Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

When you can barely see beyond the bow of the ship, when extreme wind and waves threaten to throw you off course – or worse, sink you – it’s understandable that long-term thinking can get chucked overboard like so much extra ballast. It’s an apt metaphor for ocean shipping these past many months. And the list goes on.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

APRIL 26, 2022

Greener Shopping and Shipping: The Rise of Carbon Neutral e-Commerce Delivery. This has sparked a trend for more transparency around the carbon impact of their e-commerce home delivery, and in Europe and the US specifically, ‘green’ delivery options are being made available. by Barbara Schielke, Chief HR & CSR Officer for Asendia.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Suez Canal News Update The Suez Canal is a crucial lane for global shipping, with 50-60 vessels of all types transiting each day for about 19,000 per year, including about 30% of global container traffic and more than a million barrels of crude oil per day. Europe and Mediterranean volumes with these carriers as well.

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Freightos

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) fell 34% to $996/FEU. Europe weekly prices increased 7% to $3.70/kg. Europe – N. A recent analysis suggests that some spending growth is on the types of goods , like video games, that don’t ship by ocean container – another factor in the relative disconnect between spending and freight.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2023

But cross-border trade is an important part of the global economy and much of this trade is in physical goods that must be stored, shipped, transported, and eventually consumed. I also looked at changes in exports by the US, Europe, and China. Perhaps most notable is the substantial decline in container shipping rates.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Europe prices (FBX11 Weekly) decreased 7% to $1,291/FEU. Europe weekly prices increased 25% to $4.23/kg. Europe – N. Europe prices are 36% above their extreme lows last month showing some gains through the GRIs, though rates for both lanes remain below 2019 levels. Europe prices rebounded 25% to $4.23/kg

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 2, 2025

During the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, sectors such as automotive, electronics, and consumer goods experienced severe disruptions due to factory shutdowns and shipping constraints, primarily because of dependence on suppliers concentrated in Asia.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 12, 2024

Ongoing attacks on vessels in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthis continue to disrupt shipping lanes in the chemical industry’s supply chain, according to Al Greenwood, chemicals expert and deputy editor at ICIS. It’s having an impact mainly in Europe and Asia. Rates for 40-foot containers from Asia to North Europe are at $8,764.14.

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QAD

OCTOBER 30, 2024

To thrive in this world, companies must make shipping cost-effective. Multi carrier shipping allows your company to become carrier-independent. The best multi-carrier solutions include more than just parcel shipping. Instead, you can choose between parcel, freight, courier or LTL shipping as needed.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 17, 2024

Founded in 1992 in Baltimore, ICAT Logistics has expanded across the United States and Europe, specializing in handling unusual, high-value, and oversized freight that often falls outside the scope of standard containerized shipping. In his off hours, Chris is a sports enthusiast who enjoys cooking. Packaging bulky loads.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 7, 2022

Europe relies on Russia for around 35% of its natural gas. Increased shipping lead time: More than 6,000 miles of railroad runs through Russia and connects Eastern China with Western Europe. Increased input costs: Russia is the second largest crude oil supplier in the world. This further adds to lead times.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Amazon to double Europe EV fleet by 2025. UPS earnings rise as higher prices offset shipping slowdown. Last year, Amazon delivered more than 100 million packages to customer doorsteps in Europe using electric delivery vans and other zero-emission vehicles, per its sustainability report. over the next seven years.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2024

Global shipping prices are continuing to rise as Houthi rebels keep up attacks on cargo vessels in and around the Red Sea. The disruptions are at a key point for ships passing through the Suez Canal and are creating ripples across supply chains in Europe and the U.S., And now on to this week’s logistics news. East Coast.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2024

Amazon shipped last-minute Christmas gifts faster in 2023 than in 2022, according to data from analyst firm Momentum Commerce. products on the platform warned it would ship after Christmas. products on the platform warned it would ship after Christmas. DHL Group does not operate ships but it uses them to transport containers.

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E2open

JANUARY 19, 2023

(NYSE: ETWO), the connected supply chain SaaS platform with the largest multi-enterprise network, today released the Q4 2022 edition of its Ocean Shipping Index, a quarterly report that offers data-driven insights to better manage the movement of goods around the globe and on key lanes between Asia, North America, and Europe.

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The Logistics of Logistics

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Chad is the Co-founder and Chief Digital Officer of BoxC , a logistics startup out of 500 Startups Batch 6 that simplifies the complexity of international parcel shipping by bringing together logistics and compliance resources from around the world into a single platform. It’s frictionless. It’s flexible.

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Freightos

JULY 8, 2024

Sune Stilling, ex-Founder and Managing Partner at Maersk Growth now building the first supply chain and logistics focused venture fund in Europe, Nine Realms. Nikolai Bozhilov, Executive Chairman of Unimasters, a freight forwarder operating in Eastern Europe. One where the customer demands transparency and zero-headache shipping.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Ocean Risk Management part 2: Navigating Global Shipping Alliance The shipping industry continues to evolve. In this article, we explore the pros and cons of the alliance model in the shipping industry, compare the solo strategy versus alliance strategy, and provide tips on how shippers can prepare for market swings.

