Industry 4.0 – the next supply chain revolution Industry 4.0 is a concept that initially appeared in Germany and is considered to describe the fourth industrial revolution in manufacturing. This industrial transformation shall be achieved with real-time exchanged data, automation, robotics, cloud, artificial intelligenc (AI), connected devices and equipment (Internet of Things) and augmented reality […]
Read More →Data sharing, visibility at the heart of air cargo modernization
on March 15, 2018in Industry News
Data sharing, visibility at the heart of air cargo modernization Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is using data sharing to link flower shipment data to air waybill numbers at source. Photo credit: Holland Flower Alliance. The air cargo industry has been slow to adopt digitalization, but as service providers and shippers increasingly conduct their business via online […]
Read More →Brazil deploys troops to reduce Rio de Janiero cargo robberies
on March 13, 2018in Industry News
Brazil deploys troops to reduce Rio de Janiero cargo robberies Trucks travel in Brazil. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com. Cargo theft has tripled over the past three years in Rio de Janeiro, as an epidemic of violent assaults is shattering the logistics supply chains in the so-called Cidade Maravilhosa (in English — Marvelous City) every day. Trucks […]
Read More →Brazil deploys troops to reduce Rio de Janeiro cargo robberies
on March 13, 2018in Industry News
Brazil deploys troops to reduce Rio de Janeiro cargo robberies Trucks travel in Brazil. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com. Cargo theft has tripled over the past three years in Rio de Janeiro, as an epidemic of violent assaults is daily disrupting the logistics supply chains in the so-called “Marvelous City” or Cidade Maravilhosa. Trucks are being hijacked […]
Read More →Puerto Rico’s shipments focus on relief, not infrastructure upgrades
on March 13, 2018in Industry News
Puerto Rico’s shipments focus on relief, not infrastructure upgrades With a quarter of the island’s residents lacking electrical power, long-term improvements are taking a back seat to rebuilding efforts. Photo credit: Crowley Maritime. Few natural disasters have been as devastating as Hurricane Maria, the Category 5 storm that hit Puerto Rico last September and caused […]
Read More →Reinvigorated, carriers thinking anew about shipper services and value creation
on March 11, 2018in Industry News
Reinvigorated, carriers thinking anew about shipper services and value creation There is virtually no evidence that the container market is any less competitive, but emerging from a period of unprecedented consolidation, some carriers are beginning to act strategically in their future plans — this for the first time in years. Recent announcements from container carriers indicate business […]
Read More →Now outward-focused, carriers have small shippers in sights
on March 9, 2018in Industry News
Now outward-focused, carriers have small shippers in sights The Port of Oakland. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com. There is virtually no evidence that the container market is any less competitive, but emerging from a period of unprecedented consolidation, some carriers are beginning to act strategically in their future plans — this for the first time in years. […]
Read More →Flexport flights lock in space on busy trans-Pacific route
on March 9, 2018in Industry News
Flexport flights lock in space on busy trans-Pacific route Atlas Air B747-400 freighters will be used in Flexport’s weekly trans-Pacific charter service. Photo credit: Atlas Air. Flexport will launch its first weekly freighter flight between Hong Kong and Los Angeles in April, operating two flights per week as the tech-based forwarder locks in capacity on […]
Read More →Choose space over price in 2018, air cargo shippers warned
on March 7, 2018in Industry News
Choose space over price in 2018, air cargo shippers warned A UPS air cargo flight. Photo credit: Shutterstock. LONG BEACH, California — Book your air freight cargo early and prioritize space over price is the advice from forwarders as the robust demand experienced for much of last year continues into 2018.Data from the International Air […]
Read More →Hapag-LLoyd joins CargoSphere’s digital rate-processing system
on March 6, 2018in Industry News
Hapag-LLoyd joins CargoSphere’s digital rate-processing system A Hapag-Lloyd container ship. (Photo credit: Shutterstock. Cargosphere has signed up Hapag-Lloyd as the first carrier to use the technology company’s rate-processing platform, which enables the carrier to translate contract rates and conditions onto real-time prices on its routes around the globe. The platform, called Smart Upload and […]
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