The JOC.com Market Data Hub provides various data sets on pricing, freight volume, and service reliability for categories including Trans Pacific market data, Trans Atlantic, Asia/Europe, Container Pricing, Port Volumes,…
Procurify: 5 Must Read Procurement Books
Jeannette Montory, writing for Procurify blog, lists “five procurement books to help you get to the top of your field, and stay there.” They are: The Procurement and Supply Manager’s Desk…
Resource of the Week: Transport Topics
The Transport Topics publication and website provide a wealth of information, covering trucking and freight transportation. Navigation channels include: News and Analysis, Fuel Prices, Top 100 Rankings, Resources, Interact, Classified,…
World Bank Celebrates Access to Information Policy Fifth Anniversary
As stated on the World Bank website: “A new phase of openness began five years ago on July 1, 2010, when the World Bank launched its Policy on Access to…
Don't Believe Everything You Read! Bloomberg Website Hoax Sends Twitter's Shares Soaring
Is this not a perfect example of the need to vet websites for credible and authoritative information?! Stephen Morris, writing for Venture Beat, penned today’s article, “Someone Spoofed Bloomberg’s Website…
The First 500 Companies Allowed to Fly Drones Over the US
The Verge has partnered with the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College to collect data on the businesses now allowed to fly drones over US soil. The article,…
Guest Post for The Strategic Sourceror on Supply Market Intelligence Trends
The Strategic Sourceror recently ran my guest post entitled, “Supply Market Intelligence Trends [SMI] to Help Clear the Way.” In the post three SMI trends are identified that have the…
Supply Chain Standard Will Re-launch As Logistics & Supply Chain
According to Supply Chain Standard, in October 2015 the publication will be re-launched in print as a quarterly magazine and renamed Logistics and Supply Chain. “This new, international title will…
Resource of the Week: Baltic Indices Lloyd’s List Intelligence
With the Baltic Indices, you can view Baltic Dry (Dry Bulk Index), Capsize, Panamac, Supramax, and Handysize indices for various time periods, up to five years historical. Click on “Tankers”…
Avoid Unintentional Plagiarism
A Grammarly blog post entitled, “5 Most Effective Methods for Avoiding Plagiarism,” features a funny cartoon by Prillo & Fritz, where a student is saying to his teacher: “Whaddya mean…