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. . Request a SONAR Demo.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In his capacity as CEO and Executive Director of the VPA, Stephen will serve as an ex-officio member of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) board of directors. Prior to that, he was the CEO of Global Container Terminals. Stephen holds a BS degree in Transport Management from Aston University in England. Port of Virginia.

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Now, That's Logistics

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

As shippers either figuratively or literally flipped the calendar page over to 2022, the hope was that at least some of the capacity crunches, driver shortages, labor issues and freight rate increases that took hold in 2021 would begin to heal themselves and create a more balanced transportation marketplace. Unfortunately, this didn’t happen.

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Logistics Management

JULY 11, 2019

Tight capacity, high rates, rapid e-commerce growth and a booming economy fueled an 11.45% rise in U.S. logistics costs over the course of 2018. However, new freight management innovations abound, and now nimbleness and efficiency are keys to good service as we roll through 2019.

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Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 9, 2022

The world’s biggest container lines are on course to post profits in 2022 that will top last year’s record by 73%, according to a new forecast, buoyed by logistics and labor strains that are squeezing capacity amid sustained U.S. demand for imports.

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Logistics Bureau

OCTOBER 1, 2024

So the topic for this week is warehouse capacity. Understanding Warehouse Capacity Challenges So it seems to be a particular challenge at the moment, people running out of warehouse capacity and we’ve been seeing this trend in the Logistics Bureau, a consulting business for probably the last three or four years.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 3, 2025

Warehouse capacity: The storage capacity and utilisation of existing facilities. Throughput rates: The processing capacity of distribution centres. Of course, it can add up to a vast pool of data, so realistically, access to advanced modelling and analytics tools will be essential to get the most value from it.

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The Lean Thinker

AUGUST 19, 2021

Also, of course, we could make up 5-10 seconds a lap if we really had to. Where to put that additional capacity (which costs nothing additional since it has been there all along) to create more value should be the challenge the organization is trying to meet. But we never did. Time: 14:00. We were very consistent. Rate vs. Output.

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Logistics Business Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Of course, this enormous spike in volumes puts retailers’ supply chains and distribution networks under extreme pressure. Many rented extra storage capacity and hired additional trucks and delivery drivers as goods leaving the warehouses came in wave after wave. The total sales volume of traditional eCommerce platforms was cn¥923.5

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Logistics Management

MARCH 8, 2021

Over the course of 2021, ocean carriers will continue to operate at high capacity utilization levels, and ocean rates will remain high. Moreover, along with the need for elevated container circulation, high demand will continue to favor the Pacific Coast ports for Asian imports destined for the Midwest.

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NGT News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Michigan’s third-largest school district, Dearborn Public Schools, is partnering with Highland Electric Fleets to deploy up to nine standard-capacity Type D electric buses and up to nine lift-equipped special-needs Type D buses. The buses will be provided by local Michigan Blue Bird bus dealer Holland Bus Company.

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Now, That's Logistics

OCTOBER 12, 2021

And even if there’s an imbalance, good forecasts allow organizations to course-correct before a real problem emerges. The ocean freight sector is facing a particularly high amount of uncertainty right now thanks to ongoing container shortages, port congestion and lack of capacity. Covering the Demand.

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Now, That's Logistics

AUGUST 3, 2023

So, hoist the sails and let’s set course for an enlightening voyage together! It looks like shipping lines are finally getting a grip on managing vessel capacity in the Asia-U.S. Yep, reduced vessel capacity is doing the trick. import bookings are still going strong, even surpassing pre-COVID levels.

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Logistics in War

MAY 2, 2024

1] This Plan provisions $11-$15 billion dollars in ‘additional logistics centres and capacity’ amid other investments that contribute to Defence’s ability to respond to contingencies, crisis and conflict. [2] 2] This is the largest, single-hit, planned investment in Defence’s logistics capability and capacity since the Second World War.

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Trinity Logistics

AUGUST 23, 2024

Volumes increased drastically, and with such a rapid rise came decreased capacity. Shipping LTL got more expensive now that the carriers had to pick and choose who they serviced with their finite capacity. The LTL carriers have course-corrected their capacity concerns. Don’t worry, they were quickly resolved. Likely not.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 6, 2023

A value above 0 indicates that supply chain capacity is being stretched and supply chain volatility is increasing. A value below 0 indicates that supply chain capacity is being underutilized, reducing supply chain volatility. Of course, lower rates are great if you are paying for the service and not so positive if you are providing it.

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The Lean Thinker

AUGUST 28, 2023

It was easy to demonstrate that the oven actually had plenty of capacity, and could easily meet the need by operating it as it was designed. Those printouts, of course, only showed output. ” This was not a function of machine capacity. Math was on our side. My response: “John, I have been here for two days.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 2, 2022

Of course, fuel shortages can cause factory production delays that can subsequently hinder downstream production processes. Antonov also produced a number of slightly smaller, but still substantially large load capacity aircraft known as An-124s. There is potential for oil and gas supply shortages to occur as well.

