Monthly Archives for November 2021

‘Creative destruction’ upends warehouse labor sector Warehousing’s labor challenges have received a lot of press recently, but stories about a worker shortage do not mesh with official statistics. US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data shows that, on a not seasonally adjusted basis, warehousing… ‘Creative destruction’ upends warehouse labor sector Journal of Commerce

Trefzger to step down as K+N CEO in mid-2022 Detlef Trefzger will step down as CEO of Kuehne + Nagel next August “for private reasons,” handing over to Stefan Paul, the company’s executive vice president for overland road logistics and sales, the forwarder announced Tuesday. Trefzger will relinquish the role on Aug. 1,… Trefzger to step down as K+N CEO in mid-2022 Journal of Commerce

Trefzger to step down as Kuehne + Nagel CEO in mid-2022 Detlef Trefzger will step down as CEO of Kuehne + Nagel next August “for private reasons,” handing over to Stefan Paul, the company’s executive vice president for overland road logistics and sales, the forwarder announced Tuesday. Trefzger will relinquish the role on Aug. 1, 2022, after a decade in the position and will subsequently be appointed to the K+N board of directors. “One of […]

Decarbonization-focused startup gets venture funding A startup aiming to help shippers and forwarders calculate the carbon footprint of their ocean freight transportation has nabbed a $1.5 million funding round to expand its business.  Marseille-based Searoutes, founded in 2019 by Pierre Garreau and… Decarbonization-focused startup gets venture funding Journal of Commerce

Turvo taps OpenTrack for ocean freight visibility Ocean visibility provider OpenTrack and logistics collaboration software provider Turvo are partnering to bring ocean freight milestones to users of Turvo’s platform, the companies said Thursday, the latest example of execution systems infusing data… Turvo taps OpenTrack for ocean freight visibility Journal of Commerce

End of supply chain crisis could come sooner than expected: analyst There is a natural tendency for people to take a recent experience and project it out into the future. But things don’t… End of supply chain crisis could come sooner than expected: analyst Journal of Commerce

3PLs riding high on shipper demand, new investment When it comes to managing relationships with shipper customers, third-party logistics providers (3PLs) couldn’t be in a better position. Across domestic and global supply chains, 3PLs have never been in such demand, and that’s evident not just in increased… 3PLs riding high on shipper demand, new investment […]

Container usage fees soaring in 2021: shippers … Container usage fees soaring in 2021: shippers International Freight

Data, culture drags down forwarding API usage: survey Only one-third of forwarders have adopted or plan to adopt application programming interface (API) capability, according to a new report by less-than-container load (LCL) consolidator ECU… Data, culture drags down forwarding API usage: survey Journal of Commerce

US importers face tougher trans-Pacific service contract talks As negotiations for the next round of trans-Pacific service contracts get under way, months earlier than in prior years, the sharply divergent experience of… US importers face tougher trans-Pacific service contract talks Journal of Commerce