The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Jeff is the CEO of Tucker Company Worldwide , the oldest privately-held freight brokerage in North America, specializing in notoriously complicated freight, like temperature-controlled, oversized, and high-value, high-security shipments. Jeff Tucker and Joe Lynch discuss the Breakbulk Americas conference. About Jeff Tucker.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 13, 2022

Well, there are a number of different types of supply chain fraud that impact global supply chains, from the procurement of materials to the end delivery of a product. When we think of fraud in the supply chains, often we think about organized cargo theft. These include: The Procurement bidding process and business awards.

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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. This optimism is buoyed by the fact that 55% of importers have their inventories in check, anticipating a stronger freight demand in the coming year.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Initially, the output was published to procurement to design strategic buying strategies. Procurement became an island–isolated from the demand signal except for MRP. With the rising costs of accessorial charges as the freight sat on the dock, moving freight by ocean container grew more problematic. Next Steps.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

High freight volumes across all industries in the trucking market are expected to continue into 2022.? The added strain on resources is on track to force high freight volumes to continue well into the next year. Port backlogs, cargo limitations on container ships, and a lack of available equipment and port facility staffing.?

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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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GlobalTranz

JUNE 23, 2021

the past 13 months of sustained rising freight demand and widespread shortage of labor up-and-down supply chains has brought the LTL trucking sector, and the shippers that depend on it to move palletized shipments, to a turning point.”. freight and delivery needs. State of the LTL Market. As reported by the? Journal of Commerce ,?

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

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. Including, of course by leveraging global freight tech for BCOs. The Weekly Freight Update. View weekly update.

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Freightos

AUGUST 10, 2024

AI Popup #3) AI Popup #3 August 10, 2024 Dive deeper into freight data that matters Learn More For anyone who has played around with ChatGPT or Midjourney, it’s now clear that AI has the potential to be an incredible tool for enhancing efficiency and productivity.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In order to achieve this target, CEVA Logistics is incorporating environmental considerations in a variety of areas of operations, from warehousing to transportation and procurement. We regularly assess our environmental footprint to look for areas to contribute to environmental sustainability in our communities. Acting for Responsible Trade.

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CHAINalytics

MARCH 1, 2022

Over these three weeks, we’re featuring Chainalytics’ (and some guests’) thoughts on … The post Your 2022 US Ocean Cargo Outlook appeared first on Chainalytics. Predictably, short-term capacity remains at a premium. This is the second post in a three-part series.

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GlobalTranz

JUNE 21, 2017

Each episode features a different special guest, who brings his/her unique opinions regarding topics such as logistics, supply chain, cargo, freight, transportation, and education. The Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management is celebrating 35 years of thought leadership in logistics, procurement, and supply chain management.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

10 Tips To Be A Successful Freight Broker! The Supply Chain industry provides vast employment opportunities, from procurement to warehouse inventory, management, and shipping. The terms freight broker and freight agent are often confused in the cargo and shipping sector. What Does A Freight Agent Do?

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CHAINalytics

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Over the next three weeks, we’re featuring Chainalytics’ and some guests’- (this week we … The post The Ocean Cargo Forecast for 2023: Switching Conditions in the New Year appeared first on Chainalytics. Costs spiraled out of control, while customer needs were affected by elongated transit times and deteriorating service levels.

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Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Peak season for ocean freight shipping is underway. This blog examines the “red” times, like the roughly three-month period we have just entered that is historically one of the regular disruptors in the ocean freight market. All of this will cause a tightening of space for ocean freight shipping. Regular disruptors. Golden Week.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 15, 2021

Wood pallets used for export shipments also contain an unhealthy level of formaldehyde due to fumigation, posing an unnecessary health risk for cargo handlers. We can demonstrate how companies can “go green” and clean up their supply chains by adopting cargo moving equipment that is environmentally friendly, recyclable and, cost efficient.

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Cathy Roberson

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

For the past few years, the air cargo market has greatly benefited from international e-commerce. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), 80% of e-commerce is transported by air and makes up upwards of 30% of total air cargo volume. Rethinking supply chains is a reader-supported publication.

