Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 13, 2020

A survey by international transport engineering and consulting group SYSTRA, into the Port of Cork’s export and import facilities has yielded very positive results. Those surveyed, predominately LoLo HGV drivers, noted the Port’s desirable location, timesaving vehicle booking system, and efficient gate operations.

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Freightos

MAY 23, 2024

A recent Freightos Group survey on long-term ocean container contract reliability found that at the start of the pandemic when ocean spot rates first surged, importers saw 34% of their contracted containers rolled by carriers prioritizing more lucrative spot shipments. But a far more acute problem shippers face today is rolled cargo.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

The report, titled “In the Driver’s Seat: 2018 North American over-the-road transportation survey,” will be distributed in Transporeon’s booth #636 at CSCMP Edge, or via download from the link below. “Our The Transporeon 2018 North American Road Transportation Survey can be downloaded here.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 1, 2023

million shoppers hit the stores and the internet to capitalize on Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals, according to a survey by the National Retail Federation. The top gifts were clothes and accessories, which about half of those surveyed purchased, and toys, which nearly a third of people surveyed bought.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 18, 2021

ARC Advisory Group’s warehouse labor survey has shown that 35% of warehouses have a seasonal surge in the number of workers they employ of over 20%. By 2018, the year of the survey, this number fell to between 2 and 5 applicants per job. million people quit jobs in August, according to the monthly survey — about 2.9

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Material Handling and Logistics

APRIL 7, 2018

Although the latest 2018 Salary Survey results found only 2% of the total population of supply chain professionals are in their 20s (the same percentage as in 2017), the gender breakdown of the Millennials recognized in this year's 30 Under 30 program was 18 males / 12 females, for a much more reasonable 3:2 ratio. Media Image.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

In an industry first, DHL Supply Chain, the specialist contract logistics arm of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has received Top Employer certification across five countries simultaneously, including China, Brazil, the UK, North America and Spain. The certification process consists of an extensive survey including a third party audit.

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CH Robinson Logistics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

My preferred measure of demand for truck transportation is an index I’ve developed with my colleague Yem Bolumole at the University of Tennessee that uses data from the Census Bureau’s and Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ Commodity Flow Survey to calculate implied demand for truck transportation. for Q2 2021, relative to Q2 2018.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 24, 2018

In light of the Group’s strong business performance, the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board proposed a dividend increase of 10 cents (+9.5 If approved by the shareholders, the Group would be paying out a total of EUR 1.4 The dividend will be paid on April 27, 2018. Dividend increase proposed.

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247 Customs Broker

APRIL 6, 2018

More than 500 qualified respondents to our “34th Annual Salary Survey” report that their salaries moved up only incrementally last year. This year’s survey again draws the most feedback from successful logistics managers who have been climbing the executive ladder for some time. Respondents reflect.

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247 Customs Broker

MAY 7, 2018

gain in 2018 revenue, which is ahead of the 5.1% What’s more, it noted that 62% of respondents maintain their 2018 revenues to rise by 11.6% 2018 manufacturing capital expenses (capex) are pegged to see a 10.1% On the other end, 14% of respondents expect 2018 capex to see a decrease of 30.5% for the balance of 2018.

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247 Customs Broker

DECEMBER 5, 2018

In their session that shares the finding our Annual Logistics and Transportation Trends Survey , Mary C. Register here for the Transportation Virtual Summit – December 6th 2018 and On-Demand. . Michael Levans, Group Editorial Director. Holcomb, Ph.D., and Karl B. Manrodt, Ph.D., About the Author. jberman@peerlessmedia.com.

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FLS Transport

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

The Cass Freight Index is back in positive territory for the first time since 2018. Y/Y in October… the best growth since Oct 2018. Y/Y in October… the best growth since Oct 2018. A recent survey shows consumers and retailers are feeling confident about holiday fulfillment. Check out the survey results here.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JULY 26, 2018

That is the conclusion of a report, “ Connecting to Compete,” from the World Bank Group. Despite this progress, the survey reveals a mixed picture. Logistics services are the backbone of international trade," explains Caroline Freund, director of the Macroeconomics, Trade & Investment (MTI) Global Practice at the World Bank Group.

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Women in Trucking

MARCH 9, 2020

Presenters at the 2018 Accelerate! And more promising news: 76 percent of female 18- to 26-year-olds have a favorable impression of professional driving, according to a recent nationwide study by the Adcom Group, a marketing and communications firm. percent increase in female drivers from 2017 to 2018, Shaver says.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 3, 2019

On the heels of a slight gain from October to November on the heels of two mild sequential declines, manufacturing output for the month of December finished 2018 on a downward slide, according to the monthly manufacturing Report on Business, which was released today by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). Jeff Berman, Group News Editor.

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Talking Logistics

MARCH 26, 2019

As ecommerce has exploded (online retail has grown 300% from 2000 to 2018 ) and mobile devices and social media proliferated, the balance of power has shifted. Ninety-six percent of Americans have made at least one online purchase and 51% of those surveyed say they prefer to shop online. Increasingly, they are shopping online.

