Supply Chain and Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Here we seem to have an example that is severely impacting everyone else in the supply chain. It’s typical of IT projects to ber late or never get finished. Here at Felixstowe, you can’t return empty containers. You have to … Continue reading →

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Radius Logistics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

What is intermodal? It involves moving freight using two or more modes of transportation, without any handling while changing modes. An example of intermodal transport would be going from truck, to rail, to truck, to ship and back to truck.

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MTS Logistics

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Railroads are mainly important for moving goods that are mostly heavy in weight and are bulky over long distances, as transportation makes up the majority of the total cost of delivery. The advantages of railroad transportation are too great to ignore. What are the advantages of railroads compared to other modes of transportation?

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CLX Logistics

APRIL 26, 2021

The strategy as a whole revolves around intermodal transportation and the use of BulkTainer ISO tanks. This blog looks at the key challenges of chemical logistics, leveraging intermodal transportation, and how BulkTainer ISO tanks fit in to streamline the whole process. Tying it Together with Intermodal Transportation.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The ElbePort offers access to overseas connections via for example Bremerhaven and Hamburg. “Thanks to its geographical location, Mukran Port is the ideal logistics hub for these transports between Asia and Europe,” says Marcel Stein, Managing Director of DBO Bahnoperator GmbH.

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Trinity Logistics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

For example, you may discover that one carrier consistently adds accessorial charges while another compatible carrier does not. TRY DIFFERENT MODES OF TRANSPORTATION. Trying different modes of transportation could help you offset your costs. Intermodal transportation is another option that you may not have considered.

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ShipLilly

JULY 11, 2019

What is intermodal shipping? Intermodal transportation is a freight delivery method that involves two or more modes of transportation. From the point of pick up to the point of delivery if you need, for example, something to be shipped via train and then picked up by a truck, you would use intermodal shipping.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 11, 2020

As an example of the adoption of how freight train services are being embraced by businesses across Europe, on 26th April 2020, a freight train loaded with LONGI Green Energy’s photovoltaic products set out from Xi’an Xinzhu Station on its way to Tilburg in the Netherlands for GVT Intermodal.

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Another key part of the firm’s green strategy in Europe is to reduce the number of trucks on the roads, achieved through the increased accessibility of intermodal transport across inland Europe. The studied highlighted how trucks – operating off 4.5

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 13, 2018

Intermodal transportation goes beyond the mere maritime transportation by developing an optimal door-to-door transportation chain and organising the appropriate modes of transportation for this worldwide. März 2018 08:03. Beitrag bequem vorlesen lassen: Read English text.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 5, 2018

For example, a black swan event may include both the physical damage and ongoing disruption caused by a hurricane and subsequent bottlenecks, so shippers that know how to isolate the causes of poor visibility and areas that are likely to contribute to worsening of black swan events can effectively reduce their chances of coming to fruition.

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CLX Logistics

MARCH 14, 2022

The main goal of transloading is always to achieve the most cost-effective and timely transportation solutions possible. What is Intermodal Transportation? Intermodal transportation uses two or more modes or carriers to transport freight from shipper to consignee.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 16, 2016

For example, the re-evaluation score could be the actual date when the last scorecard was created for a specific carrier. Know what types of service levels are commonly used for your freight and how it moves, especially in intermodal transportation. The carrier scorecard should not be static. Overall Score Per Carrier.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 5, 2018

For Cloud Logistics, this acquisition will help the company expand its solution footprint (which today is mostly over-the-road and intermodal transportation) and grow its geographic presence beyond North America.

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Tradewinds

MARCH 13, 2019

This transparency is crucial for customers, as barges typically have longer delivery times, and are a major part of intermodal transportation. For example, the LNG Bunker Barge is a modified vessel that allows customers to ship liquid and reefer containers safely across larger bodies of water.

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Tradewinds

MARCH 13, 2019

This transparency is crucial for customers, as barges typically have longer delivery times, and are a major part of intermodal transportation. For example, the LNG Bunker Barge is a modified vessel that allows customers to ship liquid and reefer containers safely across larger bodies of water.

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CLX Logistics

JANUARY 12, 2021

Our intermodal shipping containers specialize in bulk ISO tanks and our large fleet is ready to transport your bulk liquid chemicals. We provide this intermodal transportation solution from the shipper’s plant to the consignee—with comprehensive tracking and monitoring—all on a single bill of lading. Download the Guide.

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Logistics Manager

APRIL 27, 2018

As for services, the group handles general cargo, reefer cargo, project cargo, and intermodal transportation covering more than 500 ports worldwide. For the Thai market, MSC has strong ties to the country and offers shippers links to the world via local river ports and Laem Chabang port.

