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Arena Solutions Teams With GoodData to Form Arena Analytics

August 27, 2015

Arena Solutions, a vendor of cloud-based software for product lifecycle management (PLM), has partnered with GoodData to create Arena Analytics.

Port of Oakland Plans Terminal Operations on Saturdays

August 27, 2015

OakPass LLC

The Port of Oakland, in an effort to relieve weekday congestion, will initiate Saturday gate operations at four of its container terminals.

With Future of Lithium-Ion Battery Market Secure, Manufacturers Focus on Cutting Costs

August 27, 2015

Navigant Research

The global market for lithium-ion batteries for vehicles is expected to grow from $7.8bn in 2015 to $30.6bn in 2024, according to a report from Navigant Research.

Cargomatic Launches Service in New York Metro Market

August 26, 2015

Cargomatic

Cargomatic, provider of a technology platform that gives shippers access to available truck capacity, has launched in the New York City metropolitan market.

Beacon Funding Debuts Leasing Calculator App for iPhone

August 26, 2015

Beacon Funding Corp.

Beacon Funding Corp. has introduced an Equipment Leasing Calculator app for the iPhone.

Shoring Up Cloud Security in Transportation-Management Systems

August 26, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

At the behest of its customers, Eyefreight recently undertook a detailed look at its measures designed to ensure the security of transportation-management system (TMS) software in the cloud. Chief operating officer Bill Owen reveals how the exercise went, and what results it yielded.

Manufacturing, Logistics to See Production of AeroScout Location Devices Discontinued

August 26, 2015

RFID Journal

Stanley Black & Decker is discontinuing its AeroScout Industrial line of real-time location systems (RTLS) products for manufacturing, transportation and logistics, effective Nov. 1.

Cuba's Manufacturing Challenges Won't Be Solved Simply by Re-establishing Ties with U.S.

August 26, 2015

MAPI

The picture for Cuban manufacturing is mixed. On the positive side, the government’s decision to give private firms more autonomy to retain earnings and make investment decisions may spur a much-needed market for capital equipment, a crucial source of demand for a developing economy factory sector.

Tradeshift Acquires Product Info-Management Firm Merchantry

August 25, 2015

Tradeshift

Tradeshift, vendor of a software platform for supplier collaboration, has acquired Merchantry, a cloud-based provider of product information-management (PIM) services.

Kuehne & Nagel Wraps Up Acquisition of ReTrans

August 25, 2015

Kuehne & Nagel Group

The Kuehne & Nagel Group has completed its acquisition of 100 percent of the shares of ReTrans Inc., a U.S.-based provider of multimodal transportation services.