Talking Logistics

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

While Amazon gets the lion’s share of attention here in the United States — and it’s own branded trend (“The Amazon Effect”) — it’s important to recognize that Alibaba is another giant disruptive force in the industry. The company announced this week that it “has agreed to make an additional investment of RMB5.3

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Shipchain

APRIL 17, 2019

The most high-tech things it could do were make phone calls and send text messages, all hand-crafted in T9 of course. Fast forward fifteen years and now my cellphone also doubles as my HD camera, portable music device, library, fitness tracker, and of course, my means to call and text. How to Prepare Moving Forward.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

E-commerce passed $2 trillion in 2017, reports John D. Although this sounds great for most industries, it represents a major problem for the freight trucking industry. Tesla’s recent announcement of plans to build semiautonomous trucks indicates additional change is on the way for the freight and trucking industry.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 17, 2017

As 2017 moves forward, it may be a year that the driver shortage comes to a head, but it might not be as dismal as some shippers have been led to believe. Meanwhile, the average of age of today’s trucker is 49, and more truckers are aging out and retiring from the industry. Yet, as capacity shrinks, the incentive for drivers increases.

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Trinity Logistics

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Here’s a look at some of the top industry stories making headlines in November. Citations for falsifying driver logbooks was on the rise in 2017, a main driver behind the electronic logging device (ELD) mandate slated to take effect December 18. percent in 2017 to the highest level in four years. Record-Breaking Holiday Sales.

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IoT World Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

IoT World is North America’s largest IoT event where strategists, technologists and implementers connect, putting IoT, AI, 5G and edge into action across industry verticals. million in 2017 to 3.7 For industry participants, data analysis presents an opportunity to optimize railway operations without adding costly infrastructure. “We

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Talking Logistics

MAY 26, 2017

Cloud Logistics’ Second Zero Downtime Release of 2017 Marks Continued Rapid Pace of Innovation. APICS announces plans to update industry recognized SCOR model. This was true 18 years ago when I started as an industry analyst, and it’s mainly true today. ATA Truck Tonnage Index Decreased 2.5% Simply put, many user interfaces….

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Whereas online courses and programmes were previously managed as a separate entity, they are now an integral part of most academic systems. Corporate training is now a $200 billion USD industry, with e-learning taking up more than half of this amount. Online courses are the quickest path for a student to obtain a degree.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

MARCH 10, 2020

To the uninitiated (which included me at one stage), these industries are same or similar and it might come across that there is no difference between Maritime, Shipping, Freight, Logistics, Supply Chain and Trade. Shipping Business = the act of carriage of cargo from point A to point using the ships which falls under the Maritime industry.

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The Logistics Academy

JUNE 1, 2018

Over time, it has developed a comprehensive regulatory framework for the global industry through some 50 conventions and protocols and multiple codes and recommendations. Setting a common course? The post Charting a course for GHG emissions and the shipping sector appeared first on The Logistics Academy. Source : [link].

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The Logistics Academy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Over the course of 2016, real revenue and volume growth in the air and sea freight forwarding markets was remarkably similar globally, but this disguises significant differences across important countries and regions, say analysts who keep a close eye on the market. The global freight forwarding market has grown by 2.7%

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Material Handling and Logistics

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

The single biggest challenge facing the industry is lack of qualified workers in all aspects of logistics.” Since last year, in fact, the situation has worsened, as the percent of white/Caucasian managers increased from 76% in 2017 to 84% in 2018. For instance, are there specific industries that tend to pay better than others?

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Looking back over the course of 2017, what has surprised you the most? Looking ahead to 2018, what are some of the key industry trends and themes that are setting the stage for AI innovation? Looking back over the course of 2017, what has surprised you the most? What’s […]

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Freightos

MARCH 5, 2017

A version of this article appeared in the Journal of Commerce on March 4th, 2017. That quote above isn’t fear, gloom, doom or a startup trying to scare the industry into buying a software solution. There’s been a slow, persistent march towards increased digitalization and, yes, increased transparency, in the freight industry.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

The fourth quarter of 2017 and the calendar year over all were very solid for United States industrial real estate activity, according to research recently issued by Chicago-based industrial real estate firm JLL. Two of the biggest takeaways of the research, entitled “First Look at Industrial,” focused on the U.S.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 18, 2017

Let’s take another look at how procurement, computing power, industry 4.0, cyber security, advanced robotics and automation became top priorities for research, development, and implementation throughout the past year’s operations in the manufacturing industry. . Industry 4.0 Essentially, the use of Industry 4.0

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GlobalTranz

JULY 9, 2015

Since the collapse of the housing market and the economy in 2008, the freight transportation industry has managed to claw its way out of a damaging situation and maintain historically low trucking rates. However, the industry stands on the verge of a rate-hike cliff. What’s Driving the Trucking Rates Increase? Driver Expenses.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 26, 2024

Secretary of Transportation, told CNBC on Friday morning that what the government is watching for over the course of the day, as the issue has been identified, is “the kind of ripple or cascade effects as they get everything back in their networks back to normal.” Pete Buttigieg, U.S. The report, which analyzed 8.4

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Logistics Business Magazine

JULY 30, 2020

Director General, Robert Keen (above, speaking in 2017) says: “Whilst we welcome the additional funding, as we did when the first two rounds of funding were announced, we can only keep our fingers crossed that it produces the thousands of additional customs experts that the government agrees will be needed come January 1st 2021.

