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The Friday Five: How tariffs, technology and resources are changing the logistics industry

Even though we’re witnessing historic demand for Asian exports, it appears that the recent U.S.-China trade war has started to reshape ...
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Team Slync5 min read

The Friday Five: Summertime, and the shipping ain’t easy

There’s no rest for global logistics this summer as all projections point to continued headaches with the price and availability of ...
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Jaime Reints4 min read

The Friday Five: Happy Birthday, Container Shipping!

Containerization turns 65, DSV acquires GIL from Agility, 2021’s top IT Logistics Providers are announced, and Matt Gunn talks digital ...
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Team Slync4 min read

The Friday Five: Can logistics lead the way?

As the world celebrates Earth Day, we take a look at how two industries near and dear to our hearts are working to apply practical ...
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Nikolaus Sievers3 min read

How to become a more sustainable logistics service provider

The past decade has seen a significant shift toward sustainable business practices in the logistics industry. But when it comes to turning ...
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Team Slync4 min read

The Friday Five: Want your containers back? That’ll be $1 billion

Queue your Dr. Evil impressions, if you were hoping to see any items stowed on the Ever Given, it’s going to cost you almost $1 billion. ...
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The Friday Five: Despite turmoil, it’s high times for the logistics industry

It’s not all bad news for the logistics industry — record levels of demand and a continued shortage of capacity are causing LSPs to rise to ...
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Team Slync5 min read

The Friday Five: Back to your regularly scheduled disruptions

Take a look inside the operations to free the Ever Given from the Suez Canal and the memes that motivated workers to get the job done. And ...
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The Friday Five: Has anyone Ever Given logistics this much grief?

Logistics is all stopped up on one end, while the alarm bells ring for a potential shortage of toilet paper on the other. While the world ...
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Team Slync7 min read

The Friday Five: It’s going to get worse before it gets better for global logistics

Some say the hardest things in life are ultimately the most rewarding challenges to overcome. Just don’t tell that to anyone that works in ...
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Team Slync4 min read

The Friday Five: Supply, Demand and Container Shipping Rates

No one wants to be accused of taking advantage of a bad situation, but in the world of ocean freight, carriers are walking a fine line ...
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Team Slync4 min read

The Friday Five: Pallets, Pallets Everywhere, but None in Brexit UK

It’s not just container shortages causing bottlenecks in post-Brexit England, but a lack of supplies for pallets and packing materials too. ...
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