Supply chain
Small Data Differences Create BIG Trouble
Achieving precise vessel tracking in supply chains is a tough task. Discrepancies between declared carriers and actual ships in transit often lead to inefficiencies and confusion. Based on Windward’s whitepaper, “A New Day for Data: Overcoming Ocean Freight Data Challenges,” this blog post delves into the turbulent realm of ocean freight tracking – exploring the…
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Supply chain
Here’s How to Achieve Supply Chain Velocity
When the world changed in 2020, an increasing number of transactions shifted to online, raising consumer expectations for quick delivery and adding pressure to supply chains. The economic uncertainty, Russia’s war, and other challenges have disrupted supply chains further, requiring freight forwarders (FFs), importers, exporters, and others adapt to this instability. How can they cope…
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Supply chain
3 Ways Actionable Ocean Freight Visibility Streamlines Your Logistics Operations
Actionable ocean freight visibility enables importers, exporters, and freight forwarders to increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve overall performance via real-time insights from a single source of truth. This visibility makes strategic decision-making regarding your logistics and supply chain operations easier and more effective. Here are three ways you can leverage actionable ocean freight visibility…
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Conflict zones
How to Cope with Red Sea Complexity
Yemen’s Houthi rebels continue to try their best to disrupt the Red Sea area, with the potential to seriously impact shipping lanes and the supply chain/logistics operations. Yemen’s Houthi terrorists hijacked the Galaxy Leader, an Israeli-linked cargo ship traversing the critical Red Sea shipping route, and took its 25 crew members as hostages in mid-November,…
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