Splice Insights

Welcome to Splice Insights, where we share our thoughts on two of our passions, software and shipping. Gain perspectives on supply chain integrations, logistics process design, shipping challenges and ways to improve our global community.

What are Earliest Receiving Dates (ERD) and Cut-Off Dates in Export Container Shipping?

Kevin Speers

2 min read

What are Earliest Receiving Dates (ERD) and Cut-Off Dates in Export Container Shipping?

Let’s get into what earliest receiving dates (ERD)and cut-off dates entail and why they matter.

How Export Visibility Data Powers Container Shipping Success and Smooth Sailings

Kevin Speers

4 min read

How Export Visibility Data Powers Container Shipping Success and Smooth Sailings

Export visibility data are key to success. Earliest receiving dates, cut-offs, and vessel schedules underpin good management and planning.

Navigating Export Demurrage at Marine Terminals: Understanding Costs and Solutions

Kevin Speers

4 min read

Navigating Export Demurrage at Marine Terminals: Understanding Costs and Solutions

This article delves into the intricacies of export demurrage at marine terminals, exploring its causes, costs, and potential solutions.

Drayage Operations for Export Logistics: The Importance of Knowing the Earliest Receiving Date (ERD)

Kevin Speers

3 min read

Drayage Operations for Export Logistics: The Importance of Knowing the Earliest Receiving Date (ERD)

Drayage is critical to export container logistics. A key factor to success are timely updates to the earliest receiving dates.

Greenabl and Splice Announce Partnership to Accelerate Global Supply Chain Decarbonization

Kevin Speers

2 min read

Greenabl and Splice Announce Partnership to Accelerate Global Supply Chain Decarbonization

February 26, 2024 — Greenabl, the logistics industry's leading partner in achieving global supply chain decarbonization, has joined...

The Exporter's News Digest - February 16, 2024

Kevin Speers

2 min read

The Exporter's News Digest - February 16, 2024

This edition hits several big topics for exporters: exchange rates, economic growth (or lack thereof), optimism in US logistics, the Red...

How Automation is Improving the Employee Experience

Kevin Speers

4 min read

How Automation is Improving the Employee Experience

Automation drives effectiveness and efficiency, which are both staples in creating meaningful work for employees.

Kevin Speers

4 min read

Why Splice?

Instead of hearing issues within the supply chain and logistics industry, we heard a call to action and created Splice.

Container Yard Visibility: Splice Integration and Automation Increases Throughput and Efficiencies

Kevin Speers

4 min read

Container Yard Visibility: Splice Integration and Automation Increases Throughput and Efficiencies

High volumes posed several problems that threatened STI’s competitive position and risked losing market share. STI was looking for better...

One From Many: Trucking Data Integration to Keep Containers Moving

Kevin Speers

3 min read

One From Many: Trucking Data Integration to Keep Containers Moving

At Splice, we were working with a prominent trucking and warehousing company serving customers on the East Coast that was struggling to...

A Market-wide Reason for Workflow Integration

Kevin Speers

2 min read

A Market-wide Reason for Workflow Integration

In a recent Insights post on takeaways from TPMTech and TPM, we highlighted a notable description of our industry: “sclerotic, slow to...

Kevin Speers

2 min read

Yard Spot - Powered by Splice

Yard Spot exemplifies the potential of Splice to simplify and digitize logistics operations, layering data into a common operating picture.