Freightos

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

That is a huge success story for the air cargo industry and as promised it has brought significant efficiencies. Speed and Urgency : Air cargo is used for faster shipping options, and the need for rapid communication and tracking is more critical in this industry. Remember that there was zero airline ebooking at the beginning of 2018.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MAY 3, 2023

What’s in the article: What DOT Week is The focus of the 2023 DOT Blitz What to expect and how to prepare for DOT Week Although beneficial, the event often results in temporary supply chain disruptions. This year, the areas of focus are anti-lock braking systems (ABS) and cargo securement. What is DOT Week?

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MTS Logistics

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In 2021, I wrote an article about climate change and its effects on logistic sector after Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana. The low water levels are preventing cargo ships from passing through the river and cutting off village communities to critical water, food and fuel supplies normally delivered via river transport.

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Blue Grace Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

This event takes a lot of planning and preparation to effectively come together, including behind-the-scenes logistics. These are transported in many of the hundreds of trucks that arrive at the stadium in the days leading up to the event. But that’s not all that fans like to munch on while watching this event. million U.S.

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Kanban Logistics

MARCH 29, 2024

Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by the event. shippers, including retailers, invoking “force majeure” to exempt themselves from further obligations once cargo is deposited at alternative ports. All of us at Kanban Logistics are deeply saddened by this week’s tragic accident at the Port of Baltimore.

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MTS Logistics

AUGUST 9, 2021

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTD) said this regarding freight pricing: “Cargo volumes and demand for maritime transport services are usually the first to be hit by political, environmental and economic turmoil. Paying premiums for time-sensitive cargo as demand is not slowing down anytime soon.

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Now, That's Logistics

MARCH 23, 2021

“What began as a surprising, ferocious consumer and personal protective equipment (PPE)-led cargo surge this spring had collided head-on with the operational realities of a raging pandemic,” JOC adds. For shippers, the impact on cargo flows was only worsening as 2020 came to a close.”. In another JOC outlook article , William B.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

As I mentioned in a previous article, for over-the-road shipments, getting bumped to the next truck can add a day or two to the overall transit time. For ocean cargo , however, if a shipment gets bumped to the next ship, it can add up to 15 days to the transit time. FourKites Ocean Visibility Platform. Port of Loading.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 18, 2017

What’s Holding Back Customer-Centric Air Cargo? . As the cream of air cargo’s innovators held turns on the floor, this question came up time and again. The industry’s mindset is holding customer-centric air cargo back. That was my big take from Elevate , presented by Air Cargo World earlier this month.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 19, 2024

But I will get into the details in a future article. In the past weeks, ocean freight rates have risen as much as $10,000 per 40-foot container, as container ships seeking to avoid the attacks embarked on long detours around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, diverting more than $200 billion of cargo away from the critical trade artery.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

Geopolitical events. Despite the inherent challenges, a 2018 McKinsey article estimated that the payoff of agility enabled by digitalization can be staggering: “For companies that aim well and execute effectively, the resulting cost reductions could be transformational. Natural disasters. Tariffs and trade regulations.

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Shipping industry stakeholders have faced many of these events, and they have changed the shipping industry irrevocably, for good. One event after another pushed the overall supply chain to its limits. This was a good alternative for a few weeks as it seemed there was a good option for urgent cargo. ports is another issue.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Risk events that happen in one part of the supply chain can cause a disruptive effect that is amplified multi-fold given the complex connectivity of labor, raw materials, and capacity. Inflation, pandemics, railway strikes, adverse weather events – the supply chain disruptions keep on coming. fall under this category as well.

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Turvo

OCTOBER 21, 2021

What’s in the article: This blog covers the following topics : How the price rise has impacted businesses during the pandemic . Probable events that will lead to a downfall in freight prices. Further, the pandemic has caused a series of economic events that have changed the way businesses run today.

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MTS Logistics

APRIL 14, 2021

Traditionally, once the demand for a certain trade lane becomes weak, carriers used to react by decreasing pricing to attract more cargo but now they react by cutting sailings where the rate levels do not come down. Recent events have proven these shipping bottlenecks to be a large-scale issue with many effects. Even though the U.S.

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20Cube Logistics

APRIL 29, 2021

In this article let’s understand both these terms and their differences. The ships that move shipments across the routes are called liners, following strict routes, schedules and delivering on time under all circumstances unless there is a delay caused by natural events. The Liners. Conference service. Liner Service. Tramp Service.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

APRIL 29, 2021

provides relevant and pertinent information about the Ever Given, its arrest, the implications of the arrest, insurance and counter claims in this article originally published on their website. Cargo Value: Approx.: USD 500 – 600 million (although some have estimated that the value of cargo may well exceed USD 1 Billion).

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Global supply chain managers seeking more ocean cargo rate transparency may have heard some encouraging news at the rencently-concluded Asia Technology Summit in Singapore. The annual event is hosted by INTTRA , a leading ocean shipping network, software and information provider which was acquired by E2Open last month. Article Topics.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Ana Swanson of the New York Times wrote an article called Climate Change May Usher in a New Era of Trade Wars. The key point of the article is that legislation and policies aimed at fighting climate change could also further erode free trade. The new policies,” Ms.

