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This Week in Logistics News (May 21 – 27)

Logistics Viewpoints

I was fortunate enough to spend the beginning of this week at Manhattan Associates’ Momentum user conference. It was great to be back in person at a conference, seeing people face to face. Although virtual conferences do offer convenience, they lack a personal touch and the ability to network with others in person.

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What Does 2023 Have In-Store for Global Supply Chains? Resilience, Efficiency, Responsiveness, or Widespread Dysfunction?

Logistics Viewpoints

The Conference Board ( conference-board.org ), a well-known, global business membership organization, conducted its C-SUITE OUTLOOK survey in the fall of 2021. Recent events have elevated supply chain to a top priority for CEOs across the globe. and warehouse and fulfillment resilience approaches.

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Expanding Business In A Slow Economy

Blue Grace Logistics

Mann made his remarks at the Transportation Marketing and Sales Association ’s annual Elevate conference. “We It was a lot easier in 2020, 2021 and the first half of 2022,” Ryan told attendees at the conference, held June 11-13, that his company during the pandemic grew from 1,200 employees to 10,000 as business opportunities surged.

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Top 15 Logistics Stories of 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

Just last week, my colleague Clint Reiser wrote an article about the top logistics and supply chain conferences to attend in 2024. Best Logistics and Supply Chain Conferences to Attend in 2023 ; Clint Reiser Welcome 2023! And with the new year comes an increasing return to in-person supply chain conferences and trade shows.

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The Future of Logistics with Courtney Muller

The Logistics of Logistics

To learn more about the future of logistics, tune as they give a preview of the topics for their upcoming Manifest conference happening in 2023 like sustainability, connecting the ecosystem, machine learning, and intelligent infrastructure. By the way, we should also mention Manifest had its first conference in 2022, right?

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Global Trade and Shipping Activity Bouncing Back, Creating New Challenges Post-COVID

MTS Logistics

According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), global trade has already rebounded and surpassed pre-pandemic levels. By the fifth quarter (Q1 2021) global trade had already surpassed levels recorded before the pandemic (Q4 2019). In March 2021, U.S. In the U.S., household income rose by 21.1%

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What is Liner Shipping and what is its role in container shipping.??

Shipping and Freight Resource

In this article, we look at a liner service as it applies to container shipping. Conference Line. When speaking of Liner shipping, I have also received questions as to what is a Conference Line. Conference Lines were an important historic feature of ocean liner transport. Vessel Sharing Agreements and Global Alliances.