En un mercado de carga turbulento, la necesidad de estrategias de adquisición basadas en datos nunca ha sido mayor. Para abordar esta creciente demanda, Project44 dio a conocer su análisis de adquisición de carga solución el lunes en asociación con la plataforma de inteligencia de mercado de carga...
Procurement
SONAR partners with project44 on new procurement analytics tool
In a turbulent freight market, the need for data-driven procurement strategies has never been greater. To address this growing demand, project44 unveiled its Freight Procurement Analytics solution on Monday in partnership with real-time freight market intelligence platform SONAR. The partnership provides shippers with contract benchmarking, procurement optimization and visibility into carrier rates.
Addressing procurement challenges with datahttps://www.freightwaves.com/news/sonar-partners-with-project44-on-new-procurement-analytics-tool
The world’s first bunker online auction
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On the back of a year of continued growth in usage, the digital procurement of fuel within the shipping industry is set to further increase in 2025, says AuctionConnect, … |
https://maritime-professionals.com/the-worlds-first-bunker-online-auction/
Latest Uber Freight launch combines marketplace and managed services networks
ARLINGTON, Texas — Managed transportation and freight technology provider Uber Freight on Wednesday launched a spot market solution under its premier offering Uber Freight Exchange.
Uber Freight Exchange was initially released in September as a contract procurement platform enabling shippers to run bids with both their own and Uber Freight’s carrier network. At the time, the product brought Uber Freight’s technology to the contract market while providing messaging tools, bid functions and...
GoodShip releases procurement scenario builder solution
Procurement platform GoodShip unveiled Wednesday its most recent product update, introducing the innovative proprietary scenario builder.
This feature empowers GoodShip’s shipper clientele to meticulously craft personalized constraints, facilitating a comprehensive assessment of prospective procurement outcomes. By aligning these insights with their supply chain objectives, clients can make optimal decisions, ensuring a strategic and informed approach to procurement.
GoodShip raises $5M to...https://www.freightwaves.com/news/goodship-releases-procurement-scenario-builder-solution
The future of procurement
After the strained capacity the industry experienced in the previous freight cycle, for shippers, the current stability offers a time to reflect. But they shouldn’t get too comfortable.
Looking ahead, freight patterns will inevitably shift, and the question on everyone’s mind is when the market will turn once again. Given the challenges their supply chains went through in recent memory, shippers should be preparing the groundwork now for when market rates do increase and capacity tightens.
Current...
It is time to take control of low-volume contract lanes
No matter what is happening in the freight market, shippers value predictability, efficiency and on-time delivery. They are driven by these values to ensure their routing guides are iron-clad, as failures lead to unexpected delays and expenses. Some types of freight, however, are more likely to fall through the cracks than others.
A low-volume contract lane (LVCL) is defined as any lane being run as a contract bid by the shipper that has less than one load per week. These lanes are often...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/it-is-time-to-take-control-of-low-volume-contract-lanes
GoodShip raises $5M to provide analytics to both shippers and carriers
Cloud-based procurement platform GoodShip announced Thursday it has closed on a $5 million seed round co-led by Ironspring Ventures and Chicago Ventures with participation from previous investors including Fuse VC, Cercano Management and project44’s Jett McCandless.
Including its previous seed round that closed in October, which involved several industry leaders including Stord founder Sean Henry, Convoy founder Dan Lewis and FreightWaves founder Craig Fuller, the company has raised $7.4 million...
199 Maria Theodosiou, Managing Director GenPro
Procurement or purchase?
Maria Theodosiou, Managing Director GenPro, is the interviewee in episode 199. She explains what a maritime procurement company brings to the maritime industry.
We speak about so many exciting topics, and Maria underlines the different moral compasses of the next generation. To lead them into the business, we must consider being open-minded, inclusive, brave, and approachable and creating a safe environment where it’s possible to speak and ask about anything.
Maria leads...
https://shippingpodcast.com/199-maria-theodosiou-managing-director-genpro/
Different mission, same challenges for public sector CPOs
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The U.S. Air Force has a major footprint in cities and towns across the United States. It also spends a great deal of money on what it calls “micro-purchase spending,” or spending on supplies on a base-by-base level. At nearly $2 billion annually, this micro-purchase spending could provide a major boost to communities that support the nation’s military.
But there was no program in place to manage that spending. So it created the First Look Program. The program dictates that...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/different-mission-same-challenges-for-public-sector-cpos