Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Operating over three years, the UK Research & Innovation funded DUKFT Network, a collection of over forty academic, policy and industry organisation, undertook six research projects and two stakeholder events exploring how to mobilise investment that can enable UK freight decarbonisation whilst managing risk and maximising opportunity.

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CH Robinson Logistics

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

For starters, even if your freight is not lost at sea, you’re still likely to experience significant delays. For example, a recent maritime accident in December 2020 resulted in freight being held in Japan. Develop a resilient supply chain strategy. Unfortunately, insurance only applies to the value of lost freight.

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 6, 2018

The European shipowners together with MEP Wim Van de Camp yesterday organised a seminar in the European Parliament to discuss the International Maritime Organization (IMO) initial Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions reduction strategy for shipping. . . Importing and managing the logistics of your precious freight is no easy task.

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Freightos

JANUARY 8, 2019

They’re licensed to be an ocean freight forwarder, and they’ve bought some aircraft and an airport; and of course they are a huge warehousing player. Kuehne+Nagel was one of the first big freight forwarders to have price quotes and self-service directly on their homepage. They’re coming. Download Now.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

Although our core focus is not on freight forwarding services, we still love to connect the community to providers and technology of value to shippers who are in the pursuit of efficiencies and resource reduction in order to remain competitive. It wasn’t just about freight. Loading and unloading was particularly troublesome.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 26, 2018

I was having lunch with a friend of mine who had recently conducted a transportation sourcing event. There are plenty of companies using a flawed process in conducting their transportation sourcing events. As the VP of Sales for a large national truckload carrier recently told me, “Today, our negotiation strategy is indifference.

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Logistics Manager

MARCH 24, 2020

Coinciding with this historical event, we had an opportunity to speak with Mr. Goh Han Yong, Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Charintorn Noparat, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Thai Connectivity Terminal (TCT), and Director of SCG’s International Logistics Business.

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Forto

MARCH 17, 2020

Many freight forwarders and logistics companies underestimated the consequences of the Covid-19 outbreak at the beginning of the year and are still struggling with their communication today, a large problem in view of the high demand for information from their customers. Now the Coronavirus crisis has arrived in Europe. .

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Freightos

OCTOBER 18, 2017

And, as if choreographed, speakers from startups, carriers, and forwarders brought up example after another of where the forces of change are finally breaking through. Charley Dehoney, Exec VP Strategy and Growth at Airspace Technologies. Matt Castle, VP Global Forwarding Products and Services, C.H. The recurring answer?

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 22, 2017

For example, severe weather or a medical emergency on the part of the driver, such as a heart attack or stroke, would fall under this defense. However, any act under this defense that damages freight must be of extreme unanticipated force and unable to be avoided.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2023

The hydrogen strategy to make the port a European hydrogen hub for the import, local production and throughput of green hydrogen and hydrogen carriers will be further refined. Jacques Vandermeiren, CEO Port of Antwerp-Bruges: “2022 was, once again, an eventful year, with many logistical and geopolitical challenges.

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247 Customs Broker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

But while China’s recent Africa strategy remains largely linked to the development of its ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative, Beijing seems to be shifting away from concessional debt lending and introducing new financing instruments that place greater emphasis on private-sector-led investments in project finance, including trade.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 12, 2018

In all three examples, technologies that we take for granted today were, in reality, fairly slow to become part of what Jim Rice at MIT calls “the dominant design” – just another tool in the tool kit. In fairness, you could argue that it’s probably been ten years since Kiva first exhibited at one of our trade events.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

IoT, for example, validates the fact that an event occurred and that subsequent events can now take place (i.e., Someone needs to load the A-Frame with product, for example, and a worker still has to physically move stuff from the picking-and-packing location(s) to the auto bagger. payment via blockchain).

