capacity—a large part of shippers’ bidding activity—meant shippers went to bid not only earlier, but in much greater volume than previous years (a 15% YOY increase in 2018).

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2017

It didn’t take long for the recently rebranded BluJay Solutions to make its first acquisition: Blackbay , “a leading provider of mobility-enabled solutions for the transport and logistics industry.” Cargo Owners Complain of ‘Total Mess’ Shipping Goods to Asia (WSJ – sub.

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Transporeon

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Shippers are feeling the effects of scarce transport capacities in the market. The driver shortage is affecting available transport capacities. Regularly since Q3 2017, many shipping companies have been confronted by transport scarcity – a problem they’ve never known before.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 1, 2017

It’s December 1, the beginning of the end of 2017. If transportation and logistics are an indicator of economic health, things are looking very good at the moment. The post This Week in Logistics News (November 27 – December 1, 2017) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. How did we get here so fast?

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 19, 2017

Revolutionary concepts plus the evolution and advancement of existing platforms are providing unparalleled growth opportunities for shipping and related transport and supply chain infrastructure. We will ask how can we identify the real digital legacy in front of us and truly re-define digitalisation in maritime and transport.

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The Logistics Academy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

According to the new “Global Freight Forwarding 2017 Report” compiled by the London-based think tank Transport Intelligence (Ti) , a continuation of excess capacity issues and lower average oil prices in 2016 led rates to fall in both air and sea freight, meaning most forwarders reported lower year-on-year revenues. Toll Group.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Last month, I attended and spoke at the Command Alkon ELEVATE 2017 conference , where I learned many things about the Heavy Building Materials (HBM) industry. This was followed by a breakout session where the attendees discussed the challenges and opportunities in small groups and then reported back their key takeaways.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Both fourth quarter and full-year 2017 intermodal volumes turned in strong performances, according to data in the most recent edition of the Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics Report, which was released today by the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA). For all of 2017, IANA reported that total volume was up 4.7%

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 7, 2018

Deutsche Post DHL Group continued its positive business performance of previous years also in the first quarter of 2018. Reported Group revenue was EUR 14.7 billion and with this almost on the level of the prior year (2017: EUR 14.9 billion (2017: EUR 2.3 Operating profit (EBIT) rose by 2.3% to EUR 905 million.

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IoT World Today

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

An important application for artificial intelligence (AI) is autonomous transport. All areas of transport are being investigated for autonomous control, with AI playing a large part in driving/piloting control and providing intelligent decision-making in real time based on data from an array of sensors. 25, 2017 in Dubai, UAE.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

The fourth quarter of 2017 and the calendar year over all were very solid for United States industrial real estate activity, according to research recently issued by Chicago-based industrial real estate firm JLL. We have been gradually seeing this shift quarter-over-quarter through the course of 2017. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor.

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Transporeon

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Since the third quarter of 2017, many manufacturers have been regularly confronted by scarcity in the transportation market – a problem they haven’t encountered in years. Despite long-term contracts and fixed rates, shippers are seeing orders refused by carriers that have reliably transported their freight in the past.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

based XPO Logistics, a global provider of freight transportation and logistics services, announced very strong fourth quarter and full-year 2017 results late yesterday. billion for 2017, and free cash flow for the year came in at $374 million, which topped the target of $350 million. We are seeing accelerating trends.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 31, 2018

Global sales for such products, which are used in factories, warehouses and logistics applications, reached $6.131 billion in sales in 2016 and are on track to hit the $6.358 billion mark in 2017, according to VDC Research Group. For the handheld scanner sector, Gupta says early-2017 results indicated that overall revenues are 9.6%

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247 Customs Broker

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

By Jeff Berman, Group News Editor ·. Compared to August 2017, the SA was up 4.5%, which was down from an 8.6% However, the year-over-year increase was the smallest since July 2017. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor. September 18, 2018. The ATA’s advanced seasonally-adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index fell 1.8%

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 2, 2021

Established in 2017, Polestar enjoys specific technological and engineering synergies with Volvo Cars and benefits from significant economies of scale as a result. With GEFCO’s innovative logistics solution, we lead the new trend of car delivery service.”

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Transporeon

APRIL 2, 2019

It looks like they are marching upwards through 2017, which means shippers need to take early action now. Checking the background info In 2015, the ocean freight rate trend was distinctly downwards – the SCFI declined from around 1,000 to just 500 during the year. Through 2017, most shippers anticipate rising freight rates (56%).

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) increased its group revenue by more than 6 percent to EUR 1.25 The group’s operating result (EBIT) of EUR 173 million increased by more than 5 percent (previous year: EUR 164 million). . percent, the transport volume climbed to 1.5 This trend was driven by growth in both rail traffic (1.1

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 14, 2017

If you’re a transportation professional, for example, and all you know is transportation, your opportunities for advancement are limited compared to someone who has a broader supply chain perspective. More on The Future of Delivery (Takeaways from MercuryGate Velocity 2017 User Conference).

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

October also marks the first month new orders have dropped below 60 since April 2017’s 57.1 Tim Fiore, chair of the ISM’s Manufacturing Business Survey Committee , explained in the report that supply chain labor constraints related to lead-time expansions and transportation issues are still limiting full production potential. .

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 6, 2023

An emerging trend over the last few years has been “dry January” where people abstain from alcohol for the first month of the year. Ground transportation’s consolidation process also generates fewer carbon emissions and leaves a smaller environmental footprint than shipping individual items back to retailers.

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Dedola Global Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2022

million tons in 2017 – a number that is growing as the supply chain crisis deepens. In August 2021, air freight shipments were up over 5% YOY, a trend seen throughout 2021, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Demand for Air Freight Transportation is Surging.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 21, 2019

The big questions now are whether the current downward trend will last and if new approaches in the outbound logistics segment can help support the domestic finished vehicle industry. . In 2017, Poland produced 689,700 finished vehicles, 1.2% up on the previous year, according to the Polish Automotive Industry Association.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 7, 2018

To gain a sharper picture of what ecommerce-related technologies logistics professionals should be watching, we reached out to industry experts to develop a short-list of trends and solutions that need to be top of mind for today’s logistics professional. Predictive Analytics. Combating Trucking Constraints.

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MTS Logistics

JUNE 26, 2020

Our third place entry was founded in Beijing in 1961 and is currently the result of a 2016 merger between Cosco Group and China Shipping Group to form China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company – hence COSCO. It is run by CEO Rolf Habben Jansen with headquarters in Hamburg, Germany. You know, the one with the pink vessels?

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