Logistics Viewpoints

AUGUST 11, 2023

The firms are on course to add 115,000 jobs by 2030, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association — but at current degree completion rates, the group says, nearly three-fifths of those jobs could remain unfilled. It estimated that the economy grew at a 2.4 percent annualized rate in the April-June quarter.

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FLS Transport

MAY 12, 2022

SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS | NHTSA study on safety technology seeks opinions from commercial drivers. SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS | NHTSA study on safety technology seeks opinions from commercial drivers. Want to voice your opinion or learn more about the study? Click here. Diesel prices have risen 46.3

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MTS Logistics

DECEMBER 3, 2021

We are seeing countless ships waiting off the California coast, unable to unload their cargo. These costs are, of course, passed along to shippers through bunker adjustment factors (BAFs). Finally, many recent studies show how quickly freight rates may normalize using historical data.

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MTS Logistics

APRIL 11, 2019

Studies were done to show that not all FCL containers are actually fully-utilized. The new application will work to match LCL cargo with FCL containers that have space to spare. It would only take one or two days longer from origin to destination than regular FCL cargo and significantly less time than would a regular LCL shipment.

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Logistics Business Magazine

MAY 30, 2019

SEACON Chairman James Roth reported, “We handle neo-bulk type cargo, comprising coils of steel, units of wood pulp and reels of paper, which are shipped from the near continent and discharged at Northfleet. For other cargos, such as palletised goods, we would use the standard forks.

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20Cube Logistics

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Of course, the best mode to transportation is necessary, but the other factors that have to be taken into consideration are: The total cost. In this article, we present the different modes of transportation available to move your cargo and freight from one destination to another one. Less handling of cargo. Security of cargo.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

To put the issue into perspective, a study into container loads imported into the United States in 2018 found that utilised capacity was just 65%. Did you know that it’s far easier to configure loads comprising unpalletised cargo than palletised? In other words, containers were, on average, only just over half full.

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Blue Grace Logistics

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Logistics, The Real Super Bowl MVP Show Submenu Resources The Logistics Blog® News Press Whitepaper Case Study Webinars Indexes Search Search BlueGrace Logistics Super Bowl requires logistics planning and execution to take advantage of the event’s revenue and profit opportunities. Here’s what’s involved.

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Talking Logistics

APRIL 26, 2018

A 2017 Global Sourcing study from American Shipper magazine found that 58% of shippers said their highest concern today is rising transportation costs. Pain Points Increasing Transportation Costs. No matter how much can be saved from sourcing globally, transportation costs continue to creep in to seriously affect a product’s profit margin.

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Automotive Logistics

OCTOBER 1, 2018

By loading the cargo into a pod inside a low-pressure ‘hyperloop’ tube that passes via Columbus, Ohio, Virgin Hyperloop One reckons it can move freight along the 490-mile (785km) route in just 47 minutes – and for around the same cost as trucking it. But if the visionaries at Virgin Hyperloop One have their way, that will soon change.

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Logistics Business Magazine

APRIL 22, 2022

From 2009 he became MD of one of the leading air and sea cargo forwarders in Austria and had the Regional Director role for Central Eastern Europe. In a short break from the logistics industry, he did his second master’s studies in real estate management and started a property development company.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 28, 2016

Using a sophisticated set of AI rules and constraints, such as priority, cargo type, flight schedules, pick-up schedules and resource capabilities, resource assignments are made automatically to handle and process each container within each arriving/departing cargo aircraft. "

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Blue Grace Logistics

MAY 4, 2022

Conduct a market study. So, before you decide on a specific market, conduct a study. Before your product is in transit, verify you have the correct cargo insurance to protect your shipment in the event it spoils or does not arrive at the destination in its ideal condition. Choose the right transportation.

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Freight Center

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

A TMS also has tracking capabilities so shippers and 3PLs can monitor the progress of their cargo. In the digital age of freight shipping where supply and demand are always shifting, a TMS helps shippers everywhere streamline the booking process to get cargo into transit at the right rates and make their customers happy.

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GoShip Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Of course, this price increase will result in costlier logistics services, which could lead to a spike in operational expenses. A recent study projects that cybercrime will cost the world up to $10.5 Or what some call cargo bikes. Cybercriminals ramping up. trillion annually by 2025 if left unchecked.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 25, 2019

Uniserve, Henry Shein and Royal Mail employees have already enrolled to study for the Degree Apprenticeship over the next three years. The course will be delivered on campus at Leeds Trinity and at The Supply Chain Academy’s Upminster Court premises in Essex. Customs & Border Patrol is essential to your cargo clearing customs.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 2, 2018

trillion within the next five years, but B2B transactions differ from B2C in fundamental ways that necessitate a different approach, says the study entitled: The next industrial revolution – how e-commerce is transforming B2B. Customs & Border Patrol is essential to your cargo clearing customs. Compliance to U.S.

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Turvo

JUNE 10, 2020

The study found that 41% of respondents were investing in automation at a faster clip in response to the crisis, with another 43% of business leaders saying they will speed up investments in digital and technology once some normality has returned. That’s where Port X Logistics, using Turvo, comes into play.

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Freightos

APRIL 17, 2016

DOWNLOAD THE FULL STUDY HERE Logistics Technology Updates. ACSL, a Japanese-based industrial drone and robotic company, in which Rakuten has a 20% stake, is now commencing drone testing on a golf course, testing drink and snack delivery to golfers. Only 14% perceive them to be a threat. The Tech Giants. billion in 2014 (up 31%).

