Talking Logistics

JANUARY 15, 2016

So let’s go straight to the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon poised to take on UPS, FedEx in delivery business (Seattle Times). Pitney Bowes Expands Shipping Logistics Portfolio with Acquisition of Enroute Systems Corporation. November 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI).

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Multichannel Merchant

OCTOBER 14, 2022

from Seattle to Austin to Los Angeles, San Francisco and Mountain View, CA and Washington, D.C. Based on the listing titles, Seattle, Los Angeles and Mountain View seem to be where facilities will be located here initially, as well as in London, Bangkok, Madrid and São Paulo. Europe and Asia.

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Freightos

JULY 26, 2018

In other words, if your shipping your own goods, you’re competition. Let’s Talk About Boats, Ships, and Trucks. That’s not surprising, given that Amazon’s shipping costs grew from $11.5 Amazon currently lists about 17,700 full-time vacancies on its website, about 920 in the logistics and transportation sector.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 4, 2017

Today, however, transportation quality essentially amounts to table stakes, with serviced levels converging to accepted norms. Events like claims and reclassifications are hard pills to swallow, but they’re a fact of shipping. Logistics providers can no longer afford to ignore these requirements. Technology Connects Everything.

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Freightos

JANUARY 12, 2017

International Air Freight Shipping: Definition. While 90% of everything is shipped by ocean, air connects the world faster, cutting China-US freight shipping time from 20-30 days by ocean to only 3 days by air cargo. Why Ship Cargo by Air? Why Not to Ship Cargo by Air? Definitely not the greenest way to ship.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 18, 2015

In this week’s supply chain and logistics news… Amazon in talks to lease 20 jets to launch air-cargo business (The Seattle Times). Seattle passes law letting Uber, Lyft drivers unionize (Reuters). This week, as reported in The Seattle Times, Amazon is negotiating to lease 20 Boeing 767 jets for its own air-delivery service.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

The same thing can happen from a freight forwarding perspective: If you’re shipping from Poland, you might not be thinking about what’s happening in Amsterdam, but if you’re using KLM as a carrier [which has a major hub in Amsterdam] and the airport in Amsterdam shuts down, your shipment from Poland could get delayed or cancelled.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 29, 2016

Seattle startup Flexe pulls in $14 million from investors (The Seattle Times). Booking a flight has been electronic for 50 years, but the cargo on airplanes, trucks, and ships is still booked manually. Whether it’s in trucking or freight forwarding, technology-led startups are looking to change the status quo in transportation.

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Enterra Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Food grown close to consumers reduces both transportation costs and food waste. ” Another company in this agriculture space is Freight Farm, which provides farmers the ability to grow vegetables in converted freight shipping containers equipped with the latest hydroponics and automated systems equipment.

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QAD

DECEMBER 16, 2021

The Ports of Seattle and Tacoma are likewise expanding gate hours. QAD CMO Carter Lloyds recently wrote about three major industry disruptors , starting with shipping. Communicate closely with transportation providers, supplying inbound and outbound forecasts and issuing delivery orders in advance of vessel arrival.

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Ware2Go

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Customer expectations for shipping are higher than ever. Why Shipping Costs Matter. In today’s anything, anytime connected world, shipping costs and delivery speed have become make-or-break factors for small-and-medium sized businesses (SMBs) across the business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) spectrum.

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Enterra Insights

JULY 3, 2018

For congested metropolitan areas such as Seattle, the focus is actually on the ‘final 50 feet’ of those shipments.”[3] Historically, last mile deliveries in urban meant delivering goods to a store and even that was a challenge. ”[3] In some cities, alleys behind businesses are used for deliveries.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 26, 2017

The past few years have seen a steady push for more omnichannel logistics solutions, such as online or in-store returns, purchasing or shipping. Now, consumers can return products to Amazon stores, and recently, Amazon launched a no-employee grocery store, Amazon Go , in Seattle. What Does It Mean For 2017?

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Material Handling & Logistics

AUGUST 11, 2017

This acronym stands for All Water Service, which is one of the most cost-effective ways to ship your cargo, and also one of the most eco-friendly ; however, it’s also one of the slowest forms of freight transportation. With AWS, your cargo will be shipped from the port of origin to its destination using only water routes.

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Talking Logistics

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

The Seattle-based company did not go into details of its plans, but said it will “explore new ways to provide customers with faster service and delivery partners with more opportunities.” ” If you already have the resources available, in this case drivers and their vehicles, why not use them to the fullest extent possible?

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Amazon Flex is available now in Seattle. Meanwhile, Cloud Logistics introduced its Same Day TMS program “designed to allow shippers to start shipping – and saving – the day they start the project.” You can work as much or as little as you want. Check out the website for a demo video.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 29, 2015

Speaking of Amazon, the company is raising the bar again on delivery in response to Walmart testing a free, three-day shipping service. In return, the Seattle company pledges to get users their merchandise by 9 pm that night. According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, “U.S.-NAFTA Then again, maybe not.

