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Mexico Transportation Risk with Mark Vickers

The Logistics of Logistics

Mark Vickers and Joe Lynch discuss Mexico transportation risk. About Mark Vickers Mark Vickers is a leading expert in domestic and cross border transportation risk management and insurance. While at TQL, Mark developed a passion to optimize cross border transportation. During his tenure, they went from $500M to $3B in sales.

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How Cargo Theft Stole Christmas

Logistics Viewpoints

Cargo theft continues to be a problem, especially around the holidays. And I don’t just mean the winter holidays; cargo theft typically spikes during any holiday season where businesses may be closed for an extra day or two. But what exactly is cargo theft? Cargo theft comes in many shapes and sizes.

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The State of the Trucking Market in 2021

GlobalTranz

The state of the trucking market in 2021 is uncertain, filled with risk, and continues to evolve, making logistics management challenging.? through 2021, but total retail sales will grow 7.9%. Port backlogs, cargo limitations on container ships, and a lack of available equipment and port facility staffing.?

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Your 2022 US Ocean Cargo Outlook

CHAINalytics

Because of fourth quarter volume surges, ongoing congestion at ports around the world, and 2021’s (and first quarter 2022’s) limited container availability, demand has outpaced available capacity. Predictably, short-term capacity remains at a premium. This is the second post in a three-part series.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 15 – 21)

Logistics Viewpoints

May air cargo volumes rise amid global disruption Freight market pressured again in May, Cass data shows General Motors (GM) is accelerating sustainability efforts in its supply chain, focusing on logistics, materials, packaging, and supplier engagement. export-controls laws following a 2021 settlement. percent, which is up from 5.7

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Inoculating 2021 E-Commerce with Fulfillment Best Practices

Logistics Viewpoints

These shifts led more fulfillment teams to identify and embrace emerging best practices as part of their 2021 planning. Critical cargo to treat COVID-19 rightfully gets prioritized by carriers, with vaccines, treatments and equipment saturating carrier capacity in the United States and abroad. and many others.

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Is your freight invoice accurate? A new study claims it might not be.

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

But what is even more complicated is freight billing and handling freight payments: what a cargo owner is initially quoted is often different from what he later is asked to pay. A 2021 Cargo Owners and freight forwarders survey, confirms this. As if this wasn’t enough, 2021 has added its own set of complexities.

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