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 the occasion and grow their businesses along the way. And just when you thought things were getting back to normal, fallout from the Suez Canal continues to affect ports and air cargo. All that and a game of golf in this week’s Friday Five!

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 while one trade lane reopened, another crisis still looms. These stories and more in this week’s Friday Five.

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 anxiously awaits a resolution to the most noteworthy of news items, shippers and LSPs get to work on sustainability. All this and a handful of memes in this week’s Friday Five.

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 or depends on the container shipping industry right now. In this edition of the Friday Five we look at the pain of congestion, the sky high costs, and the rising call to rethink global supply chains.

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 between cost and availability amid the current import boom. Also in the news this week, Amazon expands its stake in air, while shifting consumer habits continue to change the makeup of the logistics warehouse space.

It’s not just container shortages causing bottlenecks in post-Brexit England, but a lack of supplies for pallets and packing materials too. While demand and supply for shipping supplies remain off balance, many in the industry are looking to the future. Old trucks get new life, the future is getting more sustainable, and one of the world’s biggest LSPs shows signs of a recovery in this week’s Friday Five.

This week’s top news in logistics: Good service is hard to find, but for ocean shippers you can get better service for a cost. The CEO of CMA CGM talks about service quality and price at #TPM21, while elsewhere ocean reliability woes continue. Meanwhile, vulnerable supply chains are coming under the microscope of big government.

This week’s top news in logistics: It’s cold outside. Warm yourself in front of the screen with this week’s Friday Five, as record-breaking cold snaps US supply chains, more containers are lost at sea, and China’s largest e-retailer spins off its logistics division as a technologically-advanced independent LSP.

This week's top news in Logistics; Shippers and LSPs scrambled to get ahead of the Lunar New Years' rush in China, causing extra congestion at key ports leading into the holiday. Meanwhile, the import boom continues to cause congestion across U.S. ports with no immediate sign of slowing. And another LSP falls victim to a cyber attack.

Paul Pessutti, a software and logistics industry veteran, has joined Slync.io as its new Executive Vice President & Chief Revenue Officer

Slync.io, a global leader in logistics operating process and system orchestration for global logistics providers and shippers, expands its investment in the world of professional golf, announcing its newest partnership with European and PGA Tour professional, Erik van Rooyen. 

Dallas Stars announce official logistics partnership with Slync.io, a technology innovator in logistics process automation and system orchestration

Slync.io, a global leader in logistics operating process and system orchestration for global logistics providers and shippers, today announced the closing of its $60 million Series B funding round.

Justin Rose Will Debut as Global Brand Ambassador for Slync.io at the 2020 U.S. Open, Wearing Company Logo on Chest

Slync.io announced today that two executives have been named “Supply Chain Pros to Know” by Supply and Demand Chain Executive (SDCE) magazine.

Slync.io, the first purpose-built operating system for global logistics, announced today that it has secured an $11 million series A funding round. The new funds will support hiring and growth as the company continues to expand

CEO of Slync.io to discuss the future of logistics and business process automation at TPM20, the biggest conference for international logistics professionals

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