On Wednesday 9/23 I attended American Shipper Magazine webinar on transportation procurement. Working for food and beverage shippers for over 30 years and being responsible for transportation procurement for over 20 of these years, I’d give this presentation 4.5 out of 5 stars. Speakers were: Vikram Balasubramanian of MecuryGate; Andreas Katsaros of Blue Grace Logistics; […]
Comments from a Freight and Logistics seminar in the UK ( Westminster Energy, Environment, and Transport Forum) Article in Supply Management by Will Green 09/18/2015 Solutions noted: Reducing empty miles;greater collaboration;timing of deliveries;use of more rail freight; focus on sustainability; technology; low emission vehicles. Joe Lombardo, NGNF (nice guy nor freight) http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2015/tackling-inefficiency-in-logistics-sector-requires-paradigm-shift?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_term= A seminar on […]
On Thursday September 3, 2015 I attended the monthly learning/networking breakfast sponsored by Loyola University Chicago, Quinlan School of Business Supply and Value Chain Center(SVCC). Wholesalers, Retailers, Manufacturers, Distributors, (WRMD) are the target audience. The topic for this month was a presentation by Molly Frank, Retail Marketing Manager, Illinois District for UPS on Dimensional Pricing […]
The good news, North American ports were not in the bottom 10 of global/ worldwide rankings. Only top ten ranking, Port of Baltimore (#10) for ship size < than 8,000 TEUS(twenty foot equivalent units). Ports of N.Y. and N.J., not in the top ten rankings for the Americas. Source: Journal of Commerce Port […]