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Material Handling and Logistics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

A majority of consumers in new survey said they’re concerned about their online and in-store shopping history, such as transaction history and online searches, being used to provide better, more personalized service. and Centiro explored consumer trends in key markets in its 2018 Global Consumer Survey, released on Sept.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

A strong wind is expected to continue blowing on the economic seas in the first half of 2018 but could recede for the full year, based on the most recent edition of the Port Tracker report, which was released late last week by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and maritime consultancy Hackett Associates. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 7, 2019

Non-manufacturing activity in December finished 2018 with a decrease compared to November, while still maintaining a prolonged stretch of growth, according to the Non-Manufacturing Report on Business, which was issued by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) today. Jeff Berman, Group News Editor. in December to 57.6 (a

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Our 2018- 2019 Network Design Survey showed that the majority of organizations are still relying on spreadsheets (nearly 60%) and gut feel (15%) to make network design decisions. The company modeled scenarios and performed simulations in AIMMS Network Design Navigator with all their products grouped together.

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Non-manufacturing came out of the gate strong to kick off 2018, according the the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) Non-Manufacturing Report on Business, which was released today. This was a really strong start to the year,” said said Tony Nieves, chair of the ISM’s Non-Manufacturing Business Survey Committee, in an interview. “It

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Freightos

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

But a recent Freightos Group survey of industry leaders found that fixed price agreements are far from fixed: 75% of forwarders report paying a peak season surcharge to get on the right sailing . A common response or protection against price opacity and volatility is the long-term fixed price contract. .

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247 Customs Broker

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Manufacturing activity got off to a decent start in 2018, according to the Manufacturing Report on Business issued today by the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). A transportation equipment respondent said business remains steady, adding that with several key programs to begin ramping up in the industry, the 2018 outlook looks good.

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Talking Logistics

AUGUST 21, 2018

Driver shortage is a major concern for companies striving to improve the performance of their fleet, according to a 2018 global benchmark study , conducted by Descartes, that surveys fleet managers from a wide array of industries and logistics providers. Key Trends Driving Change. Technology Boost.

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Transporeon

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

More capacity subsequently became available in early 2018 due to seasonality, but rates did not fall as expected. On the contrary, prices in Q2 2018 were more than 17% higher than prices in Q2 2017, indicating that carriers expect ongoing freight capacity shortages. Nearly half of U.S.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MARCH 25, 2021

Group effort to increase transparency through the network. All Toyota Material Handling’s European factories and local entities undergo this yearly survey, which results in the individual scoring of each entity. This responds to customers’ requests at local level – which have continued to increase since 2020.

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World Food Programme Logistics

AUGUST 4, 2020

Photo: WFP/Francis Thawani LiveOnce Juicers is one of 18 members of the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) business network, a group of private companies promoting nutrition in Malawi. Since 2018, I have learned to pitch my business ideas and it has been life-changing. A nutritious pack from locally grown fruits.

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Bringg

MAY 1, 2018

Source: Salmon Survey). More than 90 million square feet of retail space across US is expected to be vacated in 2018. Source: CoStar Group). (Source: Wordpay). 37% of online spend in the US and Europe is now made through Amazon. This figure is 57% for US consumers. Welcome to the Amazon age. See point #11.

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Transporeon

JUNE 13, 2018

As of April 16, CarrierLists survey reports ELD compliance at 97%. When carriers were asked whether they generally support the ELD mandate via our annual North American over-the-road transportation survey Q1 2018 Capacity & Pricing Update , there was a divide between responses largely based on the size of the carrier.

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World Food Programme Logistics

OCTOBER 31, 2019

A group of woman participate in a focus group with WFP in the South East department of Haiti in August 2019. Since the last analysis conducted in December 2018, food insecurity in rural areas has increased by 15 percent. Copyright: WFP/Augustin Jeanty. million people.

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Material Handling and Logistics

JULY 29, 2018

The result is that companies must balance the expectations of these groups with the need to make a product that consumers want and are willing to pay for. About 11% of carriers have vehicles that use a fuel other than diesel or biodiesel blends, according to a 2016 survey by ATRI. Alternative energy has long been a goal at UPS.

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Transporeon

JUNE 13, 2018

As of April 16, CarrierLists survey reports ELD compliance at 97%. When carriers were asked whether they generally support the ELD mandate via our annual North American over-the-road transportation survey Q1 2018 Capacity & Pricing Update , there was a divide between responses largely based on the size of the carrier.

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AIMMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Our 2018- 2019 Network Design Survey showed that the majority of organizations are still relying on spreadsheets (nearly 60%) and gut feel (15%) to make network design decisions. The company modeled scenarios and performed simulations in AIMMS Network Design Navigator with all their products grouped together.

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Material Handling and Logistics

MAY 28, 2018

The risk of cyberattack, once overhyped, now threatens businesses’ very existence, according to a recent survey, 2018 FM Global Resilience Index. Despite a fraught political climate, the group says, the U.S.

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Bringg

MAY 1, 2018

Source: Salmon Survey). More than 90 million square feet of retail space across the US is expected to be vacated in 2018. Source: CoStar Group). (Source: Wordpay). 37% of online spend in the US and Europe is now made through Amazon. This figure is 57% for US consumers. Welcome to the Amazon age. See point #11.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 9, 2019

Groupe PSA has been forced to increase the production of cars bound for the UK at its Vigo plant, as more vehicles are imported ahead of a potential no-deal Brexit, according to reports from Spanish newspaper Faro de Vigo. Of these, 6,430 were unloaded, and 61,935 units embarked, the remainder being transshipped.

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