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The Great Maersk Shift

Freightos

So three months after an executive meeting on June 23rd , an updated strategy was released, tracking a radical shift into a slimmer Maersk, focused on providing end-to-end logistics services. The Post-2016 Strategy: End-to-end Shipping. The shift to full end-to-end integration, of course, leaves no one else in the middle.

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Developing an LTL and E-Commerce Focused Shipping Strategy

GlobalTranz

This will require an LTL and e-commerce focused shipping strategy. Shippers need to know the benefits of combined strategy and a few best practices to develop a winning LTL and e-commerce plan. Of course, shippers must also work to build positive experiences for customers up to delivery, installation and customer service, if necessary.

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Risky Strategies Increase the Rate of Container Losses Amid Transit

ShipLilly

One of the effects of this situation is that cargo ships are losing an increasing number of containers overboard. To meet the demand, shipping companies are stacking large quantities of cargo on increasingly narrow equipment. This can be seen when the ships start to sway or even topple as they are piled high with cargo.

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How Shipping Overcapacity Could Be Maersk’s Salvation

Freightos

Overcapacity Could Be Maersk’s Salvation … and Strategy. And it seems pretty clear that this strategy will continue to be their path forward. Not maliciously of course, Maersk Line’s profitability grew from -$482 million in 2011 to $2.5 This isn’t a new strategy. billion in 2014. Driven by Technology.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 27 – February 2)

Logistics Viewpoints

UPS is seeking alternative strategies for its truck brokerage business, which has seen sales plummet amid a freight recession marked by declining rates and over capacity. cities over the course of the year, bringing the total number to 110. United Airlines – the largest of the three in terms of cargo volumes – registered a 31.1

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This Week in Logistics News (April 20 – 26)

Logistics Viewpoints

Anti-narcotics investigators have uncovered substantial amounts of the disguised drugs in the past two years as smugglers go to ever-more elaborate lengths to get illicit cargoes on board ships. It will be interesting to see how these smugglers will change course when fossil fuels are completely replaced by renewables.

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The Effects of Global Warming on Ocean Shipping

MTS Logistics

Severe weather conditions require flexibility and preparedness, prompting ships to change course or delay voyages to escape the force of nature. Increased risks from events linked to global warming could result in higher premiums for ships and cargo. During these challenges, the ocean shipping sector stands at a crucial crossroads.