Freight Waves

JUNE 13, 2025

Charting a course forward The report delivers a holistic portrayal of an industry poised at a crossroads. Industry collaboration and a collective push for resilient frameworks are more vital than ever, shaping the course for a maritime future that is greener, safer, and more adaptable to an ever-changing world ecosystem.

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Freightera

JULY 10, 2025

Wrong cargo classification may lead to reclass charges or even refused freight. And if the dock workers notice that your cargo doesn’t match the class provided (and they will), then delays are likely, along with the additional fees. And of course, our 5-star Client Care team is here to help you every step of the way.

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Freightera

APRIL 28, 2025

Be it the size and volume of your cargo or the size of the freight carrier youre using, it all makes a difference. Of course, a smaller outfit could also struggle to keep up if a few drivers call in sick, so theres a risk that your shipment gets delayed if the carrier is at capacity.

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Freight Waves

JUNE 11, 2025

million worth of stolen cargo; and freight theft cases in Illinois and Kentucky surged in April. Over the course of a six month investigation, Peel authorities linked multiple individuals, trucking companies, and storage sites to the transnational smuggling operation. The trailer and its cargo, valued at $1.6 into Canada.

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Locus

JUNE 28, 2025

These tools not only chart a direct course but also flag and avoid restricted areas, thereby ensuring deliveries stay on schedule and within the law. Constraint mapping : Identify and integrate route limitations like bridge clearances, height/weight restrictions, restricted traffic zones, toll preferences, and cargo-specific routing (e.g.,

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 17, 2025

Of course, AI is already in use in the supply chain, adding its capabilities to myriad other efforts to optimize operational efficiency. That’s because supply chain itself is huge, Koganti argued. In any given country’s economy, it represents around 20% to 30% of GDP. It employs 450 million people globally, and contributes $1.45

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 16, 2025

Leadership workshops, financial literacy programs, and compliance courses can provide the skills new managers need to succeed. Invest in formal management training. Leadership development should be a standard component of fleet management training. Encourage engagement with industry associations.

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Stord

MAY 29, 2025

Even as brands sprint to determine the best course action, the future of tariffs and trade remains murky. ports can halt cargo for days or weeks. Our express LCL (less-than-container load) service consolidates cargo and ships it to Los Angeles, where it's moved inland using bonded IPI (Interior Point Intermodal) linehaul.

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Freightos

DECEMBER 17, 2024

You can check out our 2025 air cargo outlook here , or catch our recent 2025 Ocean and Air Outlook webinar here. Most likely: Somewhere in Between Labor Strikes Though of course not a certainty, incoming President Trumps explicit support for the ILA, may make a strike or at least a prolonged one less likely than before this announcement.

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 10, 2025

Imagine a supplier whose customer’s DBT climbs from 12 to 57 over the course of just three months. Our report highlights that erratic payments with sharp spikes and dips in days beyond terms (DBT) are a stronger predictor of financial distress than consistently late payments. DBT is the average number of days a company takes to pay suppliers.)

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Conger

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Forklift Clamp Attachments These types of forklift attachments focus on securing cargo without pallets. Rotators Rotators , using a quick tach system to change attachments rapidly, rotate cargo as needed. OSHA mandates a forklift safety course. Different types exist, like bale clamps, carton clamps, and stack towers.

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Logistics Business Magazine

JUNE 6, 2025

TOC Europe is billed as the AGM for Port & Cargo Supply Chain Professionals, by organisers Informa. Join over 4,500 fellow industry professionals as we chart the course for growth, innovation, and success. They are the ultimate gathering for port and cargo professionals.

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Freight Waves

JULY 12, 2025

They never document their safety efforts — so they get no credit when it counts.

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Freightos

MAY 27, 2025

Home Your Air Cargo Munich and Transport Logistics 2025 Survival Kit Four hectic days, one very large venueheres how to make every meeting count. May 27, 2025 Blog Four hectic days, one very large venueheres how to make every meeting count.

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Logistics Bureau

JANUARY 13, 2025

Of course, the tiers might be structured differently to those suggested above, and as time goes on, retailers and their freight providers are coming up with ever-more-inventive ways to differentiate their fulfillment service offerings. Such an approach could contribute to a smoother demand profile and make sales more profitable.

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Freightera

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Pros of LTL Shipping for Small Businesses LTL shipping is the most cost-effective way to transport your cargo if you are shipping several pallets (generally 1-4 is the most cost-efficient). The carriers are often partnered up and you can book your cargo from one end of Canada to the other end of the USA in just a few clicks.

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DC Velocity

JULY 14, 2025

In May, due to the initial tariff-driven downturn in cargoes, the port forecast it would see nine blank sailings (cancelled ship calls) through July. Subsequently, as the tariff pause went into effect, the port implemented its action plan to get ahead of the expected surge in cargo prior to the July 9 deadline. Cordero noted.

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Freight Waves

JULY 15, 2025

WASHINGTON — Legislation created to address the cargo theft crisis across the U.S. The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025 , introduced in both the House and Senate in April, would set up a coordinated multiagency federal response to organized cargo and retail theft and make it easier to prosecute the crime groups responsible.

