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Transportation cost analysis: Going beyond benchmarking for improved carrier pricing

FreightWaves SONAR

From a financial standpoint, transportation cost analysis remains focused on determining the value of the resources used to execute a given shipment and goes well beyond benchmarking. Moreover, this kind of analysis does not focus on who ends up paying which expenses in the end. The challenges of limited transportation cost analysis.

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Analysis: Why Upcoming ILWU Contract Negotiations are Making Importers Uneasy

MTS Logistics

Across the world, there are 53 automated container terminals, which is about 4% of total container capacity. So, there is definitely a valid reason why the ILWU is resisting so much against automation over the last two decades. The biggest issue that the parties are trying to solve is automation. ports also lag quite behind.

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Ramps Take on a Heavy Load For Witron

Logistics Business Magazine

“Normally our mobile ramps have a usable width of 2250mm and up to 15,000kg capacity. We had to undertake design calculations and finite element analysis (FEA), to ensure the capacities and axle loads could be adequately supported. The crane weighed 48,000KG and required a usable width of 3.5m

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What Are the Functions to Expect of Transportation Management Systems in Logistics?

Turvo

It’s a Tool for Optimizing Loads and Capacity Planning. There has been a definitive increase in the number of shippers working to harness these new TMS functions and capabilities. As a result, faster fulfillment and greater transparency are achieved thanks to better data analysis. It Tracks Shipments From Cradle to Grave.

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A simple but clear perspective on the notion of Shipping Cartels

Shipping and Freight Resource

Based on this, there seems to be a natural and immediate view that these lines fit the definition of cartel “ A cartel is a group of independent market participants who collude with each other in order to improve their profits and dominate the market. It’s definitely not the whole story. Which leads me back to my initial tweet.

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Ocean Freight Contract Season: An Overview and Key Components

MTS Logistics

Shippers may be able to negotiate better prices and priority access to vessel capacity by fulfilling volume agreements. ” He then added, “Right now, it’s definitely not the preferred option.” So as soon as they expire, shippers may need to ship all that product on the spot market.

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Supply Chain Industry Fears for 2023

Logistics Business Magazine

Freight forwarders will employ a ‘wait and see’ approach before making any long-term air cargo capacity commitments particularly.” Two, almost three exceptional years for carriers are definitely coming to an end. the report claims. Trucking rates for both dry and reefer cargos will continue to drop in 2023.