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CTU Code Boosts Supply Chain Safety

Logistics Business Magazine

The seven industry bodies dedicated to container safety, collaborating as the Cargo Integrity Group, highlight an independent study carried out by researchers at Italian University Politecnico di Torino into shipper and forwarder application of the CTU Code.

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How Freight Forwarders Benefit Businesses and Personal Shippers

ShipLilly

Personal shippers and businesses should be taking advantage of the opportunities presented by the existence of freight forwarders. For example, a recent survey of 100 randomly selected people showed that many are not conversant with shipping industry terminologies, let alone the services. So, what is freight forwarding?

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CILT releases driver shortage report

Logistics Business Magazine

In 2015, The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) carried out an opinion survey looking at the driver shortage crisis. Seven years later, after numerous member requests, it sought to review this matter again by launching a new survey. However, those who are very worried have increased by 50%. Final thoughts.

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Your Top 11 Questions about Expedited Freight Services Answered ASAP

Blue Grace Logistics

TO PREVENT EQUIPMENT DOWNTIME In many manufacturing or assembly plants, unplanned equipment downtime is costly; a recent survey by ABB put the average cost at $125,000 per hour. The names and types of expedited freight shipping services can vary among providers. WHAT FACTORS AFFECT THE COST OF EXPEDITED FREIGHT SHIPMENTS?

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Global Logistics: Trade taking shippers for a ride

247 Customs Broker

According to Burnson, it’s hardly surprising that “technol­ogy innovation” and “disruption” were singled out in UK-based Transport Intelligence’s (Ti) collection of surveys as two of the most important trends around the globe, especially in the freight-forwarding sectors—and for good reason. About the Author. Compliance to U.S.

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Responding to Disruptive Delivery Models and Rising Ecommerce in Asia-Pacific

247 Customs Broker

In the last 12 months, we saw the arrival of e-commerce giant Amazon in APAC , as well as Alibaba doubling its investment to $4 billion in the Singapore-headquartered regional e-commerce firm Lazada Group, as it rivals Amazon in its move to expand aggressively in the region. Compliance to U.S. ker@ehpub.com.

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MIT’s Sheffi on Supply Chain Sustainability

247 Customs Broker

“Although a number of surveys show consumers say they want sustainable products, only a small percentage of them are actually willing to pay more to buy sustainable products,” Sheffi notes. There will be a document to refer to at any time by any one who needs clarification. Posted on: Aug, 05 2017.