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The Logistics Academy

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Darren Prokop, University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA): As in the academic world in general, there is a trend to online course delivery. We also provide frameworks for effective interactions with others in courses such as purchasing, negotiation, professional selling, and team-based assignments.

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Blue Grace Logistics

JULY 24, 2018

Of course, every business owner wants their operations running as tightly and efficiently as possible, but the footwork required to determine how to optimize your business’s operations and see tangible results is often easier said than done. . The term “optimization” is thrown around often in the logistics landscape.

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Blue Grace Logistics

MARCH 13, 2018

Is there a system in place to alert management when drivers divert course? Make sure that you ask potential 3PLs if they have experience handling the cargo that your business will be shipping. Reviewing a 3PLs Case Study library can help you better understand their expertise. Are trucks secured?

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Blue Grace Logistics

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Of course, whenever new tech starts to hit the market, there is speculation as to what it means for the already existing framework of our reality. According to the study: Industrial and Labor Relations Review , there is always a measure of attrition in terms of job loss when a new technology is introduced to an industry.

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Logistics Manager

MAY 8, 2020

As the global economy is progressively growing, factory production and cargo transportation are continuously affecting the world. Nature has sent the message in the form of such unpredictable circumstances, to let us know that we cannot manipulate its course. A large amount of CO2 emissions are being released into the atmosphere.

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Logistics Manager

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

While they may seem similar, relocating a factory is a far different process from general project cargo. Forwarders need to understand customer needs, plan and lay out a course of action, and orchestrate many important and complicated moves for extremely bulky and heavy cargo.

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247 Customs Broker

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

million TEUs; the harbor deepening project has been approved and is now 50 percent complete; and state transportation improvements like the Jimmy Deloach Parkway ensure that cargo moves more efficiently and without delay. In the past year, GPA handled a record 4.2 The expected total savings to the nation over the course of 50 years is $14.1

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 7, 2019

At full speed, it will offer everything from recorded webinars and online courses to onsite training seminars. Regardless, ASCM will present the information in a variety of ways, allowing for self-directed study or group exchanges of ideas and information. Online Courses Adjust to Learning Styles. Emphasis on onsite.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 3, 2016

Besides earning well – freight brokers can make up to $90,000 per year – they’re also indispensable for the transportation of goods and cargo. They negotiate good shipping rates and fast deliveries from transportation companies, and connect them with the businesses that need to transport goods or cargo, so carriers can maximize their loads.

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247 Customs Broker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

While real-time inventory visibility might not be necessary at every node (in some cases, hourly or daily updates might be sufficient), the more real-time visibility you have, the more effective you’ll be at making smarter decisions faster — assuming the data is accurate, of course (more on inventory accuracy later in the report).

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Forto

AUGUST 1, 2019

In 2015, around 10 billion tons of ocean freight were transported worldwide by around 50,000 cargo ships. Around 90% of the entire cargo ship fleet is powered by heavy fuel oil. . You can download the full study here. IMO stays the course. And with it its CO 2 emissions. About 90% of the world’s trade is carried by sea.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 31, 2018

market since 1962. “I’m a typical Japanese businessman,” Uchida said, explaining how he started with the company’s air freight division after completing his university studies in 1982. He also served in management roles in Germany, where he was in charge of intra-European air cargo.

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Airfreight Logistics

MARCH 31, 2019

In the airfreight industry these types of services are available in the form of COOLCARE at BFS Cargo terminal (Suvarnabhumi). For over a decade, Freshport Asia has offered affordable cool care services with the goal of getting perishable cargo to its destination in the best possible condition with minimal waste. Solutions that Work.

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Airfreight Logistics

MARCH 29, 2019

In the airfreight industry these types of services are available in the form of COOLCARE at BFS Cargo terminal (Suvarnabhumi). For over a decade, Freshport Asia has offered affordable cool care services with the goal of getting perishable cargo to its destination in the best possible condition with minimal waste. Solutions that Work.

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247 Customs Broker

JANUARY 21, 2019

logistics managers witnessed unsurpassed inbound container traffic through our nation’s largest ocean cargo gateways. Fitch expects cargo growth to continue to move in step with U.S. This differs from the relatively balanced cargo growth in calendar 2017 for both the East Coast (up 7.8%) and the West Coast (up 6.3%).

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Shipchain

JUNE 27, 2019

I’d love for it to be sooner rather than later of course, but I can’t make any guarantees quite yet. That said, TradeLens is focusing primarily on Maritime, which we see as an opportunity as it means that intermodal cargo needs a home, and we’re happy to provide it. . TradeLens/IBM, quite honestly.

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247 Customs Broker

JUNE 7, 2018

Artificial intelligence (AI) , wearables, voice, data analytics, Internet of Things (IoT) , and, of course, the Cloud all figure prominently in the discussions. This is the first time in the 11 years of Gartner’s supply chain technology user study that has been the case, he adds. Compliance to U.S. jberman@peerlessmedia.com.

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247 Customs Broker

MARCH 30, 2018

And of course, it doesn’t take into account the number of defectors, most of whom leave North Korea over the Chinese border. A Washington Post investigation found that 1,086 North Korean postgraduates studied in China in 2015. Customs & Border Patrol is essential to your cargo clearing customs. Send us your questions.

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