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A Complete Guide to Shipping Hazardous Materials

Blue Grace Logistics

This term applies to things like hazardous substances and wastes, marine pollutants, and elevated-temperature material. Class 9 – Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods: Including things like environmentally hazardous substances, elevated temperature material, hazardous wastes, and marine pollutants. These are critical to safe passage.

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The Changing of Cargo Theft and Fraud in a Digital Age

Trinity Logistics

Unfortunately, the definition of “secured lot” is wide-ranging and debatable. The more information presented on a load posting, such as commodity, value, or even location, the more opportunity for these scammers to successfully replicate fake loads and even steal rate confirmations from legitimate actors.

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Business as normal, but always changing

Logistics Business Magazine

Leading temperature-controlled storage and distribution business Reed Boardall has been a long-standing user of the Empirica warehouse management system from Chess Logistics Technology. From a WMS perspective changes in order profiles presented few challenges. “We have always been able to support the business with Chess.”

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How to be an Eco-Friendly Ecommerce Brand

Ship Monk

Another survey found that 73% of global consumers would “definitely” or “probably” change their buying behavior to reduce environmental impact. If your brand is positively associated with eco-friendly partners and practices, this can definitely give you a competitive edge. consumers think Amazon shipments include excess packaging.”

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Artificial Intelligence in Logistics: Current Status & Opportunities

Logistics at MPEPS at UPV

With less manpower required, dependencies implicitly present in the data are identified and better decisions can be made. This starts with the definition: In the past, we gave the computer data and it calculated with a given algorithm. Only a few companies are already using artificial intelligence in their logistics today.

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Shipping Heavy Items: Costs, Services, & Solutions

Ship Monk

If you’re an eCommerce merchant that sells heavier goods, definitely investigate your shipping carrier thoroughly because the speed with which your products reach buyers, and the condition they reach those buyers, is crucial to customer satisfaction and, thus, the growth of your business. Insurance and Tracking.

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Supply Chain Crystal Ball Gazing: Let’s Look Ahead to 2028

Logistics Bureau

Sometimes I just like to live on the edge, which is definitely a qualifying status for anyone bold enough to make predictions about the future of supply chain operations and management—but I just can’t help myself. So I’ve decided to indulge my craving by daring to speculate about what the supply chain of 2028 might look like.