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Omni-Channel Strategy and Intermodal Transport in Globalized Supply Chains

Morai Logistics

Research presented supports an industry shift from traditional to Omni-channel strategy, finding that it enables third party logistic (3PL) providers to offer all distribution initiatives. Globalization and the expansion of markets, pushes 3PLs to implement intermodal transportation solutions that ensure efficient processes are available.

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New Freight Forwarder Office in Porto

Logistics Business Magazine

It was only in 2021 that the service provider Robert Kukla, specialized in intermodal transport, started its business activities with a first branch office in the Portuguese capital Lisbon. The new office with three employees is located in Porto and covers the northern region of Portugal.

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Intermodal Transportation’s Road to Dominance

3PL Insights

Intermodal Transportation’s Road to Dominance By Matt Magpantay, Evans Distribution Systems Panic has become rampant amongst shippers and carriers because of the current shortage of truck drivers.

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Enhanced Supply Chain Connectivity in Bucharest

Logistics Business Magazine

Its strategic location at the crossroads of major European trade routes and proximity to Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Middle East, and the Black Sea region, provides greater access to a large market and efficient distribution to surrounding countries.

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Transloading vs. Crossdocking

3PL Insights

The process of crossdocking is taking the goods from an inbound vehicle, transferring them across a distribution dock, and loading them into an outbound vehicle. Transloading is very similar to intermodal transportation, however with intermodal, the product does not leave the container. What are Crossdocking Services?

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The Overarching Impact of COVID-19 on Supply Chains

Blue Grace Logistics

In the present-day scenario, air freight plays a critical role in the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines. Air carriers retrofitted passenger planes to carry cargo inside the cabins and transport lightweight, essential items such as masks and other personal protection equipment. 85% struggled with insufficient digital technologies.

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The Overarching Impact of COVID-19 on Supply Chains

Blue Grace Logistics

In the present-day scenario, air freight plays a critical role in the distribution of Covid-19 vaccines. Air carriers retrofitted passenger planes to carry cargo inside the cabins and transport lightweight, essential items such as masks and other personal protection equipment. 85% struggled with insufficient digital technologies.