The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Responding to the 2023 IMO GHG Strategy by Wolfgang Lehmacher, Mikael Lind and Robert Ward Illustration: Sandra Haraldson, RISE 7 July 2023 marked a historic day for the shipping sector when the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted its 2023 IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (2023 Strategy).

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Global Trade Management

MAY 16, 2014

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. They have people manually reviewing orders, combining orders into loads, and determining the best service levels and carriers to ship those loads. arviem, founded in 2008, has grown organically to become the leading service provider for real-time cargo monitoring.

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Intelligent Audit

MAY 25, 2022

The FedEx Express team met the cargo plane at the gate to immediately move the coveted commodity toward the consumers. When the Russia-Ukraine war began, few understood the repercussions might bring flashbacks to the 2007–2008 global food crisis. Operation Fly Formula Is a Success. on May 22, 2022.

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Global Trade Management

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. By the way: One of the containers washed off the vessel is a huge shipping container with as many as 11 million cigarettes inside (- but police are warning any wreckers looking for free fags to stay well away). Is cargo of ours damaged? arviem real-time cargo monitoring.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

Container shipping prices skyrocket. This was part of the reason the company missed its 2008 goal to reduce aircraft emissions by 20 percent by the end of 2020. Porsche calls on its suppliers to use 100% renewable energy. Descartes acquires GreenMile. Restaurants, bars find suppliers’ inventories are running dry.

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CargoBarn

MAY 18, 2022

We create shipping solutions you don’t have to think about, giving every shipper a positive experience.”. in 2008 with a small infusion of capital from Baird’s savings account and a focus on relationships. CargoBarn specializes in full truckload, refrigerated, drayage, expedited and intermodal shipping.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 20, 2018

It is continually important to be proactive about identifying capacity trends and daily shipping reality. From 2008 until about mid-2017, air cargo had been in a prolonged recession and airlines had taken capacity out of the market – reducing air cargo shipping lanes. Thanks to an increase in ecommerce.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 17, 2023

The Ferrari Consulting and Research Group has annually published a series of supply chain management focused predictions since its inception in 2008. East and Gulf Coast ports to be able to process vessels, resulting in ships at anchorage waiting days or weeks to be processed. Background.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Compared to the 1,382 containers on average lost per year between 2008-2019 as reported by The World Shipping Council, that’s a big jump. Cargo insurance is not a requirement, but as events like vessel accidents are usually outside of the carriers’ liability, insurance can provide added protection for your freight.

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I.C.E. Transport

MAY 12, 2022

The system allowed two or more ocean shipping companies to provide scheduled cargo service on a particular trade route under uniform rates and common terms. In principle, that ended a system of collective rate-setting dating back to the first conference, the Calcutta Steam Traffic Conference, set up by British cargo lines in 1875.

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EcoVadis

JUNE 3, 2018

Blockchain, the innovative technology that powers the digital currency market, has gained prominence since the introduction of the cryptocurrency bitcoin in 2008. Maersk, a Danish shipping company, is testing blockchain to improve the administrative procedures and efficiency of marine shipping.

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Freightos

MAY 10, 2015

All those books would weigh 49,000 kilograms – half the cargo mass of a Boeing 747-200F. Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate by Rose George ( Link ). Why this books rocks: The author actually took a cruise on a Maersk ship.

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 11, 2020

When leading economists start talking about a drop in manufacturing comparable to the start of the 2007-2008 global financial crisis, you can be sure that the world’s leading industries are in for a torrid few months. Cargo volumes have dropped by between 5 and 25 percent in the same period at ports in Europe and the United States.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 21, 2022

Since the inception of this blog in 2008, Supply Chain Matters has provided perspectives and takeaway thoughts from each annual report. GDP level, and a level not seen since 2008. entities as opposed to foreign owned entities such as global shipping and logistics companies. For 2021, U.S. percent to $1.85 percent of U.S.

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RFgen

JANUARY 16, 2019

Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of warehouses in the country has increased exponentially, from 15,203 locations in 2008 to 17,389 establishments in 2017. When that cargo ship arrives at its destination, the entire shipload can be received in a quick and easy barcode scan. According to the U.S.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Passages, capes, and straits are defined as geographical areas through which international shipping routes must transit. Chokepoints commonly have shallow, constricting depths, which hinder navigation and place restrictions on ship capacity. Potential for closure or interruption. It is approximately 190 kilometers long.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JANUARY 3, 2020

As early as 2008, multinational companies began experiencing rising labor costs in China’s coastal provinces. Working with a qualified provider can further enhance the many benefits rail shipping can bring to your supply chain. Cargo insurance. Investment in rail infrastructure. Key to rail: The right service provider.

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Freightos

JANUARY 28, 2016

It’s a bad time to sell for scrap, so more ships are idle. The larger carriers have cooperated more closely through mergers and alliances to help defray the big capital costs of building new ships, and will recoup lower running costs. Rumors are flying of an Amazon air cargo operation. Ocean carriers are reeling.

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Freightos

JANUARY 28, 2016

It’s a bad time to sell for scrap, so more ships are idle. The larger carriers have cooperated more closely through mergers and alliances to help defray the big capital costs of building new ships, and will recoup lower running costs. Rumors are flying of an Amazon air cargo operation. Ocean carriers are reeling.