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Freightos

JULY 8, 2024

Sune Stilling, ex-Founder and Managing Partner at Maersk Growth now building the first supply chain and logistics focused venture fund in Europe, Nine Realms. Nikolai Bozhilov, Executive Chairman of Unimasters, a freight forwarder operating in Eastern Europe. One where the customer demands transparency and zero-headache shipping.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 10, 2024

Global shipping lines have become increasingly strained as the Houthi militia in Yemen broadens its attacks on cargo vessels, one of the largest companies in the industry warned on Monday. Since late last year, the Houthis have been attacking ships in the Red Sea, which cargo vessels from Asia have to travel through to reach the Suez Canal.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Pushing the Boundaries of Sustainable Shipping How the Rotterdam-Singapore Green and Digital Shipping Corridor Project is Helping to Reduce Shipping Emissions in Practice by Refke Gunnewijk Sustainable long-haul transport is one of the biggest challenges on the way to a carbon-neutral society.

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SCMDOJO

MARCH 22, 2023

Additionally, new shipping lanes are opening up, and Russia has a grand plan to become the biggest beneficiary of climate change in the region. Russia’s strategic location between Europe and Asia places it in a vital position for trade. The distance covered via this route is approximately 21,000 miles.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 20, 2022

Goods move through 25 ports of entry into North America and 10 in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The old product development process involved shipping prototypes back and forth. To support digital sales, distribution centers increasingly need to support pick-and-pack, rather than shipping pallets. Conclusion.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 28, 2024

Ship backups that plagued seaports during the Covid pandemic are making a comeback, as vessel diversions because of attacks in the Red Sea trigger gridlock and soaring costs at the start of the peak shipping season. By the end of September, FedEx will no longer be the primary air cargo provider for the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

Container shipping prices skyrocket. Prices to ship containers from Asia to the US and Europe are rising at a historic pace as cargo owners bid up rates in a search for ocean transportation capacity that shipping industry executives expect to remain tight for the rest of the year. Descartes acquires GreenMile.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Those shipments need to go by Ocean or the more expensive Air mode if ship berths can’t be found. Map of Natural Gas Pipelines into Europe. This is particularly true in Europe, where Russia is the largest provider of natural gas to Europe, providing about 35% of its supply. More than 2,100 U.S.-based

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The 2010 Eyjafjallajökull volcano eruptions in Iceland, for example, caused enormous disruption to air shipments across Western Europe. There was no air freight possible then into Europe,” added Gerald van den Eijnden. Yes, SAP had inbound ASN’s (advanced ship notices). But they were very basic.

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Freightos

JANUARY 16, 2018

That said, ocean prices for shipping out of China are still well down on this time last year. China-US East Coast lags by 24%, China-US Europe by 29%, and China-US West Coast rates are a jaw-dropping 33% down on last year.”. China-Europe. Europe-US East Coast. Europe-South America Atlantic. Air Freight Pricing.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 5, 2022

Byron is the Founder and CEO of Zergratran , an innovative and sustainable high-capacity transportation company that is building the world’s first tunnel to expedite shipping goods between the North Atlantic and the North Pacific. Waiting regional ships distribute the containers onward to the US, Gulf and Eastern ports and Europe.

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Freightos

JANUARY 15, 2024

For example, the Freightos Baltic Index indicates a 69% increase to North America’s East Coast and a staggering 226% to Northern Europe since the crisis began. In fact, the hard reality is that looking back over the past decade, supply chains have been disrupted by shipping bankruptcies, wars, pandemics, geopolitics and tariffs.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 22, 2022

In his role Peter leads The Journal of Commerce, the historic New York City maritime newspaper founded in 1827, today a team of specialized business journalists focused on the end-to-end international shipping supply chain including shipping, ports, airfreight, trucking, rail and home delivery, addressed to the needs of shippers.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JULY 2, 2021

Shipping container shortage article and permission to publish here provided by Sam White at Argentus. The massive global shipping squeeze. In their story about the shipping shortage, the CBC quoted shipping analyst Alan Murphy, who detailed how this changing demand has massively disrupted the global shipping market.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 21, 2024

The container shipping industry continues to make strong progress in reducing the number of boxes lost overboard. As the study prepares to publish its final paper, the World Shipping Council is citing the continuing decrease in the overboard losses. West Coast and North Europe.

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The Logistics of Logistics

AUGUST 21, 2023

Richard is Vice President of Strategic Accounts at Intelligent Audit , a cutting-edge logistics and supply chain technology company, dedicated to revolutionizing how businesses manage their shipping and transportation processes. They have a global presence and serve clients across North America, Europe, and Asia.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 30, 2024

For retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies, the busy shipping season came early. In an ever-shifting environment of consumer demand, shipping costs, interest rates, route disruptions, and more, retailers and CPG companies are becoming increasingly adept at optimizing order and inventory positioning.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 21, 2023

Although CMA CGM is best known for being a large container shipping company, it is also the parent of CEVA Logistics. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published an article on the increasing use of machinery to create made-to-fit boxes for more efficient fulfillment shipping. The machines then label and seal the packages.

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The Logistics of Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Nathan Strang and Joe Lynch discuss the challenging shipping environment and why shippers need an ocean freight survival guide. In the podcast interview, Joe and Nathan discuss the challenging shipping environment and why shippers need an ocean freight survival guide. About Nathan Strang.

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