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BCOs and drayage planning: How global retailers apply data

FreightWaves SONAR

Global supply chains rely on multimodal transport to ship goods from manufacturers that are far from their end customers. It provides crucial links in this transport chain. These short-haul trucks deliver FTL or LTL freight loads between one form of transport and another.” Download the White Paper.

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IoT Speeds Over-the-Road Shipment Tracking

Talking Logistics

There is a tremendous amount of data to pull together in order to get it right. In response to this growing complexity, companies moving goods around the world are embracing digital supply chain solutions, powered by new tracking technologies and data analytics. Data is the fuel that powers the modern supply chain.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 9-13, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Simply put, while it’s impossible to predict what will happen with oil and diesel prices in the future, the current trend is certainly not favorable to freight spend budgets. Other warehouses have converted to “cross-dock” facilities to handle last-mile delivery of bulky items. BluJay Solutions Updates its Global Trade Network Platform.

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The Digital Transformation Journey in Logistics

Logistics Business Magazine

There are multiple reasons as to why consumer trends, attitudes and business is moving faster than ever before. We want delivery when and where we choose, coupled with a buying experience that echoes the speed and convenience we’ve become accustomed to in other areas of our lives. The solution? Digitisation.

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Laem Chabang Port Grows Upon Their success in 2019 and Marches Forwards to 2020

Logistics Manager

Yuthana Mokekhaw, Managing Director of Laem Chabang Port to discuss Laem Chabang Port’s accomplishments in the past year, and to shed the light on the Port’s development plans as well as the trends in Thailand’s logistics sector in the coming years. In order to become a world class port, we must improve our data management.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 23-27, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Kuebix Announces the First Free Multimodal Transportation Management System (TMS). The robots pass that data to store employees, who then stock the shelves and fix errors. Amazon Launches ‘Business Prime’ to Bring Quick Delivery to Work (Bloomberg). Wal-Mart’s new robots scan shelves to restock items faster (Reuters).

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PROJECT RUNWAY: Airfreight Forwarders Model New Service Collections

247 Customs Broker

Another potential role for online platforms is helping transportation providers optimize their networks, says Cathy Roberson, founder and head analyst with Logistics Trends & Insights LLC in Atlanta. Robinson, a provider of multimodal transportation services and third-party logistics based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.