The last 18 months have seen the freight market at its most turbulent in living memory. Rates and schedules, capacity and conditions have all been changing on a seemingly daily basis, forcing shippers to become more flexible and agile. However, for many teams, the way...
After 18 months of soaring freight prices, rock-bottom reliability and endless disruption, recent weeks seem to offer some hope for shippers as rates stabilise or even drop. While this is certainly good news for shippers in the short term, it’s far from certain...
Back in May, I predicted that, after the sudden shock of 2020, 2021 would be the year when significant supply chain change would kick in. Whilst we are going through a clear turning point, no one could have predicted how severe the volatility of the market would...
The mining industry is booming, especially in the Russia and CIS regions. Russia and the CIS countries are very rich in minerals and other resources. The focus on carbon footprints has had a positive effect on the mining industry in these regions. For example, the...
The way shippers are buying is rapidly changing due to the intense dynamics in logistics and the ongoing challenges of globalisation of logistics in general. Sourcing events tend to occur more often and logistics procurement is becoming more digital. There is also a...
The Does LogisticsMatter? Podcast is all about trends and innovations in supply chain and logistics. This episode features Pieter Kinds, Founder and CEO of Freightender. Because Pieter is based in Spain, and I operate from Rotterdam, we talked via a video...
Managing a business’s fleet is no small expense. Yahoo reports that the global fleet management market is expected to be worth USD 55 billion (EUR 43 billion) by 2026. This number reflects the growing demand for management tools that can reduce fleet costs—whether...
Supply chains are as global as they are ever going to be, and unless we start trading with other planets, they are not going to get much more complex. The larger and more complex a supply chain, the more can go wrong. But then again, in a very small and simple supply...
The Does LogisticsMatter Podcast is all about trends and innovations in supply chain and logistics. This episode features Marcel Merkx, the Founder and CEO of Cargosnap. I had a great time at the Cargosnap offices where we recorded the podcast. Thank you, Marcel, for...
In the history of logistics great feats have been accomplished. The weirdest shaped cargo has been transported to the most unlikely places. Shanghai Evolution Shift has taken moving oddly shaped cargo to a whole new level... Moving House Moving house is a term that...
The FCL container shipping cost is a big expense when you import from China especially it continues to increase when affected by COV-19. Importers always expect their shipments to be delivered at affordable rates. Here you can consider these 5 ways to lower the...
Just like virtually every business across the world, the shipping industry has been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic at a scale we’ve never seen before. The ongoing international health crisis has touched on nearly every aspect of our sector, ranging...
Sittin' in the mornin' sunI'll be sittin' when the evenin' comesWatchin' the ships roll inThen I watch 'em roll away againOtis Redding - (Sittin' On) the Dock of the Bay Ok. Technically I wasn't sitting on the dock of the bay. I was lounging at Pele Surf Shack in Hook...
The transportation industry has been evolving over the last several years, with many factors influencing changes for truckers, retailers, and freight brokers alike. While these shifts offer some opportunities for new and established freight brokers and carriers, there...
All your planets are belong to us Our planet isn't getting any bigger. Still, the number of people on it keeps increasing. If the numbers keep growing like that, we will need more room some time in the future. And then there are those scarce resources. For some we...
Boring Freight Elon Musk is a man of many innovative ideas. Most of them are consumer oriented, but all have great logistics potential. His innovations and ideas focus on two main areas: transportation and sustainable energy. Best known example is probably the Tesla,...
Guest Author – Sponsored Content – The cost of shipping is one of the biggest expenses for many companies. Here's a few tips to help understand where the money goes, and find ways to trim for a better bottom line now! 1. Get it where it needs to go While it...
Sponsored Content - Recently I had the chance to sit down with Pieter Kinds, CEO of the Freightender, a cloud-based freight tendering start-up. We spoke about how he intends to change and improve the way companies manage tendering freight. Please find the interview...
The Dutch Start-up space is booming. We have been a seafaring and trading nation for a long time, so it's no wonder that there is a lot of innovation in the logistics space. I recently came across another great addition to the growing group of Dutch logistics...
