Bulk Connection

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

With supply chain disruptions and the driver shortage affecting the trucking industry, many shippers have turned to intermodal rail as a CO2-friendly alternative. in 2021 compared to 2020. In this article, we’ll look at how bulk freight brokers can help with the over-the-road (OTR) segment of a bulk product’s intermodal journey.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 12, 2021

ARC Advisory Group and DC Velocity magazine have closed our joint survey on the changes logistics operations have experienced in the upheaval of the Covid-19 operating environment in 2020; and the expectations these same executives have about their operating environment in 2021. Throughput Volumes. Throughput Volumes.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

This article is from Patrick Byers, DevOps Engineer at Lucas Systems, and looks at fortifying warehouse and distribution centers against cybersecurity attacks. The warehousing and distribution industry is highly reliant on technology for its operations. To read the full article, click HERE.

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MTS Logistics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

increase from 2020. According to a recent article, Maersk Line is expecting container volumes to drop by 4% in 2023 globally, while their previous forecast was 2.5%. Fleet Overcapacity The container shipping industry has experienced significant growth in recent years, leading to an increase in vessel capacity.

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Envase Technologies

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Sarah cares a great deal about the industry, especially about solving the challenges that drivers face every day on the road. And that’s what made for an excellent setting to talk about Envase’s growth since our 2020 founding into North America’s largest drayage/TMS service provider.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

This article is from Emerge and offers tips for trucking companies to decrease their insurance premiums. The number of accidents in the trucking industry is up, and so are insurance premiums. As an industry, trucking associations are advocating tort reform. To read the full article, click HERE.

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Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 1, 2022

This conclusion is based on a scientific examination of industries that rely on carbon-based fuels, the importance of those industries to modern life, and the massive emissions these industries generate. For the rest of the article, the focus will be on examining Smil’s arguments by looking at the cement industry.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 17, 2021

My colleague Steve Banker published an informative article in 2020 about this extensive initiative Ahold Delhaize’s Supply Chain Transformation (forbes.com). In the first three quarters of 2020, Ahold Delhaize USA reported a 115 percent increase in online sales.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 18, 2022

This article is from Asena Denizeri & Anil Gurbuz at Solvoyo and examines the challenges around supply chain planning for 2022 and beyond. Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the world has dealt with supply chain issues. To read the full article, click HERE.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 26, 2021

Prior to 2020, every supply chain in the world was challenged by increasing levels of demand unpredictability and market volatility. In fact, IT spend as a percent of business capex crossed over the prior ~10 year average in 2019 and we see that trend extending in early 2020.”. Natural disasters. Geopolitical events.

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Bulk Connection

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

In its 2022 Operational Cost of Trucking report , the ATRI revealed that the cost of trucking increased by the highest recorded percentage between 2020 and 2021. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the report and tell you why operating costs for bulk trucking companies are even higher.

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MTS Logistics

APRIL 25, 2022

demand and strong activity in the automobile industry, investors have started looking to Mexico to produce more goods including cars. Due to strong U.S. Exports of non-petroleum goods grew nearly 27% in February compared to the same period in 2021. An Overview of Mexico Exports.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The truth be told, the supply chain management profession is extremely broad and the range of jobs in the industry is vast. The roles and paths suggested below are possibilities that exist within the industry, and might at least give you an idea of where your career-journey might lead—or even where it might start.

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Trinity Logistics

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Combined with declines seen on the industrial production and manufacturing side, the hope for a rebound in freight volumes will not take place in 2023. As freight volumes were accelerating in the latter part of 2020 and through early 2022, trucking companies popped up at a rapid pace to meet the demands of shippers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 14, 2022

This article is from Zheyuan Du at Kinaxis and discusses unconventional solutions to excess inventory challenges. According to recent statistical data, vacancy rates for industrial real estate across North America have been declining since 2020 and reached an all-time low in the third quarter of 2022.

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Parade

MARCH 3, 2021

In this article, we explore Invoice Reconciliation tools as a core piece of every digital 3PL/freight brokerage’s operations. According to a poll conducted by Deloitte, 39% of consumer and industrial products professionals found at least one instance of fraud or abuse in their supply chains in 2020.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 12, 2022

Last week, Clint Reiser published an article highlighting our 2022 supply chain predictions. Three years ago, my colleague Steve Banker wrote an article about the Amazon supply chain , asking if it was the most innovative in the world. year-on-year in 2020 with a 39% increase in Q1 2021. Data from the U.S.

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MTS Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2022

2022 saw another volatile year for shipping following the 2021 and 2020 unique scenarios that led to the ongoing supply chain crisis. With 160 articles published this year on our blog, More Than Shipping, we honored our top blog authors who wrote the top two performing articles for the year. A great time was had by all.

