Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 9, 2024

But in the context of the Shippers Council, the shipper is the cargo owner (or BCO beneficial cargo owner), usually a manufacturer, who contracts with a logistics service provider (LSP), which, in the Councils definition, can be a transportation (land, sea, air) company, an express company, a forwarder, or a full-fledged 3PL.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Blog More Resources Home It’s Not About Chatbots: Getting Real on AI Usage In Real Life Logistics (AI Popup #5) AI Popup #5 September 17, 2024 Dive deeper into freight data that matters Learn More It’s so hard to talk about AI without sounding pretentious or annoying.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 26, 2024

Even though a few soccer and rugby matched have already taken place, the 2024 Summer Olympics officially kick off today, as Snoop Dogg carries the Olympic torch through the streets of Saint-Denis. Current traffic levels are less encouraging, and suggest that FY 2024/25 numbers will be even lower unless the security situation improves.

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Resilinc

APRIL 30, 2024

Prepare your business for the stormy seas of the 2024 hurricane season. Outlook for hurricane season 2024 This year, hurricane season starts June 1, 2024, and ends November 30, 2024, and will primarily affect the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea. What sets this year’s hurricane season apart?

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Cargo volumes at the Port of Los Angeles rose 3 percent year-over-year to 828,016 TEUs in August, marking the first increase in 13 months, port officials said. In past years, USPS has hiked its fees from roughly October to January during the annual surge, including increases in 2022, 2021, and 2020.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 8, 2024

Introduces Centralized Warehouse Orchestration Warehouse orchestration and WMS accelerator platform provider AutoScheduler.ai recently announced Centralized Warehouse Orchestration , a capability that provides companies a centralized view of multi-site warehouse management data. All rights reserved.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 28, 2023

Existing and newly purchased package cars would be fitted with air induction vents to alleviate extreme temperatures in the back of the vehicles where cargo is loaded and unloaded. The contract should be viewed only as an important first step because the phase in is gradual and it does not include air conditioning in their warehouses.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 2, 2023

Experts say such sites will have to be clustered close to the state’s big ports and warehousing hubs. According to the cargo theft prevention firm CargoNet, reports of theft, fraud, and other kinds of criminal activity in the supply chain rose 41 percent in the first 20 weeks of 2023 compared to last year, reaching 900 incidents.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Interest in Canadian commodities demonstrates how the war in Ukraine is affecting global trade flow: Producers of Canadian oil and natural gas could raise production by 300,000 barrels a day, while Cameco (the country’s largest producer of uranium) has announced increased output at a northern Saskatchewan mine by 10 million pounds by 2024.

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Freightos

APRIL 2, 2024

More Resources Home April 2, 2024 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market. America and $3.31/kg kg to Europe this week.

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BlueYonder

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

In 2024, RXO acquired Coyote Logistics, a move that makes RXO the third-largest provider of brokered transportation in North America. They’re investing in advanced route optimization software to manage new cargo flows efficiently. DSV acquired two major transport and logistics companies in 2023. Those are just the bigger names.

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SCMDOJO

APRIL 15, 2024

This system uses giant warehouses, lots of trucks, and even cool robots to move things quickly. We’ll look at their warehouses, their delivery tricks, and even how they use new technology to make things faster. The inner workings of logistics at Amazon are a marvel of efficiency, precision, and constant innovation.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

More Resources Home September 25, 2024 Update The Freightos Weekly Update helps you stay on top of the latest developments in international freight by giving you the rundown on the latest economic data, ocean and air demand trends, rate data – and anything else impacting the market.

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Cathy Roberson

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

However, GXO Logistics CEO Malcolm Wilson told analysts during the company’s latest earnings call, “We're not expecting to see many of the seasonal pop-up types of short-term warehousing activities that we've seen in previous years. We intend to remain competitive on price with reduced marketing spend.”

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The sub-text of this report is that much of the cargo that has been planned for either back-to-school, fall, and holiday related fulfillment is either in-transit or mostly already arrived at warehouses. The report’s cited data from the Freightos Baltic Index indicates that shipment of a 40-foot container from China to the U.S.

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Stord

MAY 2, 2022

This growth is continuing with e-commerce sales expected to reach $6 trillion by 2024. That resulted in bottlenecks, such as the record backlogs at the port of Los Angeles, where container ships waited for weeks to offload cargo. Inside warehouses, stay-at-home orders and rising COVID-19 cases kept workers away from facilities.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 30, 2023

Only last November, the company unveiled a new drone , superior to the existing one, and scheduled to enter service in 2024. At the same time, MSC has boosted its cargo capacity massively through a shipbuilding program that will add over 100 new vessels to its already colossal fleet. It would be unreasonable to write Amazon off.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

With global cargo lanes clogged, businesses are turning to new ways to deliver goods. Mississippi River cargo traffic near Luling, La. The former wartime airbase handled a record 1,655 international cargo arrivals in 2021, a 73% jump from 2019, and overall tonnage rose 18%. We had a good cargo business before the pandemic.

