FreightWaves SONAR

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Successful freight brokerages combine networking and business skills to add capacity through carrier sourcing to secure more customers’ loads. It’s that simple, and a dynamic RFP guide helps companies leverage mini-bids to reduce capacity loss when market shifts occur unexpectedly. Request a SONAR demo online. .

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 4, 2021

Here are 10 shipper of choice tips to help enterprises secure capacity and improve relationships with carriers, not to mention transportation brokers. Get started by clicking the button below to request a FreightWaves SONAR demo today. Request a SONAR Demo. Focus on dock experiences for drivers.

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FreightWaves SONAR

MARCH 16, 2021

That information then leads to improved rates, capacity, and several other benefits. Near-real-time data enables predictive modeling of rates, capacity, volumes and rejections. Real-time freight data allows for better predictive modeling of rates, capacity, volumes and tender rejections. Request a SONAR Demo.

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Parade

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Parade’s approach to capacity management is different from the rest in several ways. Parade is considered the top capacity management solution by most of the supply chain industry. What they don’t say in so many words is that that wider capacity network may come from access to the networks of other brokerages on the platform.

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Parade

MARCH 22, 2022

Capacity Management for Freight Agencies? This feature shines a light on Parade’s capacity management for freight agents. Here’s Why Many Capacity Management Tools Don’t Serve Freight Agencies Not too long ago, capacity management simply didn’t work for freight agencies that provide logistics solutions to their agents.

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Locus

JANUARY 9, 2025

Heres What Can Happen in The Coming Months Manufacturing Slowdowns: Major production hubs may face labor shortages, potentially causing factories to operate below capacity. Chat with our experts and book your demo now. The post From HMPV to Resilience: Why Future-Ready Supply Chains Are Critical Now appeared first on Locus Blog.

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Parade

JANUARY 27, 2022

One of the biggest benefits freight brokerages see from capacity management solutions is the ability to negotiate with their carriers for better rates on loads. In today’s , carrier-ruled market , where capacity is tight and rates are high, that’s more important than ever.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Email This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. With peak season now behind us, transpacific rates nonetheless continued to climb moderately from their October lows last week as carriers seek to keep vessels full by reducing capacity.

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Parade

JANUARY 10, 2022

Asking the right questions can help make sure your capacity management solution helps you achieve your goals. Choosing the right capacity management vendor can be complicated. However, capacity management is a little more complicated than that. Your capacity management provider should offer you success on your terms.

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Parade

JANUARY 10, 2022

Asking the right questions can help make sure your capacity management solution helps you achieve your goals. Choosing the right capacity management vendor can be complicated. However, capacity management is a little more complicated than that. Your capacity management provider should offer you success on your terms.

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Freightos

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Name This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Some carriers have announced blanked sailings in response to the congestion, but may also be adjusting capacity to the lower, post-peak season volumes.

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Parade

JANUARY 7, 2022

Parade’s new feature helps brokerages find carrier capacity in every quote, even the ones they don’t use. The New Parade Feature in a Nutshell The new feature focuses on showing customers not only capacity within their current network, but also other potential capacity our system has identified. There’s no shame in it.

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Parade

JANUARY 7, 2022

Parade’s new feature helps brokerages find carrier capacity in every quote, even the ones they don’t use. The New Parade Feature in a Nutshell The new feature focuses on showing customers not only capacity within their current network, but also other potential capacity our system has identified. There’s no shame in it.

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Freightos

MARCH 12, 2024

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Comments This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Asia-US East Coast prices(FBX03 Weekly) fell 8% to $6,107/FEU.

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Envase Technologies

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Read the Blog. Tired of calling and emailing to find capacity? DrayMaster’s Capacity Calendar can show a trucker’s current capacity when a rate is returned. Book a Demo to learn more. Request a demo to see how DM Maintenance can streamline your vehicle repair, inventory, and equipment management.

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Freightos

MAY 8, 2024

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Name This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Diversions and disruptions leading to tight capacity on the overall network level help explain the elevated rates observed even on non-Suez Canal lanes.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Phone This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Weekly) climbed 7% to $2,357/FEU.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Phone This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Many were expecting rates on these lanes to have spiked, possibly to extreme highs, by now given the demand strength and strain on capacity seen even during the typical slow season this year. China – N.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Comments This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. The degree to which December’s rate increases will stick though, will depend on the carriers’ ability to reduce capacity to current demand levels.

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Freightos

JUNE 4, 2024

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Name This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. The port is reactivating an out of use terminal to increase capacity and help get to the more than forty vessels currently waiting as many as seven days for a berth. America and Europe.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JULY 6, 2021

Elevated import volume, inventory replenishment and capacity constraints are likely to keep the truckload market tight, but it is hard to see a catalyst that will make it incrementally worse from a shippers’ perspective. Request a SONAR Demo. Request a SONAR SCI Demo. FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE WHITE PAPER.

