Logistics Bureau

JUNE 15, 2020

Now the entire freight transportation industry, across air, ocean, road, and rail sectors, is awash with disrupted expectations and has retreated into survival mode. Air Freight Transportation Trends 2020. Using passenger airliners to provide cargo-only services. Ocean Freight Transportation Trends 2020. sulphur content.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Additionally, the superior speed vs. ground transportation is unquestioned. As a result Zipline’s business and reach in Africa is expanding. While delivering medicines, food and spare parts, Skyports electric drones by design also eliminate all of the carbon emissions and much of the danger in ship to ship cargo transfers.

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Cathy Roberson

MAY 3, 2021

These platforms allow a multitude of businesses to participate by selling and buying goods and services while the likes of Amazon and Alibaba coordinate the logistics such as warehousing, fulfillment, and transportation in the background. For international transportation, there is the additional requirement of clearing customs.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Vásquez told the Associated Press, “In the first quarter of the fiscal year, the passageway saw 20% less cargo and 791 fewer ships than the same period the year before.” Drought is causing no end of human suffering; Just in the Horn of Africa, 23 million people were severely food-insecure at the end of 2022 because of drought.

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Techgistics

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

Hard to Reach Rural Drones currently provide the most value to areas that have either poor infrastructure, such as rural Africa, or have geographic constraints, such as mountain communities that prevent efficient cargo delivery. According to Matternet, the cost to transport 2 Kgs over 10 Km is only $0.24

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Freightos

APRIL 24, 2016

Break-bulk loaded cargo was poorly secured required a Tetris-like approach to handle diverse sizes of packages. Small trucker, Malcom McLean, fumes at slow loading of cargo aboard ship – “There has to be a better way.”. First intermodal cargo transportation (containers are stacked on deck). Significance.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 26, 2016

As a logistics service provider, focusing on over-the-road surface transportation management solutions via technology and managed transportation services, we find the following information on the history of shipping containers of great significance to the logistics and supply chain community at large. Significance.

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Resilinc

MARCH 28, 2023

Per the contract, Eni will deliver one LNG cargo per month between 2017 and 2032. However, on January 26 th , Eni warned it would not be able to deliver the LNG cargo to Pakistan because of a force majeure incident. Ahead of the EU oil ban, Russia started diverting petroleum products to North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

Top Five Air Cargo Carriers. The top five air cargo carriers by weight, according to the IATA , are: Fedex. As the biggest air cargo carrier by weight, Fedex had a revenue of $44.3 To support its air cargo business, Fedex has 634 aircraft and services 375 airports. Cargo makes up 30% of Cathay Pacific’s revenues.

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MIT Supply Chain

AUGUST 28, 2014

Nine pallets of caps, gowns, boots, and masks are sitting at the JFK airport in New York City awaiting the next available flight to West Africa. By consolidating cargo from various shippers, freight forwarders reduce the cost of air shipment significantly from express services, which is important when shipping multiple pallets.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Advocates for delivery drones posit that this technology could work in tandem with existing transportation methods to facilitate faster and cheaper fulfilment of goods. Businesses could lower their transportation emissions by supplementing traditional road haulage with electric-powered drones. ?

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MIT Supply Chain

JANUARY 15, 2015

The Lab is part of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics. Airlink, the NGO that provided the air transportation, collaborated with the ACCEL logistics team to secure cargo space. Allen Family Foundation to establish an air bridge to West Africa. Airlink has received a grant from the Paul G.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 16, 2015

SMC³ Acquires Transportation Costing Group. August 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Port of Long Beach sees highest Q3 cargo volume in history (Cargo Business News). Port of Long Beach sees highest Q3 cargo volume in history (Cargo Business News). Infor Announces Infor CloudSuite™ Retail.

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Locus

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Africa-based executives had by far the highest rate of reporting logistics shocks (48%), not a surprising result given the poor state of infrastructure across much of the continent. Transportation: Trade routes blockage – Congestion at ports. Executives based in the Middle East mostly cited a demand shock. Cyber attacks.

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Abivin

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Global Maritime Routes and Chokepoints Maritime routes are a few kilometers wide corridors that connect economic regions and cross land transportation gaps. Major routes also involve the transport of raw commodities, including petroleum, grains, minerals, and food items. billion tons of cargo (as of 2020). They form a continuum.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 10, 2024

The most obvious impact was the disruption of traffic and transportation. The port handles about 11 million tons of cargo per year, including automobiles, containers, coal, and farm products. The port handles about 10 million tons of farm products per year, mostly to Europe, Asia, and Africa.

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

In North America, average truckload rate per mile charged to customers increased about two percent while truckload transportation costs increased about four percent, excluding the estimated impacts of the change in fuel. Truckload net revenues, however, decreased 1.3 percent in the quarter compared to Q3 2012. NAFTA trade reached $96.5

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 22, 2019

billion (USD), tying it with the Middle East and Africa as the world’s second-fastest-growing retail ecommerce market. Roads remain the primary means of transportation, but 60% are unpaved, hampering the speed of delivery by truck to inland locations. While surface transportation remains stagnant, ocean freight shows promise.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

The 9 th annual BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) summit is being held in Xiamen September 3-5, 2017 (the summit location rotates between its member countries). This enables them to mitigate the risks they face in making sure product is available on the shelf when consumers are ready to buy. BRICS summit.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2017

And here’s to hoping that 2018 results in even more significant advancements in the state of warehousing and transportation technology. Content Summary: Cargill Launches Effort to Prevent Child Labor in West Africa. Ocean Transportation. Content Summary: First Self-Sailing Electric Cargo Ship Set to Launch. Media Image.

