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Explore the shipping industry's challenges and resurgence with OpenTug. Read on for insights on US waterways and marine strategies

The benefits of shipping via US waterways are countless for all stakeholders in the logistics value chain. Despite the benefits, we must content with inefficiencies and difficulties in tracking marine logistics.

High inflation is a harsh reality for many industries, but maritime shipping is particularly vulnerable to the supply and demand effects. However, there are ways to combat this upward pressure regardless of the transient economy – and it begins with implementing modern logistics proven to boost centralized communication, reduce cost by reducing risk, and improve overall maritime efficiency from port A to port B.

Our work commute is a big part of this, but in an increasingly hybrid workforce and with more high-density public transportation options, there’s another significant category. Currently, most freight in the US is carried by trucks, meaning a lot of this traffic is truck traffic.

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