This article brought to you courtesy of NEXT Trucking The ability of marine terminals to move ocean containers quickly is becoming a selling point for shippers frustrated with long delays seen at U.S. ports during the second half of 2018. And one of the fastest terminals on the U.S. West Coast says it is ready […]
Fretlink connects thousands of carriers with large shippers through a digital freight marketplace that offers reliability on service and freight hauling prices.
Volvo Group and Samsung SDI will work together to advance Volvo’s electric truck plans with direct supply of battery cells and packs to Volvo manufacturing plants.
Today’s fleets contend with the Amazon effect on logistics, have to keep up customer satisfaction levels, minimize operational costs and also attract and retain drivers. Technology could help make these challenges easier.
A five percent drop in licenses contributed to a modest disappointment, but management is excited about Qualtrics.
Sandeep Kar has written a thought-provoking article about changes in trucks and how those changes affect truck drivers. He also writes about what the future may hold for truck drivers in the coming years.
Electric vehicle charge points will now be installed in every newly constructed residential and non-residential building as part of a larger plan to expedite EV adoption in the U.K.
Volvo Trucks says anyone involved in heavy-duty trucking has a “moral obligation” to make trucking safer.
A platform was rolled out on Tuesday that automates the shipping process for auction houses and bidders of high end items
Freightos, the software as a service (SaaS) platform for the freight industry, is building an online pricing and booking platform for air cargo for one the biggest airlines in the world. United Continental (NYSE: UAL) plans to use Freightos’ WebCargo Horizon platform as the back-end system for on-demand booking, dynamic pricing and real-time updates for […]
Consumer enthusiasm and sky-high valuations disguise a bevy of industry challenges.
Four of the largest shipping lines and five ports operators committed to support a blockchain development platform for the shipping industry. Hong Kong-based CargoSmart said the agreement with CMA CGM, Cosco Shipping Lines (HKEX: 1919), Orient Overseas Container Line (HKEX: 316), Hapag-Lloyd (FSE: HLAG), along with Cosco Shipping Ports, Hutchison Ports, Port of Qingdao, PSA […]
All of the carriers on Transplace’s platform will integrate with Descartes MacroPoint by January 2020.
Ben Thrower recently visited the Panama Canal. He writes about the canal’s expansion and what that means to global trade and the maritime industry.
There is an abundance of data coming out of food supply chains, and it is important for stakeholders to verify and validate these data points and leverage blockchain to functionally push supply chains forward.
It can be a rough business doing freight and logistics in Australia. And now, in the Australian capital city of Canberra, it looks like the last-mile drone delivery business has gotten a fair bit more… dangerous!
Supply chains are embracing cutting-edge technology, in an attempt to reduce costs and increase efficiency. However, it is critical to understand which technologies to invest in to stay away from tilting the delicate balance of value chains.
OneLedger has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA). Read about BiTA’s latest member and its reasons for joining.
This article brought to you courtesy of NEXT Trucking Transloading services are becoming an increasingly popular option for international shippers looking to beat the cost of carrier haulage by an ocean carrier and to better manage their inventory. Transloading refers to moving freight cargo from an international 40- or 45-foot ocean container to a domestic […]
Maersk, for the second time, was granted a permit by the Port of Los Angeles that would allow its APM Terminals subsidiary to install infrastructure for electrified, automated container handling equipment. The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners voted three-to-two against an appeal by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 13, which opposes […]
