Maintaining contact with your shipments is crucial in the field of global logistics. If you want to plan, manage, and guarantee a smooth delivery process, knowing where your containers are at all times is essential, whether you’re the sender or the recipient. Thankfully, Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) provides a sophisticated tracking system that lets you…
In the world of shipping, staying connected to your packages is paramount. Whether you’re a sender or a recipient, having visibility into the progress of your shipments allows you to plan, manage, and ensure a smooth delivery process. Fortunately, the United States Postal Service (USPS) offers a robust tracking system that enables you to monitor…
Businesses are always on the lookout for transportation solutions that offer cost savings, faster transit times, and improved sustainability. This is where options like intermodal transportation come in as a revolutionary game-changer, offering several advantages businesses simply can’t afford to overlook. According to the Intermodal Association of North America, 95% of manufactured goods are transported…
As the $12 Billion global supply chain industry continues to grow at an impressive rate of 12% per year, it’s surprising that standardization is still sorely lacking in many areas. For instance, despite being a truly international industry, there is very little uniformity when it comes to freight invoicing naming conventions. This variability is primarily…
As a business function, the supply chain has been lagging in adopting digital tools until the last 5-6 years. More importantly, it was primarily seen as a cost center rather than a value and business driver. A study conducted by McKinsey indicates that the supply chain, as a business function, has a digitization level of…
Located in San Pedro Bay, 25 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, the Port of Los Angeles (POLA), the busiest container port in North America, has maintained its status as one of the biggest ports in the world for over twenty years. The port supports a productive, sustainable supply chain through modern technology that enhances…
Germany isn’t just a powerhouse of industry, it’s a shipping giant! Think towering cranes and bustling docks – that’s the scene at Germany’s top seaports, like Hamburg, Bremerhaven, and Wilhelmshaven. These European heavyweights handle a massive amount of cargo, from everyday goods to towering vehicles, acting as key hubs connecting Europe, Asia, and North America….
The changing schedules of millions of vessels make shipping more difficult for importers and exporters each year. For any stakeholder in the supply chain, managing all these vessel delays can be challenging and expensive. Having the most recent sailing schedule is maybe the most crucial edge you can provide yourself over other freight forwarders in…
The global freight forwarding market was about 186 billion USD in 2021 and is predicted to rise at a CAGR of 3.3% until 2028. Supply chain technology breakthroughs are driving this market growth, and one such helpful technology is freight forwarding software. Every freight forwarder is aware of the inevitable digitization of the freight forwarding…
Being routinely informed about the progress of all your foreign shipments is essential to operating your supply chain effectively. In the event of any disturbances, having visibility on shipment containers will enable you to act quickly and wisely. Today, a number of internet applications for sea cargo tracking will allow you to track and trace…
In the wake of the pandemic’s second year, the world’s supply chain is yet to completely recover from its initial breakdown. Frequent reports of congested ports, misplaced shipping containers, skyrocketing freight charges, and other issues that are disruptive and difficult to resolve have become quite common. The ability to withstand supply chain and market interruptions…
While TMS software has become popular in the last few years, the recent disruptions in the global supply chain, including the pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, geopolitical tensions and natural calamities, have made companies fast-track their supply chain automation process. As supply chain leaders look out for the best solution among the thousand options available,…
A wrong transportation management system can really hurt your company. If you don’t evaluate if the platform generates expected results, then it could be a huge waste of money and time — and that would not make anyone happy! The right transportation management system can make all the difference. If you’re managing freight spend, customer…
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In our series so far, we have covered “what are demurrage charges and how to avoid demurrage charges” besides talking about “new methods to reduce demurrage detention charges”. This article will discuss the number of free days available across all the major sea ports in USA that can be used to avoid paying hefty demurrage…
Your logistics expenditures include a sizeable amount of your shipping demurrage charges. To examine and optimize them, you need a tool. Real-time cargo monitoring gives you the necessary information about the whereabouts of your shipments at any moment, helping you to streamline your cargo and save demurrage costs. We already discussed what are demurrage expenses….
Do you know the average detention charges can reach up to $50-$100 per container per day and accrue up to 20 times the container’s value? But what are these detention charges? When a ship is unloaded, free days are given to the consignee to unload the goods and return the container to the shipping company. If undertaking…
[Case study] How a 134-year-old global print company profitably revamped their tracking using real-time visibility Geography: Global Module: GoTrack Automated Shipment Tracking And the Kodak team says… “The GoComet solution is very user-friendly, easy to input shipment details, and visible to multiple operational areas in the company that are stakeholders in the supply chain.”
Transportation is a significant part of the entire supply chain, and every company strives to reduce its transportation costs to maximise the supply chain ROI. Transportation logistics costs are rising for several reasons today – top reasons including the geo-political tensions caused due to the Russia-Ukraine crisis and capacity shortage caused due to global port…
China accounts for about 12% of global trade, and the country’s stringent COVID lockdown in Shanghai, home of the busiest container port, and other major cities across the country have snarled up the global supply chains. While the full impact of China’s lockdowns is yet to be felt, the action has caused factories and warehouses to…