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Most recently, the recent disruptions in the Red Sea that saw ocean freight rates from China to Europe by over 190% and saw transit times lengthen, sea-air services offered a strategic advantage for logistics professionals able to remain agile, by watching trends and jumping at opportunities to ensure a resilient supply chain.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Late 2021 saw Maersk continue to shift towards vertical integrations, with acquisition of Senator, a German freight forwarder for $644 million dollars. While Facebook is looking at virtual reality, Alibaba and Amazon are looking more at freight. More on Maersk’s transition to an end-to-end provider can be found in this 2020 report.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The increase in the volume and use of digitized freight data has made the need for – and lack of – industry data standards all the more acute. But the volume of available digitalized data, and the number of tools, solutions and platforms that supply chain stakeholders are using (juggling?) are growing too.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Featuring Our Top 16 Articles on Freight and Logistics! In shipping and logistics, building strong relationships with your freight or carrier company is often underestimated. Moreover, finding a reputable freight company that ticks all the boxes of what you’re looking for can often be a considerable challenge.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Do You Have Hidden Freight Costs? Freight sourcing team article and permission to publish here provided by Katharine Barrios at xeneta.com. Freight sourcing and procurement is a critical component of the whole supply chain and is crucial to the success of the business. Use of Freight Rate Benchmarking.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

There was no air freight possible then into Europe,” added Gerald van den Eijnden. You would call up the freight forwarders, and they would send an Excel spreadsheet” that contained all the shipments for Molex in the coming days or weeks. The planners could choose to switch cargo from a slow-moving ship to air, for example.

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Ware2Go

JANUARY 7, 2022

Recent supply chain disruptions , including images of cargo ships stuck off the West Coast , have led eCommerce shops to rethink their just-in-time and just-in-case inventory strategies. . In a November survey , 87% of merchants shared that they already were affected by increased freight costs. What is just-in-time procurement?

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Freightos

JULY 31, 2024

AI Popup #3) AI Popup #3 Charles Marrale July 31, 2024 Dive deeper into freight data that matters Learn More For anyone who has played around with ChatGPT or Midjourney, it’s now clear that AI has the potential to be an incredible tool for enhancing efficiency and productivity.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

APRIL 29, 2020

Do You Have Hidden Freight Costs? Ocean freight article and permission to publish here provided by Katherine Barrios at xeneta.com. Freight forwarders and shippers/BCO s are on a constant quest to have a better understanding of their ocean freight costs and ultimately have larger margins. Email Address. Plan effectively.

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Supply Chain Movement

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Entering its eighth year, Multimodal has grown to become the UK and Ireland’s premier freight transport and logistics event. Events Clarion Events distribution managers event freight transport logistics Multimodal NEC Birmingham procurement directors shipping managers Supply Chain Directors traffic managers' Who attends?

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

If we take a closer look, we can see that global aviation, including domestic and international; passenger and freight accounts for 2.5% Today about 90% of non-bulk cargo worldwide is transported by a container. But to be honest, the shipping industry is as much of a culprit. of the world’s carbon emissions.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 16, 2023

It appears that operational and procurement risks for beneficial cargo owners or shippers, in the short term, are minimal. The areas that will be deliberated in future articles are ocean shipping market landscape, freight procurement, reliability & visibility and the competitive landscape.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

IDC also forecasts that by 2023, 30 percent of Asian enterprises will ship freight using a SaaS-enabled platform, resulting in improved efficiencies in load matching and reduced shipping costs. Dynamic routing has empowered logistics providers to consider plans B, C and D, offering alternative options of ocean and air freight cargo.

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BlueYonder

MAY 30, 2014

Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) were the center of the cargo transportation universe and the shippers were fully reliant on them for all their logistics needs. A true cargo pricing bazaar was the result. These conditions create a perfect storm for the carriers to break out of the cargo pricing bazaar.

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Freightos

AUGUST 26, 2015

Air Cargo World. This American based niche news site specialises in air cargo. So much so that it is split into seven topics – aircrafts, airports, capacity and demand, carriers, freight trends, traffic and viewpoints. Ocean freight is split into 14! Cargo Business News.com. ACWmagazine. SupplyChainBrain.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Digital Procurement article and permission to publish here provided by Katherine Barrios of xeneta.com. The Hackett Group has recently released their analysis of their procurement benchmarking database. It demonstrates the advantages of working with a digital procurement strategy. Important Digital Procurement Trends.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 6, 2017

Mobile phones can offer incredible services in any business from inventory tracking and shipments to the execution of procurement transactions. Most logistics prefer integrating the use of this app to automate procurement and replenish other processes to raise the profit margins. The Web fleet Android application.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 30, 2015

” In the process of business procurement and especially in the supply chain, supplier risk management is a skill set that needs focus day in and day out. Does the training cover how to properly perform pre-trip inspections, how to properly secure cargo, or what to do in the case of emergency? Visual Inspections of Equipment.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

AUGUST 18, 2021

There are many carriers and shipping companies specializing in the transportation of different types of cargo in different vehicle types. Like most companies, a trucking firm has various departments, including administration, procurement, accounting and finance, logistics, and transportation. Flowers may also need this service.

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SCMDOJO

JULY 16, 2024

This article explores challenges identified in a research paper by McKinnon (2006) focusing on vehicle utilization and efficiency in the freight industry [1]. Fraud and Security: Challenge: Ticket counterfeiting, fare evasion, and cargo theft pose security risks and financial losses for transportation providers. Guo, Z., & Xiao, Y.

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