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The Friday Five: Ocean Container Congestion Everywhere

This week's top news in logistics: Hapag-Loyd drops west coast port call amidst colossal container-ship traffic jams, container barge feeder services suspended for Hong Kong and Shenzhen, Nippon Yusen switches to Rail to deliver Cars to Europe, DB Schenker suspends Europe-UK road freight services, and XPO rejects French truck drivers’ requests to opt-out of UK trips amid corona concerns.
January 15, 2021

Friday Five

Jaime Reints
Friday Five

The Friday Five: U.S. Economy has Record GDP Surge in Q3

This week's top news in logistics: US GDP output up 7.4% over Q2, Eurozone GDP output up 12.7% over Q2, Brazilian coffee bean exports constrained by container capacity shortages, Alibaba announces South Korean logistics services to cut delivery times, and Hapag-Lloyd announces new blank sailings with East Asia typhoons.
October 30, 2020
Jaime Reints
Friday Five

The Friday Five: Russian Intelligence Accused of NotPetya Maersk Attack

This week's top news in logistics: NotPetya cyberattack on Maersk linked to Russia, Pfizer gears up for COVID19 Vaccine distribution, Chassis shortage in LA-LB likely to persist into 2021, FMC grants temporary tariff relief to CMA CGM, & Amazon expands logistics network in Mexico.
October 23, 2020
Jaime Reints
Friday Five

The Friday Five: Hapag-Lloyd Upgrades Profit Forecast

This week's top news in logistics: Hapag-Lloyd lifts profit forecast by 28%, UK gov’t secures post-Brexit capacity, 1 in 4 tenders continue to be rejected, China opens 10 ports for crew changes, and announces screening of frozen fish amid coronavirus concerns.
October 16, 2020
Jaime Reints
Friday Five

The Friday Five: Capacity Crunch Could Delay 700 Million Parcels

This week's top news in logistics: 700M Parcels expected to be late, FMC probes into unclear “merchant” surcharges, Ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam to be connected by rail with DB Cargo, Murmansk declared bankrupt, and Mesa Airlines makes first cargo flight for DHL.
October 9, 2020
Jaime Reints
Friday Five

The Friday Five: Cyber Pirates Hit Global Shipping Industry Nearing Peak Season

This week's top news in logistics: Two cyber-attacks hit the maritime industry in the same week, Container lines max out capacity to meet the surge in US demand, India's container shortage to continue through Q4, Over 19,000 Amazon associates test positive for COVID-19 and Walmart, Target announce plans to rival Prime Day this October.
October 2, 2020
Jaime Reints
Friday Five

The Friday Five: China to go Carbon-Neutral by 2060

This week's top news in logistics: China pledges to go carbon-neutral by 2060, CMA CGM buys stake in Groupe Dubreuil Aero, California plans to ban fossil-fueled cars by 2035, Port of Qingdao catches COVID, and Ex-Agility CEO joins Volta Trucks
September 25, 2020
Jaime Reints
Friday Five

The Friday Five: Maersk Cancels All Blanked Sailings on the Transpacific

This week's top news in supply chain and logistics: Maersk cancels TP blank sailings as FMC threatens to investigate, Port of Felixstowe in “chaos”, Strikes at Port Botany running amok, Sennder acquires Uber Freight Europe, & Bed Bath & Beyond gets news CSCO.
September 18, 2020
Jaime Reints
Friday Five

The Friday Five: China Government to Step in on Transpacific

This week's top news in Logistics: Chinese Government to step in on Transpacific, Big box ships worsen Japan's Port jams, Tesla plans to export from Shanghai, Beirut burns again, and Kohl’s gets into groceries with Amazon.
September 11, 2020
Jaime Reints Jennings
Friday Five

The Friday Five: Livestock Vessel Tragically Capsizes amidst Typhoon

This week's top news in logistics: Gulf Livestock 1 tragically capsizes, Maersk dissolves Safmarine & Damco, Carriers profit from capacity diligence, Alibaba invests in YTO Express, Amazon Prime gets FAA clearance on drone testing.
September 4, 2020

