Cathy Roberson

MARCH 17, 2025

My goal of consistently writing weekly was short-lived due to back-to-back conferences, but I’ll get back on track this week with two articles. International cross-border e-commerce is typically transported by air cargo. Whereas Alibaba’s service offers cargo that can be shipped to any warehouse or store.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The initiative involves placing RFID tags on packages and wearable devices on employees to eliminate manual scans, reduce misloads, and accelerate parcel throughput in the delivery giant’s warehouses. Last year’s negotiations took place as dozens of container ships were backed up off the coast of California waiting to unload cargo.

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Veridian Solutions

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Supply chain conferences are an excellent way to connect with industry professionals, learn about new technologies, and refine your operation through the experience of others. It is up to your organization to decide which conferences to attend and how you will leverage the information presented.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

DECEMBER 21, 2021

This year the annual United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP26) was held at the SEC Centre in Glasgow, United Kingdom, from 31 October to 13 November 2021. came from trucks carrying cargo. Fully automated Rack Clad Warehousing solutions from SSI SCHAEFER. degrees Celsius,” states the Climate Action Tracker.

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Shipchain

DECEMBER 20, 2018

The More Than Shipping blog is a comprehensive resource for shipping trends, supply chain planning, project and specialized cargo and more. Its topics include upcoming supply chain conferences, warehouse technology innovation, logistics insights, and transportation cost control. More Than Shipping. Logistics Management.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Are you attending the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Annual Conference later this month (September 25-28 in Orlando, FL)? I hope to see you at the conference! Keeping track of warehouse inventories with an army of fully autonomous drones (TechCrunch). Date: Monday, September 26, 2:00-3:15 pm.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 25, 2018

Here are some examples from the past few months: P&G : P&G is undertaking “a multibillion-dollar effort to remake an antiquated and inefficient network of factories, warehouses and offices into a new model that gets goods to stores more quickly,” reported Sharon Terlep in the Wall Street Journal this past February. “P&G

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Cathy Roberson

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Transloading Once inventory arrives from overseas at a port or airport, deciding how to move it to the warehouse(s), store(s), or direct to consumer is the big question for shippers - Rail, trucking, intermodal, domestic air - are all options. For daily thoughts and shares, be sure to follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Schiphol airport gears up for chilled vaccine cargos. The airport is equipped with huge cold storage warehouses where KLM Royal Dutch Airlines employees are preparing for the surge in vaccine cargos that will need to be flown around the world in ultra-low temperatures. Walmart scraps shipping minimum for subscription service.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 30, 2021

It is remodeling 13 stores to deliver an even greater portion of the volume, reducing the sales floor square footage, and installing warehouse-grade packaging station equipment and supplies. Warehouse locations feature up to 90% off of "customer-favorite footwear and apparel brands. The key here is fast.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 15, 2018

Amazon’s Clever Machines Are Moving From the Warehouse to Headquarters (Bloomberg). million for its warehouse robots (TechCrunch). beefs up security of air cargo imports (American Shipper). In the meantime, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Home Depot Sets $1.2

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 7, 2017

LLamasoft Offers Customers Access to FLEXE Marketplace for On-Demand Warehousing Services. Fuel-Cell Maker to Help Amazon Improve Warehouse Efficiency (WSJ – sub. Cargo Owners Complain of ‘Total Mess’ Shipping Goods to Asia (WSJ – sub. UPS Boosts Saturday Operations To Increase E-Commerce Delivery Speed.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 24, 2022

The increased investments were attributed to supply chain disruptions such as raw material shortages, delays at ports, labor shortages, lack of warehousing space, and tight capacity across all modes of transportation. ” · “Returns take up a lot of increasingly expensive warehouse space, and transportation costs are going up.”

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 8, 2022

Atlas also has maintained a strong relationship with DHL including joint ownership of Atlas’ subsidiary Polar Air Cargo in which DHL is a minority owner. I briefly discuss this further in a recent Air Cargo World story I wrote last month - A world potentially on strike. If this company is to succeed, they need to work together.

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Supply Chain Opz

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

The below is the opinion from one of the top executives, "I attended a conference where someone in the audience asked Starbucks? They have a warehouse very close to 3PL''s hub. 2) Find the right people and empower them : they believe that call center is the core competency so they don''t outsource this operations.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 8, 2016

That was the main question I addressed during my keynote presentation at the SMC3 Connections Conference last month, one of the leading events for transportation and logistics professionals. Amazon Partners with Atlas Air Worldwide for Cargo Services (WSJ – May 2016).

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Veridian Solutions

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Supply chain conferences are an excellent way to connect with industry professionals, learn about new technologies, and refine your operation through the experience of others. It is up to your organization to decide which conferences to attend and how you will leverage the information presented.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Are you attending the CSCMP Annual Global Conference next week? Menlo Logistics Opening New Multi-client Warehouse in Ladkrabang, Thailand. Thirteen Years After 9/11, A New Attempt To Screen 100 Percent of Cargo Containers ( Roll Call ). If so, let’s connect. FedEx to Increase Shipping Rates. A technology company?

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Supply Chain Matters

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The CNBC report makes mention of Beth Rooney, port director for the Port Authority of New York/New Jersey indicating at a press conference that at present, this port has no automation. Daggett statement that semi-automation is a “ back-avenue to automation ” is an example of such a stance.