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Material Handling & Logistics

DECEMBER 2, 2018

It will allow for the automation of more complex warehousing tasks, such as unloading shipping containers and picking packets or individual e-commerce orders. Content Summary: Personal Mover Transports Employees around BMW Plant. Click here to read the full story. Printer-friendly version. Facilities Management. Media Type. Media Type.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

The question the maritime industry is now asking itself is to what extent the online retailer will also try to take greater control of transportation of shipments bound for Amazon warehouses. Taking greater control of shipments would give Seattle-based Amazon more flexibility and help it avoid possible congestion in its warehouses.

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

After reports last week indicating that Seattle based digital freight start-up services provider Convoy was preparing for a possible sale or winding down of business operations there are indications that freight logistics platform provider Flexport will be the acquirer of Convoy’s underlying technology.

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Unleashed

MARCH 2, 2022

This is a radical shift from more traditional processes where demand is predicted in advance and materials are bought in bulk to reduce supply chain costs, such as transport. assembly), so they can perform their task and hand the product to the customer – or ship it, as would generally be the case.

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BlueYonder

MARCH 31, 2017

You just might see what one startup thinks could be the future of international cargo transport. The idea is simple: Shipping by air is fast, but expensive. The future of grocery shopping opened in what once was a sleepy Scandinavian neighborhood in Seattle this week and it looks very Amazonian. Are we losing our job to robots?

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BlueYonder

MARCH 31, 2017

You just might see what one startup thinks could be the future of international cargo transport. The idea is simple: Shipping by air is fast, but expensive. The future of grocery shopping opened in what once was a sleepy Scandinavian neighborhood in Seattle this week and it looks very Amazonian. Are we losing our job to robots?

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 12, 2020

Produce shipping is showing signs of strengthening and should begin building activity for the remainder of the month before leveling off in June. Seattle is becoming a more favorable market for carriers and rejection rates are increasing. Shipping in or out of Alabama should be back to pre-pandemic difficulty. Status: Open.

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Zipline Logistics

MAY 5, 2020

Seattle is becoming a more favorable market for carriers to head to with rejection rates increasing a bit. . Moving freight into Seattle, Ontario, California, and Denver , Colorado markets should pick up. Shipping in or out of Alabama should be close to normal. . Shipping to or from Colorado should not be restricted. .

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Logistics Bureau

MARCH 19, 2020

Almost 75 percent of US companies are experiencing capacity shortfalls in their supply chains, due to Coronavirus-linked transport disruptions , a new study has shown. Jacket-recommended restaurant Canlis in Seattle has temporarily closed its elegant mid-century dining room. When the Going gets Tough, the Smart get Smarter.

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Freight Plus

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

The mission of our firm is to help companies implement transportation technology so that their teams work strategically and make better decisions every day. One of the most impactful ways that we do this is through the use of a Transportation Management System (TMS). Part 5 - Strategic Transportation Tech Stack.

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Supply Chain Matters

JULY 14, 2022

A press release from the State of Kansas indicated in-part that Panasonic selected the Kansas location due to its business-friendly climate, available talent pool and manufacturing skillsets and its strong transportation infrastructure and central U.S. Toyota has further announced plans to source an EV battery production facility in the U.S.

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Supply Chain Brain

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Seattle-based Basel Action Network sounded the alarm that more than 800 tons of electric arc furnace dust were being illegally transported after the group received a tipoff.

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FLEXE

DECEMBER 11, 2016

FLEXE , Flexport and Convoy –three technology companies adding flexibility to the supply chain–,recently hosted the first Peak Logistics breakfast in Seattle, Washington. Basically, responsible for ocean freight carriers, ocean ships that rely on truck companies. More than half of Hanjin’s ships were chartered.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The trucks transport products to proximate areas, where lighter, more nimble vehicles such as cargo bikes complete the final deliveries. Similarly, shoe retailer DSW started shipping orders out of its closed shoe stores. “We A Seattle startup, FLEXE, has gone a step further by creating what amounts to the Airbnb of warehousing.

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ThroughPut

JANUARY 28, 2020

As industrial operations undergo continuous major change, advances in technology, automation and robotics have transformed how goods are produced, packaged, shipped, and returned. At Tesla, Alla spent nearly eight years navigating through supply chain nuances while scaling production over 100x. Women are critical to filling these gaps.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

There is much more to shipping rewards than throwing products in a box and slapping on a label. If you’re like a lot of small business startups, however, you might have forgotten to figure in fulfillment costs, including shipping and warehouse storage fees. After all, that geode science kit or spiffy new bicycle design is your baby.

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FLEXE

AUGUST 21, 2017

73% of shoppers want affordable, fast shipping, and 61% will abandon an online purchase if delivery fees are too high. Every member gets free, two-day shipping and, let’s be honest, free, same-day or next-day delivery isn’t far off. Seattle-based Nordstrom has spent years cultivating its brand as one shoppers can trust.

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BlueYonder

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

To give you a better idea of how a small error can have a huge impact, imagine a container ship navigating from China to Seattle with a compass that is off by 1 degree. At that setting, it would miss its intended port by over 100 miles – putting the container ship closer to Vancouver or Portland.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

JANUARY 19, 2021

Why can’t we ship orders the day they arrive? I’ve recently been working on transportation partnerships in same-day courier space and small parcel as we turn the page to 2021 to help us bring more options to market for our clients. The most important question you can ask is, “Why?” Why do we do it that way? Why does the client need X?

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FLEXE

AUGUST 22, 2017

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