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 6, 2018

The modern assembly line is the best example of this. As a simple example, consider advertising as an upfront cost to setting up a distribution channel. For example, compare a 3’x 3’x3’ container with a 6’x 6’x 6’ container. These are all examples of diseconomies of scale. This division of labor can lead to efficiencies.

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Freightos

JUNE 6, 2016

For example, in France a full 70% of FCL quotes include weights, but in the Netherlands it’s only 20%. In New York/New Jersey there’s currently a lot of construction to improve intermodal transport that’s causing enough distraction. There is also a marked range between countries.

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CLX Logistics

JUNE 1, 2020

With intermodal transportation strategies, where road, rail, sea, and air can all play a part in a successful route, everyone needs to be on the same page to properly coordinate operations between yourself, your partners, and your clients and customers. Active Participation in Supply Chain Issues by Multiple Shipper Departments.

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Blog on Log

JULY 10, 2006

intermodal transportation infrastructure. Inbound container traffic will continue to grow, congestion at and around ports will pose larger delays, and transporting product -- and ultimately, revenue -- from the ports to the shelf will be increasingly difficult, particularly during peak season. logistics assets. markets.

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 7, 2018

As one example, he points out that Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) announced that it will order 20 “eco-. “Some carriers may feel they’re in a bit of a ‘damned if you do, damned if you don’t’ situation,” he says. “If If a carrier doesn’t have these mega ships than it won’t be able to compete with the top players.”.

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247 Customs Broker

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Looking at the current state of development for inland ports, JLL’s Buch said that, in terms of big box space, there is a bit of oversupply when compared with tenant demand, in some key markets, like Denver and Salt Lake City, for example.

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247 Customs Broker

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Looking at the current state of development for inland ports, JLL’s Buch said that, in terms of big box space, there is a bit of oversupply when compared with tenant demand, in some key markets, like Denver and Salt Lake City, for example.

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ShipLilly

AUGUST 21, 2020

the customer’s doorstep for example); your product will have gone through various stages and modalities of transportation. Drayage is likely to be one of those transportation systems that the product has gone through. Examples include transfer from rail to sea, rail to rail, or sea to rail. Managing Inventory.

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CH Robinson Logistics

JULY 7, 2021

Intermodal transportation. Rather than relying solely on one mode of transport, a combination offers flexible and often more environmentally friendly alternatives to forwarders who are looking to transport high volumes of goods over long distances. Lowered costs, lowered emissions.

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ShipLilly

APRIL 5, 2019

Will trucking compete with intermodal transport in the future? Right now it seems that intermodal may or may not become more competitive this year and next. For example: railroads in the U.S. This differs based on the location of the shipper, the destination of the goods, the PSR, and the service levels.

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GoShip Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Significant investments in intermodal transportation in recent decades have made it more reliable, cost-effective, and service-oriented. Applying different modes of transportation can also help you build a warehouse management system. How can different transportation modes benefit warehouse management?

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 23, 2018

True Intermodal Transportation. Because rail often is one leg of a trip that involves multiple modes of transportation, ARRC, like many logistics and transportation providers in Alaska, often collaborates with other firms. “It’s true intermodal transportation.” That’s not all.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 19, 2016

For example, the required information could easily expand to include details that are not mandated as of now. For example, staff members who have the lowest error scores for a month’s worth of eCommerce orders may be awarded additional PTO orders.

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Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 23, 2019

As for rail taking an increased share of the finished vehicles business, Yenigün noted that, while road and maritime transport market share has declined in recent years, they are still the dominant modes for Turkish exports, whereas rail remains under-utilised. For example, only six of the 15 ports in Marmara region have rail connections.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

For example, winter conditions tend to make freight shipping more expensive. Delaware contains a large number of ports and freights, making intermodal transportation a good choice. Vermont houses several international ports and intermodal rail lines. Connecticut. billion in 2014. Washington.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

For example, winter conditions tend to make freight shipping more expensive. Delaware contains a large number of ports and freights, making intermodal transportation a good choice. Vermont houses several international ports and intermodal rail lines. Connecticut. billion in 2014. Washington.

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Freight Center

JANUARY 1, 2019

For example, winter conditions tend to make freight shipping more expensive. Delaware contains a large number of ports and freights, making intermodal transportation a good choice. Vermont houses several international ports and intermodal rail lines. Connecticut. billion in 2014. Washington.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 14, 2021

Other routing opportunities include aggregating freight to take advantage of intermodal transportation or even leveraging long-haul LTL when shipments have some slight variety within delivery timelines. For example, three large LTL orders could be combined to build a multi-stop full truckload shipment.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 11, 2019

Turkey’s important trading relationship with the UK, for example, has faced several uncertainties in recent times as a result of the lack of clarity surrounding the latter’s exit from the EU (see box). Of course, such plans could always be disrupted by forces outside the industry’s control.

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