Industry Insights

Jaime Reints
Industry Insights

Slync.io Tees Up Sponsorship with Top Professional Golfer Justin Rose

Justin Rose Will Debut as Global Brand Ambassador for Slync.io at the 2020 U.S. Open, Wearing Company Logo on Chest
September 21, 2020
Jaime Reints
Industry Insights

Two Slync.io Executives Named 2020 Pros to Know by Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Slync.io announced today that two executives have been named “Supply Chain Pros to Know” by Supply and Demand Chain Executive (SDCE) magazine.
April 15, 2020
Jaime Reints
Industry Insights

Slync.io Raises $11 Million Series A Funding Round Amid COVID-19 Chaos

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
March 31, 2020
Jaime Reints
Industry Insights

Slync.io to be Featured at “El Dorado,” a TPM20 Tech Experience

CEO of Slync.io to discuss the future of logistics and business process automation at TPM20, the biggest conference for international logistics professionals
February 3, 2020
Chris Kirchner
Industry Insights

Where UPS & Walmart are Investing in Tech

The fourth-quarter earnings of UPS and Walmart are strong evidence for the strategic advantage that automation and digitization bring to organizations. Learn from their stories.
March 25, 2019
Raj Patel
Industry Insights

Turning AI Buzz Into Action

Supply chain and logistics adoption of AI is taking off because companies are increasingly realizing the technology’s tangible value in solving complexity issues. Learn more about where AI is having the most impact today – including exception and capacity management -- and how to get started.
February 27, 2019

News

Supply & Demand Chain Executive Celebrates the 20th Annual Pros to Know Winners
SDCExec on March 15, 2020
Major forwarder buy-in helps Slync.io land $11 million funding
Journal of Commerce on March 31, 2020
In Global Logistics, Orchestration Is the New Visibility
SupplyChainBrain on March 11, 2020
Mitigating the impact of cargo loss and damage with Logistics Orchestration™
FreightWaves on August 8, 2019
The return of geopolitical risk
FreightWaves on July 3, 2019
Slync’s Logistics Orchestration: where data and action meet
FreightWaves on June 21, 2019
Demand-driven retail supply chains need automated wholesale routing
FreightWaves on June 7, 2019
Slync.io accepted into Plug and Play Japan Fall Accelerator
PR Times on June 3, 2019
How to survive intensifying supply chain competition
FreightWaves on May 7, 2019
Stricter shipper requirements drive automation of exception management
FreightWaves on April 26, 2019
The retail apocalypse, omnichannel and supply chain analytics
FreightWaves on April 2, 2019
Will A.I. in Supply Chains Make Humans Obsolete?
Supply Chain Brain on March 15, 2019
The Intelligent Automation Imperative: Taming Supply Chain Complexity
Supply & Demand Chain Executive on March 4, 2019
The high stakes of warehouse digitization
FreightWaves on February 28, 2019
Green supply chains must be digital supply chains
FreightWaves on February 22, 2019
Slync Bolsters Leadership with Chief Strategy Officer and New Global Sales Director Appointments
Business Wire on January 28, 2019
Q&A: Achieving a Supply Chain Renaissance
Digital Journal on January 20, 2019
The next freight recession and what you can do about it
FreightWaves on January 18, 2019
Betting on Supply Chain Digitisation: Why It’s Your Competitive Advantage?
Supply Chain Digital on December 29, 2018
When supply chain digitisation stalls, go back to the data
Procurement Leaders on December 27, 2018
Slync CEO joins SAP.iO leadership to discuss corporate innovation, startup engagement in Tokyo
FreightWaves on December 14, 2018
MarketWaves Demo Day kickoff: Slync CEO Kirchner talks customer-centricity
FreightWaves on November 12, 2018
Creating value in the supply chain through digital collaboration
FreightWaves on November 7, 2018
How incremental automation adds resilience to supply chains
FreightWaves on November 9, 2018
Cooperation one of the challenges for Slync and the transparency chain
FreightWaves on May 16, 2018
Collaboration will unlock the next phase of supply chain digitization
FreightWaves on October 22, 2018
Tech startups' differing funding paths hold risks, gains for BCOs
The Journal of Commerce on August 29, 2018
Supply Chain Collaboration. Redefined.
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