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9 Best Practices for Global Logistics Management
In a climate of uncertainty and disruption, companies that prioritize visibility, sophisticated tech, empowered teams, and trusted collaboration are building more resilient, responsive global supply chains.
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Changing Your TMS Isn’t as Painful as You Think
Coming from someone who has been through multiple transportation management system (TMS) transitions, the initial thoughts of it can be daunting: “How will a new system affect my current workflows? How long will it take to learn where everything is? Will it have the same button and perform the same function that I’ve been used to for the past five years?”
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WHAT’S THE WORD: The Language of Logistics
From the difference between a duty and tariff to why you should pay attention to tail inventory, here’s how to speak supply chain.
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Staying Ahead of the Curve: 7 Key Regulatory Changes Impacting Global Transportation
As transportation regulations increasingly emphasize transparency and timely information, staying informed is key. Here are seven critical regulatory updates—including de minimis rule changes, new international data requirements, and cyberattack reporting—that will significantly impact shippers and demand proactive compliance strategies.
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Echo’s $9.8M Logistics Play: Dodging Tariffs, Delivering Savings
When trade tremors hit, hydrogen health tech company Echo didn’t flinch. Faced with looming tariffs and rising risk, the wellness brand moved fast—overhauling its supply chain, shifting manufacturing to the Philippines, and saving nearly $10 million in one year. Here’s a firsthand account of how smart logistics made it possible.
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6 Ways to Make Must-Arrive-By Dates Work for You
If you’ve shipped into big box retailers in the past 15 years, you’ve undoubtedly encountered Must-Arrive-By-Dates (MABDs), the protocol implemented by Walmart, Target, and others during the early days of retail’s data revolution. MABDs allow shippers to meet time-sensitive demands with confidence, while avoiding unpleasant fines. Additional non-compliance on shipments can also lower your overall scorecard, leading to being downgraded as a supplier.
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IN BRIEF: New Services and Solutions
Lynden Air Cargo is partnering with Moog Inc. to upgrade its fleet of Lockheed Model 382G Hercules (L-382G) aircraft with the Genesys Avionics Suite. The avionics and autopilot modernization program includes the installation of equipment, software updates, and integration testing. The first aircraft is scheduled for completion in 2026.
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Sunset Opens New Windows for VEKA
When working to provide its customers with innovative window and door systems along with multiple rail and deck solutions, VEKA Inc. emphasizes quality service, transparency, and accountability. However, a previous logistics partner’s shift to a more automated approach degraded responsiveness and service. VEKA sought a new logistics partner that was similarly committed to service and reliability. It found a match with Sunset Transportation.
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How Automation, Data, and Demand Are Reshaping Warehouses
Warehousing and distribution remain a cornerstone of logistics operations. Effective strategies are essential to ensure the timely and efficient flow of goods from manufacturers to consumers. Businesses must constantly adapt and innovate to meet the dynamic needs of stakeholders and customers.
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Warehouse Robotics Gain Picking Prowess
Making advancements in dexterity and finesse, warehouse robots take on more supply chain applications.
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End-to-End Visibility: The See-Through Supply Chain
In an era of constant disruption, supply chain leaders seek end-to-end visibility solutions to gain transparency from origin to final mile. The clarity that comes with supply chain X-ray vision helps them detect issues early, respond quickly, and build a resilient, agile network.
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Can We Jumpstart American Shipbuilding?
In 80 years, U.S. shipbuilding has gone from producing record numbers of hulls during World War II—representing roughly 60% of global merchant tonnage—to just 0.1% today. President Trump’s executive order on “Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance” aims to reverse this decline.
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Top 10 3PLs: Readers’ Choice Excellence Awards
The tally is in. These third-party logistics providers rounded up the most votes and won reader applause.
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3PLs Keep the Beat
In today’s high-stakes, high-speed global supply chain, third-party logistics providers are more than just behind-the-scenes players—they’re the drummers keeping time, driving rhythm, and keeping operations in sync. Discover how agile, tech-savvy 3PLs help shippers stay resilient, responsive, and right on beat.
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Radeberger Brews A Smarter Supply Chain
In the beverage industry, everything is fluid. Production and sales volumes are heavily dependent on both market trends and raw materials availability. The slightest change in the sequence of processes—production, filling, distribution, or the return of empty bottles and containers—has immediate ramifications for the entire supply chain. How is it possible, under such conditions, to optimize both production capacities and route planning over the long term?
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Seeing Clearly: How CLI’s AI System Transformed Quality Control
One plant. One challenge. One breakthrough—now transforming many. CLI’s proprietary vision-based AI solution redefines quality control.
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Alaska Marine Lines Supports FEMA Hawaii Housing Project
Alaska Marine Lines transported three barge loads of modular housing units from Seattle to Maui to support a FEMA project assisting in the Lahaina fire rebuild efforts.
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Rail Shipping: How to Future-Proof and Streamline Your Operations
One of the biggest challenges in rail logistics is that data is everywhere but rarely connected. To move toward a centralized system, shippers need to simplify and modernize their processes, from phasing out spreadsheets and manual methods, consolidating systems to building flexibility and redundancy into operations.
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2025 Inbound Logistics Perspectives: 3PL Market Research Report
Amid policy shifts and uncertainty, geopolitical volatility, and fast-rising new technology solutions, third-party logistics (3PL) providers are adopting and evolving to serve the changing needs of their clients. The 2025 Inbound Logistics 3PL Perspectives report highlights how recent adjustments are shaping 3PL services and operations, while also revealing shifts in the diverse shipper landscape they […]
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How Ascent Fast Boat Saved an Automotive Manufacturer Millions and Kept Production on Schedule
A faster ocean freight option from Ascent Global Logistics reduced a leading automotive manufacturer’s reliance on costly airfreight and protected its global production lines from disruption.
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