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Navigating the Future of Automation: Using AI to Alleviate Port Congestion

MTS Logistics

Port congestion poses significant challenges to global supply chains, maritime trade, and overall economic efficiency. As the volume of goods transported by sea continues to grow, finding effective solutions becomes crucial. Fortunately, automation and artificial intelligence (AI) offer promising ways to mitigate port congestion. In this article, we’ll explore how these technologies can make a difference and enhance port operations. 1.

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Turning Cold Outreach into Gold with Matt Castriotta

The Logistics of Logistics

Matt Castriotta and Joe Lynch discuss turning cold outreach into gold. Matt is the Founder and CEO of Castriotta Growth Hacking, where they provide B2B demand generation solutions for logistics sales leaders. About Matt Castriotta Matt Castriotta is a Growth Hacking and B2B Marketing/Strategy Expert. Before starting Castriotta Growth Hacking, he spent over 10 years closing some of the biggest logistics freight spends in the world at a family-owned, 3PL.

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Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (May 10, 2024)

Talking Logistics

I was a baby once, a long time ago. I was born with my umbilical cord wrapped around my neck, making it hard for me to take my first breath, but when I finally inhaled and let out a cry, I was given to my mother to comfort me. I don’t remember that day, but. Read more The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (May 10, 2024) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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Happening Now: US Cargo Imports Continue to Rise

West Coast and California Logistics

According to DC Velocity , cargo imports into the US are expected to climb to over 2 million units in May. This would be the first time since last fall that imports reach that mark.

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How a Global CPG Leader Optimized $500M of Direct Materials Spend and Exceeded Savings Goal

A Fortune 500 CPG company partnered with GEP to improve end-to-end category management, optimize direct spend categories, and increase strategic focus on tail spend. GEP’s sourcing expertise and market intelligence enabled the company to centralize sourcing and order management processes, strengthen key supplier relationships, and enhance supply chain resilience and agility.

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Peloton Lodges Demurrage Overcharge Complaint with FMC Against Flexport

Supply Chain Brain

Peloton says that, between 2020 and 2023, Flexport charged D&D and other related charges that were improperly invoiced by Flexport, in violation of the Shipping Act.

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Italian Ferrero Opens Its First North American Chocolate Factory

Supply Chain Brain

The move comes as cocoa futures surged to an all-time high in April, with a supply shortfall prompting prices to more than double in three months.

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Shippers Forecast Stabilizing Market for Q3

Food Logistics

The Q3 2024 index data reveals an optimistic outlook in business sentiment moderated by limited revenue growth expectations, according to BlueGrace Logistics.

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Amazon’s Largest Fleet of HD Electric Trucks Rolls Across Southern California

NGT News

Retail commerce giant Amazon is investing in electric vehicles worldwide, and the company is now rolling out nearly 50 heavy-duty electric trucks in Southern California — its largest fleet of these EVs anywhere so far. This launch is an important step in Amazon’s work toward decarbonizing every step of delivery across first, middle and last […] The post Amazon’s Largest Fleet of HD Electric Trucks Rolls Across Southern California appeared first on NGT News.

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Digital twins help postal and logistics companies plan for the future

Logistics Business Magazine

Outside of fantasy novels, nobody has a crystal ball to see into the future. However, postal services and logistics companies are building digital twins to achieve just that. Powered by data-driven virtual models that can simulate real-world operations, digital twins are allowing the sector to predict the future and plan for it. Alexandra Ballestrem, Key Account Director, and Roosmarijn Schopman, Proposition Manager at Prime Vision, explore how digital twins are providing unparallelled foresight

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Artificial Intelligence and the Transportation Industry

Artificial intelligence has quickly become a feature of everyday life: Using face ID to unlock a phone, communicating with online chatbots, and letting “smart” appliances help manage our homes are just a few of the ways that we interact with AI regularly. Forward-looking businesses are also using AI to transform their operations and gain a competitive edge.

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This Week in Logistics News (May 4 – May 10)

Logistics Viewpoints

People buying tickets online for concerts, sporting events and other live events in Minnesota will be guaranteed more transparency and protection under a new bill signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Tim Walz. The law, which has been dubbed the Taylor Swift bill, was prompted by the frustration Democratic Rep. Kelly Moller felt at not being able to buy tickets to Swift’s 2023 concert in Minneapolis.