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Chinese New Year overlapped with Presidents Day, Valentine’s Day and the storms hitting across the country in February, creating the perfect storm of disruptions.

Enterprises sometimes adopt several different SaaS products, only to end up with processes without cross-functionalities due to lack of integration.

Guest commentator Eric Masotti writes about the importance of technology in logistics – but also underscores the importance of dedicated people to the process.

Like most industries, the work environment of brokers and 3PLs has changed dramatically in the last couple of months. Here are some tools that are being used to cope.

A chief supply chain officer can be the linchpin connecting all different departments within a retail company, including marketing, finance, sales and accounting.

No one was prepared for the global shipping disruption caused by COVID-19, but Mike Meierkort said Damco’s resiliency program is “the closest thing to having a playbook.”

Logistics continues to adapt due to globalization and technological innovations. This article explores trends that may change logistics in 2020.

Brian Aoaeh writes about the challenges and opportunities of logistics in Africa – and what will likely occur in the next few years.

India spends 14% of its GDP on logistics; the country’s government is actively looking to reduce that amount by introducing key reforms in the sector.

Ben Thrower writes that venture capital funds continue to flow to digital freight brokerages, but legacy companies continue to fight back.

Brian Aoaeh offers observations about the future of supply chains following his attendance at the recent FreightWaves LIVE event .

Supply chains are now more susceptible than ever to macroeconomic trends and the rise of consumer expectations in the context of last-mile delivery. To alleviate impact, businesses need to pursue visibility and operational transparency as top priorities.

Brian Aoaeh writes about threats to supply chains from cyber attacks and the need for increased cyber security.

Charley Dehoney writes about Amazon’s impact on software programming, and how it is using lessons from Amazon Web Services to logistics and its other business lines.

Logistics in Alaska can be both amazing and frustrating. Alaska is the most expansive and diverse logistics laboratory in the United States. Take the largest state in the nation, yet the third least-populated, spread the people throughout the state, support them with only basic infrastructure having little to no redundancies, separate them from the rest […]

Meal-kit delivery company HelloFresh leverages data from last-mile movement and consumer feedback to make its deliveries precise and error-free.

Businesses will pay up to 14% more on logistics-related temporary jobs during the upcoming holiday season.

Transport and logistics businesses need to seriously consider investing in digitalization if they want to stay afloat in this rapidly evolving market.

FreightWaves, the industry-leading provider of 24/7 news, data and analytics for the global freight and logistics markets, announces the start of the nomination process for the 2020 FreightTech 100 Awards. “The 2019 FreightTech 100 Awards were a great success,” stated FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller. “More than 500 companies were nominated for the awards, and those […]

Brian Aoaeh writes about the use of machine learning to improve supply chains, particularly in the context of decreasing greenhouse gas emissions.

In the wake of Hurricane Barry, Brian Aoaeh writes about the disruption to supply chains that hurricanes and flooding can do. In particular, the state of Louisiana and its ports are critical to the U.S. agriculture and energy industries.

Supply chains are embracing cutting-edge technology, in an attempt to reduce costs and increase efficiency. However, it is critical to understand which technologies to invest in to stay away from tilting the delicate balance of value chains.

Commentary by Bill Driegert, Senior Director of Uber Freight, explores the current and near-future of on-demand freight.

Charley Dehoney writes about the process to finance a freight tech/logistics tech start-up.

FreightWaves is monitoring a number of trends that will impact the freight market in 2019. Digitization will play a key role in these trends as companies seek to optimize their supply chain processes.

Gary Vaynerchuk, the chairman of VaynerMedia, is set to deliver the keynote address at Transparency19 conference in May next year.