by Matt Miller May 13, 2019
In logistics, profitability, provability frame IoT adoption
With the implementation of 5G wireless, IoT’s B2B services will speed up, but will the logistics sector be ready for the ride?
Full Circle: Brambles parlays pallets in the circular economy
For Brambles, sustainability is nothing new, it has been the company’s business model since 1958. The company’s unique handling of pallets points the way not only to sustainable practices but to the logistics potential of Big Data.
IMO 2020 – A planned beginning to an unplanned future
On New Year’s Day, the IMO 2020 regulation will take effect and vessel owners, shippers, refiners and the rest of us will take our first plunge into the uncharted waters of a new environmental realm.
The challenge of tracking shipments from start to finish
Tracking a shipment from factory to final destination is a complex affair full of technological traps and logistic pitfalls. But realtime shipment visibility is the key to managing a successful supply chain and Chicago-based FourKites has made a business out of pioneering realtime tracking.
The “Internet of Shipping” is upon us
Is it a revolution, an evolution or simply technology oozing into an undeveloped segment of the economy – the Internet of Shipping is a real phenomenon that stands to completely rewrite how business is done in the logistics sector…and everywhere else.
E2open pathfinder in logistics tech
In late October, the private-equity backed software company E2open LLC announced that it was buying INTTRA Inc., the leader in electronic booking of ocean-bound containers. This struck many as evidence that ocean-cargo related technology was finally being recognized as a domain institutional investors find worthwhile.
Two projects promise to boost containerized soybeans
Two proposed interconnected projects promise to boost containerized soybeans exports: A new intermodal container terminal on the lower Mississippi River and a unique type of inland vessels to carry the soybeans to the port from terminals up the river.
American soybean farmers look for new markets and fresh ways to ship
A bumper crop of U.S. soy beans is heading for harvest but China isn’t buying, so where will American farmers sell their crop…and how will they ship them there?
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