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Nominations Open for Food Logistics' 2022 Rock Stars of the Supply Chain Award

If you touch the cold food chain in any way, whether it be producing, transporting, packaging, creating software, selling (think grocery store), storing or promoting in any way, shape or form, then YES, you are eligible!

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Implementing Visibility to Reduce Risk Along the Cold Chain

Disruptions continue to challenge the nation’s supply chains, but it’s how companies prepare and react that provide that added layer of risk protection needed to overturn supply chain disruptions.

Finding a 3PL Partner Who Can Manage Today’s Logistics Challenges

Finding a 3PL Partner Who Can Manage Today’s Logistics Challenges

In a world full of supply-chain disruptions, it’s more important than ever to maintain a predictable, repeatable and efficient less-than-truckload (LTL) cold chain.

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A Resilient Cold Chain Starts with Automation and Nearshoring

Investing in nearshoring and persistent innovation will ultimately deliver a more seamless movement of goods across the globe and create a resilient infrastructure.

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Government Initiatives and Partnerships Lead to Efficient Digital Freight Forwarding Services

From last-mile delivery services to sustainable solutions and warehouse picking systems, the supply chain industry is investing in more advanced ways of services.

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South Carolina Ports Receives $1.3M Grant for Emissions-Reducing Trucks

A&R Logistics and Benore Logistic Systems will use the funds to replace a combined eight diesel freight haulers with new zero-emission, battery electric-powered tractor trucks.

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Cargo Movements Threatened by Worsening Inland Congestion

The capacity/volume mismatch between maritime ports and overland transport could get worse in the weeks and months ahead, setting the stage for another breaking point in supply chains.

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How Combating Port Congestion Can Impact Global Supply Chains

As ports continue to grow their intake capacities, it is essential that they adopt leading-edge technologies that provide increased asset visibility.

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Increased Vessel Delays and Rising Transportation Costs Threaten Last-Mile Retail Operations

While select China-U.S. West Coast routes schedules have improved significantly over the past months, data shows multi-day delays remain high or are even rising in the face of recent outbreaks of the Delta Variant.

Facing the Cold Realities of Meeting Rising Demand. Why Automate?

Facing the Cold Realities of Meeting Rising Demand. Why Automate?

To grow and protect margins in the face of rising costs and labor shortages. Become cost-conscious and consider highly productive automated solutions.

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Shipping Losses Remain at Historic Lows Despite Looming Supply Chain Challenges

Factors such as COVID-19, piracy and cyberattacks, climate change, delays and more remain the most challenging supply chain disruptions.

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Why Today’s Ocean Freight Crisis is Everyone’s Problem to Solve

As a global logistics industry, we’re all in this together to try to dig out -- shippers, forwarders, ports, carriers and technology platforms each play a vital role in the ecosystem and must work collaboratively to create solutions.

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How AI Brings Transparency to Complex Vessel Ownership Structures

A transparent trade system is safer, more efficient and will enable the entire maritime supply chain to function properly. Its high time to let AI make a splash on the high seas.

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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Rising Food Import Prices Highlight Need to Source Domestically

Buying American means more jobs in manufacturing, but possibly losses in others like transportation, packaging and warehousing. The key to avoiding this is to have the complete supply chain functioning domestically.

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How to Utilize Shipping Containers for Transportation and Food Hubs

According to a report published by Allied Market Research, the global shipping container market is expected to generate $12.08 billion by 2027.

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British International Freight Association Reiterates Need to Prepare for EU Trade Rule Changes

The customs environment should beware of the implications of failing to make the declarations that will become necessary.

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Mediterranean Shipping, Shell to Decarbonize Shipping

The partnership will develop a range of safe, sustainable and competitive technologies that can reduce emissions from existing assets and help to enable a net-zero emissions future for shipping.

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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.