Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 23, 2024

Europa’s Air & Sea division, which has specialist teams both in the UAE (established in Dubai in 2022) and the UK, managed the cargo from point of pick up to point of delivery, for one of the UK’s leading hydraulics manufacturers. The AN-124 is capable of carrying up 120 tonnes at take-off. Photo by John Robertson.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 1, 2024

Yesterday was February 29 th , meaning that 2024 is a Leap Year and yesterday was Leap Day. The year 2000 was a leap year, for example, but the years 1700, 1800, and 1900 were not. billion in detention and demurrage costs from 2020 to 2022, according to the FMC’s final rule shared on Feb. Ocean carriers collected about $6.9

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Now, That's Logistics

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

After two years of pandemic-driven turmoil, the ocean shipping environment began moving in a more “normalized” direction about midway through 2022. Marine Exchange of Southern California, for example, reported that the backup of container ships has fallen from a peak of 109 vessels in January to just four ships in October.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2024

After a very good year in 2022, the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer confirmed its dynamism in 2023. Fish volumes are up 8% compared to 2022, and have crossed the symbolic 30 000 tonnes (30 437 t) threshold, returning to their level before the introduction of Brexit. For 2024, expected traffic is more than 30 000 units.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

October 2023, for example, saw high streets slump to a 2.7% drop in sales volumes year on year, with Black Friday also quieter than in 2022. For example, the throughput capacity of traditional automation, such as shuttles and mini-loads must be fixed at the maximum forecast requirement when the system is installed.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 19, 2024

On February 4 at the 2024 Grammy Awards, Taylor Swift announced that she would be releasing a new album, which had secretly been in the works for two years. Canada banned single-use plastic shopping bags in December 2022, along with other single-use plastic items including straws and cutlery.

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WorkWave

MAY 24, 2024

Private equity firms are showing an invested interest in field service industries like lawn care, pest control, cleaning and other sectors, while M&A activity is skyrocketing across these industries at the same time. For the lawn care sector, for example, you’ll want to connect with brokers who specialize in the field.

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Penske Move Ahead

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Supply and Demand In 2022, supply and demand rebalanced across all modes of transit, which has continued throughout 2023. Looking ahead, Brogan foresees a 50-50 chance of capacity tightening throughout 2024. “I trillion in 2022, representing 9.1% year over year to $217 billion in 2022. of the national GDP.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 13, 2023

Due for completion in 2024, this next phase will see St Modwen Logistics and Winvic Construction Ltd deliver a new 147,000 sq ft warehouse which has already been pre-let. 200,000 sq ft will also be developed to help meet increased occupier demand for mid-sized industrial and logistics units in the East Midlands. Modwen Park Derby.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

So, what does the 2022 Thanksgiving holiday look like? The new drone, dubbed MK30, will go into service in 2024 and replace the existing MK27-2, the model that will be used to make deliveries in Lockeford, California, and College Station, Texas, this year. This is our last weekly news roundup before for the Thanksgiving holiday.

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Logistics Business Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2023

We are quite unique in the industry in that we design and produce our products completely in-house, right here in the UK, instead of outsourcing certain elements of the process, which helped to minimise delays and disruptions to our supply chain. The post Joloda Named in Fast Growth Index appeared first on Logistics Business® Magazine.

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ShipLilly

MARCH 1, 2023

For example, the past few months have seen new shipping alliances, increasing price competition, the risk of over-capacity, and drastic changes in trade volumes. For example, THE Alliance and Ocean Alliance may be reconsidering their options. Jensen does not expect the 2021-2022 boom to be repeated soon.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 11, 2023

At the heart of Exadis’ IT transformation project are a series of business, operational, strategic, environmental, and corporate social responsibility (CSR) challenges that Infor’s solution will address to support the company’s growth, which has increased by 30% per year over the past two years to reach €92 million in 2022.

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ShipLilly

DECEMBER 7, 2022

For a long time, industry experts and observers suggested that e-Commerce was the next big thing and that it’s here to stay. The current signs are not encouraging for freight industry investors. Data released by the Bank of America suggests this pattern is reflected elsewhere in industries.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

A notable example of greenwashing is when McDonald’s introduced paper straws to reduce plastic pollution. In past years, USPS has hiked its fees from roughly October to January during the annual surge, including increases in 2022, 2021, and 2020. At full capacity, the company said, the factory will employ 500 human workers in Salem.

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Locus

DECEMBER 29, 2021

As we are beckoned into 2022, customers are getting their shopping lists ready. Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to be one of the biggest trends in the logistics industry. In fact, by the year 2024, more than half of global interactions with computers will be through AI-generated speech.

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EazyStock

APRIL 18, 2023

Inflation Inflation has been increasing for the past few years, hitting record levels in 2022. In 2022, inflation rates peaked at 9.1% in 2024, these figures are still above pre-pandemic levels. For example, warehouse costs, insurance and financing. in 2023 and 4.3% Higher costs of storage.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2023

In the Seafood Industry, at Least, Just-in-Time is Dead If you tend to doubt that the logistics industry is being forced into a state of considerable upheaval, consider this: Ever since the height of the COVID pandemic, pundits have been speculating that the era of just-in-time supply chains is over, but now it’s no longer just the pundits.

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Automotive Logistics

JULY 17, 2018

vehicles to the US last year, an increase of 8.1%, despite its light vehicle assembly dropping by 400,000 units to 2m with no sign of a recovery through to 2024. In terms of the auto industry and its projected positive growth, that hinges on successful renegotiation.”. Canada exported 1.8m Threats and promises.

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