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 17, 2018

Even headline speakers were professing “data got sexy” and data is now a core strategy for companies looking to succeed. An event in one function or system needs to have an equivalent, translation, or handling rule for another function or system to understand that event. This is a long term strategy and commitment.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 14, 2018

In the event, the postal service as well as private parcel carriers managed to deliver the Christmas surge. For us it’s been challenging but manageable,” reports Ramsey Mansour, vice president of corporate strategy and marketing at Purolator Courier. Importing and managing the logistics of your precious freight is no easy task.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

For example, predicting arrival times for loads has traditionally been a pain point for both shippers and carriers. This is just one example. For example, instead of asking carriers to bid on a load tender, AI can present said tender – and a pricing offer – to a select number of carriers.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

To better understand true cost and volume impacts, Zipline Logistics evaluated a sample of 33,000 shipments, comparing data prior to the 2017 Tropical Storm Harvey with data after the event. Customer Pick-Up vs. Delivered Pricing: What’s Best for Your Transportation Strategy and Spend? Download Now! Download Now! Source: [link].

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Logistics Bureau

MAY 8, 2023

BOOK NOW If you’d like some help to improve your freight management, please book a free consultation call here. 4: The Mistake of Modal Fixation While companies often use too many carriers, they sometimes go to the other extreme in choosing freight transportation modes.

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ShipLilly

MAY 5, 2021

Most freight forwarders will use this service and may require it as a precondition when packing and securing cargo. Insurance products on the market are truly diverse and you need a clear strategy for selecting the one that will work best for your shipments. Land cargo insurance risks and events that occur on land.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

. “Business-to-business (B2B) companies expect the same level of customer service as consumers,” says Salim Shaikh, senior director, global industry strategy at JDA Software in Scottsdale, Arizona. “The communication from our freight forwarder until product arrives at ShipBob is key,” Dryfhout says.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

So three months after an executive meeting on June 23rd , an updated strategy was released, tracking a radical shift into a slimmer Maersk, focused on providing end-to-end logistics services. Finally, we’ll explore the potential impact (and coping tactics) for existing forwarders. The Post-2016 Strategy: End-to-end Shipping.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 5, 2018

Gilmore Says… In a great example of the balance in this book, Sheffi notes the actual evidence of consumer preference for Green products is tenuous at best. And it is this supply chain complexity (more on that in a moment) that in part makes crafting sustainability strategies such a challenge in practice.

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Ship Monk

JANUARY 11, 2023

Inventory purchased and stored in anticipation of a change of season or a major event such as a Black Friday or Cyber Monday sale. For example, if your ecommerce business processed 5,000 orders last month for a total of $300,000, the average order value for the month was $60. Assembly Services. Awaiting Delivery Scan.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Colocation with marine renewable energy is a step toward realizing Microsoft’s vision of data centers with their own sustainable power supply, explained Christian Belady , general manager of cloud infrastructure strategy and architecture in Microsoft’s cloud and enterprise division. Lee’s group was intrigued. Compliance to U.S.

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Freightos

MAY 31, 2022

It’s worth remembering that despite tragic events we’re seeing in the headlines, overall these were the most peaceful 75 years in history. We helped thousands of freight forwarders automate quoting and thousands of importers and exporters to receive quotes and book online. But it doesn’t always work. And to our customers….

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 18, 2018

The city of Dubai has also taken on ambitious events and projects to motivate it towards its ambitions, like the Expo 2020 (which it won hosting rights to the same year the smart city project was initiated), Hyperloop Dubai, Oasis Eco Resort and so on. In early May 2018, Lagos Innovates will be sponsoring the “Secure Lagos Hackathon” event.

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247 Customs Broker

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Through all these major world events, the number of containers loaded with imports moving over U.S. In this light, even the worst-case scenario—in which $60 billion of import duties are levied on Chinese goods—pales in comparison to the magnitude of these other events. But this is unlikely. Compliance to U.S.

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Freightos

MARCH 27, 2024

Jensen also pointed out, though, that with capacity being used for diversions, there is little slack available should any additional disruption arise, and such an event really could cause a crisis. Progress in ocean digitalization Discussion of the role of technology in ocean freight was more prominent at TPM than ever.

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 1, 2018

In a blog posting, Jeanette Barlow, IBM Supply Chain Solutions vice president, Strategy and Offering Management, wrote that according to IBM’s Institute of Business Value Global Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO) Study, 84% of chief supply chain officers say that the lack of data visibility stands as a top concern. Compliance to U.S.

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The Sides agreed to encourage participation by regional delegations in major events like Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum, Eastern Economic Forum and Partnership/Investment Summits and also welcomed the intention to organize and hold the India-Russia interregional forum. Compliance to U.S.

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