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Revolutionizing Freight Forwarding Using Tech with Lionel van der Walt

The Logistics of Logistics

He began his career in the South African Air Force and later spent more than a decade with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), where he held various leadership positions in South Africa, Spain, and the United States, including President of Cargo Network Services Corp., cargo subsidiary. cargo subsidiary.

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This Week in Logistics News (March 23 – 29)

Logistics Viewpoints

In the early morning hours of April 26, at approximately 1:35am, a cargo ship leaving Baltimore Harbor struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, triggering a catastrophic collapse of the 1.6-mile-long Walmart Canada is piloting an automated receiving solution. mile-long span. The collapse sent vehicles and people plunging into the water.

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Mexico Transportation Risk with Mark Vickers

The Logistics of Logistics

Mark expanded MacroPoint’s visibility technology into Mexico and got MacroPoint into shipper markets which enabled its acquisition by Descartes in 2017 for $107 Million. Finally, Reliance is a leader in specialty insurance products such as usage-based cargo insurance, shippers interest policies and Mexican cargo.

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The Digital Transformation Journey: The Alignment of Industry, Company, and Technology

Talking Logistics

Ports are having to off-load cargo onto the new mega-ships offshore from multiple smaller ships because they don’t have the capacity to handle the bigger vessels. Companies looking to contain logistics costs have to use creative solutions, like digital technologies to overcome price increases and capacity shortages.

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Port and Maritime Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Finally Get More Attention

Logistics Viewpoints

Port and maritime operations are critical to the stability of the global supply chain and the global economy. When terminals cannot move cargo, the costs can escalate quickly. When shipping giant Maersk fell victim to NotPetya malware in 2017, the costs were estimated at between $200 and $300 million.

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

Oil prices tanked, cancellations increased and Maersk drilling and supply chain services would run up nearly $2 billion dollars in annual losses. But shipping remains an open market and regardless of technology or how far in the supply chain Maersk stretches, it still has 4.1 million TEUs of capacity it must fill.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 20 – 26)

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billion ‘Green Gateway’ rail expansion The CrowdStrike software bug that crashed Microsoft operating systems and caused the largest IT outage in history caused disruptions at U.S. The new issue for the global supply chain comes amid a rise in global demand, with shipments up 13% year-over-year in June.