Logistics

Metro Supply Chain Group Acquires Evolution Time Critical

April 26, 2016

Metro Supply Chain Group, a Canadian-owned third-party logistics provider serving North America, has acquired Evolution Time Critical, a European specialist in emergency logistics for automotive and industrial services.

Air Amazon? E-Tailer Could Buy German Airport.

April 26, 2016

Tech Insider

Amazon has explored buying an airport in western Germany, according to a German media report, a move that could further build out the retail giant's plan of operating its own fleet of delivery airplanes.

Ryder Offers Three New Classes of Used Commercial Vehicles

April 25, 2016

Ryder System, Inc.

Ryder System, Inc. has created three new categories for used commercial vehicles.

WorkWave Enhances, Rebrands Route-Planning Software

April 25, 2016

WorkWave

WorkWave, a provider of cloud-based software for field-service and last-mile fleet management, has added three enhancements to its route-planning application.

Maritime Shipping No Longer Immune to Cyber Attacks, Security Breaches

April 25, 2016

Maritime Executive

We live in a digital world that is evolving at breakneck speed. Unfortunately, rapid change can bring problems, issues and chaos, and the maritime world is not exempt from the potential downsides of technology's evolution.

A Cryptocurrency Makes a Bid for Legitimacy

April 25, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Cryptocurrency: The very word suggests shady dealings. But a new purveyor of an alternative digital payment method - to put it in more mundane terms - is seeking to change that.

Slipping 3 Cents, Spot Van Rate Drops for Third Consecutive Week

April 22, 2016

DAT Solutions

Spot truckload rates declined across all three equipment types during the week ending April 16, according to DAT Solutions, which operates the DAT network of load boards.

Iran Faces Numerous Obstacles to Ramping Up Oil Exports

April 22, 2016

Maritime Executive

Iran faces a struggle to increase oil exports because many of its tankers are tied up storing crude, some are not seaworthy, and foreign shipowners remain reluctant to carry its cargoes.

Container Service Performance Steps Up its Game in March

April 21, 2016

Drewry

Ocean carriers bucked a five-month downwards trend by improving container service reliability in March, according to Carrier Performance Insight, the online schedule reliability tool provided by Drewry Supply Chain Advisors.

F.S. Mackenzie Opens Office in Tbilisi, Georgia

April 20, 2016

F.S. Mackenzie Group

F.S. Mackenzie Group, the U.K. and Russia member of the FPS (Famous Pacific Shipping) network of independent freight forwarders and non-vessel operating common carriers, has opened a new office in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Logistics

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