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Elementum

MARCH 18, 2016

The quite recent pandemic that is Ebola, considered to be the worst since it was identified in 1976, caused over 4,500 deaths in West Africa. Cargo shipments from Ebola-stricken countries going to Brazil had to wait 21 days, which serves as incubation period, before they could dock. Ebola Cuts Off Supply Lines.

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Enterra Insights

MAY 21, 2024

Department of Transportation (USDOT) reports, “[In 1933], Congress declared National Maritime Day to commemorate the American steamship Savannah’s [1819] voyage from the United States to England, marking the first successful crossing of the Atlantic Ocean with steam propulsion.”[1] trade than any other mode of transportation.”[7]

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Techgistics

DECEMBER 22, 2016

they want to own the technology, data, infrastructure, and services required to optimally transport people and things. Zipline and Matternet are two drone startups working on urgent and life-saving shipments. Uber is a Platform for Logistics, not a Car Service - Uber is not interested in being just the car, truck, bus etc.,

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 7, 2020

As President and CEO GeoPost Intercontinental, I was heading the global network and businesses in Europe, the CIS, the United States, Hong Kong, India, the United Arab Emirates, and Africa. In 2014, I accepted to support the World Economic Forum in developing the supply chain and transport industries. A role that I left end of 2018.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 28, 2023

Supermarkets were forced to ration a range of fruit and vegetables earlier this year due to poor weather in Europe and Africa leading to shortages. A steep, across-the-board decline in imported cargo , exports and empty containers during March dropped volumes at several major ports to levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 15, 2024

Over 7,000 miles away, vessels that move containers through Egypt’s Suez Canal are waiting for naval escorts or avoiding the passage altogether to take a much longer voyage around South Africa. Cargo volumes through the Suez and Panama canals have plunged by more than a third. Patrick’s Day, and say Sláinte!

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

AUGUST 11, 2017

The 9 th annual BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) summit is being held in Xiamen September 3-5, 2017 (the summit location rotates between its member countries). This enables them to mitigate the risks they face in making sure product is available on the shelf when consumers are ready to buy. BRICS summit.

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Resilinc

MARCH 5, 2024

Drought in China Impact on Supply Chain The Yangtze River Basin, home to Asia’s longest river, boasts a staggering annual cargo volume of over 3 billion tonnes. These conditions could potentially impact supply chain logistics and transportation by sea, air, and land.

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6 River Systems

APRIL 4, 2019

. “The logistics industry is one of the biggest industries that will profit most from the digital revolution in 2019…” From quicker deliveries to more sustainable ways of transportation, harmonizing big data and automation efforts will ensure exponential growth in the industry. Christoph Seitz. Robert DeStefano. .

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

This year, with the LA Rams being Super Bowl champs, Good360 said it will ship thousands of “unsellable” Bengals-branded hats, T-shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts, COVID-19 masks, and scarves to struggling people in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. And now on this week’s logistics news.

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6 River Systems

JULY 29, 2020

It started in 1969 as DHL Air Cargo, and by the late 1970s, the company had expanded its operations and offered services throughout the world. FedEx is the largest cargo airline in the world in terms of scheduled freight tonne kilometers (FTK), a distinction the company has held since 2014, and it’s the fourth largest in terms of fleet size.

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Enterra Insights

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Near the Horn of Africa or the Strait of Malacca, pirates who had once seemed quelled have roared back, crimping sea traffic. patrol the Horn of Africa. Customers of maritime shipping firms not only want to protect their goods they also want to avoid higher insurance and additional shipping surcharges for cargo transiting the Red Sea.

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Locus

JUNE 3, 2022

It is worth noting that North America has a much higher emission intensity than sub-Saharan Africa, despite Africa being significantly larger and housing more countries. Transportation was redirected to be used in providing first aid, leading to supply chain bottlenecks, shortages and price hikes. parts per million.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Reacting to the situation, ocean cargo rates have surged. Some analysts predict that repercussions on oil transported from this region may have long-term consequences. By one estimate, “Ocean freight rates have increased by more than 200% since the Red Sea crisis escalated in mid-December.”

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Reacting to the situation, ocean cargo rates have surged. Some analysts predict that repercussions on oil transported from this region may have long-term consequences. By one estimate, “Ocean freight rates have increased by more than 200% since the Red Sea crisis escalated in mid-December.”

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Resilinc

JANUARY 15, 2024

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. East Coast ports, even though most cargo from Asia to the East Coast typically travels across the Pacific and through the Panama Canal.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 23, 2018

The survey of more than 500 global logistics executives is part of the 2018 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index, an annual snapshot of industry sentiment and ranking of the world’s 50 leading emerging markets by size, infrastructure, transport connections and business climate. . Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, tumbled to No.

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