Logistics

RFID Helps Workers, Customers Find Fashions at Factory Outlet

May 5, 2016

Diffusione Tessile, the factory outlet division of fashion retailer Max Mara Group, is employing an RFID-based real-time location system to reduce lines at its service counter and ensure that customers can find the products they seek.

Challenges in Dry Bulk Shipping Will Result in Freight Rates Lower Than Last Year's

May 5, 2016

Drewry

Drewry forecasts dry bulk freight rates in 2016 will be, on average, lower than in 2015, as the medium-to-long term fundamentals for dry bulk shipping will remain challenging, according to the latest edition of the Dry Bulk Forecaster report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

Target Pilots Use of Robots to Keep Tabs on In-Store Inventory

May 5, 2016

Fortune

Target is testing robots that track inventory on its store shelves, including shampoo and laundry detergent.

StreetScan Partners With TomTom Bridge for Roadway Inspection Vans

May 4, 2016

StreetScan

StreetScan has entered into a partnership with TomTom, a vendor of navigation and mapping products.

Shift From Airfreight to Seafreight in Perishables Shipping Said to Be Exaggerated

May 4, 2016

Air Cargo World

Isn't modal shift toward the ocean, using "hibernation technology" inside sea containers, supposed to be the scourge of the perishable air cargo industry?

LNG Vessel Owners' Earnings Hopes Hinge on More U.S. Liquefaction Plants Coming Online

May 3, 2016

Drewry

LNG shipowners will have to wait until 2018 for earnings to improve, when the majority of new U.S. plants are expected to come online, according to the latest edition of the LNG Forecaster report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

Continued M&A Activity Predicted for Logistics Services Industry

May 3, 2016

Logistics Viewpoints

Last year was a pretty hot 12 months in the area of business mergers and acquisitions, which hit a new high of $4.3tr in deals struck.

DHL Launches ACE-Compliant Customs Brokerage System

May 3, 2016

DHL Global Forwarding

DHL Global Forwarding has launched its new internal U.S. customs brokerage-management system.

MatchBack Systems Launches MatchPodium for Street Turns

May 3, 2016

MatchBack Systems, Inc.

MatchBack Systems, Inc. has launched MatchPodium, software for analyzing data and providing systematic street-turn options to truck-fleet and container planners.

Infor Issues Update of Customer Relationship Management Software

May 2, 2016

Infor

Infor is offering a new version of its customer relationship management software.

Logistics

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