Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 7, 2024

“Our BlueGrace Managed Logistics clients use technology to ensure every shipment is optimized for efficiency and profitability, in turn giving them sustainable growth and a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Crafted by industry experts, Evos optimizes supply chain operations while minimizing costs. READ THE FULL ARTICLE

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The Logistics of Logistics

JUNE 23, 2022

Steve Rowen is a Managing Partner at Retail Systems Research, an industry market intelligence firm that helps retailers make more strategic decisions about the role of information technology in their enterprise, and helps solution providers better meet those needs. Founder & CEO of OneRail @OneRail .

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Blue Grace Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2023

And it added that by analyzing revenue forecasts, inventory levels, and order volumes, it provides industry stakeholders with valuable insights into what to expect next quarter and how that reflects the freight market. READ THE FULL ARTICLE

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 27, 2021

As logistics managers grapple with their own challenges, including labor shortages and emerging commodity marketplaces, the logistics function has never been under more pressure to deliver. In fact, the on-demand industry was estimated to account for $75 billion in 2018. [1] Forget what you knew about logistics.

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Material Handling and Logistics

MAY 10, 2018

“There remain other challenges with blockchain technology, particularly a lack of support for standards that may limit the growth and a competitive marketplace of interoperable, cost-effective and innovative solutions for both government and industry,” he said. Read full article here. Printer-friendly version.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 11, 2023

A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article outlining how cargo theft is on the rise. In the United States alone, cargo theft is a $15 to $35 billion industry. As the world’s largest online retailer and marketplace, it’s not surprising that the most packages stolen are from Amazon.

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Freightera

JUNE 29, 2017

Transport News INTL has just selected Freightera as “Best Online Freight Marketplace – North America” in their Logistics, Warehouse & Supply Chain Awards 2017! Our goal, within 2-3 years, is to be the world’s best online freight marketplace, offering instant all-inclusive freight rates between any two locations on earth.

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Loginext

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

This article is a comprehensive guide to help you navigate the food and beverage supply chain landscape. From demand fluctuations to the importance of trust, we've listed the ten key pointers to help you stay ahead of the curve. Don't miss out on this amazing guide!

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Freightera

MAY 1, 2018

May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Freightera, North America’s rapidly growing online freight marketplace, celebrated its 4th birthday today as it booked over 10,000 shipments. Over 100 customers have given Freightera 5- and 4-star reviews for pricing and service, a huge accomplishment in an industry suffering from lack of care.

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Log-hub

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

„The times when only experts could handle supply chain analytics are over“ – Transmetrics names Log-hub as one of the best and brightest companies disrupting the warehousing industry, by focusing on efficiency, technology, and automation. Why are we disrupting the logistics industry? Why Log-hub Marketplace?

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Blue Grace Logistics

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Although the industry is deeply fragmented, it has created a market rich with opportunity. Although the industry is deeply fragmented, it has created a market rich with opportunity. Emerging technologies and increased consumer demand allow for new entrants and disrupters into the marketplace to engage and pursue exponential growth.

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

These survey results make up the quarterly BlueGrace Logistics Confidence Index, which measures anticipated logistics industry expansion or contraction based on revenue forecasts, inventory levels and order volumes. The index correlates growth or shrinkage to overall industry volume of freight shipments and product prices. “We

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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 28, 2021

Evaluation of key variables and data are needed to predict pricing within a chaotic and often, volatile marketplace. The most effective way to ensure you’re operating at the highest industry standard involves data mining and establishing algorithms to come up with predictive solutions.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 26, 2018

INTTRA, a neutral electronic transaction platform for the ocean cargo industry, maintains that the ocean cargo industry has moved beyond the “digitization tipping point,” and is on the verge of advancing from innovation to action. Article Topics. The post Digitized ocean cargo industry at “tipping point”?

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3PL Links

MAY 14, 2024

This industry, after all, handles its own set of difficulties and chances to grow. This article has all the information you require to learn how to differentiate yourself from the competition and how crucial logistics are to your online business. Why E-Commerce Businesses Should Partner with 3 Pl Links? 3PL Links fills that need.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

JULY 20, 2021

The Federal Maritime Commission has established a new audit program and dedicated audit team to assess carrier compliance with the Agency’s rule on detention and demurrage as well as to provide additional information beneficial to the regular monitoring of the marketplace for ocean cargo services. Maffei and launched immediately.

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Bulk Connection

JUNE 27, 2019

The term represents a sea change in the way that shippers must now view their operations in order to secure capacity from carriers in a strained marketplace. In this article, we’ll look at ways that dry bulk cargo shippers can do just that.

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247 Customs Broker

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The CMA CGM Group , a worldwide leading shipping group, and Freightos, the world’s online freight marketplace, are pleased to announce they have signed an ambitious pilot agreement whereby CMA CGM has become the first ocean carrier listed on Freightos. Related Article: Maersk and IBM Introduce TradeLens Blockchain Global Shipping Solution.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The allegations, which focus on the company’s primary marketplace, Amazon.com, paint a picture of a company able to use its size and power to pressure sellers to agree to its terms and warp the prices of goods. Earlier this week, I wrote an article highlighting that cargo theft is on the rise. The Federal Trade Commission, the U.S.