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Freightos

APRIL 3, 2025

This rule has been a major driver of the surge of several million packages a day arriving via de minimis into the US mostly B2C e-commerce goods from China, and mostly arriving by air cargo. China – US air cargo spot rates have also eased so far this year, but certainly have not collapsed, remaining much higher than the long-term norm.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 9, 2025

Featured Product Popular Stories End to De Minimis Slows Flow of Air Cargo from China to U.S. Tariff and Deportation Policies on Collision Course in Agribusiness Global Trade & Economics How Reverse Logistics Is Reshaping Retail’s Future Reverse Logistics Digital Edition SupplyChainBrain 2025 ESG Guide: Is ESG Still Relevant?

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FreightWaves SONAR

JUNE 16, 2025

The biggest difference in transit time from China to the US East and West costs is, of course, the ocean sailing time. The post When Cargo Will Surge At US Ports appeared first on SONAR.

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DC Velocity

JUNE 18, 2025

The current shortage of staff at air traffic control facilities is putting strain on passenger and cargo flights nationwide, and now a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is urging Congress to provide the resources that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) needs to make necessary improvements.

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Freightos

APRIL 1, 2025

And though Trump says hes decided on a course of action other reports have the administration vacillating still. Freightos Air Index data for China – US cargo nonetheless shows rates increased about 15% to $5.65/kg kg in the last month, possibly reflecting some tariff pull forward ahead of April 2nd on the spot market.

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Supply Chain Brain

JULY 9, 2025

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Supply Chain Brain

JUNE 9, 2025

Asked at a European Policy Centre conference in Brussels if she “feared a wipeout,” Henne, who is chief executive of ThyssenKrupp Materials Services, replied: “Of course.” president’s decision June 4 to double tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from 25% to 50%.

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Logistics Business Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Globalia Logistics Network has inaugurated its online academy with the International Transportation and Trade Course and it has been an outstanding success. We really hope that we will keep this high level in future courses.”. The SOC Container Masterclass is provided as a complement to the other two courses.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 10, 2022

billion in its infrastructure – creating a network of six terminals that can handle any type of cargo. The 6 terminals that comprise The Port of Virginia operate on a combined 1,864 acres, with 19,885 LF of berth going to 50’ in some locations, and utilizing 30 miles of on-dock rail to transport cargo to and from markets around the globe.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 6, 2022

Conqueror Freight Network , the largest exclusive network worldwide, in a bid to offer members the most necessary and innovative benefits, has opened an Online Academy to provide freight forwarding courses. The inaugural course is on International Transportation and Trade which started last Friday.

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MTS Logistics

MAY 31, 2024

Earlier this week, Russian cargo ship Zelenga struck a railway bridge on the Don River, in the city of Rostov-on-Don. When the vessel veered off course due to the serious malfunction, it struck a section of the bridge and caused significant damage. The central part of the bridge was raised, according to photos and video.

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MTS Logistics

JANUARY 22, 2020

Today, water transport of cargoes is considered to be the cheapest and cleanest transportation method. The Danube River has also been used for cargo transport for years. The post Can Cargo Transport Capacity in the Danube River Be Increased? Logistic pathways have played a crucial role in improving economic activity along them.

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Trans Global Auto Logistics

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Judging the average speed of a cargo ship is sometimes difficult because the sea is an untamed, unpredictable entity. While more affordable than other options, the average speed of a cargo ship is the longest. Of course, that also depends on your location. Single Container Shipping.

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MTS Logistics

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Of course, this is not the world we are in today. If temperatures exceed this engineered range, pavements can start to soften, rail lines can kink, and steel can expand which can lead logistics complications which can cause delays in cargo being transported. Right now, the going trend in the U.S.

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Shipping and Freight Resource

MARCH 5, 2020

Incorrect cargo details and/or misdeclaration of cargo and its details has been the bane of many shipping lines over the years. The consequences of cargo and weight misdeclaration were so severe that the IMO had to implement SOLAS VGM regulations. For over two years now TT Club has been promoting its Cargo Integrity campaign.

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ShipLilly

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Just how many containers of cargo are stuck off California’s coast? With around 70 container ships loaded with cargo now waiting at anchor or drifting off the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, how deep of a hole are the terminals actually in? The total cargo capacity of anchored ships then was 322,721 TEUs.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 26, 2022

Swissport has officially inaugurated a new 8,000 sq m air cargo centre near Vienna Airport – its second facility to serve air cargo customers in Vienna. The new facility is connected with Swissport’s on-airport cargo centre by a dedicated electric truck, the first of its kind in Swissport’s growing global network of air cargo centres.

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Logistics Manager

JULY 12, 2020

The Instant Quote function is currently only available for shipping trade routes from North America to Europe and from Asia to Europe, with plans for the addition of more trades over the course of 2020. The post MSC Introduces Instant Quote Function for Online Cargo Bookings appeared first on Logistics Manager.

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GlobalTranz

APRIL 30, 2015

Top carriers will have dedicated classroom space, a well thought-out training course, and experienced instructors. When you’re on-site, simply ask to review their training course to get an idea of how well it is preparing your carrier’s employees to work with your company. Visual Inspections of Equipment.

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