Global Logistics

Symphony Gold Debuts Supply-Chain Optimization App

April 19, 2016

Symphony Gold, provider of a software platform for retail, has developed Gold Flow Optimization.

Numina Group Releases Web-Based Interface for Warehouse Management

April 19, 2016

Numina Group has released a new Web-based user interface for RDS, its warehouse execution system (WES) and warehouse control system (WCS) software platform.

With 360 Sea, River Ports, the U.S. Is Awash in Ocean Commerce

April 19, 2016

Maritime Executive

The U.S. is served by publicly - and privately-owned marine facilities located in approximately 360 commercial sea and river ports. These are found along the Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf and Great Lakes coasts, as well as in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

It May Be the World's Biggest Traffic Jam

April 18, 2016

Maritime Executive

As ports struggle to cope with a global oil glut, huge queues of supertankers have formed in some of the world's busiest sea lanes, where some 200 million barrels of crude lies waiting to be loaded or delivered.

Are Carriers Changing Their Minds on Megaships?

April 18, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

It takes a lot of time and energy to turn around one of those massive new containerships in mid-ocean. The same goes for reversing the assumptions that led to the construction of those behemoths in the first place.

Recovery in Multipurpose Shipping Market May Have to Wait Until End of 2017

April 15, 2016

Drewry

The multipurpose shipping market is not expected to recover until the end of 2017, when it is anticipated that there will be more bulk demand for the Handy vessels and therefore more breakbulk cargoes for multipurpose vessels, according to the latest Multipurpose Shipping Market Review and Forecast 2016 report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry.

Gains Seen in Dry Bulk Shipping May Fade in Second Half of 2016

April 15, 2016

IHS

Shipping rates for vessels transporting commodities such as coal, iron ore and grains racked up impressive gains in the first quarter of 2016 after hitting record lows, but the rally could flatten out into the second half as the macroeconomic outlook remains uncertain, according to IHS Inc.

Aye, Aye, Captain Robot

April 15, 2016

Maritime Executive

Last week, the Rolls-Royce led Advanced Autonomous Waterborne Applications Initiative (AAWA) project presented its first findings at a conference in Helsinki, expressing high hopes for vessel automation in commercial service -- and predicting that it will arrive soon.

3D Printing: The Next Industrial Revolution?

April 15, 2016

Robert J. Bowman, SupplyChainBrain

Is 3D printing poised to bring about "the next industrial revolution?"

U.S. Imports See Steady Climb, But Not Likely to Reach 2015's Record Numbers

April 13, 2016

NRF

Import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports has begun its annual climb toward summer levels but is expected to be largely flat when compared with last year's record high numbers, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates.

Global Logistics

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