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Morai Logistics

MARCH 27, 2019

However, the disruption caused by this technological shift also impacts many industries, including supply chain and logistics. This requires the industry to take an innovative approach to the entire end-to-end journey of delivering a product to consumer fast and efficiently.

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 6, 2023

There are many barcode formats, called symbologies, with as many as 30 different types developed for specific industries. Manufacturers outside North America use a 13-digit barcode called an EAN (European Article Number) or IAN (International Article Number). The larger the barcode, the more information it can store.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 7, 2018

To gain a sharper picture of what ecommerce-related technologies logistics professionals should be watching, we reached out to industry experts to develop a short-list of trends and solutions that need to be top of mind for today’s logistics professional. Read the Article: Hyperloop One’s Full-Scale Pod Reaches 192 mph. “If

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Ship Monk

MARCH 30, 2024

When ShipMonk started, one of the driving forces was shaking up the long-static logistics industry with innovation that would allow ecommerce brands to grow and scale optimally. 2-Day Shipping In today’s gotta-have-it-now atmosphere, your shipping speeds and costs could determine how well you’re able to compete in the ecommerce marketplace.

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 3, 2018

All of the headlines leading up to Christmas were about how retailers and parcel carriers were struggling to keep up with the record amount of online orders and deliveries for the holidays (see WSJ article UPS, Overwhelmed by Online Orders, Warns of Delivery Delays and Reuters article Surging online orders slow Wal-Mart delivery network ).

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3PL Links

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Reducing expenses is unquestionably necessary to turn logistics into a differentiator in the marketplace. There might also be an exemption from tax on industrialized products at the federal level. People management Certain industries demand extra caution when it comes to product storage.

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Freightera

MARCH 29, 2021

Freightera: Online Freight Marketplace for Businesses. By being in the midst of the transportation industry we actually could do something meaningful about it. So that is how Freightera became the first low emission freight marketplace.’’. Ten years later, they founded Freightera. ‘’By How does Freightera help the environment?

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Ship Monk

MARCH 16, 2023

Even if those products are sold on Amazon or any other marketplace, if the manufacturer or brand is doing the actual packing and shipping, it’s considered direct fulfillment. Recently Amazon introduced a new program called Amazon Direct Fulfillment, which is causing some confusion in the ecommerce world.

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Morai Logistics

MAY 9, 2019

Organizations within the retail industry should implement mitigation strategies into their supply chain to offset potential risks such as supply shortages. This article by Morai Logistics aims to identify four important components to an effective mitigation strategy. Risk of Supply Shortage. Planning Efficiency.

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 28, 2022

What’s in this article: Why is the performance of logistics programs more important than ever? The performance of supply chain logistics programs is more important than they ever have been given the current marketplace conditions and high demand placed on the industry.

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10xLogistics

JULY 18, 2015

A while back I wrote about how I thought executives in the trucking industry were getting dangerously close to collusion as they discussed capacity in the industry. A line from that article: "A trigger may have been the June meeting. A line from that article: "A trigger may have been the June meeting.

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Blue Grace Logistics

APRIL 24, 2023

Over the years, the role of 3PLs in the broader transportation industry has expanded. My belief is if you don’t have someone as a 3PL partner, whether it’s BlueGrace or one of my peers in the industry, I think you’re at a big disadvantage. “My READ THE FULL ARTICLE When we get in there, there’s some value we can provide.”

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The Lean Thinker

AUGUST 8, 2019

In his article, he quotes from an interview Oscar Munoz, the CEO of United Airlines, gave to ABC. That was the interpretation of Ed Bastian, Munoz’s counterpart at Delta Airlines: …when Munoz’s views were put to Delta CEO Ed Bastian by Marketplace. Now… to be clear, the entire airline industry has a long way to go on this stuff.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JANUARY 13, 2022

With every new year comes an opportunity to foretell what lies ahead in the marketplace, and the supply chain breakdown 2022 is no different. What’s in this article: What are the top trends I will need to watch in 2022? How can I prepare for the rise of consumer demand?

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Morai Logistics

DECEMBER 5, 2019

This article by Morai Logistics highlights 5 of the most prominent supply chain trends to be mindful of in 2020. An Industry Week article further expounds on the value of a green supply chain, Transportation is the second largest source of greenhouse emissions after electricity generation, Lapide noted. Going Green.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 20, 2023

But if you are looking to get ahead of what is coming next, especially in a dynamic marketplace, using available forecast systems can help place businesses at the forefront and in-step with demand months in advance to best align their supply chains. READ THE FULL ARTICLE It’s time to plan ahead or get left behind.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Full disclosure: This article contains many great quotes from the conference’s speakers. Tech startups, as well as innovative corporates, are chiselling away at the industry’s many opportunities, including: Drones as last-mile delivery. Not just as an industry worth emulating, e-commerce came up time and again in other contexts.

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Ship Monk

MAY 2, 2023

Anyone who owns or manages a brand, whether wholesale or retail, online or brick and mortar, is painfully aware of the seemingly daily department-store closings, behemoth marketplaces pulling shoppers online, and competition from small startup “disruptors” in virtually every retail category. Do you have what it takes? Let’s find out!

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