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Globalior

MAY 4, 2020

For a detailed explanation of what these terms mean you can refer to some of our other articles which have more information on both CIF and FOB. Advantageous & Disadvantages of FOB Under FOB terms, risk is transferred to the buyer once the cargo is loaded on board the vessel. The buyer has to pay for freight to the destination.

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Turvo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

What’s in this article : A crisis that is affecting the world economy – record-high shipping rates. The extraordinary cascade of events triggered by the pandemic led to a severe container shortage. The extraordinary cascade of events triggered by the pandemic led to a severe container shortage.

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FLS Transport

MARCH 3, 2021

This hasn’t been a two day event, it’s turning into a two week… plus… event. Innovations such as capacity-as-a-service, crowdsourced delivery, trucking platooning, and smart cargo are among a few services that are expected to be readily available within the next decade. Rejections now rival peak levels.

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Forto

AUGUST 17, 2021

Within this article, we take a closer look at pricing beyond the standard IATA freight rates and shed some light on the various legal frameworks of this air freight. Once the decision has been made to transport the cargo by air, the next step is to negotiate and sign the appropriate shipping contract. Air Waybill.

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Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

MARCH 29, 2020

After reading about this I became interested in the logistics of such a global event as the Olympic Games. And I came across lots of articles about what a chanllenge the 2018 Winter Olympics was. It’s interesting how the IOC fought against the people that wanted them to postpone the Games with logistics.

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CH Robinson Logistics

APRIL 27, 2021

Although the cargo on the Ever Given is still at a standstill, other ships have been able to freely move through the canal over the past few weeks. Even still, the effects of the Suez Canal block will continue to ripple far beyond the cargo that remains stuck on the Ever Given. A risk management strategy is no longer a luxury.

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MTS Logistics

MAY 5, 2023

I wrote an article couple of years ago on whether India was becoming the new China and explored the opportunities and threats. As such, it has the high-speed rail systems, modern roads and bridges for efficient cargo movement whereas India has been investing only 30% of its GDP to infrastructure projects which is far less than China.

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Freightera

JULY 28, 2022

With rising shipping costs, it’s likely that you’re not rich enough to ship the same cargo again after you’ve already tried to ship it. If you want to ship your cargo right, and only ship it once, you’ll want to make sure to keep the ideas listed below in mind. You want to distribute your cargo evenly so that it’s not overly top-heavy.

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10xLogistics

MAY 19, 2021

In the "belly" of passenger planes flies a lot of cargo and when those planes stopped flying, cargo which normally went by air had to find another way to travel. Much of this has been covered and many articles written so I will not rehash them here. This added to the supply chain issues. However, what have we learned?

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CLX Logistics

APRIL 6, 2020

Foreign governments, regulatory agencies, and world events greatly influence the flow of the global supply chain. In this article, we’re looking at the benefits of working with a dedicated global supply chain management specialist for your international logistics and transportation needs. Supply and demand also plays a pivotal role.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

While it was a bit tough to jump right back into the swing of work, I saw an interesting article about workplace conditions when I got back. This event, observed in the U.S. This event, observed in the U.S. The National COSH also recognizes the impact these preventable events have on family members.

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Logistics Bureau

JUNE 15, 2020

When I first began planning this article, the most significant impacts of COVID-19 were primarily limited to Mainland China. Below are the statistics as provided by Seabury, and reported in a Flexport article in mid-April: Capacity from Europe to North America is down by 52%. Using passenger airliners to provide cargo-only services.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 8, 2022

Although automation of cargo systems has been in play for many decades, the new supply chain is being built by ‘digital duplicates’ – the predominately physical and often repetitive tasks (physical and electronic) that are made digital. View the full article here. Therein lies the problem.

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 1, 2018

Trailer and container tracking system will improve asset utilization and cargo visibility, Schneider says. based company’s third-generation tracking system, and is intended to improve asset utilization and cargo visibility by using Herndon, Va.-based Resources Mentioned In This Article. Transportation May 1, 2018.

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 27, 2020

It is about creating a planning process that is agile and flexible enough to integrate future events. The article further states that “Mr. According to the article, “Analysts reckon that the virus could lead to Apple shipping 5-10% fewer iPhones this quarter and could scupper its plans to ramp up production of its popular AirPods.”.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

Magazine article) as a goliath looking to take on the entrenched "David" shipping industry. Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. Small trucker, Malcom McLean, fumes at slow loading of cargo aboard ship – “There has to be a better way.”. Significance.

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Dedola Global Logistics

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

The data proves it too: Since 2012, global supply chain management disruptions from extreme weather events have risen 29%, according to the Zurich Insurance Group and the Business Continuity Institute. The Atlantic twitter posted a gif of cargo ships diverting course to avoid Hurricane Irma on its way toward Florida.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 30, 2019

A massive 6,500 word Wired article in June 2018 dedicated only 5% of the article to naysayers. In the context of Freightos , the potential is anything from lacking transparency and speed in global freight rates to offline air cargo pricing. in last-mile efficiency, in fuel efficiency, warehouse optimization, and more.

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