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This is the story of a brilliant mechanical engineer in his 20s named Max Olson who had a crazy idea of how to revolutionize container transportation on the ocean. Contrary to what everybody else in the industry is doing - building larger and larger container vessels for economies of scale - Max set out to design small, hydrofoiling, remote-controlled speed boats that could carry 3 standard size ocean containers from China to the US West coast in less than 5 days. Instead of the normal 15 days of transit time. How Max came up with this crazy idea, how the prototypes look like, and if his idea has any chance of becoming a viable business any time soon, all of that and more is covered in this episode of The Logistics Tribe. Hosted by Jonah McIntire. Links: Seachange: https://www.goseachange.com/ Max Olson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/max-olson-241471123/

Our guest today on The Logistics Tribe is Karsten Keil. Karsten is member of the Management Board at Schnellecke Logistics and heads up the the groups IT and Digitization efforts. Together with our host Marco Prüglmeier, Karsten talks about how Schnellecke, a traditional, family-owned, globally-operating logistics provider with more than 75 years of experience is managing innovations and their digital transformation efforts. Together Karsten and Marco touch on the following topics: - How digital innovation and transformation is managed at Schnellecke globally and how it fits into to IT organization - What the main innovations are that Karsten's team is currently working on - What trends in innovations are the most relevant for Schnellecke? The importance of IoT, Data Analytics, real-time SC visibility, robotics - What the advantages are of AGVs vs. AMRs. The transition from AGVs to AMRs. Why AMRs are the future? - Visibility and tracking - Is blockchain already a topic? What's the potential? Resilience advantages of decentralized systems - Drones for inventory management in combination with RFID tags - Does augmented and virtual reality play a role yet? How is it being used at Schnellecke for onboarding. What results have been accomplished. - AR used during the picking process. What worked, what didn't? - The potential and challenges of autonomous trucks - Sustainability at Schnellecke - Could autonomous truck OEMs become a threat to thee traditional logistics business? How Schnellecke sees this as an opportunity. The emergence of platforms to coordinate shop floor equipment and autonomous trucks - The emergence of digital freight forwarders - How Schnellecke works with startups. What are the biggest challenges? - How a traditional, family-owned business with more than 75 years of experience had to change its culture to stay innovative Please subscribe to The Logistics Tribe Podcast, so you don't miss any of the future episodes. To connect with Karsten, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karsten-keil-6090761a6/ To learn more about Schnellecke, visit: https://www.schnellecke.com/en To connect with Marco Prüglmeier, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/ To connect with Boris Felgendreher, founder of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/

The current crisis in global ocean freight has impacted supply chains, businesses and consumers around the world. It is one of the most important business topics of the year. And a lot has been written about it already, even in the mainstream press. But this episode of The Logistics Tribe Podcast offers one of the most clear and comprehensive analyses of the situation, yet. Our guest Jochen Gutschmidt has spent over three decades on all sides of the ocean freight equation. 20 years in leading roles at Maersk and 10 years at Nestlé and his most recent role at maritime intelligence and analytics firm Sea-Intelligence give Jochen a very unique perspective and a comprehensive understanding of the crazy dynamics that are in play during these unprecedented times in ocean transportation. Host of today's show is Jonah McIntire, serial entrepreneur in the logistics tech space with many years of experience in global freight, logistics and tech. Together, Jonah and Jochen are talking about the following topics and themes: - Jochen's three decades in the world of ocean freight - A snapshot of the ocean freight chaos in the last 18 months - What are the root causes of the crisis? Is COVID the only cause at play? - How is this crisis similar or different to previous situations ovre the last decade? - The most frequent question Jochen gets from his clients at Sea-Intelligence - The big picture: What keeps supply chain leaders up at night in the current situation? - Rate impacts on major lanes: Asia-Europe, Asia-NA - Rate impacts in spot market vs. long service contracts - Have the costs for carriers and forwarders actually gone up in line with the rate increases? - How will the sudden carrier windfalls be used? - An analysis of the COVID-induced shipping crisis - The role of the sudden change in consumer behavior in the US during the pandemic and how it differed from consumer behavior in Europe - How temporary or permanent is the crisis? - Are we dealing with a "fork in the road" situation for the entire industry? - What will post-pandemic common rates look like? - Predictions for the carrier's business strategies post-COVID. Will they go back to rock-bottom rates and price wars? - What lessons can be learned for supply chain leaders? - and more Please subscribe to The Logistics Tribe Podcast, so you don't miss any of the future episodes. To learn more about Sea-Intelligence, visit: https://www.sea-intelligence.com/ To connect with Jochen Gutschmidt, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gutschmidt/ To connect with Jonah McIntire, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonahmcintire/ To connect with Boris Felgendreher, founder of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ To connect with Dana von der Heide, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danavonderheide/ To connect with Marco Prüglmeier, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/