eft Weekly Newsletter 15th January 2015
eft’s North American 3PL awards; the Uber of logistics and the new blue ocean strategy
We’ve really jumped head-long into our upcoming projects which this week’s articles highlight. The 3PL Awards is launching early this year, to give you a taster: we’re letting 3PL customers rate the 3PLs they’re using. We’re really excited with this development, as it’ll allow for more 3PLs to participate in the voting process, and provide the industry with some very valuable feedback.
This week has also highlighted new investments flowing towards ‘The Uber of Logistics’ – LaLamove, on the heels of Uber’s first foray into the area in Hong Kong. Stay tuned to next week’s newsletter for an update on this in relation to the 3PL Summit –June 16-18, Chicago.
Kind Regards,
Chris Saynor
eft CEO
New This Week:
eft’s 2015 North American 3PL Awards – shippers rate their LSPs
eft recognises year on year those 3PLs that deliver consistent excellence in contract logistics operations for their customers.
3PLs and Logistics Investors – Wake Up to the New Blue Ocean Strategy
The 3PL industry has growth. Behind that positive are many providers of different sizes. It is an industry that is defined as a commodity service. There is little differentiation. Value propositions are limited and are more about functions that customer supply chains. Positioning is a challenge.
FedEx & UPS Dimensional Weight - Measuring Packages Volume
Dimensional Weight might be the freight "it" term of 2015. Dimensional weight or DIM weight is the method of measuring package volume instead of just weight alone. This method could become the new standard.
‘Uber For Logistics’ Startup Lalamove Lands $10M To Expand In China And Southeast Asia
Lalamove, an Uber-like service for logistics, has raised $10 million to expand its presence across Asia, where it already operates in six cities.
Logistics and Transportation Expenses: Understanding Their Role in the Cost of Doing Business
As logistics and transportation expenses take a larger bite out of every sales dollar, companies must continually analyze their freight expense relationship to their overall cost of doing business. Unfortunately, many companies lack the technical expertise to accomplish these analyses.
India Launches Real-Time Oversize Permits
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Government of India, in collaboration with the Hydraulic Trailer Owner Association (HTOA), has launched a new online permitting system for the movement of heavy and oversize cargoes using hydraulic trailers.
Strategic cooperation between Stena Line and Mann Lines
Stena Line and Mann Lines announced that they have launched a joint RoRo service in the North Sea and Baltic as part of wider cooperation agreement to support each other’s networks in the region.
Panama Canal Preps for LNG Carriers
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) signed a cooperation agreement with the Port of Lake Charles in Louisiana earlier this week, which aims to attract new customers from the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry to soon to be the expanded Canal.
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Upcoming Industry Events:
17th Logistics CIO Forum & Truck IT Forum – 20th-21st April 2015 - Austin, USA
9th Annual Hi-Tech & Electronics Supply Chain Summit – 20th-21st May 2015- Amsterdam, Europe
13th Annual 3PL Summit – 16th-18th June 2015 - The Radisson Blu Aqua, Chicago, USA
6th Chief Supply Chain Officer Forum – 16th-18th June 2015 - The Radisson Blu Aqua, Chicago, USA
LATAM Annual 3PL Summit – 11th-12th August 2015 - San Paulo, Brazil
LATAM Chief Supply Chain Officer Forum – 11th-12th August 2015 - San Paulo, Brazil
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