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Freightos

JULY 23, 2015

Enough to go through every single article published in the top tech blogs – Techcrunch, Verge, Mashable and Recode – since 2007 to count how often articles about logistics startups, freight or cargo were published. Improved cargo capacity by innovative 40 foot container design (fold). Really hot. The email subject? “Is

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Talking Logistics

MAY 1, 2015

Latest Versions of SAP® Transportation Management, SAP Extended Warehouse Management and SAP Event Management Now Available. Ports See Costly Delays as Cargo Ships, Volumes Grow (WSJ – sub. Earlier this week, I attended the JDA FOCUS 2015 conference, where I moderated a panel discussion with 3PL executives.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 5, 2016

As reported by The Seattle Times , “Amazon will fly its latest Boeing 767 widebody jet freighter, publicly revealing the new ‘Prime Air’ branded livery of its fast-growing fleet of used cargo planes” at today’s Seafair aerial display over Lake Washington near Seattle. The video below shows the jet freighter getting painted.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 1, 2022

“The problem is, as we go into the holiday season, they’ve got the wrong stock in the warehouse,” Moore said. Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo World. I wear a number of hats these days.

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DAT Solutions

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

TIA members also include freight forwarders, intermodal marketing companies, Non-Vessel Operating Common Carriers, and warehousing. Topics include Carrier Selection, Cargo Claims, Combating Fraud, Government Freight, and more. TIA membership runs the gamut from startups and family-owned businesses to global supply chain organizations.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 11, 2018

Full block train, single or multiple containers, LCL shipments and oversized cargo are available options. Robinson offers empty container pick up, collection at factories, customs declaration at origin, customs clearance and further pan-European distribution by intermodal and truck services at destination areas.

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Cathy Roberson

DECEMBER 17, 2022

(Source: Reddit ) There’s been a lot of supply chain pains over the years, many of which are well documented – port congestion, capacity issues, rising spot rates, plunging spot rates, hidden fees, maxed out warehouses – just to name a few but one that I’m still trying to wrap my head around is access to bathrooms.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 23, 2024

The order calls for the Canada Industrial Relations Board , a termed independent body, to impose binding arbitration on both Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference. Both railways were ordered to resume operations while the arbitration process initiates.

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Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 17, 2022

. “Concurrently, we must enhance our ability to fulfill our store demand once inventory is within our position from shipping containers to warehouses to stores. I’m venturing out to a few conferences this quarter so if you are too, let me know! For daily thoughts and shares, be sure to follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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Cathy Roberson

JANUARY 9, 2023

The biggest retail challenges from the NRF and Appriss survey include the following: Self-service returns Damaged returns or policy abuse Re-processing goods at a warehouse on digital returns Indeed, a lot of work still needs to be done in reverse logistics. For daily thoughts and shares, be sure to follow me on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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DynaSys

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

This means to perform legally import and export activities you need to provide to a customs officer, an active contract, invoices signed & stamped, certifications and the description of cargo with translation to local language. We gathered a comprehensive set of documents for the customs broker.

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ThroughPut

MARCH 1, 2022

An AI-enabled port ecosystem can lead to effective communication across all touchpoints in the container supply chain, right from cargo owners to terminal operators, to third-party logistics providers and warehouse workers. In-depth reporting on the movement of goods to accelerate decision making and resolve potential issues.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

By looking more broadly than just how can we reduce the transportation or warehousing costs, they will find the big savings, the billion dollar savings. SCN: What were the biggest themes, trends or surprises to come out of your recent Automotive Logistics conference? There’s still uncertainty about how secure growth is.

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Cathy Roberson

JUNE 6, 2022

Along with the ability to integrate with TMS, OneRail’s platform can also integrate into warehouse management systems (WMS). Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, as well as a monthly podcast on Air Cargo World. In June, I’ll be heading to a couple of conferences.

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Cathy Roberson

AUGUST 15, 2022

Mind you, some retailers may indeed be pleased with their inventory levels, but others may be trying to figure out where to store the excess inventory since so many warehouses are beyond full. Catch my weekly column on air cargo, freight forwarding, and the express markets, and the occasional podcast on Air Cargo World.

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Intelligent Audit

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Despite falling short of last year’s holiday shipping traffic expectations, CEO Carol Tomé predicts a strong peak season in 2023, saying in a late July Earnings Conference Call , “ Inventory levels are good. Air Cargo Volumes Normalizing YoY, but Concerns Remain. Retailers are brought in to sell. Where last year, they didn’t.

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Cathy Roberson

APRIL 19, 2021

In response to lower inventory levels, PPG consolidated its warehouses with no plans to bring them back. Also, a big thank you to Triangle for asking me to moderate a session on cross-border e-commerce for their World Mail & Express Americas conference last week. Stay tuned for more. Thank you for reading, Cathy

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Shipchain

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Jason Rosing is the Managing Partner at Veridian, a third-party integrator, heavily working with major names, like Manhattan Associates, HighJump and JDA, to bring visibility and maximum use of warehouse management systems. Cathy Morrow Roberson (Air Cargo World, Logistics Trends & Insights). and abroad. Bridget McCrea.

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