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The Logistics of Logistics

MAY 9, 2022

Of course, some of the industry leaders like Loadsmart are delivering these innovations today. Instantaneous freight quotes created by a dynamic pricing tool that delivers the right price with guaranteed capacity. In the interview, Ben describes 5 things that freight brokers will be expected to do in the very near future.

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The Logistics of Logistics

JULY 2, 2021

Of course, some of the industry leaders like Loadsmart are delivering these innovations today. Instantaneous freight quotes created by a dynamic pricing tool that delivers the right price with guaranteed capacity. In the interview, Ben describes 5 things that freight brokers will be expected to do in the very near future.

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ShipLilly

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

While the numbers fluctuate from day to day, there were 70 container ships in the queue on Monday with total capacity of 432,909 twenty-foot equivalent units. To gauge how much capacity has been stuck waiting for how long, American Shipper looked at aggregate TEUs by arrival date. That’s 54% of the total TEU capacity waiting offshore.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 11, 2022

These increasing labor costs occurred while Amazon was nearly doubled the size of their workforce over the course of two years. Amazon reported $2 billion in incremental costs from having excess fulfillment and transportation capacity. Amazon made a mistake, but not a critical one; the capacity will be needed. and Europe.

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Freightos

AUGUST 23, 2023

Reports of nearly full transpacific vessels, and carriers limiting contracted shippers to their allocations, indicate that capacity is about matching current demand levels – which have increased steadily since June – and is pushing rates up.

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IoT World Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Of course, you can build more tracks and there are places in the Netherlands where it would be easy to do this, but in areas like the Randstad conurbation, where extra capacity is needed most, it’s going to be difficult,” said Pier Eringa, CEO of ProRail in an article on the railway’s efforts to boost capacity and speed.

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Bulk Connection

DECEMBER 16, 2021

We’re talking, of course, about the bulk truck driver shortage. In this article, we’ll examine strides carriers are making in attracting new bulk truck drivers and discuss how carrier diversification can help shippers improve their odds of securing capacity.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 7, 2021

In our survey, we inquired about the impacts of facility-wide labor capacity restrictions, warehouse zone-based labor capacity restrictions, social distancing requirements/mobility restrictions, and worker unavailability due to quarantine requirements (reduction in available staff). Of course, expectations are uncertain.

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MTS Logistics

MAY 17, 2023

Some of the new changes include better, modernized inventory management platforms used internally at Amazon, quicker delivery times, and more literal capacity. Over the past two years, warehouse space owned by Amazon basically doubled in capacity. Covid forced Amazon to upgrade and improve its infrastructure.

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MTS Logistics

MAY 27, 2022

Last year was marked with capacity issues and high prices, but today, freight prices have decreased, while capacity has increased. Many of these large retailers have big wallets and volume, so in the future they will get the return on their investments by taking steps to secure capacity with carriers. Let’s not forget U.S.

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Trinity Logistics

JULY 8, 2022

Perform work that is outside the usual course of the hiring entity’s business. Nonetheless, this law will put further pressure on California’s capacity among current activity in ad around California’s ports, creating another disruption to the U.S.’s ’s already stressed supply chains. STAY UP TO DATE.

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Freightos

JUNE 15, 2021

So to meet capacity, airlines started to convert passenger planes into cargo planes at scale. Ships that WERE sailing were stuck in backlogs before unloading due to COVID outbreaks at the ports and not enough capacity to handle record container volumes at the ports. A third of all cargo is carried in passenger planes.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

However, not all supply chains have the capacity or resources to aggregate the massive stores of data available. Of course, more data amounts to increased visibility and, therefore, actionability to prevent disruptions from contributing to higher freight spend. This will require integrating logistics market information (e.g.,

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FreightWaves SONAR

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Load capacity limits play a crucial part in a supply chain network organization, logistics metrics management, and procurement in the shipping industry. Managers spend a great deal of time looking for trucking capacity , including multi-modal options, to handle freight transportation needs. Download the White Paper.

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FreightWaves SONAR

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Of course, no disruption comes close to those that have been experienced to date in 2020. As e-commerce peak season ramps up, more organizations will see available drivers and capacity dwindle. As e-commerce peak season ramps up, more organizations will see available drivers and capacity dwindle. Consider this example.

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Parade

MARCH 4, 2022

Capacity management often focuses on building carrier relationships. Because the nuts and bolts of capacity management fall within the broker to carrier part of the freight lifecycle, we don’t stop to think about how capacity management can affect shippers very often. When Brokerages Use Parade, Their Shippers Can Benefit Too.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 22, 2024

But for that to occur, all of the dominos must fall into place: the product must be available to promise, there needs to be enough shipping capacity, and there needs to be an understanding of how inventory will be moved between mills and distribution centers. Of course, getting a promise right is vital.

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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.

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FreightWaves SONAR

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Of course, measuring revenue through the growing demands for both contract and spot freight transportation is never simple addition and subtraction. Market activity describes the nationwide and granular trends affecting available capacity, timeliness of transit and on-time, in-full deliveries.

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