MTS Logistics

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Let’s start with some definitions of what a freight forwarder is. I have the opportunity to work with the best in the logistics industry, having been on both the Carrier and NVOCC sides of the business. At the same time, our commitment goes two ways, with our partners working with the biggest carriers in the industry.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Descartes Systems Group , a global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, has released its October report on the ongoing global shipping crisis and analysis for logistics and supply chain professionals.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Liner shipping plays a very important role in the container shipping industry carrying 25.3 As I highlighted in my Annual Review for 2021 , global container shipping alliances operating in the container industry account for 84.60% of the container shipping market. It’s definitely not the whole story. Are they a cartel?

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 4, 2023

According to a Cargill executive profiled in the Times, the turbines can reduce fuel usage by 3 tons per day, which definitely makes an impact on emissions. It uses “wing turbines” that allow it to use the wind to generate some of the electricity it needs to run.

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MTS Logistics

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Artificial intelligence is in its infancy but that doesn’t negate its current and, most definitely, future importance in all areas, especially logistics. This is true in logistics more than many industries. Humans helped our industry navigate through these issues. AI sounds scary, but are the machines really taking over?

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MTS Logistics

JANUARY 21, 2022

The International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU) and West Coast employers, led by the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), will be back negotiating a new contract as the current one is expiring. There is no other more global industry than shipping. That will be the very definition of success or failure for businesses.

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MTS Logistics

MAY 1, 2023

It comprises 11 areas of collaboration, “ranging from developing data definitions to ensuring equitable access to data for users,” according to Dee Dee Myers, director of California’s economic development organization GO-Biz. The MOU for the alliance establishes the basis for developing a shared data system.

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Freightos

JUNE 6, 2016

Is The Freight Industry Ready For SOLAS? Analysis: How Bad Is It? And those shippers that don’t already will need to purchase weighing products or services, adding cost and time to an industry already under pressure to speedily deliver goods. Cathy Roberson thinks this has a lot to do with the industrial situation.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Executive Insights is a series by Shipping and Freight Resource that provides useful insights and thoughtful analysis on what is happening in the maritime, shipping, freight, logistics, supply chain and trade industries. Executive Insights is your chance to pick the brains of industry veterans, leaders, and enablers.

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MTS Logistics

DECEMBER 27, 2022

There were definitely some challenges, like the last-minute winter storm that snarled air travel in many parts of the U.S. based silicon chip manufacturing industry, with the goal of removing U.S. and resulted in some shipping delays in key markets across the country. The CHIPS Act established a U.S.-led led and U.S.-based

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MTS Logistics

JUNE 22, 2022

High tariffs or duties on selected goods may stimulate domestic trade and economies by enabling local businesses and industries to compete with foreign price disparities. Focusing on domestic industries is great but almost no country can act as a vacuum in the global economy and solely focus on itself domestically.

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