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Slowing demand, and the stagnation of the U.S. economy, has started to reduce the cost of shipping rates nationally. The reduction in transportation costs has caused some companies to renegotiate their existing shipping agreements, after a surge in pricing caused by the pandemic. This is good news for commodities producers and retailers, because after two…
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By now it should be difficult to find someone who hasn’t heard about the issues surrounding the coastal congestion U.S. seaports are currently facing, and port officials don’t expect the congestion to alleviate any time soon. This has prompted a response from retailers and manufacturers, who have already begun importing products in preparation for the…
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The increase in demand for truck drivers created by the pandemic is starting to finally slow, according to the Cass Freight Index. Rates for truckers are dropping dramatically, and the measure of domestic shipping demand only rose 0.6% in March, an unseasonably slow rate. Last-minute spot-loads, which make up a fraction of the market but…
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Global Supply Chains could see even further disruption in the coming months, due in part to a potential disruption in Labor. The existing contract between West Coast longshore workers and shippers expires July 1st, and there aren’t many options remaining to shippers if those talks turn sour. To manage the potential disruptions ahead, some shippers…
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According to American Shipper, the Eastern and Gulf Coast ports will see a traffic surge in the coming months. The number of Asia-East Coast services per month rose to 28 in March, with an expected 30 in May. Deployed capacity of services is projected to reach 889,000 twenty-foot equivalent units in the month of June,…
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Urbanization is creating a huge disruption in the trucking industry. A lot of areas are moving towards urbanization which is increasing the accessorily of trucking of trucking companies. Due to this there has been an increase in customers that will undoubtedly help trucking companies generate more business and grow rapidly. The growth of E-commerce has…
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The last mile delivery market is set to grow tremendously in the next few years despite the pandemic in 2020. Many companies to improve customer satisfaction have started to adopt last mile delivery.
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Supply chain and logistics is an integral part of any business to sustain. A huge chunk of the fundamental functioning of any business depends on the smooth movement of their logistics and a strong supply chain network.
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Ecommerce has become such a prominent part of everyone’s day to day to life in some way or the other. Ecommerce has made shopping such an easy process that a huge chunk of population depends on it for almost all their day-to-day needs.
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Post covid – there has been a huge magnitude of change that has come into the logistics and supply chain industries. Companies are looking to move freight more than ever because of the surging demand in various industries. As we all know, supply chain and logistics connect different industries and companies making it one of…
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