BlueYonder

APRIL 1, 2025

With this latest Gartner Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management System, Blue Yonder remains one of only two companies recognized as a Leader in the three Gartner Magic Quadrant reports 3 covering Supply Chain Planning, Transportation Management Systems, and Warehouse Management Systems. Theres no paper waste.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 12, 2017

Oracle Optimizes Global Transportation and Trade Compliance Processes. Maersk Executives Call a Bottom in the Shipping Container Market (WSJ – sub. Maersk Executives Call a Bottom in the Shipping Container Market (WSJ – sub. Setback for Uber as European court advised to treat it as transport firm (Reuters).

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Supply Chain Matters

APRIL 7, 2022

We now add highlights of March and Q1-2022 key global transportation and logistics indices. Global and Domestic Transportation and Logistics Indices. Global Shipping. Shipping Transit Timeliness. The Flexport Ocean Timeliness Indicator tracks average ocean container shipping transit times.

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3rdwave

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Managing a global supply chain network requires the ability to manage and control both global transportation execution and the associated freight spend. In a constantly shifting and competitive global trading environment, it is increasingly important to control all costs across the entire supply chain.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 7, 2014

Once an order is placed, Google sends a contracted courier to pick up the goods from a partner store, where either a Google employee or a retailer’s employee has grabbed the merchandise off of a shelf …The order is then whisked to a warehouse operated by Google where multiple orders are packed into a vehicle, and sent out the same day.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 24, 2017

Paragon Software Systems Ensures Drivers Follow Optimized Transport Plans with Paragon Waypoint Mapping. LOG-NET announces release of Next Generation Global Transportation Management with its version 8.0. There was a lot of shipping-related news this week. Maersk Line, Hapag-Lloyd Among Carriers Subpoenaed in U.S.

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Unleashed

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

We answer all these questions and more – including how inventory management software will help you manage your supply chain for your freeport warehouse or factory. Freeports are government designated zones usually located around shipping ports and/or airports. Read more: What is a Bonded Warehouse?

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Talking Logistics

MAY 15, 2016

First, Descartes is starting to focus on helping companies, especially small and mid-sized businesses, better integrate and automate their e-commerce, warehouse management and shipping processes. Rather than go into every detail of all the sessions I attended, let me share with you a couple of high-level takeaways from the conference.

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RFgen

AUGUST 7, 2024

The aerospace industry plays a critical role in global transportation, defense, and economic growth. It underpins the global transportation network, enabling the movement of people and goods across vast distances. Streamlined, Automated Workflows: Manual and paper-based processes are often slow, error-prone, and costly.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Recently, SRS (an umbrella group for twenty European retailer groups, selected GT Nexus to deploy a global transportation control tower. The South Korean multinational conglomerate had outsourced warehouse and distribution activities to several logistics service providers. Online shipping management? Take control!

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 28, 2018

How Generac Power Systems Cut Millions from Its Global Transportation Spend | Transportfolio. Generac’s director of logistics, and his team, to develop a comprehensive solution that would seamlessly integrate the company’s trucking, ocean shipping, air, customs, and port services. Soon, we were working with Alan Rowlett, Jr.,

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3rdwave

AUGUST 8, 2019

Major Benefits of a Global TMS. Execution control provides the infrastructure that enables the transportation operator to manage, influence, and control all aspects of the global transportation activity from Purchase-to-Receipt or Sale-to-Delivery. Warehouse Receiving/Shipping POD. Execution Control.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 7, 2014

This will significantly impact the national line-haul and express providers, thus driving the ecommerce logistics market and promoting warehouse and last mile delivery services. Alibaba has recently announced plans to team up with China Shipping to set up a shipping ecommerce platform. This post is credited to Andy Wang.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 7, 2023

While 209,000 workers were added in June, 14,000 freight and parcel carriers were cut and 6,900 warehousing and storage jobs were lost. In the past we would expect to see transportation and warehousing ramping up hiring in late summer ahead of peak season. ” warehouse workers in June of 2022. There were 1.96

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Enterra Insights

APRIL 20, 2021

To this extent, logistics and shipping represent the final and essential factor in the equation for e-commerce success.” “Shipping and logistics companies must allocate money for complex routes, failed deliveries, extra stops along the delivery route, drivers’ salaries, and fleet operation. They are: High delivery costs.

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Turvo

OCTOBER 5, 2021

What’s in this article : A crisis that is affecting the world economy – record-high shipping rates. A problem also linked to shipping companies. Record-high shipping rates are affecting the world economy. The global transportation system in 2021 is experiencing a unique and unexpected crisis.

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QAD

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

As demand for ethanol dropped with people driving less, this created a carbon dioxide shortage that impacted the production of beer, cheese and refrigerants such as dry Ice and packaging for things that needed to be shipped cold. Container shipping rates from Asia to the U.S.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 20, 2014

Case in point: the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) began contract talks on May 12, with lots of contentious issues on the agenda. Or, will we see a repeat of 2002, when a 10-day lockout left dozens of ships lined up outside the West Coast docks, unable to unload?

