Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Autonomous Quotation Price negotiations remain opaque and manual in the growing freight spot market. Freight forwarders, brokers and LSPs spend considerable time manually researching and building quotes. Freight Audit doesn’t require additional customer input as it uses existing platform data, such as rates and transport orders.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2023

On the other hand, until there is a balance reached between supply and demand, forwarders will favour short-term contracts until the rates stabilize. Freight forwarders will employ a ‘wait and see’ approach before making any long-term air cargo capacity commitments particularly.” the report claims.

Supply Chain Software 65

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Negotiating efficiently and fairly is also a challenge due to the lack of standardised data sets, which hinder like-for-like comparisons and make it difficult to consider factors beyond price, such as sustainability and service levels. Sellers gain access to a broader range of shippers and mini tenders, allowing them to win new business.

Negotiating Skills 59

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Dedola Global Logistics

MAY 14, 2020

We provide the full range of cargo logistics, including import/export freight forwarding , warehousing and distribution, customs brokerage , and consolidation by air, sea, land, and rail. TrakIt is an invaluable tool for our clients, giving them 24/7 access to their latest shipment data.

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Dedola Global Logistics

MAY 14, 2020

We provide the full range of cargo logistics, including import/export freight forwarding , warehousing and distribution, customs brokerage, and consolidation by air, sea, land, and rail. TrakIt is an invaluable tool for our clients, giving them 24/7 access to their latest shipment data. Customers First.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

This is definitely not a good sign, even though new orders were at 57.4. Use a freight forwarder to lower your chances of having shipment delays and to oversee all of your international freight logistics. “New orders fell below 60 for the first time in 18 months,” he said. “On remained constant. jberman@peerlessmedia.com.

Trends 28

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Freightos

JANUARY 8, 2019

They’re licensed to be an ocean freight forwarder, and they’ve bought some aircraft and an airport; and of course they are a huge warehousing player. Kuehne+Nagel was one of the first big freight forwarders to have price quotes and self-service directly on their homepage. Open data standards.

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Freight Negotiating Skills Digital Tracking and Tracing 60

Globalior

APRIL 30, 2020

As a result, some supply chains have extensive day to day interactions with multiple brokers, freight forwarders and other vendors. Any ethical supply chain should place special focus on these areas to ensure data submitted to authorities remains accurate and duties paid are correct. External self audits.

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2018

The S&P 500 works because it taps into real, live data , with a representative sample selected by a committee of analysts along with the right methodology. By 1985, the Baltic Exchange published its first daily dry bulk freight index. A New Freight Index. Breadth of data across geographies. The Age of the Index.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 11, 2018

A quadcopter drone is installed with four high-definition cameras. Delta Drone Group, which produces civilian drones for professional use, offers services ranging from data acquisition to data processing through a specifically developed information system. Compliance to U.S.

Inventory 28

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Transporeon

APRIL 4, 2018

Shippers are making informed choices about their freight forwarding agents and considering sustainability in the design of vehicle fleets. There is no clear scientific definition of how to measure the sustainability of transport. Companies use online logistics platforms to place transport orders with freight forwarders.

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Freightos

JANUARY 12, 2017

International Air Freight Shipping: Definition. While 90% of everything is shipped by ocean, air connects the world faster, cutting China-US freight shipping time from 20-30 days by ocean to only 3 days by air cargo. International air freight and express freight shipments are not the same thing.

Purchasing Skills 48

Purchasing Skills Price Reduction Cost Reduction Trends 48

Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2020

their large, complex supply chains are among the most sophisticated in terms of agile supply chain management and using data for optimisation. definition of ‘just in time’ if they need to, but other industries have had more of an uphill climb. Automotive manufacturers with. The nature of the industry means that they are.

Supply Chain Planning Software 41

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Transporeon

APRIL 3, 2018

Shippers are making informed choices about their freight forwarding agents and considering sustainability in the design of vehicle fleets. There is no clear scientific definition of how to measure the sustainability of transport. So many transport journeys continue to be handled by road. Many companies utilize this methodology.

Optimal Sourcing 48

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 28, 2018

This will be an update on a study Steve Banker did a few years ago, which looked mostly at the execution space, and how the Uber for Freight model was disrupting the market. This data includes data from carriers and third party aggregators, including crime data and port strike data. Location Data.

Modeling Software 28

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Logistics Business Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2022

There are signs that the pressure caused by the lack of HGV drivers may be starting to ease after the recent publication of data by the Department of Transport, writes Philip van der Wilt (pictured), VP EMEA, at Samsara. Keeping drivers safe.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 18, 2021

Blockchain : A unique traceability service-ledger that builds immutable blocks of information and prevents all risk of tampering with data. Broker (freight): Individual or company that serves as a liaison between another individual/company that needs shipping services and an authorized motor carrier.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Data the “new” gold, is in high demand all over the world and especially now in the shipping and freight industry. But just data alone is not going to assist. Data and its usage must be standardised and there must be a standardised approach to digitalisation. So that Industry Blueprint was quite crucial.

Data 90

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2022

With capacity constraints, ecommerce growth and driver shortages creating dilemmas for many as well as the increased focus from the industry on environment and machine learning, it was a year that was definitely not without its tests. Machine learning will go mainstream in supply chain technology.

