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Analysis: Why Upcoming ILWU Contract Negotiations are Making Importers Uneasy

MTS Logistics

Many importers who were in the business back in 2014 remember that the summer of 2014 was a reminder of how fragile the supply chain is. This coming July’s contract extension is special because we are just slowly coming out of supply chain crisis and the last thing that importers and consumers need is another bottleneck.

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Top 10 Logistics Trends That Could Impact Supply Chains in 2022

Locus

Welcome to 2022: Top 10 Supply chain logistics trends to watch out for 2022. Jumping into the new year, it is crucial for businesses to understand the logistics trends that could impact their supply chains in 2022. Find out the most important logistics trends that could impact supply chains in 2022.

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Envisioning & Planning the Future Warehouse of 2030 – Supply Chain 24/7

247 Customs Broker

We took a systematic approach to analyzing societal and technology trends that are emerging today and projected their influence on the warehouse of 2030. Here are some of the key takeaways from our analysis: The warehouse must move closer to the customers it serves. So, what does this mean for the warehouse of the future?

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5 Signs You Need Advanced Supply Chain Analytics to Make Better Last-Mile Decisions

Locus

Your business needs data that reflects on-ground reality to build cost-effective plans for the final mile, and the need for advanced supply chain analytics arises here! If your businesses are struggling from one, a few, or all of the five problems below, it means your business needs advanced supply chain analytics.

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Importance of Technology on India’s Supply Chain Management

20Cube Logistics

According to PwC, out of top 20 bilateral trade routes in the world, 16 will have APAC countries and 80 % of the world trade market will be in APAC countries routes by the year 2030. At present, many industries in India like retail, manufacturing, automotive, etc have started using digital supply chain processes.

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Logistics Predictions: How Did We Do in 2022 and What Will 2023 Look Like?

Logistics Viewpoints

Let’s take a look at what happened with the major themes, as well as the research and analysis we conducted in 2022 to help determine what those themes will look like in 2023. Theme 1: Global supply chains will be busy, congested and chaotic. Theme 4: Sustainability will become an opportunity, not a challenge for supply chains.

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Sustainability and Decarbonization of Shipping

MTS Logistics

With all the issues with international supply chains and ocean shipping in particular, the main priority of all involved now is getting the goods to their warehouses with reasonable cost levels and being stocked up to meet the customer demands while keeping everyone’s sanity. Cosco has set a goal to be carbon-neutral by 2060.