Software as a Service, or SaaS, emerged as a trend post-2010, and it has been growing exponentially since then. SaaS as an industry is worth US$193 billion; over the past seven years, it has grown nearly 500 per cent. Driving this humongous demand is the need for inexpensive software products that will be available on demand. While finance and other major...
Several dubious practices are employed by various stakeholders involved in the maritime trade. Disputes can arise either by innocent mistake or deliberate attempts. The industry needs standardization across all functions, and addressing malpractices in ship-shore operations is one among them. International Maritime Organization’s amendment to FAL convention in May 2022 came with five specific objectives. The most important is addressing...
Kale has developed technology interventions for airports and ports that eliminate paper-based systems, reduce congestion, and decrease cargo wait times. With Kale's cargo community systems, supply chain actors can exchange real-time information on cargo movement, allowing for seamless integration and coordination between different stakeholders. These systems are already live at airports and ports around the world. By implementing these systems,...
Kale Info Solutions (Kale), the North American subsidiary of Kale Logistics Solutions, is taking the company's aligned vision of giving back to the community. In Atlanta, Kale undertook a series of community forward activities, which included giving away hundreds of gifts to first graders, walking for breast cancer awareness, and actively taking the Breast Cancer Awareness Month initiative forward. Toyland, formally...
[vc_empty_space height="20px"] More than 200 marine and shipping accidents occur annually, and at least 30-40 crew members sustain injuries and fatal incidents. In addition, cargo theft is becoming prevalent, with US and Canada reporting around 20 per cent increase in thefts and supply chain risks in 2022. The industry and the regulators have long introduced new rules and mandates to tackle...
[vc_empty_space height="20px"] Cargo congestion has gone from bad to worse at major Airports in the world, especially USA. Moreover, the upcoming period after the pandemic too looked uncertain as they were experiencing import export surge. A year later, the condition still looks precarious as the delays have caused overflowing warehouses, and lack of equipment to carry the cargo from one end...
[vc_empty_space height="20px"] When electronic data interchange (EDI) was introduced half a century ago, it rang in an era of business automation. Two decades later, in the eighties, standards began to converge towards the UN/EDIFACT standard, which set the foundations for global data exchange between businesses. Today, 95% of documents exchanged electronically in air freight use a “dialect” of EDI called Cargo...
[vc_empty_space height="20px"] “Unique Labour dynamics” in the air cargo industry is turning to be a burning issue for entire supply chain. With unemployment benefit schemes being a disincentive for some staff to return to the workforce, the air cargo sector is at crossroads. According to industry estimates, staff shortage at the peak of COVID-19 lockdown was 30 percent. Since last year...
[vc_empty_space height="20px"] Freight Forwarders play a crucial role in the entire logistics industry. The role of Freight Forwarders in the modern world is simple but significant. Apart from arranging carriers to move cargo forward, they have a strategic advisory role in terms of documentation, planning, providing local services and execution of cargo movement. Complex, demanding, and the most competitive business scenario...
[vc_empty_space height="20px"] With a good chunk of the world population getting vaccinated, now the focus is on getting back to usual business. Even during the peak of COVID-19, e-commerce did thrive. Thanks to logistics frontliners in maritime industry who played a pivotal role in moving cargo from Asia Pacific to the entire world. But now, every port in North America, Europe...
[vc_empty_space height="20px"] Since the advent of the pandemic, the demand for air cargo bookings online have been on the rise quite exponentially and so is the need to negotiate on the pricing through online modes. While Shippers and Freight Forwarders negotiate in person for quotations, nowadays, requesting quotation is performed online with technology intervention. Certain IT solutions exists that allows the stakeholders...
[vc_empty_space height="20px"] Freight Forwarders and Exporters often see Airport as a blackhole. Yes, once cargo enters the airport precinct, these stakeholders would hardly get any visibility on the shipment. But the stakeholders on the air side too face challenges such as redundant data entries, revenue leakage and regulatory delays. Due to such issues, shipments either go missing or delayed for departure....
[vc_empty_space height="20px"] The maritime supply chain is critical to America’s economy and national security, and that point could not be more evident than it is today. Sometimes it takes a major disruption to highlight vulnerabilities. In the recent times, the maritime ecosystem in the USA has seen discord between shipping lines and exporters. Major disruption in the US supply chain has...
[vc_empty_space height="20px"] The outcry on sustainability and sustainable practices are soaring these days. At least in Air Cargo has seen a major transformation in terms of adopting sustainable practices. According to IATA, 2.5 million lives are saved each year with vaccine shipments sent worldwide (excluding COVID-19). Each shipment might consume 124 copies of paper. This would eventually cause millions of paper...
[vc_empty_space height="20px"] Philippines is among the most key trade areas in the world owing to its presence in the South China Sea. The country is a hub for electronics, minerals, and petroleum products. Yes, similar to Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, India and Thailand, Philippines too is a busy hub of export import activities in the South East Asian region. Being the export...
[vc_empty_space height="20px"] While the entire world is beginning to see a deluge alike last year, a complete lockdown may not be happening as the supply chain is still active. Unfortunately, other challenges are looming. Since the beginning of 2021, there has been a significant increase in imports and exports. Imports alone in North American ports have been skyrocketing in a range...
[vc_empty_space height="20px"] Truth is always bitter and in case of the Logistics customers – shippers – are continually seeking ways to do cost cutting out of the supply chain in order to improve their operational performance - particularly when it comes to inventory and transportation. As a Logistics provider, this means Freight Forwarders can either enter a battle to offer a...
[vc_empty_space height="20px"] International shipping requires a unified, global approach to facilitation in case it wants to thrive in this highly competitive landscape. This need led to the foundation of an international treaty called the FAL Convention, active since 1967 but kept continually amended and updated by Governments at the FAL Committee of IMO – which usually meets every year, at least...
[vc_empty_space height="20px"] Truck congestion is a big problem behind the scenes at some major US airports, especially in North America, because of the existing inefficiencies present as a result of poor coordination and infrastructure. North America faces the major challenge of truck congestion since most of the counties here have more than 60% of truck drivers. Truck congestion at cargo complexes in...
[vc_empty_space height="20px"] Import activities in the west coast of North America is surging as it used to be in the pre-pandemic scenario. If the statistics are to be believed, analysts estimate a significant volume surge of 160 percent in imports compared to the year ago period. Staples and consumer durables are among the most sought-after shipments in this lot and most...
