Freightos

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The first is size , of course, with Maersk running over 17% of global ocean capacity , but also selling land-services to just under 20% of those same customers. million TEUs of capacity it must fill. Today, 75 to 80% of cargo arrives on time. The shift to full end-to-end integration, of course, leaves no one else in the middle.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

This can mean more efficiently matching loads with capacity, using visibility tools to predict more accurate ETAs, optimizing routes, and ensuring that trucks can be loaded and unloaded as efficiently as possible. AI can be used to “learn” about constraints, such as capacity, regulations, and hours of service, and properly plan shipments.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 31, 2022

Warehouse management software article and permission to publish here provided by Claire Glassman. Logistics chain companies are often tied down by the schedules and requirements of their warehouse clients or partners. They go to the warehouse at the appointed time. Integrate Warehouse Operations With Logistics Chain.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 23, 2022

The need to know where products are, whether they are on the way to the warehouse, store, or customer, is critical to ensure a positive experience. Air cargo visibility is also becoming a more important aspect of overall transportation visibility. It is a lot harder for many companies to find capacity on boats.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

MAY 19, 2022

With supply chain disruptions, low capacity, and skyrocketing fuel costs, manufacturers and shippers are facing monumental hurdles. Fortunately, strategic planning can help you deliver your land cargo on-time , despite the abundant labor shortages. Low Land Cargo Capacity. Solutions for On-Time Land Cargo Delivery.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2021

While COVID-19 had a significant impact on the current state of the LTL market, capacity was already constrained prior to the pandemic as carriers right-sized their fleets and were challenged with the ongoing driver shortage. Fewer labor resources are available to meet the rising demand in both the warehouse and in transit.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2021

Washington farm exports crimped by cargo-container shortage. A coalition of countries is pitching a plan to the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) to require global shipping companies to raise funds for an effort to deploy widescale fleets of zero-carbon emission cargo ships within a decade.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2021

In the article, he wrote about Amazon Relay, the acquisition of Whole Foods, Amazon the carrier, and the expansion of its warehousing capabilities. And the company’s operations and technology have evolved over the last three years, with a focus on its trucking, warehousing, and air capabilities. Amazon Warehousing.

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GlobalTranz

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Approximately 73% of respondents cited progress in omnichannel improvements over the past year, but express cautious optimism for their company's supply chain and capacity. Tight capacity and high rates. Shrinking capacity from higher freight volumes results in higher rates throughout peak season and beyond.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 13, 2022

Weather delays can affect shipping lanes, manufacturers face product shortages, demand continues to spike for certain products, containers are difficult to acquire, and the trucking industry faces a driver and capacity shortage, just to name a few. When we think of fraud in the supply chains, often we think about organized cargo theft.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 6, 2013

I wrote a similar overview for warehousing: The 7 Warehouse Service Offerings. Transportation Service Offering 2 – Air Cargo. Air transportation is used to transport air cargo by plane. Air cargo or air transport is a vital component of many international logistics networks.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

From its peak, 97% flight capacity was reduced from Singapore Airlines. Typically, 45% to 50% of cargo is carried in belly holds of aircraft. The incessant flight cancellations caused major constrains to capacity. Singapore’s Status a Global Hub. However Singapore has managed to preserve it position as a global trade hub.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Merchants can use the service, called Multi-Channel Distribution, to send inventory to warehouses run by other logistics providers, other online marketplaces and even to physical stores to be put on shelves. In other Amazon news, the company has adjusted its Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) seller capacity for the peak season.

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ToolsGroup

APRIL 1, 2022

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC), the company that makes the majority of latest-generation chips for Apple products, has committed to increasing capacity by spending $100 billion across the next three years, and building new factories in Arizona and Japan. IATA data shows global demand for air cargo markets jumped 3.7%

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 23, 2022

They have a fleet of over 250 container ships and a transport capacity of 1.8 Similarly, congestion at North American and European ports is due to landside congestion at Ocean terminals, rail ramps, inland ports, and shipper’s warehouses. Ocean ETAs are focused on when a ship gets into port and begins to unload its cargo.

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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. At full capacity, the company said, the factory will employ 500 human workers in Salem. They will work alongside the bipedal humanoid Digit robots.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 26, 2023

Target is increasing its use of larger delivery vehicles in markets served by its sortation centers, improving capacity and creating more efficient routes, executive vice president and COO John Mulligan said on an earnings call last week. Target has been testing high-capacity van routes at Dallas and Minneapolis sortation centers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 14, 2021

Carrier rates are up and climbing , even at the USPS, and carrier capacity limitations crippled some of the largest merchants who did not prepare for them. 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.

