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Ocean Freight

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03 Mar
Inventories drop with no signs of softening demand: ISM
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Shortages in ocean freight, corrugated boxes, gloves and dozens of other products are pushing up the prices for many commodities.
03 Mar
Coronavirus beams trucking, supply chain into an automated future
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
XPO shipped five times more units using robotic technology in 2020 than it did in 2019. 
02 Mar
‘Right thing to do,’ financial benefits drive supply chain investments in sustainability: Gartner
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Waste reduction and water-efficiency improvements were the sustainability goals perceived as most likely to have a financial benefit.
02 Mar
Target expands sortation center model to optimize store fulfillment
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
The retailer will also expand its distribution-center footprint in 2021, while using predictive inventory planning on more of its assortment.
02 Mar
FMC: Injecting more containers won’t solve supply chain woes
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
Two commissioners — a Republican and a Democrat — call for cooperation among supply chain stakeholders.
02 Mar
Lowe’s fulfills 60% of online orders from stores, moving 6-times faster
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
The retailer is moving to a market-based model, with distribution centers and dozens of cross docks that allow more flexible fulfillment. 
02 Mar
Why interest is growing in private fleet conversion
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
J.B. Hunt and other trucking firms have seen their pipelines fill, as companies realize transport may be better off in the hands of specialists.
01 Mar
Wayfair cites ocean shipping disruption, port congestion for in-stock issues
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
The retailer expects it could take a “few months” to get back to the in-stock levels it usually tries to maintain, one executive said.
01 Mar
Beyond Meat becomes McDonald’s ‘preferred supplier’ for McPlant
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
The supplier also nabbed a partnership with Yum Brands, which means production may need to keep up with its 50,000 restaurants, as well as McDonald’s more than 36,000.
26 Feb
Crocs: Redundancy in ocean freight contracts takes priority over cost
Category: Air Freight, Contract Logistics, ...
The footwear brand’s logistics director said a turbulent market with high consumer demand proves container shipping is a commodity, not a service.
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