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Brexit’s Impact on the UK Logistics Industry

Logistics Business Magazine

Since the historic referendum in June 2016 Brexit has been a seismic event, reshaping the landscape of the UK’s logistics and transport sector. Currently, the majority of transport companies offer shippers varying levels of visibility, for example, tracking and monitoring messages through existing technology infrastructure.

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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

For Maersk, June of 2016 was the breaking point. After a rough 2015, the first half of 2016 was no different. The Post-2016 Strategy: End-to-end Shipping. The September 2016 decision mapped out a clear new direction. The Maersk Shift: Where it started. Starting with Dynamic, Differentiated Service with Maersk Spot.

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Introducing the Freightos Marketplace

Freightos

For example, 26% of the 730 million TEUs shipped annually and approximately 30% of trucks on the road are empty. The Freightos Marketplace launched in closed beta in January 2016. In an era that has embraced data technology for improving everything from entertainment to finance, freight is still manual. Annual Imports.

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5 Things to Know About U.S.-Mexico Logistics

Talking Logistics

In 2016, the value of goods traded between the two countries topped $525 billion, making Mexico the third largest trading partner of the U.S. For example, a U.S. At a minimum, companies will need to be familiar with these most common documents: Bill of Lading (BOL) – A bill of lading is an essential document for any freight shipment.

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Is Machine Learning Going to Revolutionize S&OP?

Talking Logistics

For example, you probably heard about how a machine learning algorithm allowed the machine to beat the best humans in Go or in Poker in the past year. In 2016, big tech companies bought nearly 40 AI startups. What are concrete examples of machine learning intervention in S&OP? Take IBM’s Watson for example.

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Understanding container weight misdeclaration

Shipping and Freight Resource

The penalty fee is applicable if there is a misdeclaration of cargo weight details at the time of submission of booking submission and if the weight deviates +/- 3 tons/TEU from the weight on the final Bill of Lading Instruction details and Verified Gross Mass (VGM) documentation. Few examples below. instead of 27.5

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How is Your Supply Chain Positioned for the Ocean Carrier Mergers?

Talking Logistics

Hanjin shut down in September 2016; Cosco merged with OOCL; CMA CGM bought Neptune Orient Lines and its SPL subsidiary; Hamburg Sud was purchased by Maersk; Hapag-Lloyd merged with UASC and MOL; and “K” Line and NYK formed the One Network Express that merges the four Japanese carriers’ container shipping divisions.