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Team Slync2 min read

Slync.io Introduces Booking and Allocation Management Solution

Logistics service providers can dramatically accelerate ocean carrier booking processes to improve customer outcomes and overcome global ...
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Stefany Martin6 min read

The Friday Five: Perpetual peak season game plan for retailers and wholesalers

An industry expert gives advice how to thrive in perpetual peak season, McDonald’s is hit in their dairy-aire while Walmart diversifies. ...
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Charles Lundman3 min read

The Friday Five: China cautious toward Taliban leadership as backlogs grow on both sides of the Pacific

China approaches the geopolitical developments west of Xinjiang with caution, congestion worsens on both of the Pacific as Ningbo is ...
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Stefany Martin6 min read

The Friday Five: Largest global carrier makes strategic acquisitions

This week Maersk made key acquisitions to broaden its reach beyond ocean shipping. Plus, a closer look at a ship wreck in the "Amazon of ...
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Charles Lundman4 min read

The Friday Five: Shipping demand stronger than ever with no signs of slowing down

The back-to-school rush continues while port congestion is stretching towards an all-time high and carriers are having spectacular ...
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Stefany Martin4 min read

The Friday Five: It’s back-to-school season. Are you ready?

The days of blissful back-to-school shopping at your favorite Mega Lo Mart might be coming to an end due to the ongoing chaos in ocean ...
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Stefany Martin4 min read

The Friday Five: Welcome to perpetual peak season—better buckle up!

The past 18 months have illustrated that ocean freight will continue to be unpredictable, but there is hope. More on emerging priorities ...
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Stefany Martin2 min read

The Friday Five: Adding the human element to digital supply chains

Digital supply chains create a lot of data. Big, messy data. And technology alone can't solve the problem. Logistics orchestration requires ...
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Stefany Martin4 min read

The Friday Five: Ever Given on the move has me singing Etta James

When Etta James penned “At Last,” I bet she didn’t think it would be tied to the freeing of a 20,000 TEU ship. Yet, here we are. Finally, ...
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Stefany Martin6 min read

The Friday Five: A hot take on logistics from Alexander the Great

Logisticians have long paid the price when things don't go as planned. Hopefully not as dire as in Alexander the Great’s days, but times ...
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Team Slync5 min read

Outdated booking and allocation processes are slowing down the supply chain

Are you addressing the symptom or the disease behind global freight congestion? A look at how outdated processes like booking and ...
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Stefany Martin3 min read

The Friday Five: Global supply chain chaos means $11 billion is still a rough day at the office

Amazon Prime Day took center stage this week, illustrating how the continued chaos in ocean freight is slowing down global supply chains. A ...
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