Talking Logistics

JANUARY 26, 2021

In 2020, we saw the transportation industry’s resilience first-hand, as all parties of the supply chain navigated a challenging freight landscape to get goods to market. Freight demand surged to meet the needs of consumers and frontline workers, and shippers were forced to rely heavily on the spot market to secure capacity in a pinch.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Singapore 12th August 2021: Recognising the heightened focus on overall supply chain performance due to increased disruption and challenges, shippers, manufacturers and beneficial cargo owners (BCO’s), are increasingly faced with soaring freights rates and what they, correctly or otherwise, perceive to be sub-standard or inferior service.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

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%. High freight volumes across all industries in the trucking market are expected to continue into 2022.?

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Freightos

DECEMBER 20, 2022

From lockdown-induced purchasing highs, soaring logistics costs and supply chain snarls to waning demand, soaring inflation, and fears of recession – there has never been a dull moment. . The role logistics costs have played in increased or decreasing inflation is now more relevant than ever. . This deserves more exploration.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Now Let’s Get to The Supply Chain & Logistics News for the Week! Piedmont was founded in 2016 in Australia and moved its headquarters in 2021 to North Carolina, where it hopes to dig a 500-foot-deep (150-meter-deep) open-pit mine and build one of the largest U.S. lithium refineries.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MARCH 3, 2023

Gary Nemmers , Martyn Verhaegen and Joe Lynch discuss digital freight forwarding – and the importance of a modern, data-driven logistics software platform to optimize every step of the freight forwarding process. Freight forwarding is one of the most difficult services within the logistics industry.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Shipping freight across the world is a complex matter. 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. Billing inaccuracy and payment challenges are massive problems in the logistics industry.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 21, 2021

A panel moderated by Miklos Horvath, Director of The European Freight and Logistics Leaders’ Forum and Co-moderated by Philip Evans, Secretary-General of The European Freight and Logistics Leaders’ Forum. Peter Koltai, Senior Director International Logistics at Audi AG.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 21, 2023

Joe Lynch and Chris Pickett discuss what’s next for the freight market. Chris is the Chief Operating Officer at Flock Freight , a technology company that is on a mission to solve the US trucking industry’s wasted capacity problem. in Logistics from MIT, and an MBA from Georgia Tech.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Procuring transportation for freight is much different than any other procurement category. The freight market is mercurial. One master of freight procurement is Kyle Masters. Mr. Master’s experience at Simmons Foods illustrates many of the distinct characteristics and challenges related to freight procurement.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JANUARY 14, 2021

Supply chain and logistics are at the centre of our economy. Supply chain and logistics is often labelled as a digital laggard with a high level of inertia. Hence, at the end of 2020 stands the legitimate question: What is it that we really achieved in 2020, and what is in store for 2021? What are the hurdles in the way?

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 3, 2021

As we enter the last month of 2021, it’s clear from the long list of news items below that there will be no intermission in this supply chain show. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (December 3, 2021). Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (December 3, 2021). And just when.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 3, 2023

Jordan Graft and Joe Lynch discuss freight has an identity crisis, which refers to rampant fraud and double brokering in the transportation business. Before that, he co-founded CrateBind, a Dallas-based IT consulting and software development company that developed over fifty custom applications across various industries.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

If supply chain stories appearing on the front page of the Wall Street Journal and other newspapers isn’t proof enough that the industry has gone mainstream, then here is Exhibit B: You know supply chain and logistics have reached broad awareness when even The Onion does a post about it! Moving on, here are some.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (October 22, 2021). The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (October 22, 2021) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. That’s essentially what I’ll be doing tomorrow, when I’ll.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Read more Top Talking Logistics Posts & Episodes – Plus Indago Highlights (Q3 2021). The post Top Talking Logistics Posts & Episodes – Plus Indago Highlights (Q3 2021) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. When will it get better? Nobody really knows, except that it won’t.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Matt Mckinney and Joe Lynch discuss unlocking logistics profits. Matt drew upon his background at Uber Freight to tackle the massive problem of building a new structure for the legacy transportation payment system that supports the global supply chain. Loop is constantly innovating and expanding its services.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The sixth assessment report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published in August 2021 once again stressed the importance and urgency of decarbonising all sectors of the economy. Also in road freight vehicles, battery-electric or hydrogen-powered drivetrains are close to market launch.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 27, 2021

Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (August 27, 2021). The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (August 27, 2021) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. Get the hell out of the house (and find a hotel room) is what we did!

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Talking Logistics

JULY 16, 2021

Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (July 16, 2021). The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (July 16, 2021) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. Back in February 2019, Blue Yonder (JDA at the time) began its sponsorship of golfer.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 28, 2021

E2open to Combine With BluJay Solutions, a Leading Cloud-Based, Logistics Execution Platform project44 Acquires ClearMetal Inc. Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (May 28, 2021). The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (May 28, 2021) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez.

