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Report Details Pressure Online Retailing Causes Express Parcel Industry

September 24, 2015

The express parcels industry is coming under pressure as never before. Fundamental changes in the market structure, caused by e-retailing, technological disruption and macro-economic upheaval, have created opportunities and challenges for express companies in equal measure.

CEVA Logistics Launches Tracking App in Brazil

September 23, 2015

CEVA Logistics

CEVA Logistics has launched Orion Mobility, part of the Orion TMS (transportation-management system), for the ground-transport market in Brazil.

PEX Card Launches Web-Based Payment Card for Truck Fleets

September 23, 2015

PEX Card

PEX Card, provider of a prepaid debit card for businesses, has launched the Fleet Card Alternative.

Transplace Expands Clout in Packaging, Chemicals with Acquisition of M33 Integrated

September 23, 2015

Transplace

Transplace, a provider of transportation management services and logistics technology, has acquired M33 Integrated, a third-party logistics provider with strength in the packaging, chemical and advanced materials sectors.

APL Logistics Launches ShipMax Alliance Service

September 22, 2015

APL Logistics

APL Logistics has introduced ShipMax Alliance, a collaborative shipping service that optimizes high-frequency truck deliveries.

Oracle Issues Updates of Transportation, Global Trade Management Apps

September 22, 2015

Oracle Corp.

Oracle Corp. has released new versions of its applications for transportation and global trade management.

Autonomous Vehicles Promise Tremendous Societal Benefits

September 18, 2015

BCG Perspectives

The widespread adoption of autonomous vehicles (AVs) could eliminate the more than 30,000 annual U.S. road fatalities, improve travel time by as much as 40 percent, recover up to 80 billion hours lost to commuting and congestion, and reduce fuel consumption by as much as 40 percent.

The Plague of Cybercrime: Is There Any Hope?

September 18, 2015

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

This is a "watershed year" for cybercrime, according to a new survey on the topic. Yet many companies are falling short in their efforts to battle it.

CaroTrans Launches Direct, LCL Service From India to U.S.

September 17, 2015

CaroTrans International

CaroTrans International, a non-vessel operating common carrier, has inaugurated a direct less-than-containerload (LCL) import service from Nhava Sheva, India to the Port of Charleston, S.C.

Examining the World of Risk Management

September 17, 2015

SupplyChainBrain

Dana Martin, product manager of Elementum, offers an overview of risk management, and how far companies have come in integrating the discipline with their global supply chains.