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FreightWaves SONAR

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Capacity constraints remain in place, although conditions have improved over the past year. Unfortunately, international intermodal volume is falling due to the many capacity constraints. Request a SONAR Demo. Request a SONAR SCI Demo. These declines are concentrated in the outbound L.A.

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Freightos

MAY 15, 2024

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Comments This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. With capacity already tight due to Red Sea diversions, rates last week climbed to $4,151/FEU to N. America and $3.60/kg Europe last week – has been the surge in B2C e-commerce shipment volumes.

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FreightWaves SONAR

AUGUST 16, 2021

Freight volumes continue the robust growth though relative capacity has started to tighten again, following a seasonal pattern. Further complicating matters for shippers, a COVID outbreak at one terminal at the Port of Ningbo, the world’s third-largest container port, has reduced its capacity to 80%. Request a SONAR Demo.

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Freightos

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Phone This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Carriers have been reducing capacity through blank sailings and other measures in response. Asia-US East Coast prices (FBX03 Weekly) fell 1% to $2,362/FEU. But despite reducing scheduled Asia – N.

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FreightWaves SONAR

APRIL 5, 2021

Among enterprise companies, one critical aspect of successful negotiation and capacity procurement is a better predictive outlook of both spot and contract truckload rates. Enterprise shippers naturally want to secure the most cost-effective capacity for their freight loads. Request a SONAR Demo. Request a SONAR SCI Demo.

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Freightos

MARCH 19, 2024

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Email This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Most observers expect rates to remain well above normal levels while diversions continue, as carriers are facing higher costs and the longer routes soak up capacity. Still, current rates are around 2.5X

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Freightos

JULY 23, 2024

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Name This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. This decrease in pressure is likely partially due to major carriers and new, smaller entrants adding capacity to transpacific and Asia – Europe services as demand and spot rates surged in the last two months.

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Shipchain

MAY 29, 2019

Faster processing applies to payment management, securing available freight capacity, load planning and more. To learn more about how you could benefit from adding blockchain to your organization, request a demo of our Track and Trace platform today! How Could You Benefit from adding Blockchain to Your Supply Chain?

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Freightos

JULY 9, 2024

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Phone This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Peak season demand coinciding with Red Sea-driven capacity constraints and congestion has now pushed Asia – N. Europe and $7,900/FEU to the Mediterranean. days compared to more than a week in late May.

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Freightos

AUGUST 14, 2024

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Name This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. The Port of Chittagong, Bangladesh’s major container hub, closed briefly and then operated below capacity for much of the week. Freight news travels faster than cargo Get industry-leading insights in your inbox.

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Shipchain

MAY 3, 2019

Today, shippers are demanding more availability, time and capacity, and truckers are struggling to meet these demands. With the capacity crunch, i.e., limited space for freight is available in trucks, still impacting shippers and carriers, freight rates are expected only to continue climbing. billion in 2015, reports TechCrunch.

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FreightWaves SONAR

JANUARY 29, 2021

Rates declined because capacity softened. SONAR’s predictive capacities showed that tender rejections and lower volume gave the signal for rates to begin to fall early in January. SONAR offers historical and current freight rate, demand and capacity index data across all modes. Request a SONAR Demo.

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FreightWaves SONAR

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The free white paper, Peak Season Forecast: Another truckload capacity crunch , highlights SONAR data to show how we believe peak season will manifest. Request a SONAR Demo. Request a SONAR SCI Demo. FILL OUT THE FORM BELOW TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE WHITE PAPER. The post What is expected during peak season?

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FreightWaves SONAR

OCTOBER 25, 2021

highlight a still-tight capacity environment for shippers. Request a SONAR Demo. Request a SONAR SCI Demo. Our data suggest that freight volume in the 4Q is likely to outperform 2020; accepted tender volume is up 7% y/y. Tender rejection rates have fallen some, but dry van and reefer tender rejection rates of 20.1%

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FreightWaves SONAR

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The retail holiday season is when time sensitivity tends to ramp up, demand is at or near the highest level of the year, and capacity comes off the road for the holidays. For shippers and carriers alike, this translates into tighter capacity, higher rates and an urgent need for precision in delivery timing.

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Freightos

JANUARY 16, 2024

Blog " * " indicates required fields Email * Phone This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Some carriers are adding Asia – Europe sailings to address the current supply imbalance, and others – despite overall fleet growth – are chartering additional capacity to accommodate the longer routes.

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