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GlobalTranz

DECEMBER 30, 2021

2021 will be remembered as an unprecedented year of supply chain disruption and market volatility creating a host of challenges for shippers and carriers alike. Without further ado, here are GlobalTranz’s top posts of 2021: #1. Last Mile Logistics: Why More Shippers Are Expanding Capability Into Last Mile Delivery.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Is your freight invoice accurate? DB Schenker – Singapore: A Vital Node in Singapore’s Logistics Ecosystem. Rethinking the next normal: Transforming Logistics and Supply Chain Workflows with Samsung. LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine – November 2021. Featured articles from this issue: h6.

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Freightos

JANUARY 15, 2024

The implication for global freight beyond the now typical uncertainty is predictably elevated operational costs and soaring freight rates. A significant majority – 70% – reported a return to normalcy in logistics operations, with 40% experiencing conditions that were even better than those they experienced pre-pandemic.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

With such dramatic reductions in flights, Singapore’s status of a logistics hub was put severely at risk. With broad-based support packages, targeting hardest-hit industries like aviation, coupled with support of a strong logistics ecosystem, reinforced by global players such as DB Schenker.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 18, 2021

Read more Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (June 18, 2021). The post Above the Fold: Supply Chain Logistics News (June 18, 2021) appeared first on Talking Logistics with Adrian Gonzalez. After several hours with Apple on the telephone, via chat, and at the.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. UPS is seeking alternative strategies for its truck brokerage business, which has seen sales plummet amid a freight recession marked by declining rates and over capacity. More than $728 million is on the way to communities around the nation to bolster intermodal freight infrastructure.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. In 2023, Amazon experimented with new logistics strategies and technologies to quickly fulfill and deliver orders, and these changes paid off big. The faster delivery times this year specifically may be attributed to changes in Amazon’s logistics strategy. went out of business in 2023.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

LogiSYM—Searching for Sustainability: Balancing Economics and Environmental Objectives in Logistics Download the latest LogiSYM Supply Chain Magazine. Are Ocean Freight Prices Absolutely Broken? Searching for Sustainability: Balancing Economics and Environmental Objectives in Logistics. Green Corridor: Counting Carbons.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 28, 2024

And now on to this week’s logistics news. percent decrease from 2021. UPS announced Sunday it plans to sell its truckload brokerage business Coyote Logistics to the technology-enabled brokerage RXO for $1.025 billion. This certainly sounds like a lofty goal. Tomé, the chief executive officer at UPS, in the release.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 14, 2023

Logistics Procurement – Performance Management by LSCMS Shippers’ Council Shortly after the outset of COVID, in early 2020, supply chains have been disrupted across the globe. Rates are now starting to stabilise and for ocean freight especially, we are seeing rates closer to pre-COVID levels.

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Zipline Logistics

JUNE 29, 2021

The freight market has been on the receiving end of several systemic shocks that continue to affect industry providers and shippers alike. And when you add in the current labor and commodity shortages along with an inflationary environment, it is apparent why freight rates have been steadily climbing.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

SOURCE Transportation Security Administration CONTACT: Public Affairs, TSAmedia@tsa.dhs.gov The post TSA Proposes Rule for Pipeline and Railroad Cyber Risk Management Programs appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. .” This rule proposes to continue TSA’s commitment to performance-based requirements.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Logistics tech in 2022 has been unavoidably shaped by the two years that preceded it. The low rates that triggered Hanjin’s bankruptcy in 2017 quickly became a thing of the past, as surging demand, congestion, and a litany of global shipping catastrophes pushed ocean freight rates into the stratosphere. The Weekly Freight Update.

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The Logistics of Logistics

APRIL 13, 2022

Logistics Industry Outlook with John Larkin. John Larkin and Joe Lynch discuss the logistics industry outlook. In April of 2021, Mr. Larkin became Strategic Advisor at Clarendon, and was named Chair of the firm’s Advisory Board. Clarendon remains 100% focused on the transportation & logistics industry, broadly defined.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 18, 2021

In an earlier issue of LogiSys I summarised the results of a survey that Kuehne Logistics University’s new Center for Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chains and the European Freight and Logistics Leaders Forum (F&L) conducted enquiring about European-based companies’ efforts to decarbonise their logistics.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Felipe Co-founder and CEO of Loadsmart , where they provide logistics solutions powered by industry experts and next-gen technology that lower costs, increase efficiency, and digitize transportation. About Felipe Capella Felipe Capella Co-founder and CEO of Loadsmart , a leading digital freight technology company.

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