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 30, 2021

meters draft, and cargo capacity up to 14,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU); previously, it could only handle vessels up to about 5,000 TEU. With the full warehouses on the west coast, many of the chassis are under containers being used as overflow warehouses outside of retail stores and distribution centers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 2, 2023

Amazon has launched a new fulfillment center in Riyadh doubling its total storage capacity in Saudi Arabia and increasing selling opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses. million cubic feet capacity can store more than 9 million products, according to a statement. manufacturers re-evaluating their reliance on China.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 21, 2021

On the supply side, material shortages, staffing challenges, and shipping capacity constraints are all happening at the same time. Pop up warehouses, micro fulfillment centers, and warehousing-on-demand are all examples of how the nodes are becoming increasingly dynamic.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

port authorities and terminal operators, regulatory bodies, and Beneficial Cargo Owners (BCO) are all working on this topic. Ports and hinterland carriers want to know what cargo (and how fast it) is approaching them, and where it is heading. Head of Digital Cargo , IATA. All share the need for data, and all want to know more.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 26, 2024

Air freight supply has increased, but only by 3% year-on-year, already causing higher costs for shippers due to the limited capacity. Those five industries are wholesale and retail trade, manufacturing, services, health care and social assistance, and transportation, warehousing and utilities. Pete Buttigieg, U.S.

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Supply Chain Opz

JUNE 1, 2014

Boeing and Airbus Supply Chain Strategy Boeing wants to encourage more flight frequency and direct route using a smaller capacity aircraft. They want to utilize high capacity airplane to help airlines drive the operating cost down. Another 80% of orders are handled by both warehouse and cross dock system.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2020

Transportation Service #2 – Air Cargo. Air transportation is used to transport air cargo by plane. Air cargo or air transport is a vital component of many international logistics networks. Air transport involves the integration of information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling, and packaging.

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The Logistics of Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2013

At the end of the chain, this can translate to a supply of goods to the customer 40% faster than your competitor, a 20% rise in sales capacity, and “out of stock” becoming a thing of the past. In the aerospace industry, where RFID adoption is high, Bell Helicopter uses RFID for warehouse management, tracking containers and parts.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

On the horizontal carrier integration front, Maersk has doubled down on its extension from ocean consolidation (Hamburg Sud, 2017) to air cargo, increasing Maersk Air by 33% with three leased cargo planes and two new Boeing purchases. Image via StarAir.dk). Behind the Maersk shift. Enter Big Tech. One goal, two different motivations.

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6 River Systems

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Optimizing your warehouse means examining every corner of your infrastructure and every facet of your workflows and processes to identify and correct inefficiencies. Not only does warehouse optimization result in a healthier bottom line, but it also improves key warehouse metrics like accurate orders and on-time delivery.

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Vinculum

MARCH 18, 2021

The Digi-Smart manufacturing process empowers enterprises to gain control of their warehouses and ensures that products can be delivered to customers as quickly as possible. This wave of change has made warehouses smarter and more agile. Some experts say that within five years high-performance warehouses will be fully autonomous.

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AIMMS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Avenues of transport are declining as major cargo airlines, like Cathay Pacific , drastically reduce flights to mainland China and Hong Kong. Demand simulations can highlight strategic warehous e , plant and supplier locations and test the robustness of strategies under different growth expectations.

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

companies that rely on East and Gulf Coast seaports have been importing early, shifting goods to the West Coast, and even putting cargo on pricey flights to hedge against a threatened Oct. These ports handle a significant portion of the nation’s containerized cargo, especially for the consumer goods, retail, and manufacturing sectors.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

While there has been some easing of capacity constraints, many of these issues are likely to continue well into the second half of the year. From driver shortages to the e-commerce boom and pandemic-related lockdowns fueling unprecedented congestion, getting goods to retailers and consumers in a timely manner has never been more challenging.

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SCMDOJO

JUNE 25, 2024

Space utilization, or vehicle fill, is a critical metric that can be measured in various ways: Pallet numbers and height: While common, this method can be misleading depending on cargo density. Deck-area coverage: This measures the percentage of floor space used by cargo and is particularly relevant when stacking height is restricted.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 8, 2016

Air cargo firms feel the pressure from plunge in freight prices (Reuters). Honeywell To Acquire Intelligrated, A Leader In Supply Chain And Warehouse Automation Technologies. More data points this week confirming what we already know: demand for freight transportation is weak, which is leading carriers to cut back on capacity.

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Despite supply chain costs increasing and available capacity almost a rarity, retailers are undertaking a variety of ways to make sure they receive their inventory in time for the ever-important holiday season. Ocean freight solutions Ocean rates and capacity have been a big concern for all shippers for quite some time.

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Freightos

JANUARY 12, 2017

Air cargo is used by global importers and exporters when they need to get goods somewhere rapidly and reliably. While 90% of everything is shipped by ocean, air connects the world faster, cutting China-US freight shipping time from 20-30 days by ocean to only 3 days by air cargo. Why Ship Cargo by Air?

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Turvo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

And it wasn’t just about docks and warehouses. Trade routes from Asia to the US have become so lucrative that shippers don’t even wait for cargo before shipping containers back to Asia, especially when there is no cargo at the port. The already existing supply asymmetry turned into a delicate imbalance.

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