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5 Tips for Navigating Global Port Congestion and the Ocean Container Shortage

Now, That's Logistics

During the week of May 30 th , for example, Yantian’s container dwell times rose to eight days and were expected to reach as high as 18-21 days by early-June. Here are five tips for working through this challenging transportation environment and preparing for a more “normalized” future: Stay on top of the current trends.

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DCSA Publishes Complete Framework of Just-in-Time Standards for Main Port Call Activities

Shipping and Freight Resource

Latest release of DCSA’s Just-in-Time Port Call Programme provides interface standards and API definitions for all 50 port call event timestamps. To provide a global industry framework that preserves investments, DCSA collaborated with ITPCO¹ and IMO² to align port call data definitions to existing standards.

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Shipping Hazardous Materials: Mistakes to Avoid

Trinity Logistics

HAZARDOUS SHIPPING MISTAKE EXAMPLES Many companies have made hazardous shipping mistakes. Example 1: Online Retailer Fined $91,000 An online retailer shipped a package by air containing flammable liquid adhesive. Example 3: Flooring Company Fined $63,000 A flooring company shipped a package of hazardous freight.

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Key Warehouse & Contract Logistics Trends from 2020

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During a year when e-commerce sales skyrocketed, the global pandemic impacted supply chains around the globe, and transportation capacity contracted across most modes, while companies worked to get their logistics strategies realigned with this “new normal” operating environment.

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Top Takeaways from Coupa Inspire

Logistics Viewpoints

The supply chain design solution, for example, continues to grow in depth and usability. And a new solution, that applies machine learning to making better ongoing transportation routing and mode decisions, is particularly interesting. Coupa meets this definition.

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Shipping Carriers and Services Overview

Ship Monk

However, it’s definitely helpful to understand the highlights of each shipping carrier, so here we go! USPS shipping services offer specially-discounted options, for example Priority Mail Cubic, which charges you based on the package’s dimensions, not weight. Another example of an area UPS shines is in the shipment of high-value items.

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5 Paths to Better Supply Chain Visibility

Now, That's Logistics

For many manufacturing and distribution organizations, for example, inventory management may be the pain point most worthy of attention. Add a transportation visibility platform to your tech stack. By 2023, Gartner says 50% of all product-centric enterprises will have invested in real-time transportation visibility platforms.