by Matt Miller Apr 23, 2018
The future is about data
Based in New Rochelle, NJ, ORBCOMM is a satellite operator, leading developer and provider of machine-to-machine technology and an aggressive advocate of the Internet of Things.
Telematics and the reefer
Perhaps the most difficult aspect of reefer – refrigerated ocean container – shipping is simply knowing whether a ‘temperature excursion’ or temperature spike is taking place in a box at sea a thousand miles from destination.
Heavy tech
Hi-Tech is making inroads in breakbulk and project cargo business. When projects logistics and heavy transport specialist Collett & Sons Ltd. gets an assignment to move a 200-tons transformer or several 60-meters wind turbine blades over the challenging terrain of Britain or other countries in Europe, preparations start at least a half-year in advance.
Asian furniture imports to US top $23 billion
The American insatiable appetite for furniture makes the US a $100-billion dollar market. With a 70% slice of wooden imported furniture, Asian suppliers are ahead of the competition. But shifts in sourcing within Asia and new markets are redefining the furniture supply chain.
Reducing project permitting time would be for the common good… but will it happen?
Common Good...mused Common Good chair Philip Howard, in a telephone interview. “All these people go clashing headlong, without any order and without any clears lines of authority to make decisions. You get a lot of heat and noise and no action.”
2020 – Landmark year for US wind power?
For Anderson Trucking Services’ ATS Projects, the dominant player in wind power-related land logistics, the rush by developers to get huge onshore wind projects up and running by the beginning of the next decade is being met with a certain amount of trepidation.
Wind over the prairies
There is a major wind power building spree coming on ahead of the loss of federal development initiatives in 2020. The question is how will the project supply chain handle the boom?
An improbable voyage from Ningbo to Rochester…via Erie Canal
The Erie Canal, one of America’s oldest manmade waterways, again proved its worth. A dozen oversized brewery tanks make the trip from Ningbo, China to the Genesee Brewery in Rochester, New York. Is this a new beginning for the old waterway?
There’s a long road ahead for terminal automation
Automation of container terminals has been a work in progress for decades. Although there have been many advancements, there is still a long road ahead before terminal automation is the norm and not the exception.
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