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Digital ocean invoice audit hindered by real-world challenges Shippers navigating a torrid container shipping market in 2021 aren’t scrutinizing their ocean freight invoices with any extra rigor this year because the emphasis has been on… Digital ocean invoice audit hindered by real-world challenges Journal of Commerce

Maersk focus on shippers poses no threat: DSV Executives at DSV Tuesday brushed aside concerns that their business was threatened by Maersk’s plans to cut out forwarders and focus on direct shipper accounts, pointing out that it is been part of the carrier’s integrated logistics strategy. “We have seen one particular shipping line… Maersk focus on shippers poses no threat: DSV Journal of Commerce

JOC Rankings: Production delays, domestic demand sap US resin exports The opening of packaging plants nearby has helped three East Coast ports buck the overall downward trend in US resin exports, which have been hobbled by a lack of production capacity and strong… JOC Rankings: Production delays, domestic demand sap US resin exports Journal of Commerce

US shippers struggle to bridge retail inventory gap US retailers and their suppliers are scrambling to get goods to store shelves and into e-commerce distribution networks as retail inventories remain persistently short of pre-pandemic levels. “There’s a pent-up need (among shippers) to increase the in-stock levels… US shippers struggle to bridge retail inventory gap Journal of Commerce

JOC Rankings: COVID-19 drove revenue gains for air freight, final-mile providers in 2020 International air freight and last-mile delivery saw the fastest revenue growth in the transportation sector last year, while industrial transportation suffered. JOC Rankings: COVID-19 drove revenue gains for air freight, final-mile providers in 2020 International Freight

K+N taps Blume to manage US drayage puzzle Kuehne + Nagel will use logistics software provider Blume Global to power a drayage management and visibility tool… K+N taps Blume to manage US drayage puzzle Journal of Commerce

K+N taps Blume Global to manage US drayage puzzle Kuehne + Nagel will use logistics software provider Blume Global to power a drayage management and visibility tool… K+N taps Blume Global to manage US drayage puzzle Journal of Commerce

FourKites takes aim at shipper D&D challenges Freight visibility provider FourKites has introduced new tools to help shippers predict estimated times of arrival (ETAs) for ocean containers and to calculate anticipated detention and demurrage (D&D) charges. The new ocean-based tools build on the company’s internal development of container tracking capabilities and its April acquisition… FourKites takes aim at shipper D&D challenges Journal of Commerce

Capacity constrained market ‘here for months’: K+N’s Trefzger Kuehne + Nagel expects no change to the heavily disrupted air and ocean transport sectors, which the Swiss-based forwarder rode to a highly profitable… Capacity constrained market ‘here for months’: K+N’s Trefzger Journal of Commerce

Chaotic market ‘here for 12 months’: K+N’s Trefzger Kuehne + Nagel expects no change to the market constraints disrupting the air and ocean transport sectors, which the Swiss-based forwarder rode to a highly profitable third… Chaotic market ‘here for 12 months’: K+N’s Trefzger Journal of Commerce