Global Logistics

Survey Shows Drop in Containers Lost at Sea

July 14, 2017

The World Shipping Council (WSC) estimates that the average number of containers lost each year has dropped 48 percent since 2014.

What's Going to Happen to Nafta?

July 14, 2017

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The Northern American Free Trade Agreement is 25 years old, but whether it lives to see another year is an open question.

Package-Delivery Jobs Rise as More Consumers Shop Online

July 13, 2017

The Wall Street Journal

Package-delivery companies ramped up hiring in June for the third month in a row, swelling payrolls in a sector that has grown as more consumers shop online.

Lasting Damage and a Search for Clues in Cyberattack

July 13, 2017

The New York Times

As investigators continue to gather clues about the latest cyberattacks that hit computers around the world, some big companies and other organizations are still reckoning with the damage.

Shipping Industry Group Launches Cybersecurity Guidelines

July 12, 2017

Maritime Executive

The second edition of "The Guidelines on Cyber Security Onboard Ships" has been released, compiled by a joint industry group led by the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO).

Boeing, FedEx to Test Fuel-Saving Tech With 'ecoDemonstrator' Aircraft

July 12, 2017

Air Cargo World

Airfreight is notorious for being one of most polluting modes of transportation, so news that Boeing and FedEx Express are teaming up to test fuel-saving technology is welcome news in an industry that has been slow to adapt.

Global Air Cargo Rally Gains Momentum

July 12, 2017

Journal of Commerce

The global air cargo rally picked up pace in May with traffic soaring 12.7 percent, up from an 8.7 percent year-on-year increase in April and more than three times higher than the five-year average growth rate of 3.8 percent, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported.

Global Shipping Feels Fallout From Maersk Cyber Attack

July 11, 2017

The New York Times

For days, global shipping was still feeling the effects of a cyber attack that recently hit A.P. Moller-Maersk - showing the scale of the damage a computer virus can unleash on the technology dependent and interconnected industry.

Amazon Robots Poised to Revamp How Whole Foods Runs Warehouses

July 11, 2017

Bloomberg

When Amazon.com Inc.'s $13.7bn bid to buy Whole Foods was announced, John Mackey, the grocer's chief executive officer, addressed employees, gushing about Amazon's technological innovation.

Low-Cost Digital Container Seal Developed for European Research Project

July 10, 2017

Maritime Executive

A new low-cost, digital seal has been developed for the CORE (Consistently Optimised REsilient Secure Global Supply-Chains) European Research Project by Dutch software company Itude Mobile.

Global Logistics

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