Global Logistics

GE Issues Data Historian for Industrial Internet Connectivity

August 29, 2016

GE Digital has made available version 7.0 of Historian, an application that connects industrial equipment from the control layer to cloud environments, natively integrated with GE's Predix platform.

As Ocean Carriers Undergo Historic Consolidation, Shippers Could See Rates Increase

August 29, 2016

EBN

The container shipping industry is undergoing a historic wave of consolidation as carriers seek to tighten supply to offset the historical drop in pricing.

RFID Helps Greek Provider Track Freight Cars on Nation's Railway

August 26, 2016

RFID Journal

TrainOSE, Greece's rail service provider, is employing a radio frequency identification-based solution to track freight cars. While the company is still reviewing the results since the system was taken live last year, it has already determined that the technology is reducing rental costs for cars that should be returned to third-party owners.

How Pratt & Whitney Is Doubling Jet Engine Production in Five Years

August 26, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

The aerospace giant Pratt & Whitney plans to double production of a new and innovative jet engine by 2020. Proper supply-chain management will play a huge role in the success of the venture.

Lufthansa Cargo Takes Over Time:Matters; Debuts MyAirCargo Service

August 25, 2016

Lufthansa Cargo

Lufthansa Cargo has assumed complete ownership of the time:matters Group, a specialist in global same-day delivery and time-critical international spare-parts logistics.

It's Time to Renew Your Freight Broker Bond

August 25, 2016

Todd Bryant, President & Founder, Bryant Surety Bonds

Since the changes in the freight broker bond requirements introduced by the MAP-21 legislation back in 2013, autumn has turned into the bond renewal season for the freight industry. In the next few months, about two thirds of the nearly 17,000 licensed freight brokers are expected to undergo the yearly surety bond renewal.

Price of Container Equipment Drops - And Is Likely to Continue to Do So

August 25, 2016

Drewry

Cheaper production and material costs as well as weaker demand have driven the price of new container equipment down to record lows and is forecast to fall further during 2016, according to the latest edition of the Container Census report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

MHI, ITE and Messe München join forces to collocate new trade fair for transportation & logistics with MODEX in Atlanta in 2018

August 24, 2016

TQL Unveils New Version of Web-Based Portal, Mobile App

August 24, 2016

Total Quality Logistics

Total Quality Logistics, a truckload freight brokerage firm, has introduced a new version of TQL TRAX.

Rates for Very Large Gas Carriers Likely to Remain Under Pressure

August 24, 2016

Drewry

A wave of cargo cancellations from the U.S. is putting additional pressure on Very Large Gas Carrier rates, according to the latest edition of the LPG Forecaster, published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

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