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GlobalTranz

JANUARY 12, 2015

However, we don’t only talk about what we do well, we also like to talk about things that may affect manufacturing companies so we can be the maven to resources which are of value to our customers and the industry at large. The data published by MAPI in December 2014 shows that industrial production increased at an annual rate of 3.9%

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are similar, but both function on the connection of equipment to the internet and applying data collected to consumer and business needs, including the needs of manufacturers. The First 5 Manufacturing Tech Trends of 2017. In a Nutshell.

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United World Transporation

MARCH 21, 2019

Of course, when you’re an independent owner-operator, you have to accept that your income is going to have ups and downs just like any other business owner – it’s just frustrating that you’re beholden to the weather, something you cannot control!

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Logistics in War

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

Logistics is the stored potential of a military force, and industry is the battery from which energy is drawn. For Army to be successful operationally, the integration of logistics and industry is vital. Industry is where logistics begins. ADBR can be found at www.adbr.com.au.

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Blue Grace Logistics

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Results from the 2017 study show that roughly 75% of respondents are using the mix strategy (be all things to all people) as the predominant approach for their companies compared to the 51% who we reported utilizing a mix strategy in our 2016 results. Cost is, of course, another important aspect of running a successful business.

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United World Transporation

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

How is your network in the industry—do you know people who can help? If you’re already a driver, then you likely know what it takes to survive in the industry. Also, as of 2017, the FMCSA has mandated electronic-logging devices (ELDs) to be installed in all CMVs. Do you know how to negotiate business deals?

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Talking Logistics

JANUARY 17, 2018

Artificial Intelligence (AI) was certainly one of the most talked about technologies in the industry last year and there’s no doubt that it will continue to have an impact on supply chain and logistics processes in the months and years ahead. Where are we today with AI technology and its use in the industry?

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Logistics Business Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2021

This is 27% above the Q1-Q3 2020 total and puts the UK industrial & logistics sector on course for a record year, as the unprecedented levels of occupier demand looks set to ensure that the industry will beat the 51.6m This will exceed the previous record annual turnover of £11bn which was reported in 2017.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Of course, all of this is easier said than done, but new challenges tend to require new strategies and new innovation. That all changed with the summer of 2017. While the hurricanes of 2017 were the tipping point that finally drug us into this tight capacity market, they weren’t the sole reason.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 4, 2018

From the last half of 2017 through today and beyond, a slew of market forces, some predictable and some unexpected, have combined to create a very real truck capacity shortage in the United States. economy in 2017 and so far in 2018, manufacturers have been producing more goods than usual and requiring more freight to be shipped.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Coming from industry giant DHL Freight, the 54-year-old with a mathematics degree will make sure together with the founders that scale-up InstaFreight, one of the leading digital logistics companies for overland transport in Europe, continues its dynamic growth seen in recent years.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The new systems were integrated during ongoing operations and were successfully put into operation in September 2022, notwithstanding the various negative factors affecting the logistics industry at present. In 2017, a new building in Otterfing housed the administration and logistics functions, with the support of Fortna already in place.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MAY 12, 2020

However, the industry argues, that they already pay a steeper sum than other highway users through fees, an excise tax on tires, and a heavier gasoline bill, paying six cents-per-gallon more than other motorists. Using data on 2017 truck traffic, the CBO estimated that a tax of 1 cent per mile on all roads would have raised approximately $2.6

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 21, 2021

The life sciences industry has some complex requirements that make transformations in that industry particularly difficult. The 2017 hurricane season,” Mr. Herzog said, “was a big event on our journey. Ipsen is a global bio-pharmaceutical company with almost $3 billion in annual revenues.

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Of course, this is not the world we are in today. In 2017, a study assessed extreme climate impacts on infrastructure in Europe. government even opted to allocate roughly one half of the 2021-2025 National Highway Freight Program projects budget to roadway and bridge preservation.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 9, 2017

What’s up with peak season freight rates in 2017? International freight rates 2017 by month (via Freightos Index ). The larger ocean carriers seem hell-bent on changing the rules for their industry. Not everybody is unhappy about low freight rates, of course. There’s plenty afoot within the broader industry.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

2017 will be the year of renewed focus and interest in adopting newer transportation management systems (TMSs) to boost productivity and find the biggest cost savings among shipping transportation providers. However, global use of the TMS is expected to have a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of seven percent between 2017 and 2021.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Rob O’Byrne makes an early start with his round-up of supply chain and logistics trends that might make industry headlines in the coming year. Of course, there can be no stronger motivation than legislation, but money comes a very close second, and the potential cost savings offered by the circular supply chain are substantial.

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