Talking Logistics

APRIL 10, 2019

I’ve been an industry analyst for over 20 years, which is hard to believe sometimes. Virtually all of those startups disappeared by 2002 — they either burned through all of their investment money or were acquired by bigger fish. A couple of weeks ago, I attended the Descartes Evolution Global User & Partner Conference 2019.

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Blog on Log

OCTOBER 18, 2006

Antitrust immunity, although more limited then under the 1984 Shipping Act, remains in place within the industry through the 1998 Ocean Shipping Reform Act (ORSA). This afternoon a federal commission will hear the pros and cons for retaining and abolishing carrier antitrust immunity from a panel of industry, government and legal experts.

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247 Customs Broker

OCTOBER 24, 2018

The mood at the 3PL association’s annual conference was buoyant based on truckload demand, but concerns about brokers’ digital strategies floated. Armstrong & Associates says brand recognition is particularly important to the third-party logistics industry. TIA tips: ‘Frothy’ scene good for plugged-in brokers.

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247 Customs Broker

DECEMBER 13, 2018

We are confident that the work we have performed these past two days will ultimately lead to a six-year agreement that will bring stability and growth to our industry to 2024,” Daggett and Adam said. The ILA-USMX contract was a prominent discussion topic at the JOC’s recent TPM 2018 conference in Long Beach, California.

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Negotiating Skills Maritime Supply Chain Software Scenario Planning 28

247 Customs Broker

MAY 8, 2018

On one hand, there are carriers, shippers, and other industry stakeholders asking Congress to change the national twin trailer standard from 28 feet to 33 feet, saying that such a move would have myriad benefits along the lines of improving productivity and increased vehicle safety, among other benefits.

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Logistics in War

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Industry had always been inseparable from warfare, but now the importance of it being ready prior to the first shots of war was blatant. This is an edited adaption of a presentation given at the Australian Defence Force conference ‘Rapid Force Projection’ in April 2019. Supply continually occupied the minds of planners.

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Logistics in War

JULY 23, 2019

Industry had always been inseparable from warfare, but now the importance of it being ready prior to the first shots of war was blatant. This is an edited adaption of a presentation given at the Australian Defence Force conference ‘Rapid Force Projection’ in April 2019. Supply continually occupied the minds of planners.

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