To prevent the spread of COVID-19, more states in the US are issuing “Shelter in Place” orders requiring non-essential businesses to close. Ports and terminals, however, have continued running as they are considered essential businesses.
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Come talk tech with us in Long Beach! TPM has added technology in the logistics industry to the conference agenda, with a separate exhibitor space (El Dorado), taking place alongside TPM20.
If you’re traveling to the other side of the world, you’ll likely have to fly into a major airport hub and then transfer to a regional flight in order to get to your final destination. The same thing happens when you’re shipping cargo.
Since the coronavirus outbreak in China has spread to other countries, we’ve heard a lot of rumors and fears worldwide. Although the World Health Organization has said there is no reason to slow down international travel and trade, we’re starting to see an impact on supply chains.
Now that the holiday season is over, RFP season is kicking off for shippers. During the first quarter, consignees and suppliers request proposals from freight forwarders for shipping quotes for the coming year.
Along with all the festive happiness that comes with the Chinese New Year on January 25, the holiday also brings about a shortage of labor as most people go home or on vacation, causing a ripple effect throughout the global supply chain.
More of everything has been the theme for 2019: more data, more features, and more container volume.
Come meet us at the JOC Logistics Technology conference September 8-10 in Las Vegas. On day three of the conference, our CTO Miguel Pinilla and other panelists will discuss the interoperability and integration of logistics software solutions. We'd love to see you there!
While some of us are still in summer vocation mode, retailers have already started importing goods for the holiday season.
An easy way to automate the process of uploading your containers to your dashboard is to email your containers to containers@cruxsystems.com.
If you already receive an email from your supply chain partner with your containers, all you need to do forward it to containers@cruxsystems.com...