China is witnessing a lot of investment in the logistics facility space, as real-estate price surge and an ecommerce boom is heating up the market.
Sponsored by LaunchIt Public Relations…Alan Amling, director of UPS’s Global On-Demand Manufacturing Initiative pursues the benefits of on-demand additive manufacturing.
Uber Freight is gobbling up $500M per year; the US and China hit each other with a new round of tariffs; Georgia Ports extends its inland intermodal network; Saudi Arabia’s Aramco IPO indefinitely delayed; cannabis supply chains mature; Houston is now an oil exporter.
Salesforce, the original SaaS unicorn and the world’s leading customer relationship management platform, announced that it has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance.
The legalized cannabis industry witnesses many struggles with plant cultivation, logistical issues with transporting produce, getting it insured, governmental regulations, and most of all – steering clear from the behemoth cannabis black market.
Sharelogis Trade Services China Ltd, the leading China-based provider of logistics services and supply chain solutions, announced that it has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance.
Cisco, the world’s leading provider of the networking hardware that powers the internet, has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance.
We look at the responses from 313 logistics professionals to see which tech is having the biggest impact on their industry.
Trident Transport has doubled its revenue every year since it began operations in 2014, and was just named the fastest growing company in Chattanooga, a hothouse for brokerages and freight startups.
Serve.io has developed technology protocols using blockchain, which it believes can inject transparency in supply chains and cut out middle-men and exorbitant platform fees within the system.
Unilever, the massive Rotterdam-headquartered company that brings beauty, personal care, and food products to over 2.5 billion people daily, has partnered with JD.com, an e-commerce giant based in Beijing, to expand its reach in China.
Sponsored by LaunchIt Public Relations…Benjamin Gordon, CEO of Cambridge Capitol, talks to us about technology disruption in the logistics industry.
Shippers feel like they’re in uncharted territory even a year into an extremely strong trucking cycle, and they’re adapting in a number of ways, including building depth into routing guides, accepting lower service levels, and extending tender lead times.
The swiftness of last-mile delivery is what separates e-commerce brands from each other, and technology adoption would go a long way in optimizing their supply chains.
Good news for coastal residents, but bad news for carriers that made a lot of money on hurricanes last year: not much happening this year. Pretty much all key predictive variables, from sea surface temperatures to wind shear, suggest the current hurricane season will not hold a candle to last year’s hyperactive season in the Atlantic Basin, according to Riskpulse’s hurricane season mid-August update.
Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) spoke to FreightWaves about his efforts to rein in what he called the Trump administration’s abuse of authority in imposing tariffs on the United States’ allies and trade partners.
In partnership with Reliance Partners …If you’re obsessed with growth, you’ll love the report. If you’re obsessed with logistics and the movement of freight, you’ll love the news even more.
Redwood Logistics recently announced the launch of Redwood Mexico, a new service aimed at untangling the complicated process of shipping to and from Mexico.
Schneider National became the latest carrier to announce that it has benefited financially from the strong pricing and capacity squeeze when it announced its second-quarter operating revenues were up 15% year-over-year.
Hub Group’s earnings per share at $0.66 beat Wall Street’s consensus estimate of $0.50, but executives said that the third and fourth quarters will be even stronger, and margins will grow even against tough comps.
