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Podcast Three: Published Rates and How You Can Start Saving Money By Negotiating Discounts On Your Rates

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThis episode of Logistics Strategies Radio features an interview with Laura Schwier discussing “published rates” and how you can recover profits. Laura Schwier is Executive Vice President of ICC Logistics Services, a logistics industry expert, and the assistant editor of the publication “Logistics Strategies.” Many shippers are under […]

Emerging Market Latest Trends

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According to a July 14th article on the Supply Chain Management Review, a recent interview with Scott Williams, Manager of Global Forwarding Marketing at UPS, reveals some very insightful trends in emerging markets. The following topics are discussed in this interview and we highly recommend reading the transcript here. •    Near shoring, and its many […]

U.S. Trucking Companies Now Employ More Workers Than Before The Great Recession

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It’s official. According to an article on joc.com, U.S. trucking companies are now employing more workers than prior to the Great Recession. Five years of hiring gains and pay raises have contributed to this monumental increase in their employment numbers. The final push, which led the employment rate to pass that of 2007, was a substantial hiring increase in the months of May […]

The PORTS Act (Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments) Is Introduced To Help Prevent Future Incidents in West Coast Ports

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The disruption at West Coast Ports has spurred significant action in the shipping community on many levels. Industry experts, ports, unions, lawmakers etc. have each worked to find solutions to prevent future disruptions and to react faster should there be any incidents down the road. During the last six months, it has become increasingly clear […]

Do High Efficiency Vessels Have A Competitive Advantage?

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Have you ever thought about the amount of fuel and energy consumption necessary to move shipping cargo around the world? Some big companies have increasingly scrutinized the “energy efficiency of cargo and container ships,” according to a new article on greenbiz(dot)com. In fact, more and more attention is being given to a ship’s efficiency rankings […]