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The Year Ahead with Doug Waggoner

The Logistics of Logistics

Doug is the CEO of Echo Global Logistics , a leading provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management services. Doug Waggoner has served as Chief Executive Officer of Echo Global Logistics since December 2006 and was a Board member from 2008-2021. About Echo Global Logistics.

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15 Years in Hong Kong for cargo-partner

Logistics Business Magazine

In 2006, the company added an office in Hong Kong, at first under the company name “c.p.” In particular, the past three years have been the most turbulent period the global logistics industry has ever seen.

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Ever Given Freed from the Suez Canal but Impact on Global Trade Continues

3PL Insights

In 2006 the Okal King Dor became stuck in the canal due to sandstorms and high winds causing the ship to drift at an angle into the banks. The Okal King Dor dislodged after 8 hours and at the time the Suez Canal only accounted for 8 percent of global trade. However, this is not entirely true.

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TI Confirms More M&A Via GLS Report

Blog on Log

The disclosed value of mergers and acquisition deals in the global transport and logistics industry during 2006 rose 8.6 The report, Global Logistics Strategies 2007, tracked more than 290 deals in 2006, with the largest investment being made in ports, airports and other transport infrastructure operations.

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Takeaways from Descartes Evolution 2019

Talking Logistics

Descartes Systems Group Revenue 2006-2018 (Source: macrotrends). Descartes has 20,000+ customers on its Global Logistics Network, which experienced 21% growth and processed 18.6+ The company is financially strong, with 14 years of record year-over-year growth. billion transactions last year.

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TNT! I'm DYNAMITE! Part II

Blog on Log

TNT plans logistics unit sale Dutch mail and global logistics provider TNT said today it plans to sell off its logistics unit TNT Logistics to focus on its mail, express and freight management sectors. 2006 is going to be a very interesting year. TNT has appointed Goldman Sachs to assist in the sale.

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4th Annual 3PL Summit in Atlanta - June 26th to the 28th

Blog on Log

I will be participating on the following panels: Monday, June 26, 2006 14:00 - 15:00 Pre-Summit Workshop 1: Open debate about performance metrics and pricing strategies. This is the 4th year of the event, which seems to get bigger and better each year. It will be held at the Intercontinental Buckhead from June 26th until June 28th.

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