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 15, 2018

United States-bound waterborne shipments saw some growth in April, albeit not at the same levels it hit in previous months, according to data issued this week by global trade intelligence firm Panjiva. And we definitely have seen a step back in shipments from China. April shipments, at 955,956, saw a 0.3% annual decline.

Procurement Analytics 28

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247 Customs Broker

DECEMBER 26, 2018

That has been made very clear in data issued this month by ShipMatrix , a subsidiary of Pittsburgh-based SJ Consulting. Potential weather challenges aside, things appear to be moving in the right direction this holiday season, and the ShipMatrix data more than backs that up. So, how are things going so far? Compliance to U.S.

Packaging 28

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247 Customs Broker

DECEMBER 18, 2018

That has been made very clear in data issued this month by ShipMatrix , a subsidiary of Pittsburgh-based SJ Consulting. Potential weather challenges aside, things appear to be moving in the right direction this holiday season, and the ShipMatrix data more than backs that up. So, how are things going so far? About the Author.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Disruption in supply chain and freight forwarding creates uncertainty when dealing with companies inventories. Here are just a few mentioned over the day: Qantas opening access to operational data, technology platforms and anonymised customer insights to ten startups in its accelerator program. Customers are definitely ready.

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Ship Monk

OCTOBER 17, 2022

This neutral third party acts as the admin and point person for managing the ins and outs of your 3PL order fulfillment situation, as well as all other supply chain partners you may work with (for example manufacturers, freight forwarders, outsourced customer service teams, etc.). 5PL (Fifth-Party Logistics) Order Fulfillment.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 12, 2018

It combines a ground-based robot equipped with a battery that provides the energy needed to navigate a warehouse and allows freedom from autonomy constraints, and a quadcopter drone equipped with four high-definition cameras. This set, equipped with indoor geolocation technology, operates autonomously during the hours the site is closed.

Inventory 28

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 12, 2018

Data points from the American Trucking Associations (ATA) support that struggle thesis, too. While some of the report’s key data points are slightly, the struggle, or thesis that is, remains real. For certain, carriers are definitely loving those apples. This marks a 20% annual increase. Not so much. Compliance to U.S.

Trucking 28

Trucking Materials Handling Supply Chains Freight 28

247 Customs Broker

MAY 24, 2018

Notes: Gartner Opinion and Peer Opinion: Based on each panel’s forced-rank ordering against the definition of “DDVN orchestrator.” 2017 data used where available. Where unavailable, latest available full-year data used. All raw data normalized to a 10-point scale prior to composite calculation.

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Freightos

JUNE 6, 2016

By and large, logistics providers and shippers currently avoid getting accurate weights for FCL freight shipments. Freightos can measure this by assessing freight quoting activity from the dozens of global freight forwarders and mid-size forwarders currently using Freightos AcceleRate , the Freightos freight rate management platform.

Industry 51

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 12, 2018

To paraphrase Stephen Stills, it’s not exactly clear, but something is definitely happening here. That’s because 3PLs have historically avoided mechanical automation in favor of software, data collection and rigorous processes to drive productivity improvements. For me, the DHL story was a case in point. Compliance to U.S.

Tips 28

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 24, 2018

Castle: Consumer demand is at the forefront, I think, and just our appetite for consumption of goods, whether it is high tech, fashion, and other things across the board that continue to play a very big part in driving that forward. E-commerce has taken on a few different definitions. Compliance to U.S. kwhorisk@ehpub.com.

Production 28

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 7, 2019

“Corporate investment in supply chain continuing education is definitely on the rise, because companies see direct impact to their bottom-line profitability,” says Lisa Sallstrom, a vice president responsible for certification and membership at professional association APICS. Compliance to U.S.

Negotiating Skills 28

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 14, 2018

While Canadian shoppers increasingly look outside the country, the outbound momentum is less strident, although there is definite interest, according to Mansour. Such a step is bound to boost the flow of data. An advance flow of data would be the logical step to address this. Overseas headaches. Customs want to address risk.

Vendor Strategies 28

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Forto

AUGUST 20, 2018

Small and midsized businesses (SMBs) may struggle with managing freight spend proactively, and some may lack the transport and freight forwarding resources available to big-box retailers and major companies. Freight Deconsolidation. A Quick Look into the Deconsolidation Definition.

Inventory Reduction 40

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 6, 2018

According to data from Liberty Mutual Insurance, the 10 leading causes of the most disabling work-related injuries account for $49.9 Importing and managing the logistics of your precious freight is no easy task. employers more than $60 billion annually, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Compliance to U.S.

Supply Chain Design Software 28

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

retail stores closed in 2017, roughly double the average annual store closures in the previous decade, according to data from the International Council of Shopping Centers. If companies can’t compete with the amazing selection, super-fast shipping, and low prices on Amazon, then they are definitely not going to perform as well.

Inventory Reduction 28

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 6, 2018

We manufacture electric cooking appliances which are often shipped on a time-definite schedule,” he says. “So In 2017, the goal of the survey was to assess progress, as well as to collect key data on goals and initiatives, some of which are yielding benefits, some not. There’s never a dull moment.”. Compliance to U.S.

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Ship Monk

JULY 11, 2022

In the shipping industry there are many competitors that bring a variety of offers to the table, like overnight delivery , courier services, freight forwarding, and more. That being said, it is definitely helpful to understand the benefits each shipping carrier brings to the table.

eCommerce 52

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