Logistics

CMA CGM Upgrades French West Indies Service

February 23, 2016

CMA CGM has upgraded its service from Northern Europe to the French West Indies, with the addition of two calls at Zeebrugge and Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Intellichief Offering New Document-Capture App

February 23, 2016

IntelliChief LLC

Intellichief LLC, a provider of automated document-management and workflow applications, has announced the advanced release of Enterprise Capture, the front-end document-capture component of the Intellichief enterprise content management (ECM) system.

Growth in Global E-Commerce Logistics May Approach 10 Percent in 2016-2020 Period

February 23, 2016

Technavio

The global e-commerce logistics market is expected to grow at 9.69 percent through 2020, primarily because of growth in the cross-border e-commerce market, which is expected to increase at a rate of more than 28 percent worldwide.

As Perishables Market Grows, Reefer Container Ship Capacity Should Expand Over Next Three Years

February 23, 2016

Maritime Executive

London-based Drewry Shipping Consultants says that the global capacity of reefer container ships is expected to grow by 20 percent over the next three years. Drewry also reports that perishables moved over the seas in 2014 increased by nearly five percent to exceed 100 million metric tons.

MacroPoint Integrates Tracking Software With Project44

February 22, 2016

MacroPoint

MacroPoint, a vendor of freight-tracking software for shippers, brokers and third-party logistics providers, has integrated with project44, a provider of Web-service automated programming interface (API) connectivity technology to the freight industry.

Modern UI Design for Warehouse Terminals Increases Productivity, Efficiency, Accuracy

February 22, 2016

Eric Miller, CEO, JLT Mobile Computers

As a vital part of the supply chain, today's warehouses need to be efficient, tightly integrated profit centers. Making this happen relies on the warehouse employees' efficiency as they go about shipping and receiving, fulfilling and picking orders, and doing inventory. All these functions rely on warehouse computer terminals that are designed for the job they are doing, whether that's a computer mounted on a forklift or a handheld tablet device. The problem is, sometimes the design of these terminals prevents workers from operating as efficiently as they otherwise could.

CMA CGM, China COSCO Looking to Ally Against Maersk, MSC?

February 22, 2016

Maritime Executive

Shipping analysts Alphaliner reported that the two carriers involved in recent container line megamergers – France's CMA CGM (merged with NOL / APL) and China COSCO (merged with CSCL) – are now looking at forming a shipping alliance to compete with Maersk and MSC's 2M.

How Retailers Can Meet the Challenge of Amazon

February 22, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The outsourcing of logistics is supposed to save businesses big money. They pay only for the services they need; they turn over complex operations to a pro, and they get expensive assets off their books. It all makes eminent sense - unless your name is Amazon.com Inc.

Software and Uncoupled Pod System Helps Increase Accuracy and Efficiency

February 19, 2016

Challenge: A third party logistics company, distributing medical devices was looking to increase inventory accuracy as well as throughput of order picking during their peak hours. However, any solution that is presented must be able to accommodate more than one person as a picker.

Logistics Property Values Expected to Peak in 2016

February 19, 2016

NREI

Though the U.S. logistics industry has recovered unexpectedly well from the last recession, reaching record highs in occupancy and absorption, experts believe the growth in property rents and values will peak sometime this year.

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