Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

This year, Amazon has been ramping up efforts to crack down on the sale of counterfeits on its marketplace. Cargo ships lost 661 containers at sea in 2022, down from the 15-year average of 1,566 lost per year, according to the latest figures from the World Shipping Council (WSC). Inventories at U.S.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2018

In an effort to improve its air cargo service as capacity continues to tighten and rates escalate, the San Francisco-based forwarder Flexport is offering in-house air service on a 747-400F from Los Angeles to Hong Kong. Air cargo analysts are waiting to see if this trend gains traction, however. By Patrick Burnson, Executive Editor ·.

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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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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

What Berglund is referring to is the advantage that shipping lines hold for negotiations with cargo shippers for 2022 and beyond. Xeneta currently puts the Asia-West Coast spot rate at just under $10,000 per FEU, with some cargoes paying additional priority shipment fees of $1,400-$7,500. By October, it was up to $6,000-$6,500 per FEU.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

billion in chemicals cargo a week. The trade group says a rail strike of one-month could result in an economic impact of up to $160 billion, and within one week many chemicals manufacturing plants could shut down, lowering GDP and leading to more inflation. And in September, it added Dick’s Sporting Goods as its first sports partner.

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 7, 2018

Dan Smith , principal with ocean industry consultancy The Tioga Group, finds far too many impediments to recovery absent a radical change in its business culture. “A Cathy Morrow Roberson, president of the research firm Logistics Trends and Insights , observes that the survey was consistent with news she’s hearing in the marketplace.

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Freightera

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The packing group (defines the level of danger your freight poses ) To wrap up While hazmat shipments might seem like any other consignment, their potential risks make them stand apart. Register for free to access instant freight quotes from 100s of carriers at Freightera marketplace. Happy shipping!

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JUNE 13, 2018

DHL Express has launched “Where Everything Clicks,” a global digital campaign to grow its e-commerce business and guide web merchants as they access the booming global marketplace. Customs & Border Patrol is essential to your cargo clearing customs. Compliance to U.S. www.dpdhl.com. www.dpdhl.com.

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Logistics Manager

APRIL 19, 2018

The Rhenus Group acquired KOG over two years ago and has now completed the integration of the project logistics specialist. Rhenus Project Logistics Managing Director Dr Tim Merklein said, “The KOG Group has made a name for itself in the field of project freight forwarding in more than 30 years.

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Logistics Manager

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Smart Sailors are developing digital solutions and interfaces for management of ship fleets, crews and cargo stocks. Transpare , who were founded in Morocco, is developing an international freight transport marketplace. It is in line with the CMA CGM Group’s vision of 21st century shipping, focused on digitalization.

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Freightos

AUGUST 31, 2016

Freightos’ focus has been on the shipper-forwarder relationship, both through AcceleRate which provides multimodal freight rate management and door to door freight quoting, and through the recently released online freight marketplace. Two years ago they partnered with ECS Group to offer online freight booking.

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Forto

AUGUST 17, 2021

Once the decision has been made to transport the cargo by air, the next step is to negotiate and sign the appropriate shipping contract. Any cargo that is handed over to a carrier, goes along with a paper, according to IATA guidelines, called Air Waybill. Formalities in Air Freight: From Air Waybill to Transport Insurance. Air Waybill.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JULY 26, 2018

And in today’s marketplace, more and more companies are offering after-market services or complete solutions that are closely coupled to the manufacturer’s products. Tim Baines, Professor and Executive Director, The Advanced Services Group, Aston Business School.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2021

While Amazon has rolled out its own digital freight matching marketplace named Amazon Freight, the company is always looking at new opportunities in this area. What was formerly known as Amazon Prime Air, Amazon Air is a cargo airline operating exclusively to transport Amazon packages. Amazon Prime Air.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2024

Anti-narcotics investigators have uncovered substantial amounts of the disguised drugs in the past two years as smugglers go to ever-more elaborate lengths to get illicit cargoes on board ships. Alibaba has officially introduced its Logistics Marketplace, providing U.S. The majority of the volume will fit within UPS’ existing U.S.

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247 Customs Broker

DECEMBER 21, 2018

While holiday shopping activity continues to accelerate in the remaining days up to Christmas, spot market activity has not followed the same path, based on data published this week by Portland, Oregon-based freight marketplace platform and information provider DAT, a subsidiary of Roper Technologies. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor.

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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. CMA CGM , headed by Rodolphe Saadé , is a leading worldwide shipping group.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 28, 2018

The acquisition will help FedEx to expand its presence in the global e-commerce marketplace. FedEx Trade Networks president and CEO Richard Smith said: “This acquisition is a further step in achieving the global mission of the FedEx Trade Networks group to provide specialized solutions to customers. Photo: courtesy of FedEx.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The final session on Day Two of The Logistics Business Show sees speakers from Interroll, Damon Group and PC Data cover the subject of Materials Handling: Intralogistics Projects and Innovations at 15.00

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The ecommerce website, which has a network of 500 pharmacies across the country, is now experimenting with this service in Spain, where it was acquired by Zur Rose Group two months ago. Promofarma is an online marketplace that sells the assortment of hundreds of pharmacies and manufacturers. One-hour delivery through Promofarma.

