Logistics
Supply chain risk and compliance platform provider Resilinc said its EventWatchAI database revealed that overall disruptions to global supply chains increased 38 percent from 2023.EventWatchAI, a risk monitoring database found the top five disruptions in 2024 were factory fires, labor disruption, business sales, leadership transition and mergers and acquisitions.Factory fires were the top disruption for the sixth consecutive year, though the 2,299 disruption alerts were down 20 percent from 2023 ...
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There was a substantial disconnect between supply chain leaders’ expected and actual performance during the 2024 holiday season, according to post-peak analysis by Deposco, the supply chain software provider.While 93 percent of organizations entered peak season confident in meeting customer expectations, 58 percent struggled with ...
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Logistics provider Loadsmart launched its new Yard Management System, which digitizes docks, yards and gates by enabling customers to oversee truck movements, track assets and improve coordination from one interface.The YMS is built directly into Opendock, the dock scheduling tool for more than 3,500 facilities ...
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Supply chain execution solutions provider Kaleris has made several appointments to its executive team: Bob White as CFO, Preshant Bhatia as chief go-to market officer, or CGMO, and Marc Degenkolb as chief revenue officer.White brings experience in financial expertise and strategic insight in planning, financial ...
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Global trade will still grow even if all tariffs proposed during President Donald Trump’s election campaign are implemented, and other countries retaliate, said
in the latest edition of its Trade Atlas, published on March 12. However, the tariffs could significantly reduce the rate of ...
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Descartes Systems Group, a provider of on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions, said Illinois-based freight forwarder American Lamprecht has employed its cloud-based forwarder enterprise billing and accounting solution.Using Descartes’ shipment tracking capabilities, which are integrated with Descartes’ cloud-based forwarder enterprise billing and accounting solution, American Lamprecht can provide ...
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Freight forwarder Yusen Logistics Co. Ltd. said it has reached an agreement for sustainable shipping solutions through liner shipper Ocean Network Express’ ONE LEAF+ green shipping service.Under this agreement, ONE will use sustainable biofuels for propulsion, achieving up to 84 percent reduction in well-to-wake CO2 ...
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News of a possible “reset” in the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, due for review in 2026, could raise unrealistic expectations, the British International Freight Association said Feb. 19.Calling “the use of ‘reset’ is regrettable,” BIFA said preparatory work will be undertaken this year in ...
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Nearly half of shippers see shifting tariffs and trade policies as the top risks to supply chains in 2025, according to a survey from global logistics provider C.H. Robinson.Survey results also show shippers are actively preparing for changes in tariffs and trade policy, including analyzing ...
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A recent DHL Global Forwarding white paper highlights the importance of multi-shoring strategies to help companies safeguard their supply chains against global disruptions while strengthening their operational flexibility.
The ocean and air freight division of DHL Group, in China Plus X: The New Global Supply ...
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