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TransAudit

JANUARY 12, 2023

The more money you can save on shipping, the better. To find savings, you’ll want to work with an experienced global transportation post audit services provider. That might mean that your customers will cancel orders, leaving you stuck with a warehouse full of goods you can’t move.

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Locus Robotics

MARCH 9, 2023

Some fulfillment warehouses even use robots to pick and pack customer orders. RFID is best suited to tracking goods within relatively short distances, so its best uses are within a factory, warehouse, or distribution center.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MAY 15, 2018

3 Benefits of LCL Shipping | Transportfolio. One way global shippers can deal with tight transit times and fast changes in demand is to keep a lot more inventory on hand. You can use less than container load (LCL), which enables you to ship more frequently and still lower inventory costs. 3 Benefits of LCL Shipping.

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 9, 2022

Bloomberg had reported that the sudden departure had signaled that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is seeking changes in the consumer retail division, which was admittedly overbuilt with excess warehouse capacity in 2021.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The Supply Chain Matters blog reflects and provides added context to the announcement that Shopify and Amazon will collaborate on merchant parcel shipping options. In February of this year, Shopify announced a strategic partnership with San Francisco based global transportation and logistics Cloud platform provider Flexport.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

JULY 15, 2016

Mexico Shipping Series Part 1: Door to Door Service Providers.Transportfolio. Mexico cross-border shipping. When shipping across the U.S./Mexico and potentially a crossdock or warehouse. Mexico Shipping Options. Mexico Shipping Series Part 1: Door to Door Service Providers appeared first on Transportfolio.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Carriers and logistics services providers experienced windfall profit levels in their ability to leverage the constant disruptions and ship deployment imbalances into skyrocketing spot rates, added services fees, surcharges or demurrage penalties. Barclays in-turn cut 2023 earnings estimates for Maersk and Zim Integrated Shipping Services.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal , DSV has grown through a series of acquisitions from a small trucking company to a global transport and logistics services provider consisting of surface, air and sea transport coupled with order fulfillment and warehousing services.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

It was led by London based sustainability investment firm Generation Investment Management, along with the investment arms of two ocean container shipping lines. Moeller Holding , the privately held investment company affiliated with Maersk Line, and France based CMA CGM , now a global carrier in sea, land, air and logistics services.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 9, 2024

Billion Michigan based Lineage Logistics LLC , which describes itself as “ the world’s largest global temperature-controlled warehouse REIT ,” reportedly raised $4.4 According to reporting from The Wall Street Journal , the company has been leveraging strong demand for refrigerated warehousing since the Covid-19 pandemic began.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 12, 2017

As I wrap up this series, I realize just how much information we’ve already covered about shipping freight across U.S./Mexico We’ve looked at operating on both sides of the border, redefined transportation success, and even asked the tough questions for choosing a customs broker. Mexico Shipping Series: U.S./Mexico The post U.S./Mexico

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Supply Chain Matters

JUNE 29, 2023

The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association and the International Longshore & Warehouse Union Canada labor union have been in labor contract talks which have resulted in a prior 21-day cooling-off period. Such is the ongoing period of labor activism involving global transportation and logistics. markets via rail.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

OCTOBER 1, 2018

What’s Happening in the Transatlantic’s Ocean Shipping Lane | Transportfolio. Certain trends in capacity, rates, and tariff activity have conspired to create an especially dynamic holiday season for ocean shipping in the Transatlantic lane. Understanding the Transatlantic’s Ocean Shipping Lane.

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Supply Chain Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

Supply chain logistics B2B platform provider project44 produces a series termed Supply Chain Insights by project44 which extracts select data from the provider’s tracking of global transportation and logistics flows. A July edition provided two reports that responded to the question- Are Global Supply Chains Recovering ?

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 29, 2016

To get from the factory to a retail shelf you have ports, terminals, rail, trucks, warehouses, and much more to consider. Another valid concern about larger vessels is that a ship carrying 18,000 to 19,000 TEUs will need about 100 acres of terminal within the port to carry out efficient operations. Inefficient Unloading and Loading.

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CH Robinson Transportfolio

MARCH 29, 2016

To get from the factory to a retail shelf you have ports, terminals, rail, trucks, warehouses, and much more to consider. Another valid concern about larger vessels is that a ship carrying 18,000 to 19,000 TEUs will need about 100 acres of terminal within the port to carry out efficient operations. Inefficient Unloading and Loading.

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Supply Chain Matters

MAY 9, 2022

West Coast ports and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) formally begin this week, prior to the July 1 deadline to the current labor contract. Leading up to and during the prior labor talks, port operations were impacted by various slowdowns in the processing of inbound and outbound ships. Fortunately.

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Supply Chain Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The Wall Street Journal reported this week (Paid subscription or metered view) that ocean container freight rates related to the most active global shipping lanes continue to decline amid what is traditionally considered the peak shipping period leading up to the holiday fulfillment season in the November-December period.

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Supply Chain Matters

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

In this February 10, 2023 edition of Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech we highlight news related to Shopify and Flexport , as well as Frieghtos , each in the transportation and logistics visibility tech segment. Shopify itself has been growing inherent logistics services by way of acquisition.

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