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MARCH 29, 2018

By Jeff Berman, Group News Editor ·. Global e-commerce continues to grow at a rapid pace, and more and more merchants, marketplaces, e-commerce and social platforms are looking for innovative, cost-effective ways to get merchandise from distribution points in one country to customers in another,” said Carl W. “By March 29, 2018.

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Logistics Manager

APRIL 6, 2018

Ocean Network Express is comprised of the former three largest Japanese ocean freight carriers and this feat of mutual cooperation is something to be admired, as normally with mergers of this size one party takes over as the dominant face of the group. What the three Japanese carriers have done is unprecedented.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2016

Introducing the Freightos Marketplace. After automating over five million freight quotes, we’re proud to finally announce that we’re launching our online freight marketplace. Using the Freightos Marketplace, companies can get instant freight quotes from great forwarders, book them and manage freight shipments online.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases. Image via StarAir.dk). Behind the Maersk shift. One goal, two different motivations.

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 11, 2018

USPS cited another strong quarter for its Shipping and Packages group, which saw revenue rise by $445 million, or 9.5%, to $5.152 billion, along with package volume up 69 million pieces, or 5%, to 1.458 billion. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor. Customs & Border Patrol is essential to your cargo clearing customs. to 156,000.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Gene Seroka has said that in looking at the numbers to date we are estimating at least 15% of port cargo volumes would be exposed to the tariffs that are either in place or are part of the $200 billion that are being discussed in the weeks ahead along with the retaliatory measures. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor. imports go to U.S.

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AUGUST 17, 2018

With a robust economy and cargo owners moving goods ahead of expected tariffs, our terminal operators, labor force and supply chain partners seamlessly moved a record amount of cargo across our docks,” said Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka in a statement. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor. to 227,412 TEU.

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OCTOBER 26, 2018

By Jeff Berman, Group News Editor ·. UPS’s core focus in India is on helping large businesses and SME’s (small and medium enterprises) expand trade with customers in the global marketplace. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor. Customs & Border Patrol is essential to your cargo clearing customs. October 26, 2018.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2018

We embrace the challenge of creating the future of last mile logistics with the support of this unparalleled group of strategic investors. Focused exclusively on moving goods, Deliv operates as a service for delivering items rather than a marketplace that sells them. Compliance to U.S. cpurchase@peerlessmedia.com.

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Automotive Logistics

AUGUST 29, 2018

CTM, which is part of Convertible Concepts Corporation (CCC), has a patented design for car carrying trailers that convert to flatbeds (or a combination of the two) to carry other cargo. China is fast becoming an innovation hub and I am pleased to partner with this marketplace.

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Airfreight Logistics

JUNE 30, 2019

All of these companies need to work together in sync to move cargo around the globe. With increasingly complex and evolving marketplaces around the world, the need for local knowledge and expertise is becoming more and more apparent.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2017

LLamasoft Offers Customers Access to FLEXE Marketplace for On-Demand Warehousing Services. Cargo Owners Complain of ‘Total Mess’ Shipping Goods to Asia (WSJ – sub. MercuryGate Announces Dynamic Exchange Offering Faster, Easier Access to Capacity. Fuel-Cell Maker to Help Amazon Improve Warehouse Efficiency (WSJ – sub.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

“However, the volume of loads posted to the DAT load board marketplace actually decreased because 3PLs and freight brokers were able to find trucks more efficiently.”. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor. Jeff Berman is Group News Editor for Logistics Management , Modern Materials Handling , and Supply Chain Management Review.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 8, 2019

Back in July 2017, I interviewed Bennett Adelson, the former CEO of MacroPoint (which was later acquired by Descartes Systems Group, a Talking Logistics sponsor) about OTIF and how it is driving demand for visibility solutions. Providers of real-time freight visibility solutions.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

As our partnership with FourKites grows, we look forward to leveraging the predictive analytics tools available to unlock additional capacity in a challenging marketplace. req’d) Global Blue Chips Intensify Efforts to Increase Supply Chain Transparency (WSJ – sub. ” This is just stating the obvious.

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Logistics Business Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

LogiMAT is upholding its reputation as an event that is “easy on the feet” by once again grouping exhibitors by product category within the ten exhibit halls, with an improved layout this year. The products, systems, and solutions on display there meet the demands of today’s marketplace. “As

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Other recent innovations include the XPO Direct shared-space distribution network, voice integration with Amazon Echo and Google Home to track the last mile delivery of heavy goods, and the XPO Connect digital freight marketplace with multimodal infrastructure. Customs & Border Patrol is essential to your cargo clearing customs.

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