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National Logistics Day 2024

Enterra Insights

The Logistics Plus staff notes, “COVID-19 placed a spotlight on America’s logistical heroes — drivers, warehouse personnel, logistics specialists, and countless others — [who continued] to source, distribute, and deliver critical food, medical products, and personal protective equipment across [the] country [during] this time of need.”

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National Logistics Day 2023

Enterra Insights

The flight between Dayton and Columbus dramatically increased the speed with which goods could be delivered in the U.S. By 1956, the first container ship sailed from the port of New Jersey to Texas. That includes packaging, warehousing, shipping, and more. Just 14 years later, the first air cargo flight took place in 1910.

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5 Future Applications of the Industrial Internet of Things in Manufacturing & Logistics

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Additionally, overall maintenance costs have dropped by 30 percent, and predictive maintenance has reduced machine-specific failures by 70 percent, reports Louis Columbus of Forbes magazine. Source Forbes Magazine). Previous applications of the IIoT in manufacturing have led to a savings of 12 percent across the industry.

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Spot Market Freight Rates Soar After Hurricane Harvey

DAT Solutions

Outbound volumes from Houston also fell 73%, but the rearrangement of supply chains, the difficulty of shipping in the flooded region, and increased seasonal demand in other parts of the country combined to create pockets of tight capacity that put extra pressure on truckload rates. Denver to Houston rose 59¢ to $1.63 FALLING LANES.

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New Panama Canal Options: Running the Numbers with a TMS

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These enterprises are no longer reliant on the Suez Canal route for shipping freight on Post-Panamax container vessels to the United States. As described in my previous blog post , the enlarged Panama Canal can handle container ships up to 13,000 TEUs in size. The savings achieved by routing shipments through the U.S.

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Supply Chain Optimization 101: How to Best Harness the Power of Big Data

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Big data is arriving from multiple sources at an alarming velocity, volume and variety.” Writing for Forbes, big data expert Louis Columbus notes that more than 60% of supply chain executives view big data as “a disruptive and important technology, setting the foundation for long-term change management in their organizations.”

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Van Ratios and Rates Hit Record Highs at End of Quarter

DAT Solutions

One additional source of rate pressure looms, however: Amazon's Prime Day, with special deals on merchandise and shipping, is coming up on Tuesday. improvements out of Columbus caused rates on the Atlanta to Columbus lane to dip 17¢ to $2.23 Rates on the lane to Seattle rose 22¢ to an average of $2.85