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Supply Chain Opz

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

Founded in 1999, it is an online retailer selling shoes via a drop-shipping business model. Nevertheless, they hit a very important milestone of reaching $1 billion in gross sales in 2008. In early 2004, they noticed that customer service was the biggest problem. So they had to adapt in order to survive in the bad economy.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

And if you’ve ever shipped something internationally, you realize just how many things could go wrong while goods are in transit. That’s where cargo insurance comes in. To clear up these confusions, this post will explain key cargo insurance information and how it can help mitigate your shipping risks.

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CargoBarn

AUGUST 25, 2022

JAXPORT announced this summer it had completed dredging to 47 feet, allowing post-Panamax ships to call. Ocean freight and container shipping are big markets for us, especially in Jacksonville. The growth and strategic direction of JAXPORT, along with the food shipping industry, are major benefits for CargoBarn in Jacksonville.”.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 29, 2015

So, fleet managers need to ask a fundamental question, “What does it mean if my drivers, assets and cargo are continuously connected to the enterprise and how can I leverage this fact to create value for my organization?” However, its usage is yet to reach a point where shipping professionals consider it indispensable for their business.

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Supply Chains Rock

MAY 22, 2008

Thursday, May 22, 2008. Great article and video in the Wall Street Journal about a cargo boat that tipped over carrying nearly 5,000 brand new Mazda cars worth $100 million. The pieces will then be shipped back to Asia and recycled and perhaps made into cars again. Logistics Disaster, Leads to Recycling Headache.

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Global Trade Management

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. Cargo monitoring could not only be used to prevent trafficking drugs - but also to prevent smuggling huge amount of money in containers from one country to another. **. arviem, founded in 2008, has grown organically to become the leading service provider for real-time cargo monitoring.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 23, 2023

Since the inception of this blog in 2008, Supply Chain Matters has provided perspectives and takeaway thoughts from each annual report. The report raises the likely concern for a condition of global wide ship overcapacity levels, citing the Flexport Freight Market Update projecting a 23 percent overall increase over the remainder of 2023.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

FedEx Introduces Enhancements to Deep Frozen Shipping. A strike would have shut down ports along the Eastern seaboard, which together handle 110 million tons of import and export cargo. Descartes Extends Cloud-Based Air Messaging Services for Forwarders & Brokers. UPS to Rollout Fleet of Electric Vehicles in California.

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Freightos

JUNE 6, 2016

This new Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS) rule amendment aims to reduce incidents involving containers on board ships, because incorrect declarations of the weight of packed containers is often a contributing factor. That is, for shippers that already weigh cargo, the only direct change will be paperwork.

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Global Trade Management

AUGUST 4, 2008

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. Monday, 4 August 2008. If you define an ‘Effective Global Trade’ as a trade that is executed on schedule, without damage to the cargo and at planned cost, then your threshold for an ‘Effective Global Trade’ is too low. . · Subscribe To. Stefan Reidy.

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Global Trade Management

JANUARY 26, 2014

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. Deutsche Telekom AG today signed a nearly double-digit million euro contract with leading cargo monitoring service provider arviem AG of Switzerland. Cargo monitoring is crucially important for many companies if they are to remain competitive. arviem real-time cargo monitoring.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

That means maritime shipping lies at the very heart of the global logistical system. At the time, Ron Widdows , former chairman of the World Shipping Council, reported that piracy was costing “the global shipping industry anywhere from $3.5 Nearly 90 per cent of global trade is carried by sea-going vessels.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 4, 2015

COP21, the Paris Climate change conference taking place this week got us thinking what the carbon cost was for shipping the TV. A quick check showed that shipping the TV from Taiwan to Nashville (ocean & trucking) led to about 6.7 kg of carbon emissions. The broader climate issue.and freight’s role. It’s not just trucks.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 4, 2018

economy in 2017 and so far in 2018, manufacturers have been producing more goods than usual and requiring more freight to be shipped. According to recent findings , the GDP has grown by close to $5 trillion since the Great Recession in 2008. trillion at the start of 2008 — and this growth is expected to continue.

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Global Trade Management

FEBRUARY 7, 2008

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. Thursday, 7 February 2008. The "Beijing-Hamburg Container Express" left the Chinese capital on January 9 with its cargo of shoes, toys and electronic goods and covered the distance of 10,000 kilometres (6,200 miles) in 15 days, Germanys state-owned rail operator Deutsche Bahn said.

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Global Trade Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2007

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. That was the message of a panel of experts on perishables shipping Wednesday at the AirCargo Americas Conference in Miami. • Disagreements over shipping practices within the industry itself. . • Disagreements over shipping practices within the industry itself.

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Freightera

MAY 26, 2017

As many of you may be aware, freight shipping, international shipping and also aviation are not included in the COP21 agreement. The shipping industry is currently a vast producer of nitrous oxides and sulfate oxides, produce about 15% of the total nitrous oxides emissions in the world. It’s currently 19% of total CO2 emissions.

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Global Trade Management

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

Global Cargo Monitoring / Cargo Tracking. Tuesday, 26 February 2008. Friday, February 29, 2008 7:59:00 am. Just the opposite, Cadbury, recently announced that it is not shipping its famous chocolate Easter Eggs in boxes, but rather just using the foil wrapping. Friday, March 07, 2008 3:28:00 pm. Newer Post.

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