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The American trade imbalance and port congestion

Shipping and Freight Resource

However, port information from San Pedro Bay ports, which handles 40% of US trade, shows that this trend of empty container outbound movement has been going on for a few years and is not a new phenomenon. Source : project44. Learn more at — www.pesti.io.

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Autoliv’s Supply Chain Risk Management Journey

Logistics Viewpoints

Steve: Klaus, when we talked, you mentioned Autoliv was already doing digital supplier management, had digital sourcing solutions, and was looking at real-time transportation visibility solutions to provide better predicted times of arrival for inbound and outbound shipments. Klaus: I agree.

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What is a routing guide and what are best practices to create one

FreightWaves SONAR

Of course, that is all subjective and again dependent on market stability within individual locations in origin/destination pairings. What is a routing guide : a set of rules and requirements from shippers that set rules for inbound and outbound shipping. That may include both short-term and annual freight contracts.

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This Week in Logistics News (July 3 – 9)

Logistics Viewpoints

During a normal Olympics, millions of spectators flock to venues to watch over 300 events unfold over the course of two-plus weeks. Earlier this week, a resurgent coronavirus forced Japan to declare a state of emergency in the capital that will run throughout the event. That’s all for this week.

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Near-real-time data-driven route optimization best practices

FreightWaves SONAR

As highlighted by FleetOwner , traffic jams, vehicle problems, major weather events, customs and border issues and construction projects can delay delivery and disrupt normal transportation flow. Careful planning and monitoring with real-time data and updates can make it easier to be proactive rather than reactive in many cases.

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Mastering Profitable Omni-Channel Logistics, Despite Disruptions

Logistics Viewpoints

The answer lies in identifying supply chain disruptions — from a big event, like a port closure, to smaller day-to-day performance exceptions — at the earliest possible moment. As disruptive events occur along the digital thread, the entire organization can act in a fluid, connected manner to optimize costs, service levels and other outcomes.

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Freight Market Data To Assist in Negotiations With Carriers

FreightWaves SONAR

There is typically more demand for inbound truckloads into Detroit than outbound truckloads. Of course, the auto plant shutdowns last year didn’t last long and the region became a severe backhaul market by July and August as OEMs demanded large volumes of inbound components and production schedules attempted to make up for lost time.