FROM THE MAGAZINE: Sidestepping the scammers
Business e-mail compromise scams defrauded approximately USD1.3 billion from organisations and individuals in 2018 – nearly 50 percent higher than in 2017. The logistics industry...
Category : Freight
Five ways digitization and ecommerce changed freight shipping
Digitization is an ongoing process that’s proving consequential in nearly every industry. This is certainly true of freight shipping, where digitization, along with online shopping,...
FROM THE MAGAZINE: Sidestepping the scammers – Insight
Business e-mail compromise scams defrauded approximately USD1.3 billion from organisations and individuals in 2018 – nearly 50 percent higher than in 2017. The logistics industry...
Baltic index down for fourth straight session on lower capesize rates
The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities, extended losses to a fourth straight session on Tuesday...
Iscotrans completes TBM delivery – Sectors
Italian freight forwarder Iscotrans has coordinated the delivery of a tunnel boring machine (TBM) from Italy to Argentina. Iscotrans organised the delivery of the 70-tonne...
Walmart launches ‘world’s largest’ blockchain-based freight-and-payment network
The Canadian division of Walmart has launched a blockchain-based supply chain that includes freight tracking and payment processing for 70 trucking companies whose goods are...
A starting point for selecting a digital air freight platform
Online platforms are growing in numbers as well as in importance to shippers and logistics and transportation providers alike. As the focus on this technology grows, stakeholders are...
Maersk’s COO Takes Up New Post as MSC’s CEO
Soren Toft (file image courtesy Maersk) By The Maritime Executive 2019-11-18 20:45:02 Number-two container carrier MSC announced Monday that Søren Toft, the chief operating officer...
Why disrupt the traditional maritime industry when you can empower it
A long-standing complaint against the logistics industry, and the maritime sector in particular, concerns the sluggish efforts undertaken to phase out legacy operational processes that...
Kerry Logistics gains major foothold in Turkey
Kerry Logistics Network Limited has expanded its global network by acquiring a majority interest in Turkey’s Asav Lojistik Hizmetleri Anonim Sirketi (ASAV). Kerry Logistics Network...