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Carriers quickly learned that to stay competitive, they needed to remain agile.

Top 5 Offshoring Trends in Transportation

There has been a rise in transportation and logistics providers developing offshore partnerships to benefit their operational performance, and it shows no sign of slowing down.

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Out With the Masks, In With the Seasonal Cold

After almost a year and a half stuck inside and having to wear a face mask whenever we went into public, our bodies just aren’t used to germs anymore.

A volatile wood market means a better, more stable solution is needed

A volatile wood market means a better, more stable solution is needed

Plastic pallets are stronger, more sustainable and longer-lasting than wood pallets. Contact Tosca to create a more efficient supply chain.

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Retail Cargo Sees Double-Digit Increases Over 2020

U.S. ports covered by Global Port Tracker handled 2.33 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units in May, up 8.6% from April and up 52.2% from a year earlier.

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Marine Traffic and Tive Partner to Provide Ship Movement and Ports Information

The partnership will provide customers with insights that increase end-customer experience.

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L.I.N.K. Live | Food Logistics Editors Talk Labor and Driver Shortage and Port Congestion

Marina, Brielle and Mackenna talk about the labor shortage, the driver shortage and how retailers are mitigating port congestion.

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Paris Logistics Goes Green

HAROPA PORT commissions Goodman to create a 97,000-square-foot logistics platform connected to the Seine. The location drives development of decarbonized logistics.

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$1.6M Funding Helps The Water Institute Establish America’s First Smart Port

The SmartPort facility will serve as a specialized emergency operation center for ports when needed and a place for the exchange of information during non-emergency times.

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Port of Yantian Experiences Blank Sails for 2 Consecutive Weeks, According to project44 Data

The congestion is due to tight controls over a detected COVID-19 outbreak on May 25 amongst port workers, resulting in container liners sending out client advisories on blank sailings.

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SCN Summit Kicks off with Industry Outlook, Focus on Risk Management and Discussion on Transportation Trends

Today kicks off the beginning of SCN Summit: State of the Supply Chain week, a full week devoted to knowledge, education and networking about all things supply chain and logistics. Check out the schedule of events for this week.

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Another Maritime Disaster Hits Container Industry

A crane collapse in Taiwan sees one injured and two more trapped. Will this add to the supply chain disruptions?

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What Rising Diesel Prices and Driver Shortage Mean for U.S./Mexico Cross-Border Trade

Expect that trade relationships will continue to prosper between the United States and Mexico, making it more important to work with a partner that can be an extension of your team to help navigate cross-border shipping needs.

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Trailer Bridge Expands to International Shipping

Trailer Bridge expands with a new international division that provides a comprehensive logistics solution from a single-source provider for global shippers.

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I-40 Bridge Closure Puts the Cost of Doing Nothing to Repair Infrastructure on Display

A crack that was visible on the bridge back in 2016 but never repaired has now shut down a vital route for truckers, costing the industry $2.4 million a day in delays.

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Cargo Visibility Solution Delivers Real-Time Insights into Shipments

OnAsset products provide insight into every step of the supply chain journey, from point of origin to destination, across all modes of transport, and even provide a detailed view of cargo at rest, within warehouses or cross docks.

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Rise in Rollover Rates Result from Rise in Maritime Supply Chain Woes

Data from ports across the world collected by project44 shows that the percentage of containers missing their scheduled sailing is still rising, with some major carriers and ports posting rollover rates over 50% for the month of April.

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Marine Telematics for Shipping Industry

Telematics solutions can be incorporated with the prevailing systems to allow a plethora of use cases for crafts of all sizes.

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How Propane Can Reduce a Port’s Environmental Impact

Propane can be used in a wide variety of port applications, including port and terminal tractors, forklifts, light- and medium-duty vehicles, shuttles and even small marine vessels.

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Awake.AI’s Berth Planner Solutions Helps Port of Gothenburg Become Smart Port of the Nordics

Awake.AI provides Port of Gothenburg an integrated, smart and user-friendly berth planning tool that will optimize port calls and improve collaboration between all port actors.

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Reefer Container Freight Rates Soar

Container supply chain disruption has greatly increased demand for specialized reefer ships, driving time charter equivalents above the 100 cents/cft/30 days threshold, representing the strongest period of trading in a decade.

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Overcoming Canal Crises: Working Smarter to Mitigate Risk Along the Cold Chain

Nikolaus Sievers, VP, global customer success for Slync, details why ports that were “smart” prior to COVID-19 have been able to weather the storm and work more efficiently.

A volatile wood market means a better, more stable solution is needed

A volatile wood market means a better, more stable solution is needed

Plastic pallets are stronger, more sustainable and longer-lasting than wood pallets. Contact Tosca to create a more efficient supply chain.

A stranded Evergreen container ship blocked navigation in Egypt’s Suez Canal for six days, creating months of supply chain bottlenecks.

Overcoming Canal Crises

How supply chain visibility helps today’s ocean carriers forecast—and prepare for—future disruptions.

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Overcoming Canal Crises: Suez Canal Situation Proves Strength of Today’s Supply Chains

Bob Sappio, CEO of SeaCube Containers, details why the Suez Canal situation showed how resilient U.S. supply chains really are.

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Rock Star of the Supply Chain: The Importance of Ocean Shipping in the Global Food Supply Chain with Robert Sappio, SeaCube Container Leasing

Assistant editor Mackenna Moralez talks with Robert Sappio, CEO, SeaCube Container Leasing about the importance of ocean shipping and why the Suez Canal blockage can have major repercussions on the global food supply chain.

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Overcoming Canal Crises: Investing in Digital Landscapes

Goetz Alebrand, SVP head of ocean freight, Americas, DHL Global Forwarding, details the importance of supply chain visibility and what’s in store for the future in terms of mitigating supply chain disruptions.

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CG Railway Launches Pandemic-Proof Rail Ferry

The new ships are said to be the first built with features designed to cope with a pandemic, including segregated passageways for local pilots and other visitors, as well as spaces with separate HVAC systems to quarantine crew.

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Freight Technology: How Emerging Tech is Reshaping the Logistics Industry

Whatever the next crisis is, companies are more likely to survive (and even flourish) if they are willing to reinforce their supply chains with technology and leave the pen and paper behind.

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Hapag-Lloyd Reduces Sulphur Oxides by 70%

As supply chain companies look to transform into sustainable entities, Hapag-Lloyd reveals accomplishments like fuel savings and innovative propulsion concepts.

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Time to Create Smarter Supply Chains to Stop Cargo Theft in its Tracks

To survive, companies must provide insight and analytical analysis of their processes and deliver real-time information about in-transit shipments regardless of size or distance.

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The 100-Day Supply Chain Review, Part 3: Nearshoring vs. Offshoring

While the 100-day review is designed to better understand several aspects of U.S. supply chains, it will hopefully force companies to reassess how they move products through the chain.

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Georgia Ports Authority Container Trade Increase 48% in March

In March, the Port of Savannah handled nearly 500,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units, increasing 48% compared to the same month in 2020.

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Port of Hueneme Welcomes Del Monte Valiant Vessels

The Port of Hueneme is said to be one of the most productive and efficient commercial trade gateways for niche cargo on the West Coast.