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3PL Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The American Trucking Association is the largest trade association representing the trucking industry in the U.S. This article shares details on the Truck Tonnage Index, how the data reflects the overall economy, and other ways to interpret the data. In April of 2020, we saw the index dip down to its lowest figure since 2017.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

In early November, my colleague Steve Banker wrote an article looking at the top supply chain trends for 2023 and beyond. Well, how often do you hear industry analysts say they underestimated a market’s growth rate? It is common for pundits to look ahead and predict how an industry or profession will change. billion in 2019.

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Trinity Logistics

JANUARY 18, 2024

Look no further than the second half of 2020 and all of 2021 to see the impact consumers with disposable income can have on movement of goods. This will certainly be a shot in the arm for the freight-challenged industry we have experienced over the last 12 months. As we know, consumers are a big driver of freight activity.

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WorkWave

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The WorkWave User Conference is always an exciting time of year, giving users the opportunity to meet with the WorkWave team directly, attend a wide range of informative sessions, network with their peers in the industry, and have plenty of fun along the way. So don’t delay—register for WorkWave User Conference 2020 today !

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 14, 2020

ARTICLE SUMMARY. You need to determine what your current performance is and how it measures up against other performances in your industry. In this article, which is based on a YouTube video on the subject, I will explain why this is so by addressing the following three questions: What is benchmarking, why do it, and how to do it?

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Shipping and Freight Resource

AUGUST 19, 2021

The shipping industry has been a hard-hit sector since the COVID-19 pandemic began due to increasing oil prices, which are invariably passed on to businesses seeking to ship. Add to this the container shortage issue created by the necessity to lockdown or isolate and the fact that many industries’ production halted during early 2020.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MAY 9, 2023

What’s in the article: How are Mother’s Day flowers shipped? Why is logistics during Mother’s Day a critical aspect of the floral industry? Sustainability is becoming an increasingly important factor in the decision-making process for consumers, and the floral industry is no exception. billion in 2021.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 8, 2022

When data on causal factors is not readily available, it can be informative to review the behavior of certain industries or economic activity in response to disruptive events. Their analysis showed which industries tend to have large swings in capital expenditures subsequent to economic shock. Review of Prior Impactful Events.

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SYSPRO Smarter ERP

OCTOBER 6, 2021

If you want to argue that these changes are in technology only, there was a recent Bloomberg article which noted that: “companies from noodle makers to semi-conductor giants are spending on new plants and machinery in ways they haven’t done for years.” Proliferation of the Industrial Internet of Things. The digital factory.

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Now, That's Logistics

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

million registered trucks traveled a total of 302 billion miles in 2020 and the number of for-hire carriers on file with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration totaled just over 1.1 This will allow the industry to “close the gap” caused by demand for freight, projected retirements and other issues. According to the ATA, 38.9

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Shipping and Freight Resource

APRIL 11, 2020

As you are aware and has been reported here, South Africa has been on lockdown for COVID-19 since the 27th of March 2020. The lockdown period has now been extended from the 16th of April 2020 to the 30th of April 2020. Here is where things stand as of the 12th of April 2020 in South Africa. Crew Change.

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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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Blue Grace Logistics

JUNE 23, 2020

percent for the 12 month period ending May 2020, according to the U.S. It is the inefficiencies across the supply chain from farm to truck to packer to supermarket and foodservice that has fueled the burgeoning indoor farming industry, which in 2017 accounted for $106.6 Bureau of Labor Statistics. percent. “It Call us at 800.MYSHIPPING

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MTS Logistics

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Additionally, due to market share loss to other countries, some industries will never recover. Mexico, and Canada in 2020 there are fewer barriers to trade compared to China. Also, the auto industry accounts for 25 percent of the economic activity between these two countries. China beat Canada back in 2014 to become the U.S.’s

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 11, 2023

A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article outlining how cargo theft is on the rise. In the United States alone, cargo theft is a $15 to $35 billion industry. Since 2020, online shopping has hit $1.7 Based on data from the FBI and Google Trends, package theft is big business.

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Blue Grace Logistics

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Driving into Laredo and Monterrey, there are industrial parks that have recently sprung up,” Garza said. Industrial real estate prices are moving up, vacancies are moving down and there are over 10 major highway improvement projects. READ THE FULL ARTICLE with growth expected to continue.

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MTS Logistics

JANUARY 9, 2023

million TEUs, significantly lower than the same months during 2020 and 2021. Finally, terminal congestions are getting resolved (not fully yet) with only 7-8 vessels waiting at only a few ports such as Savannah and Houston at the time this article was written. To give some perspective, between January and August 2022, U.S.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 9, 2020

ARTICLE SUMMARY. In this article, based on a video interview with Trent, we will assume that we are looking at a large company with an extensive sourcing team. To conclude this article, let me ask this question: Is Procurement Part of the Supply Chain? We have had a lot of questions concerning the different roles in procurement.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 8, 2023

Now, when I wrote this article, we were months away from everything being turned upside down with the Covid-19 pandemic. Avian flu continues to be a thorn in the side of the poultry industry. If these birds are carrying avian flu, this can have a ripple effect on the entire industry.

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