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This Week in Logistics News (April 18-22, 2016)

Talking Logistics

As the folks on Sesame Street would say, the future of transporting goods and people is brought to you by the letter ā€˜Dā€™ — as in droids, drones, and driverless. Germany, Belgium, Estonia and the U.S., FusionOps Raises $25 Million In Series C Financing. with more than 50,000 miles planned this year. Enjoy it while it lasts.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 10 ā€“ 16)

Logistics Viewpoints

Labor shortages in transportation and warehousing are quick to make headlines, but job opportunities across the supply chain continue to go unfilled despite promising pay and benefits. It marks the latest step in Mayor Eric Adamsā€™ ā€œBlue Highwaysā€ plan to shift more of the cityā€™s freight off the streets and onto the rivers and harbors.

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Delivery is the Product: Takeaways from Transplaceā€™s Shipper Symposium 2018

Talking Logistics

The comment caught my attention because later that morning I was going to moderate a discussion with Dan Dershem , General Partner at Supply Chain Ventures, about emerging technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence and machine learning, autonomous trucks, and digital freight. Digital Freight. Blockchain.

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This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech- August 9 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Earlier this month this cold chain services provider announced that it has completed the acquisition of Luik Natie , a cold storage and transport service provider located in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, Belgium. a provider of transportation management systems ( TMS ). million in Series A funding.

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FedEx Announces New March 2022 International Shipping Surcharges

Intelligent Audit

The new peak surcharges for FedEx Express parcel and freight services, effective March 7, 2022 , are as follows. Parcel and freight exports from Macau SAR, China to Europe, MEISA, some LAC countries 1 , and some APAC countries and territories 2 ā€“ Increasing $0.25 FedEx Express International Shipping Surcharges. per pound or $1.50

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Complex costs of transportation

Supply Chain Movement

10 questions about Freight Spend Management. There are numerous ways a shipper can reduce freight spend. And freight costs are continuing to rise, pushed upward by factors such as globalized distribution and unpredictable fuel prices. Deviations that occur during transportation execution are not necessarily approved immediately.

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Mindmap for Global Logistics Integration

Supply Chain Movement

Goods have to be transported across the globe and across the neighbourhood. Goods have to be transported across the globe and delivered to different destinations – from congested cities to remote, rural areas. The main challenge in logistics is an increasing complexity of trade-offs in transport planning. Costa Rica.