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Bringing Freight Online with WebCargoNet and Freightos

Freightos

So at the peak of the global crisis – with Spain being particularly hard hit – and despite pleas from their families, the two teenagers quit their studies and started a freight revolution. Within a year, every airline and 60% of the forwarders operating in Spain had signed up, with forwarders ditching binders for WebCargoNet.

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Revolutionizing Freight Forwarding Using Tech with Lionel van der Walt

The Logistics of Logistics

He began his career in the South African Air Force and later spent more than a decade with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), where he held various leadership positions in South Africa, Spain, and the United States, including President of Cargo Network Services Corp., cargo subsidiary. IATA’s U.S.

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

Today, 75 to 80% of cargo arrives on time. It fixed a glaring business problem in the industry – a tacit understanding that container liners would charge extra, on top of existing fees, if they had a container they could ship for more (rolled cargo). As long as you know which 75 to 80% is, you can provide a guarantee on that.

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The Best Supply Chain Conferences of 2019

GlobalTranz

Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference 2019 ($2,642.89 – $3,324.92) Dates: June 17 – 19, 2019 in Barcelona, Spain Gartner hosts this conference to help supply chain leaders gain the skills to navigate the complex world of supply chain analytics and new technology.

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This Week in Logistics News (June 22 – 28)

Logistics Viewpoints

The company said it took a $157 million impairment charge for permanently deactivating the 757 cargo jets along with seven engines. By the end of September, FedEx will no longer be the primary air cargo provider for the U.S. Postal Service after UPS recently won the five-year contract.

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Logistics Hubs as Drivers of Innovation

MIT Supply Chain

Pictured is the Grupo Carreras facility in the PLAZA logistics park near Zaragoza, Spain. In addition to helping companies bring new ideas to fruition, the initiative gives academic centers such as the Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC), Zaragoza, Spain, an important supporting role in unlocking the collaborative potential of these hubs.

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The Impending Ocean Carrier War on Last Mile Fulfillment

Freightos

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. One goal, two different motivations.