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Global Giants: ICAT Moves the World’s Largest Cargo with Chris Cser

The Logistics of Logistics

Chris Cser and Joe Lynch discuss global giants – ICAT moves the world’s largest cargo. Chris is the Director of Operations at ICAT Logistics Detroit where they handle the shipments that other companies don’t, can’t, and won’t. In his off hours, Chris is a sports enthusiast who enjoys cooking.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 9 – 15)

Logistics Viewpoints

Their presence is now most prominent in the mid-Atlantic region, but has been confirmed in 38 states. What does this have to do with logistics you ask? Well, the Environmental Protection Agency states that this species “ was introduced into the United States in the mid-1990s, possibly stowing away in a shipping container.”

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Doing Our Part To Help Logistics Companies Adapt to COVID-19

Freightos

Meanwhile, massive passenger airline restrictions dramatically reduced air cargo capacity, sending rates through the roof. And, through it all, logistics providers keep critical goods moving. WebCargo Sky , the world’s largest air cargo platform for live pricing, capacity assessment, and eBooking from global airlines.

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Mexico Transportation Risk with Mark Vickers

The Logistics of Logistics

Mark is the Executive Vice President and Head of International Logistics at Reliance Partners , one of the nation’s fastest-growing commercial insurance agencies. Mark spent over 7 years in leadership with the second largest freight brokerage in North America, Total Quality Logistics. In 2016, he was recruited to join MacroPoint.

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The Red Pill: The (Slow Yet Steady) Revolution in Global Freight Digitization

Freightos

It’s the gritty reality of logistics. I can’t export maritime incident data from the US Coast Guard (which could use some tech) but based on this report there were 18 bridge allisions in the United States between 1960 and 2015. But rather than focusing on the tragedy, I’d prefer to look at the silver lining.

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Red Sea Crisis and Early Peak Season Surge Disrupt Global Supply Chains for some SMBs

Freightos

In July, Freightos conducted a survey of over 100 small business importers and exporters, primarily from the United States, who utilize the Freightos.com marketplace for international freight. To mitigate the impact of ocean logistics disruptions, many businesses (42%) have shifted some of their goods to air cargo.

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The Best Explanation for the Supply Chain Crisis Yet

Logistics Viewpoints

Descartes is a software-as-a-service provider of logistics solutions. In some logistics application areas, like global trade compliance , they are a market leader. You can browse headlines on any business news site and see the word supply chain and logistics more than you would have seen before. These are headline issues.