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 27, 2024

Coast Guard authorities are assured that the bridge debris and/or underwater obstacles are sufficiently cleared for cargo ship navigation. refineries and warehouses. How in this era of advanced technology, navigation and cargo ship advancements could such a disaster such as this occur? All rights reserved.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 23, 2023

Added safety and health protections are also included that outline installation of vehicle air conditioning and cargo ventilation in all larger delivery vehicles, sprinter vans, and package cars purchased after Jan. All existing delivery vehicles will be equipped with two fans and air induction vents in cargo compartments.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

According to reporting from SupplyChainDive, “ The deal includes a 24% wage increase over the five-year period from 2020 through 2024 with a 14.1% Air Cargo Volumes Normalizing YoY, but Concerns Remain. The year-over-year drop in air cargo volumes seen in August follows more precipitous drops of 8% and 9% in June and July.

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ThroughPut

MAY 3, 2024

As we step into 2024, the world of logistics isn’t what it used to be. It’s not just about merely managing trucks and warehouses anymore; it’s about seeing the big picture (of your entire supply chain!) The objective now was to fulfill orders, smooth distribution of products, storage and warehousing.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 26, 2023

Added safety and health protections, to include vehicle air conditioning and cargo ventilation in all larger delivery vehicles, sprinter vans, and package cars purchased after Jan. All existing delivery vehicles will be equipped with two fans and air induction vents in cargo compartments.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 3, 2022

The company operates a truck yard in Brighton, where a fleet of robotic trucks ferry semi-trailers between assigned spots and warehouse doors for 16 hours each day while a few humans keep watch. Human over-the-road truckers drop off semitrailers containing anything from food to electronics to toilet paper at a warehouse yard.

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The specific observation made was the following: “ The ILA and its West Coast counterpart, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, are opposing, stalling and drawing out expensive concessions from employers in return for allowing the technology.” East and Gulf Coast port disruption in Q1-2025. All rights reserved.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

warehouses. ” Freight rates on the main ocean trade routes are sinking during what is typically the industry’s peak season after cargo owners shipped holiday goods early and inflation dented consumer demand. By comparison, container volume growth will be marginally negative next year and rise around 2 percent in 2024.

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Vinculum

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

billion in 2024. Selling on these marketplaces provides an added advantage since these marketplaces provide payment processing, marketing, advertising, and even warehousing and delivery support. The post How to grow your e-commerce business in Southeast Asia in 2024 appeared first on Vinculum Group. billion in 2023 to $60.63

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 16, 2021

In early March, ballots were sent out to nearly 6,000 workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama to vote on whether they wanted to be represented by the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. The company has developed an electrically driven fleet of foldable cargo carts that are propelled by battery-powered bicycles.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Labor shortages in transportation and warehousing are quick to make headlines, but job opportunities across the supply chain continue to go unfilled despite promising pay and benefits. And within the sector, the warehousing and storage category has added the most jobs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2024

Anti-narcotics investigators have uncovered substantial amounts of the disguised drugs in the past two years as smugglers go to ever-more elaborate lengths to get illicit cargoes on board ships. It will be interesting to see how these smugglers will change course when fossil fuels are completely replaced by renewables.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 15, 2023

We also saw a lot of technological advances in transportation, warehousing, supply chain planning, robotics, and last mile delivery, just to name a few. I have learned so much from our sponsors and readers, both through their commentaries and user conferences, and look forward to more of the same in 2024.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 6, 2023

They have pushed through annual general rate increases of more than 30% from 2019 to 2024, and are often nearly lock step on pricing. FedEx reported that a decline in domestic parcel volumes flattened out in the first quarter of the 2024 fiscal year ended August 31, suggesting a potentially greater need for flights than in recent months.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 31, 2024

Ericsson demonstrates indoor 5G drone in smart factory Toyota to develop new engines that run on carbon-neutral fuels Hurricane season in 2024 could feature rapidly intensifying storms U.S. Amazon so far this year has leased, bought or announced plans for more than 16 million square feet of new warehouse space in the U.S.,

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Warehouse break-ins, accounting scams, and oil tampering are on the rise in the olive growing regions of Greece, Spain, and Italy. This oil was stolen in a series of warehouse break-ins. The company plans to resume opening new Fresh stores in 2024, after a pause of more than a year. billion as U.S.

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Resilinc

JANUARY 15, 2024

The latest updates on shipping delays in the Red Sea in January 2024, including which businesses and industries have been impacted. This response is driven by ongoing threats to crew and cargo safety, necessitating the rerouting of ships around the Cape of Good Hope, resulting in substantial delays and escalated shipping costs.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 29, 2022

These inventory limits determine how many units of various products sellers can send to a warehouse at any given time — thus, any changes made to inventory limits could impact whether or not a seller is able to keep enough product in stock. 1, 2024, and internal combustion engine vehicles must be removed from the California fleet by Jan.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Panasonic plans to resolve the bottleneck in early 2024 when it starts producing the advanced cells at the $4 billion battery factory it’s building in Kansas. The work incidents generally haven’t delayed cargo movement, but officials say they worry that confrontations over work disputes could escalate.

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